Building-Capacity-to-Better-Serve-the-Community-through-Strong-University-Partnerships-by-Kevin-Bryant

Session Description The United Planning Organization (UPO)staff and The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) staff and students will share Capstone projects Learn how: • Capstone projects help organizations develop new programs or enhance existing ones • Students hone skills that Community Action Agencies desire • Projects produce insights that influence community impact About UPO • Founded in 1962 and serves more than 50,000 Washington, DC residents, annually • Provides more than 20 Human Service programs • Employs nearly 400 dedicated staff • Operates on a $35M budget Panelists Kevin Bryant (Moderator) Dr Kimberly Crews Resource Developer and Planning Manager & UDC Adjunct Professor United Planning Organization & UDC Assistant Director of the General Education Program University of the District of Columbia Zohar Rom Caroline Tuckhorn Writer/Editor, Department of Development and Communications United Planning Organization Senior Capstone Student University of the District of Columbia De Angelo Rorie Bolanle Akinola Director of Youths Services United Planning Organization Senior Capstone Student University of the District of Columbia UDC Capstone Partnership The University of the District of Columbia • Historically black, urban-focused, land-grant university • Undergraduate enrollment: 4,000 • Average age of UG students: 29 General Education Curriculum FOUNDATION COURSES DISCOVERY COURSES FRONTIER COURSE • Writing I • Writing • CAPSTONE • Writing II • Quant Reasoning • Quantitative Reasoning • Technology • Oral Communication • Environmental Science • Ethics & Value • Diversity • Civics & Teamwork Capital Capstone Course Essentials • Teams address partner-presented problem/opportunity • Team proposes research-based solution • After approval, students/partner implement solution • Deliver culminating presentation Social Media Enhancement Project • Project Lead: Zohar Rom, UPO Writer/Editor • UDC Capstone Team Presenter: Bolanle Akinola • Project Scope: UPO asked the students to devise ways to increase the engagement of our social media followers The students combined their expertise and distilled the impact of our work into effective content Capstone Social Media Project THE OBJECTIVE Increase the Power of UPO’s Social Media Presence Capstone Social Media Project KEY AREAS OF FOCUS Hashtags Influencers Social Media Posts Similar Organizations Who to Follow Capstone Social Media Project 60 HASHTAGS & SOCIAL POSTS Affordable Housing Women’s Month Foster Grandparents Office of Early Learning Community Health Advocacy/Volunteering Workforce Institute Capstone Social Media Project OUR TAKEAWAYS AS A TEAM Commitment Openness Accountability Respect Integrity Capstone Social Media Project: Project Impact UPO Youth Leadership Conference • Project lead: De Angelo Rorie, UPO Director, Youth Services • Capstone Student Presenter: Caroline Tuckhorn • Scope of Project: Students were asked to produce a full proposal for a youth leadership conference to take place during the summer of 2021 in Washington, DC UPO Youth Conference Project UDC Capstone and UPO Community Partnership MISSION Plan a Youth Conference to provide tools for local high school and transform them into tools for success GOALS • Create detailed program agenda for a youth leadership conference • Create list of ideas for Sponsors, Speakers, Themes, and Ice Breakers • Create Budget Youth Conference Project BACKGROUND • Increased violence in Southeast DC • Increase access to role models • Students experienced traumas CONFERENCE OUTCOMES • Students explore what leadership looks like in their community • Students learn basic leadership skills • Students gain a sense of support and camaraderie with other students and community leaders Youth Conference Project DAY Youth Conference Project WHAT DID WE LEARN? • Practical skills to enter the workforce (i.e writing a proposal, team-work, coalition building, creating a budget) • Who the change makers are and how to connect with them • The issues and needs that face members of our community • How we can make an impact on our community Questions and Discussion Contact Information • Kevin Bryant, UPO Resource Dev eloper and Planning Manager, and UDC Adjunct Professor, kbryant@upo.org • Zohar Rom, UPO Writer/Editor, Department of Dev elopment and Communications, zrom@upo.org • De Angelo Rorie, UPO Director of Youths Serv ices, drorie@upo.org • Dr Kimberly Crews, UDC Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Education and Social Sciences, and Assistant Director of the General Education Program, kcrews@udc.edu • Caroline Tuckhorn, Senior UDC Capstone Student, ctuckhorn@gmail.com • Bolanle Akinola, Senior UDC Capstone Student, bakinola11@gmail.com