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	CHRONOLOGY

1990	Service Learning program started by Sharon Donoff, Vice President of Student Services.

	Twenty students and five faculty members attend Service Learning Conference at Vanderbilt University.

2000	Jay R. Yett named Coordinator of program.

	Orange Coast College receives AACC grant to host regional workshop. Forty faculty and administrators from Southern California attend workshop.

	Service Learning Office hosts two on campus workshops.

	Bob Dees, Vice President of Instruction, and Jay R. Yett attend Service Learning workshop in San Jose

	Jay Yett presents Service Learning workshop at State Community College Conference in Palm Springs.

	Orange Coast College awarded AACC Broadening Horizons through Service Learning grant that provides funding and support for three years. AACC mentor is Dr. Carol Jeandron.

2001	Service Learning Office hosts two workshops .

	Orange Coast College awarded a California State Chancellor's grant to support Service Learning for three years (later shortened to two years.)

	Jay Yett leads Service Learning 101 Workshop for seventy faculty and adminstrators at State Service Learning Conference in Long Beach.

	Karen Mortillaro (Fine Arts) presented State Service Learning Collaboration award in conjunction with her work with Fairview Developmental Center.

	Community Science event is held at OCC for K-6 grade children from the westside Costa Mesa elementary schools.

	Service Learning office places Education students from OCC, Golden West College and Coastline College in local schools to fulfill their Service Learning requirements.

2002	Service Learning Office hosts two Service Learning workshops on campus. Dr. Carol Jeandron is the main speaker at the first workshop.

	Orange Coast College awarded an AACC funded Teaching Scholars Partnership grant to help develop Science and Mathematics teachers using the Service Learning methodology. Twenty OCC teachers participate in the program over two years.

	Community Science Night held at OCC for K-6 grade children and families. OCC partners with Beckman@Science and Project Tomorrow to host over 2000 attendees.

	Orange Coast College presents four Family Science Nights at local elementary schools. Over 200 Service Learning students in various Science courses participate in the events.

	Service Learning Office coordinates the two AACC grants and the State Chancellor's grant. Over fifteen faculty members are funded to develop Service Learning projects.

	Gail Robinson, National Coordinator of Service Learning for the American Association of Community Colletes, visits OCC to see the development of the Service Learning program.

	Jay Yett presents our work with Teaching Scholars Partnership to National AACC Conference.

	Service Learning Office places sixty Education students in local elementary schools. Students from OCC, GWC and CCC participate in tutoring programs with K-6 children

	Bob Dees, Vice President of Instruction, attends CAO Service Learning workshop hosted by the AACC and led by Gail Robinson.

2003	Service Learning Office hosts two on campus workshops.

	Service Learning Office coordinatess AACC grants, funding ten new faculty members to develop Service Learning projects.

	Service Learning office hosts the 3rd Annual Community Science Night in conjunction with Beacman@Science and Project Tomorrow. Over 25 faculty, 200 Service Learning students participate.

	Betil Kunzler-Yett presents her Service Learning work at National Community College Service Learning Conference in Scottsdale.

	Service Learning Office hosts four Family Science Nights at local elementary schools.

	Over sixty OCC, GWC and CCC Education students are placed in local K-6 schools, Service Learning Office coordinates the placement with college students and schools.

	Orange Coast College named a mentor college for the three year AACC Broadening Horizons through Service Learning. Jay Yett and Betil Kunzler-Yett serve as mentors to Norhtwerst Indian College (Bellingham, Washington) and Kindwood College (Houston, Texas.) Grant provides funding for OCC program.

	Service Learning at Orange Coast College highlighted in AACC publication summarizing the Broadening Horizons through Service Learning grant.

	Bob Dees, Vice President of Instruction attends CAO Conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by the AACC.

2004	Service Learning Ofice hosts two on campus workshops. Gail Robinson visits the campus.

	Service Learning Office receives funding to present theFirst Annual Community Engagement Day to bring together faculty, students, community agencies to develop Service Learning projects.

	Fourth Annual Community Science Night held during Spring semester and Fifth Community SCcence Night held in the Fall semester. Over 2500 people attend each event.

