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

Session DescriptionThe United Planning Organization UPOstaff and The University of the District of Columbia UDC staff and students will share Capstone projects Learn how: • Capstone pro

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

Kevin Bryant (Moderator)

Resource Developer and Planning

Manager & UDC Adjunct Professor

United Planning Organization & UDC

Zohar Rom

Writer/Editor, Department of

Development and Communications

United Planning Organization

De Angelo Rorie

Director of Youths Services

United Planning Organization

Dr Kimberly Crews

Assistant Director of the General Education Program

University of the District of Columbia

Caroline Tuckhorn

Senior Capstone Student

University of the District of Columbia

Bolanle Akinola

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

• Writing I

• Writing II

• Quantitative Reasoning

• Oral Communication

• Ethics & Value

DISCOVERY COURSES

• Writing

• Quant Reasoning

• Technology

• Environmental Science

• Diversity

• Civics & Teamwork

FRONTIER COURSE

• CAPSTONE

Capital Capstone Course Essentials

• Teams address partner-presented

problem/opportunity

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

Social Media Posts Similar Organizations Who to Follow

Capstone Social Media Project

60 HASHTAGS & SOCIAL POSTS

Workforce Institute

Capstone Social Media Project

OUR TAKEAWAYS AS A TEAM

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 1

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