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=Week 2=

Discussion of Troostwood assignment

 * teams meet to prioritize questions for guest speakers

Guest speakers

 * Alicia Douglas, Director of Community Relations & Outreach, Rockhurst University
 * Jason Peters and Eric Duncan, Troostwood Neighborhood Association


 * 1) What changes have occurred since this document was created since it is a little out of date?
 * 2) crime is dropping off
 * 3) they're working on a strategic plan for the next 10 years (but stuff has been accomplished?)
 * 4) it looks like you have a pretty solid neighborhood association, what percentage of neighbors attend neighborhood events/meetings/etc?
 * 5) well, 50% are rentals
 * 6) how do you feel about rockhurst
 * 7) wasnt always the best
 * 8) lots of talking...not a lot of listening
 * 9) a facilitator needed to come in to work things out
 * 10) when was this last "downhill" relationship
 * 11) paranoia that RU was buying up homes...what's going to happen to our home
 * 12) getting better
 * 13) helped with garage and master plan
 * 14) both groups have similar interests
 * 15) other than conflict...the two dont really interact besides the community bbq in the fall (they dont go to plays, they dont go to soccer games, etc)
 * 16) have you worked with operation promiseland
 * 17) not really
 * 18) speaking of parking...i saw on your facebook page that parking has been an issue...how's that going?
 * 19) how long have you lived in the neighborhood
 * 20) moved in in 2007
 * 21) top neighborhood goals
 * 22) parking between UMKC and RU...it's a mess
 * 23) how do we maintain home values
 * 24) Tell us about Stowers
 * 25) good relationship
 * 26) they do the grounds upkeep
 * 27) but the 2 groups dont really intermingle
 * 28) what made you want to get involved?
 * 29) kinda coaxed in to it.
 * 1) but the 2 groups dont really intermingle
 * 2) what made you want to get involved?
 * 3) kinda coaxed in to it.

Conflict Organizing

 * ===Power===
 * ===Self interest===
 * ===Blaming===



=Assignments for next week=
 * ===Continue to work on Troostwood neighborhood assessment===
 * add what you learned from the guest speakers to your group's page
 * do the readings for the asset mapping project
 * continue working as a team to gather the information you need for your map
 * //**Better Together book synopsis (postponed until Nov. 2):** read the assigned chapter of the book. On the wiki page named "Better Together Synopsis," fill in your information on the chapter. Prepare to "teach" the chapter to the rest of the class next week, using your wiki notes if you want. You will not have to stand up to make your presentation, so you can have notes on your desktop. Answer the questions for your chapter on the wiki. In your class presentation, you can go into more detail and point out things that your found interesting, puzzling or would like to hear the group discuss in more detail. After your presentation, the rest of the class should understand the lesson in that chapter of the book.//
 * //J**ournal assignments**//
 * //**r**ead checklist for choosing an issue [[file:checklistforchoosing.doc]]//
 * //read newspapers, magazines or draw upon your personal life to describe an issue that could be addressed through community organizing//
 * //describe in 1-3 paragraphs the community organizing issue and how community organizing could help address it//
 * //Using the checklist for choosing an issue, go through the steps in the Checklist for choosing an issue and describe whether or not the issue would be a good one to choose based upon the list.//
 * //Be sure to discuss each one of the 16 items on the checklist.//
 * //Remember to use the language of community engagement and to point to what you are learning in class to show you are developing an understanding of community engagement//


 * Instructions for community asset mapping midterm project (due Nov 9) **
 * ===**//The goal of this project is to apply the principles of asset mapping to the Troostwood neighborhood.//**===
 * ===**Begin by reading the following overviews of asset mapping.**===
 * [[file:Building communities from the inside out intro.pdf]]
 * [[file:Intro to asset mapping.pdf]]
 * [[file:community mapping.pdf]]

**Team asset maps**
We won’t have time in this class to complete an entire asset-mapping project. Instead, three teams will provide an overview of their assigned areas (individual, institutional, and physical assets).
 * //Doing your research//**
 * Use McKnight’s Community Assets Map as a starting point for your presentation. [[file:asset mapping.pdf]]
 * Continue to gather information from the Troostwood website, Facebook page, and neighborhood assessment
 * Add additional information from guest speakers and interviews connected to the community service project
 * Use any additional information that your group wants to gather

**In class work on the project**

 * Choose a facilitator and a recorder for this work.**
 * The recorder will write ideas on big paper, so everyone can see what you have agreed upon. After class, you might want to transfer your flip charts to the wiki.
 * Your group is going to have to manage its time
 * Pay special attention to:
 * Schools
 * Colleges
 * Parks
 * Libraries
 * Churches
 * Citizen and neighborhood groups
 * The characteristics of people who live in the neighborhood

===**Out of class, using the wiki or face-to- face meetings or both, develop a visual asset map of the characteristics of Troostwood for your wiki page. You may use one page, but you can link to other data or websites or information pages.**===
 * We won’t have time in this class to complete an entire asset-mapping project. Instead, three teams will provide an overview of their assigned areas (individual, institutional, and physical assets).
 * We will take the information you have gathered and put it together so that we can get a “big picture” idea of the assets of the neighborhood. This would be the starting point for more in-depth research and interviews if we were doing a complete asset map.
 * Make sure your group has listed all of the major assets in the area you are assigned.
 * Find a creative but clear way to “map” the data on the page so the rest of the class can understand it. (Remember that “map” in this sense means a visual representation, not necessarily a traditional map).
 * Develop a group presentation, using your wiki page as the visual element, that explains the assets to the rest of the class. Each group will have 15 minutes for its in-class presentation.
 * Explain the most important assets and how they might be useful in community engagement
 * Suggest creative ideas for turning “needs” into assets
 * Point out existing connections and areas where partnerships could enhance engagement

**Individual midterm paper**
You’ll want to pay attention to the presentations and ask good questions, because each student will individually write a paper putting together the elements of the asset map. Find the assignment here