	Service Learning Office supports three Family Science Nights at local elementary schools.

	Service Learning Office supports TEACh³program by placing Education 200 students in local elementary schools.

	Faculty from Northwest Indian College visit Orange Coast College to learn about Service Learning.

2005	Service Learning Office presents the Second Annual Community Engagement Day.

	The Sixth Annual Community Science Night is funded by the Service Learning Office through the Broadening Horizons grant. Over 3000 people attend the event put on by over 300 Service Learning students and thirty faculty members.

	Faculty from Kingwood Community College (Houston) visit college to learn about our Service Learning program.

	Faculty from St. George's Community College visit college to observe Community Science Night.

	Over sixty Education 200 students are placed in local elementary schools by Service Learning Office.

	Jay Yett presents Service Learning workshop at National AACCConference.

	Betil and Jay Yett presents Service Learning workshop to 40 famalies at Northwest Indian College as part of the AACC Mentor grant.

	Service Learning Office hosts faculty/community agency workshop focusing on Women's issues. Lee Anne Weatherford leads workshop that is attended by fifteen community representatives and ten OCC faculty.

2006	Seventh Annual Community Science Night hosted by Service Learning Office. Over 3500 people attend the workshop that is presented by thirty-two faculty, three hundred OCC Service Learning students, ten staff and numerous volunteers, including the local Kiwanis.

	Service Learning Office places over seventy Education students in local elementary schools to tutor children.

	Third Annual Community Engagement Day held on OCC campus.

	Service Learning Office presents on campus Service Learning workshop.
	Danielle Scane presents Service Learning workshop at National Community College Service Learning Conference.

	Jay R. Yett publishes article (chapter) in Engaging Departments, reporting on Service Learning in the Geology Department and the impact of Service Learning on students, faculty and the community.

2007	Orange Coast College Service Learning program presented the National K-12 Collaboration Award by the Community College National Center for Community Engagement. The award was made in recognition of the partnership with Newport-Mesa Unified School districts in developing Science based Service Learning projects

	Betil Kunzler Yett and Jay Yett present workshop on K-12 collaborations at the CCNCCE.

	Melinda Nish, Vice President of Instruction, attends AACCCAO Conference on Service Learning.

	Orange Coast College Service Learning porgram highlighted in the American Association of Community Colleges new publication, An American Mosaic.

	Service Learning program placed over Seventy Education 200 students in local elementary schools.

	Service Learning program presents Second Annual Spring into Science Night at Wilson Elementary School. Over three hundred children and family members attended.

	Service Learning Council formed. A faculty member from each division selected to serve on Council.

	Eighth Annual Community Science Night planned for October 19, 2007. Representatives of Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Science Works (representing serveral local school districts) and the Orange County Department of Education met with Jay R, Yett and Stephanie Normandin to organize the upcoming event.

	Workshop for Service Learning Council held in June. Council addressed by Mark Lowry of CDC Orange County Food Bank regarding hunger in Orange County. Council visits Food Bank and packs food boxes for 2 hours. Council returns to college for discussion of a Food Bank activity and planning for future Service Learning projects.

	Members of Service Learning Council develop Service Learning projeccts for Fall 2007 semester. Projects centering around the CDC Food Bank are implemented in Anthropology, Business and Spanish classes. A Community Science Night project in robotics developed by Technology representative and an Environmental Water monitoring project was started by the Math and Science representative. The Counseling representative designed Service Learning projects for his Psychology of Happiness course.

	Two meetings of the Service Learning Council were held to discuss ongoing projects and to make plans for the upcoming semester. Susie Crandall of Science Works addressed the Council at the second meeting and discussed the needs of local elementary, middle school and high schools in our area.

	Service Learing Office hosted Eighth Annual Community Science Night in October 2007. Over 5500 people attended the event. Over 350 OCC Service Learning students, 35 faculty, 10 staff members, two sports teams, 12 elementary school teachers combined to make this the largest and best Community Science Night to date.

	Jay R. Yett asked to speak at Beckman@ Science meeting of K-12 teachers regarding Service Learning and the Community Science Nights. He suggested the implementation of an Orange County Science Night in the Fall 2008.