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Otterbein Receives Grant to Integrate the Five Cardinal Experiences

Otterbein Receives Grant to Integrate the Five Cardinal Experiences
Amy Jessen-Marshall, associate vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of College Programs, and Melissa Gilbert, director of the Center for Community Engagement, were awarded a $100,000 grant from the Association of American Colleges and Universities for their two-year project, Ventures in Praxis: The Otterbein Five Cardinal Experiences, which seeks to institutionalize The Five Cards to provide high impact transformational praxis opportunities for students and faculty that are innovative, integrated and community-based. Read more in this profile and the Bringing Theory to Practice newsletter.

Spotlights

Community Engagement:

  • Kneading Minds service project: Baking bread for charity
  • Katie Stuckey '11: Health care volunteer
  • Students Take the Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge Over Spring Break
  • Celebration of Service
  • Paige Stover '10: Volunteering with a smile

Global and Intercultural Engagement

  • Clarissa Combs '10: Adventure in London
  • Drea Blaine '11: Adventure in Belize
  • SYE trip to Africa
  • Han Zhang: Chinese graduate education student
  • Community Impact Survey in Trinidad

Undergraduate Research and Creative Work

  • Katelyn Tilley Willyerd '05: Plant scientist
  • Mark Snyder '99: Playwright
  • Students Present Chemistry Research
  • Sarah Ridenour '10: Artist
  • Jessica Hennig '10: Future veterinarian

Internships and Professional Experience

  • Brady Collins '08: Health Promotion and Sport Sciences
  • Micaela Coleman '10: International Studies and Economics
  • Brooke Stull '10: Public Relations
  • Jordan Roberts '11: Public Relations
  • Jena Smith '10: Broadcasting and Public Relations

Leadership and Citizenship

  • Cardinal Leadership Awards
  • Michelle Davis '11: Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing
  • Andrew Boose '05: Arborist
  • Luke Crumley '07: First Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps
  • Eddie Harrell, Jr. '94: Community Leader
  • Karen Kasler '89: Ohio StateHouse News Bureau Chief