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College is a time in life when we find ourselves at a crossroads between past and future between old homes and new horizons. It is also a time when we have great power to catalyze improvements in the world. Whatever our passion or career interest might be, as college students we have the freedom to get involved, bring people together, test new ideas, and learn from mistakes. At MapStory, we believe that the first step to improving the world is seeking to understand it. And we think one good way to enhance our understanding is through a process we call MapStorytelling. Through MapStorytelling, we force ourselves to listen to history, and to those we seek to benefit, thereby increasing our chances to do good well.

So, what is MapStorytelling?

MapStorytelling is the process of sharing perspectives on how different phenomena play out across space, and over time. MapStorytellers use digital maps, open data, multimedia tools, and old fashioned reflection to communicate important issues to a global audience. MapStories can be broad, implicating the whole Earth, or narrowed down to a single neighborhood. They can address any topic someone might care about human trafficking, international trade, climate change, wars, musical styles, sports, etc. In short, they are attempts to provide us with a true picture, whatever it is.

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How do I start MapStorytelling on Campus?

This Campus Start-Up Guide will show you how to: Begin telling your own MapStories at mapstory.org Launch a MapStorytelling chapter to bring people together on campus Lead the global MapStory community and help shape its future

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MAPSTORYTELLING BEGINS BY ASKING THE QUESTIONS WE CARE ABOUT WHATEVER THE PLACE, TIME PERIOD OR TOPIC MIGHT BE.
STEP 1: Create an account and build a profile
Anyone can begin telling MapStories immediately by signing up at www.mapstory.org

Growth of Dickinson College Campus

Everett Lascher Dickinson College

STEP 2: Learn about the work others have done

StoryTellers are adding new content all the time at www.mapstory.org Discover what theyre working on by searching different time periods, places and topics.

The Scramble for Africa

STEP 3: Build your own skills

Use the MapStory How To, Reflections, and Resources For sections at mapstory.org to see examples, view tutorials, and learn about tools to make MapStorytelling easier.

Srinath Raghavan Arizona State University

STEP 4: Get to work, and share it!

MapStories can be shared with anyone just like a YouTube video either as a link, as an embed on another platform, or in the MapStory. org search, depending on your preferences.

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ONCE YOU'VE STARTED TELLING YOUR OWN STORIES, CONSIDER BECOMING A CAMPUS LEADER BY LAUNCHING A MAPSTORY CHAPTER
REQUIREMENTS + EXPECTATIONS
To be recognized, your group must: Have a leadership team of at least three students, one of whom is a non-senior at the time of application Provide a cover letter that details why you want to start this group, what you perceive its mission to be, and some early project goals you have in mind Sign and submit our Memorandum of Agreement, along with other attachments you choose to provide

BENEFITS
An opportunity to take leadership and construct fundamentally new knowledge about the world Feature on MapStory.org as a recognized Campus Chapter Free MapStory.org/______Organization Page to feature all of your Chapters StoryLayers and MapStories in one place. Organization and content advising from the MapStory Foundations staff and community of experts Access to grants, webinars and other opportunities exclusively for Chapters

To STAY recognized, your group must: Adhere to the Community Ethics and Terms of Service you committed to through the Memorandum of Agreement Maintain a current Point of Contact for the MapStory Foundation at all times Complete a biennial reflection survey provided by the MapStory Foundation

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TO GET STARTED...
1. Check out wiki.mapstory.org to see if your campus already has a MapStory chapter you might join and to read about the activities of chapters on other campuses 2. Send a quick email to chapters@mapstory.org to let us know you're interested. A MapStory Foundation community member will then reply to discuss further details. 3. Download, complete, and submit the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) also located at wiki.mapstory.org. 4. Upon receipt of the MoA, a MapStory Foundation staff member will contact your Point of Contact to solidify your participation and help you get started.

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ONCE YOU'VE STARTED YOUR CHAPTER, TAKE THESE THREE STEPS TO GENERATE MOMENTUM ON CAMPUS
BUILD A DIVERSE TEAM
A successful chapter will begin with a team of at least three people who bring different skill sets to the table. The most important roles to have in place at the start are: 1. An Organizer to manage money, event logistics, and team dynamics 2. A Content Manager that focuses on managing MapStorytelling projects and data collection 3. A Communications Manager who runs all marketing, blogging, and social media for the group

GROW YOUR COMMUNITY & BUILD YOUR SKILLS

MapStorytelling provides a great mechanism for bringing people together from different academic majors, social groups, and interests. Once youve started projects in your group, consider Working with professors to create a student organized seminar (SOS) where your projects can form the basis of course credit. Launching a MeetUp (meetup.com/mapstory) that brings strangers together on and off campus to tell MapStories. Heading off campus entirely to work with community organizations that might have important MapStories that you can help them tell. Hosting MapStorytelling workshops where team members and others can build skills, drawing on resources available at mapstory.org

START WITH MANAGEABLE PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS THINGS PEOPLE CARE ABOUT
When thinking about where to start, the best two questions are, Can we accomplish this? And Who would it matter to? For example, at Arizona State University an early project was to simply build a MapStory about the growth of the ASU campus, which you can check out at http://mapstory.org/maps/274.

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As a member of the global MapStory community, you're invited to share your ideas and abilities with peers around the world. Here are just a few ways to take leadership in this growing community: Suggest projects for others
If you have an idea for a good MapStory but its not something you want to do yourself, add it to the idea queue under Feedback at MapStory.org

Teach others
Your story can serve as the inspiration for others. Share reflections on your work at mapstory.org/reflections or add a guide for others to replicate your work on wiki.mapstory.org.

Write code
If you're an aspiring developer, find MapStory on GitHub and fix bugs, create new functionality or fork the code to support your own endeavors.

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Build the community

MapStory is a nonprofit organization, financed and built by volunteers like you! If you have ideas, step up and raise money, make donations, forge novel partnerships, and create the future you want to see.

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