2017 RFI Student Serviceship | Results

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08/14/2017 Added

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Learn more about the results of the 2017 RFI Student Serviceship projects from the perspectives of the Nebraska-based students.

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[00:00:01.724]We're kinda on the front end
[00:00:03.121]of a lot of our projects and so we're kind of
[00:00:07.427]getting the ball rolling and then handing the baton off
[00:00:10.337]to the community where we're leaving.
[00:00:14.679]I would say the success of this serviceship is just
[00:00:19.379]that our mentors here can see that
[00:00:24.166]we have put a lot of effort into it
[00:00:26.605]and we enjoyed our time here.
[00:00:31.616]I'm taking in so much this summer,
[00:00:34.000]but I'm also able to help a lot of people.
[00:00:38.106]I definitely think I see myself
[00:00:40.441]living and working in a rural community.
[00:00:42.565](children chatter playfully)
[00:00:46.132]This is not easy by any stretch of the imagination.
[00:00:48.995]A lot of this stuff that we're teaching these kids
[00:00:50.973]is college level material and this
[00:00:52.167]is being taught to middle schoolers.
[00:00:54.903]We keep 'em active on a daily basis
[00:00:56.490]so that they're getting exercise,
[00:00:57.942]but we're also having lessons
[00:01:00.666]that teach them habits that they can use
[00:01:02.033]for the rest of their lives
[00:01:03.656]so they can remain healthy moving forward.
[00:01:08.937]They did really well on the assessments that we gave them.
[00:01:13.596]We have gotten responses from 33
[00:01:15.404]of the 69 communities in Nebraska with LB840,
[00:01:20.288]and they're looking to transition that database
[00:01:23.193]so that communities like York,
[00:01:26.079]that want to implement something like this in the future,
[00:01:29.017]will have a resource to look to.
[00:01:32.444]This is definitely the most involved
[00:01:33.945]internship that I've ever had.
[00:01:35.811]Before I didn't have a great understanding
[00:01:37.980]of municipal government and now I think I understand
[00:01:40.809]the role of the chamber of commerce, of the city council,
[00:01:43.356]the commissioner of YCDC, of the city attorney.
[00:01:49.351]There are a lot of different aspects
[00:01:50.429]that I love about the serviceship.
[00:01:52.214]I love the overall dynamic of it
[00:01:54.999]and how you get to go into a community
[00:01:57.618]and just really dive in and see what,
[00:02:02.029]what real issues there are.
[00:02:06.136]I think the thing that I've enjoyed most
[00:02:07.439]about my serviceship has been the amount
[00:02:10.197]that I'm gaining that I know I'll be able to use.
[00:02:14.416]A lot of what I've learned within the community
[00:02:15.965]and economic development will help me
[00:02:17.641]in going back to my hometown
[00:02:19.578]and making it the best it can be.

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