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= 2019 Cohort Strategic Priorities =

=== How might we encourage changemaking practices in a way that empowers faculty and students? ===

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-604264bd-7fff-db74-b8b2-b55d897a7a2f"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Furthermore, while many events and programs are advertised to students through specific major-related newsletter emails, it’s unlikely that a music student would be sent info about a design thinking event being hosted by the school of business via their music department newsletter. Thus, USD could create a more inclusive and encompassing newsletter that includes events/programs from all over campus.</span></span></span>

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==== Local Social Justice On Campus (Tanya) ====

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ee98353a-7fff-ec79-2554-f64e7a161676"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of San Diego participates in a lot of social justice projects outside of San Diego through University Minister, Changemaking, and senior design projects. However, there is a lot of work that can be done by USD students for USD. There are some social justice programs on campus such as the food pantry and community garden to help those on campus with food insecurities to be secure.&nbsp;</span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ee98353a-7fff-ec79-2554-f64e7a161676"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The initiative proposed would be an app open to everyone at USD where people can put problems they would like to be solved at USD. On the app, interested people and groups can come together to take on a problem, come up with a solution, and put that on the app. The solutions for each issue would then be put into effect and slowly modified or changed entirely to ensure the problem is solved at the root.&nbsp;</span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ee98353a-7fff-ec79-2554-f64e7a161676"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To make sure there are resources for people to be able to take on these projects, we would partner with the Engineering Exchange for Social Justice. This program gives participants a stipend for being apart of a social justice project and offers professional development courses to learn how to think about issues and come up with user centered solutions. Engineering Exchange for Social Justice is not only for engineering students, however, it does link students from all backgrounds with students and faculty from the Shiley Marcos School of Engineering as resources and to help create the solutions. We would also partner with on campus clubs that have an emphasis on issues brought up on the app such as sustainability, food insecurities, (dis)ability, etc. This allows students and faculty who cannot afford or do not have time to participate in social justice projects outside of the community to be able to make a positive change for the community they are apart of.</span></span></span>

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==== Make USD a more sustainable campus (Sophia) ====

A 2012 waste audit revealed that USD's waste consists of 51% comingled recyclables, 41% solid waste, and 5% cardboard. All three of these waste factors and percentages would decrease significantly from the implementation of a tupperware program at USD. Additionally, Dining Services has already been approached and asked to establish a program like this several times in the past. Furthermore, not only would a tupperware system allow all three of USD's largest waste contributors to take a backseat and decrease their harmful impact on the sustainability goals of our campus, it would also allow our university to rank higher on the national list of eco-friendly and green college campuses.

==== Reward students for being Changemaking Scholars (Erica)<br/> ====

<span id="docs-internal-guid-8585a2e7-7fff-a703-fe52-82ece2404ce4"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Changemaker Trek is a program that we would love to implement here at USD. There is a general consensus that there could be more participation in and knowledge about the Changemaking aspect of campus. This program would help facilitate and encourage participation for students. To explain further, the Changemaker Trek would be a program in which students are rewarded an end prize for participating in changemaking.&nbsp;</span></span>

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= 2018 Cohort Strategic Priorities =

=== How might we expand existing changemaking opportunities in a way that builds community? ===

As fellows, we will be working with the administration to 1.assist faculty in creating meaningful assignments/experiences that link to each LLC theme, 2.provide students meaningful experiences that connect their first-year experience to their community, and 3.provide a consistent/steady involvement of students/faculty/staff for our community partners in ways that are beneficial for their needs/development/growth. This is a great opportunity that will have a great benefit on the students and also on the local community and we look forward to tailoring the LLC program so that it is in the best interest of the students.

[[University of San Diego|Campus Overview]]

[[Erica buyalos|Erica Buyalos]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Linnea_Leidy Linnea Leidy]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Riley%20Dean Riley Dean]