Appalachian & the Community Together

Appalachian State University
Department of Student Programs
231 Plemmons Student Union
Boone, NC 28608
(828) 262-2193 (main line)
(828) 262-3032 (alternate line)
(828) 262-2937 (fax)

ACT Community Outreach Center

Stop by to find out how you can get involved in the local community, sign up for special service events, get info about Alternative Spring Break, find service-learning projects, etc. We are located in 218 Plemmons Student Union (just down the hall from McAlister's Deli). Walk-in hours are M-F: 10am-3pm AND T/W evenings from 5-7pm. Please give us a call at 262-2193.

If you would like to have an ACT representative present to your club, class, or residence hall, please complete this on-line form and someone will contact you soon!
ACT Presentation Requests

ACT's Peer Counselors

Assist individuals and groups with finding community service and service-learning opportunities. They keep service opportunities up-to-date, provide one-on-one orientation to new ACT volunteers, and keep the ACT Community Outreach Center running smoothly.

2008-2009 ACT Peer Counselors:
Awanya Reid, Julia Smith, Courtney Dresden, Jessica Holsombach, Kathleen Petermann

impACT Team

These undergraduate student leaders plan and promote upcoming ACT co-sponsored projects, facilitate class/group presentations, lead reflection activities, etc.

2008-2009 impACT Team Members:
Kristin Johnson, Rebecca Cho, Patrick Holder, Tim Hefflinger, Emily Brown, Sally Parlier, Sam Williams, Becky Ausband, Deanna Ryder, Megan Clark, Kelly McRell (Co-Chair), Lauren Large (Co-Chair)

NC-ACTS! AmeriCorps Program

These student leaders each volunteer 300 hours of service at non-profit agencies in exchange for a $1,000 educational award from AmeriCorps. As key volunteers and mobilizers of student service, NC-ACTS! team members seek to educate themselves and others about social problems and act to be part of the solutions.

 

Alternative spring break leadership team

This dedicated group of students plans and implements the annual ASB retreat and the bi-weekly ASB Peer Leader seminars: they also advise a small group of leaderes in the planning of their trips.

2008-2009 ASB Leadership Team: Toby Grady, Keeli Thrather, Brooke Loftis, and Megan Robertson (ASB Advisor)

ACT's Professional Staff

Director of Service-Learning, Shari Galiardi, works with ASU faculty members to integrate service opportunities into their curriculum in order to serve the needs of our community while making classroom theory come alive in a community service environment.  She  coordinates the domestic and international service-learning program, the ASU Service-Learning Council, student service-learning training/orientation, site placements, and course assessments, as well as provides service-learning consultation/training to other universities/colleges across the state and region. Shari can be reached at (828) 262-8211 or galiardisl@appstate.edu.

Faculty Coordinator for Service-Learning & Public Service Research Program (PSRP), Dr. Norman Clark, coordinates many faculty development initiatives such as the ACT Faculty Fellows Program, Advanced Service-Learning & Community-Based Workshop series, the Service-Learning Syllabus Review process, and the Designated Service-Learning Faculty Program.  In addition, he coordinates and teaches the courses associated with the Public Service Research Program.  Norm can be reached at (828) 262-6531 or clarkne@appstate.edu.

Associate Director of ACT Community Partnerships, Todd Mortensen, supports our community partner agencies and the ASU students who serve those agencies. He provides agency training, keeps ACT up-to-date on the latest community needs, works collaboratively with the Office of Student Research to provide faculty/students with community-based research initiatives, and coordinates the NC-ACTS! AmeriCorps program, as well as the Community Service Work-Study Program. Todd can be reached at (828) 262-3032 or mortensenta@appstate.edu.

Assistant Director of Community Service, Kate Johnson, advises the coordination of ASU's Alternative Break Program, annual ACT sponsored events (including Dance Marathon, MLK Challenge, Don't Throw it Away/BIG Sale, Earth Week activities, and others), and works with individuals and groups to find volunteer placements in the community. Kate can be reached at (828) 262-3032 or johnsonka1@appstate.edu.

Associate Director of Student Programs, Jenny Koehn, works with Kate in the area of co-curricular community service, and to advance ACT initiatives within the university. This year, she will begin to focus on alumni relations and fundraising goals as we build our newly launched "ACT Annual Student Scholarship & Program Fund for Service & Leadership: In Memory of Leigh Lane Edwards." Jenny can be reached at (828) 262-2045 or koehnjr@appstate.edu

ACT's Graduate Assistants, Katie Jackson, Erin Noel, Kate Prichard, Adam Reaves and Megan Robertson manage the ACT Community Outreach Center, advise the impACT Team, supervise the Peer Counselors, advise the Alternative Spring Break program and NC-ACTS!, assist the Service-Learning & Community-Based Research Program, assist with community partner relations/workshops, and assist with other ACT programs and special projects. They can be reached at (828) 262-2193.

David L. Robertson, Director, Student Programs
Appalachian State University
828-262-3032
www.studentprograms.appstate.edu