Stories for Students from Students
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2014-05-01
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Ohio State University. Office of Outreach and Engagement
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Stories for Students from Students champions the belief that every student deserves a future filled with learning, success, and knowledge. Getting books into the hands of a student is the first step in establishing a lifelong love of learning that will one day lead to a college degree and a successful life. The Stories for Students from Students program seeks to get books into the hands of Columbus elementary and middle school students.
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IMPACT. 1: The program, from Ohio State's Office of the Vice President for Student Life, is now in its fifth year. -- 2. This year, volunteers provided over 300 hours of reading and mentorship service and gave books to 325 students at the Graham Expeditionary Middle School and Graham Primary School. -- 3. Volunteers provided one-on-one reading instruction and assistance and facilitated reader training workshops over the course of Spring Semester. They also hosted a book fair and celebration to make sure that every student in the school got to pick a book of their very own to take home. In total, the program had over 70 people volunteer their time to make this program a success.
OSU PARTNERS: The Office of the Vice President for Student LIfe; University Housing; University Dining Services; Pay It Forward; The Student Life Multicultural Center; Honors and Scholars; National Residence Hall Honorary; Residence Hall Advisory Council; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Alpha Phi
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Macy's Inc.; Graham Primary School; Graham Expeditionary Middle School; I Know I Can
PRIMARY CONTACT: Bowen Marshall (marshall.572@osu.edu)
OSU PARTNERS: The Office of the Vice President for Student LIfe; University Housing; University Dining Services; Pay It Forward; The Student Life Multicultural Center; Honors and Scholars; National Residence Hall Honorary; Residence Hall Advisory Council; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Alpha Phi
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Macy's Inc.; Graham Primary School; Graham Expeditionary Middle School; I Know I Can
PRIMARY CONTACT: Bowen Marshall (marshall.572@osu.edu)
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Engaged Scholars, v. 2 (2014).