Education Students Help Plan Leadership Camp
Selected Shortridge students will participate in a summer 2010
leadership camp on the Butler campus. College of Education
sophomore Chris Beaman is helping plan the camp and contacting
other Butler students who will be facilitators mentoring
campers.
"I serve on the COE Dean's Advisory Board, and we had
mentioned wanting to start a Leadership certification (or minor if
possible). This idea helped to fuse with works that were already in
progress with the Butler-Shortridge partnership for the summer
camp." Beaman, along with fellow students Sarah Morefield, Julie
Glenn and Michelle Smith joined Butler and Shortridge faculty in
camp planning sessions.
Designed to provide an overnight, college campus experience to
the young teen participants, camp activities would include
discussion of preassigned readings on race, team building and
leadership, a Butler admissions presentation and lunch and an
opportunity to try the campus rope climb Challenge Course. A
community service activity with the local NAACP chapter is planned
on the Saturday following camp.
Beaman was introduced to Shortridge earlier in the 2009-2010
academic year when his "Intro to Middle Grades" course was taught
on-site at Shortridge. As part of the class, COE students observed
in Shortridge classes and helped out the classroom
teachers.
"I loved this experience," Beaman said." I had a fantastic
teacher to observe, Ms. Kristi Wolfe. I also developed a great
relationship with the Butler-Shortridge liaison, Mark Cosand, who
is co-director of the summer camp."