RAPP

RAPP is based off of the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. In this model:

• Leadership is about making change on behalf of others and society.
• Leadership is viewed as a collaborative process, and not a position.
• Leadership should be values-based.
• All students are potential leaders, including those who do not hold formal leadership positions.
• Service is viewed as an effective tool for developing leadership skills.

Values are emphasized throughout the RAPP experience. RAPP's program values are based off of the "7 C's for Social Change": 

• Consciousness of self: Articulate the beliefs, values, identities, and personal experiences that motivate one to take action.
• Congruence: Behave with consistency, genuineness, authenticity, and honesty towards others.
• Commitment: Demonstrate motivational energy to serve in the community as a change agent. 
• Collaboration: Collaborate appropriately and effectively with others in a common effort. 
• Common purpose: Identify shared values when working with others on a common effort.
• Controversy with civility: Respond to controversy with civility. 
• Citizenship: Demonstrate a commitment to being an inclusive leader who will create social change within their home, campus, and/or community.
• *Change: This is the "8th C"; the outcome of the program. 

However, RAPP is different from other Social Change programs because it intentionally emphasizes a 9th C:

• Challenging biases: Challenge personal biases, prejudices, and stereotypes about people who are not like them. 

• Meeting 1: Wednesday September 20, 2023, 6-9PM, ARTSCI 368
• Meeting 2: Wednesday October 11, 2023, 6-9PM, ARTSCI 368
• Meeting 3: Wednesday October 25, 2023, 6-9PM, ARTSCI 368
• Meeting 4: Wednesday November 8, 2023, 6-9PM, ARTSCI 368
• Meeting 5: Wednesday November 29, 2023, 6-9PM, ARTSCI 368
• Meeting 6: Wednesday January 17, 2024, 6-9PM, location TBD
• Meeting 7: Wednesday February 7, 2024, 6-9PM, location TBD
• Meeting 8: Wednesday February 21, 2024, 6-9PM, location TBD
• Meeting 9: Wednesday March 6, 2024 6-9PM, location TBD
• Meeting 10: Wednesday April 3, 2024, 6-9PM, location TBD

End of year celebration: Wednesday April 17, 2024, 6-9PM, location TBD

Our attendance policy requires participants to attend all 10 RAPP meetings, and if needed, they can miss no more than 3. Participants who miss more than 3 meetings will be removed from the program.

Note that in order to successfully complete the program/ in order to maintain eligibility for the book award, participants must: 1) attend at least 7 out of the 10 required meetings, 2) attend at least 4 RAPP-approved field trips, and 3) successfully complete a social change group project (30 hours).  

RAPP-approved field trips include: 

1. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center:  October 7, 2023, 10AM-12:30PM (9:30AM-1PM if you need transportation)
2. On-campus field trip to the Bearcat Promise Career Studio: October 11, 2023, 4PM-5PM
3. Serpent Mound: October 13, 2023, 11:30AM-5:00PM (includes transportation time)
4. Holocaust and Humanity Center: November 4, 2023, 10AM-12:30PM (9:30AM-1PM if you need transportation)
5. Krohn Conservatory:  November 18, 2023, 10AM-12:00PM (9:30AM-12:30PM if you need transportation)
6. Visit to the site of Sam DuBose's shooting:  February 26, 2024, 4-5PM (3:30PM-5:30PM if you need transportation)
7. Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati: March 2, 2024, 1PM-3PM (12:15PM-3:30PM if you need transportation)
8. Plum Street Temple: March 7, 2024, 3PM-4PM (2:30PM-4:30PM if you need transportation)
9. Black Brigade of Cincinnati Monument and the Marian Spencer Memorial (Smale Riverfront Park) and the Theodore M. Berry International Friendship Park: March 30, 2024, 10AM-12PM (9:30AM-12:30PM if you need transportation)
10. DIY RAPP- approved field trip: You may go on your own DIY RAPP-approved field trip using the list of sites included on our RAPP Intercultural Learning Guide. Students must receive approval for their DIY field trips in advance, and brief reflections must be turned in after going on the field trip. 

Events sponsored by UC offices and departments: 

AACRC events

• AACRC events are listed on GetInvolvedUC.

Ethnic Programs and Services events: 

• Ethnic Programs and Services events are listed on GetInvolvedUC. 

Center for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation events: 

• The Center for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation posts events to their website.

Nathaniel R. Jones Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice events:

• The Jones Center events are listed on GetInvolvedUC.

LGBTQ+ Center events: 

• LGBTQ+ Center events are listed on GetInvolvedUC .

Women's Center events:

• Women's Center events are listed on GetInvolvedUC. 

Other intercultural learning resources: 

• RAPP Intercultural Learning Guide: This resource contains a list of local intercultural experiences, including university activities, personal interactions, media, travel, and cultural sites. 
• RAPP Supplemental Media Guide: This resource contains books, movies, TV shows, and podcasts on the following topics: ability/ neurodiversity, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ ethnicity, class, national origin/ immigration status, and body type.