In the wake of Covid-19 and recent wildfires in our valley, our first cohort of ten students has been working to meet the essential needs of our community and create new local jobs.
In the process, the students have been diving into their own humane self leadership and using professional tools to manage their projects, time, and performance.
The interns showcased six projects:
- Listening to those displaced by the Almeda fire and collecting their input to inform recovery efforts
- Researching disaster recovery and rebuild solutions
- Creating a community investment fund to support micro loans to start and scale local nonprofit and commercial enterprises
- Reaching out to local businesses about their capacity to expand their employment opportunities
- Researching granting opportunities for local nonprofits
- Create web and video communications for Local Innovation Works
More details on the projects here
The interns presented their projects on Tuesday, December 15, 2020.
The full showcase video hosted by Professor Bret Anderson of SOU and Ellie Holty of the Local Innovation Lab. Below you will find a topical index to the video.
The video is fascinating, but long. So, if you would like to jump to the bits most relevant to you, see the indexes by project and topics below.
Remake Talent team project
Overview ~60 seconds
Learning from our community and other disaster recovery efforts – St. Bernard’s Parish in New Orleans, LA and Rebuild North Bay in CA.
Housing redevelopment land options – for ~5 minutes
Deliverables – report on our learnings and options going forward
The unmet need for intermediate term recovery support
Learn from disasters across the US and adapt to local needs.
Makayla – Next steps for the rebuild project
People in this community want to help
Other rebuild ideas
Tina
Community investment in housing via a new nonprofit
Renovate properties into permanent housing for the displaced or homeless ~30 seconds
Personal Learnings and most meaningful moments from the experience
Cass
A moment of community collaboration ~ 30 seconds
Creating momentum in community ~1 minute
Learning as a process ~ 1 minute
Tina
The power of a small group ~ 1 minute
The Rogue Valley becoming a place for change to happen
Rebuild team
Community rising to the occasion
Karina
Elda’s story of losing her home
Aileen
Volunteering and canvassing ~15s
Grayson
Power of collaboration for the public good ~45 seconds
How you can support LIL interns’ work in 2021
Bret Anderson, Ph.D
Education for the 21st century
LIL as a prototype for education for the 21st century. Combining liberal arts with professional skills to help students self lead their transition to valuable work
How Humane Leadership development and the internships reinforce each other
Self leadership integrated with the internships
Grayson
How the internship experiences and the Humane Leadership curriculum interact ~50 seconds
Haylee