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Transcript for KEY-The Kokomo Experience and You Video
A narrator’s voice is heard as pictures and video clips of students are shown at Disney World, Yellowstone National Park, and multiple locations around Indiana: “We speak KEY around here. You’ll see the shirts. You’ll hear the stories. You’ll. Go. There.”
Students wearing KEY t-shirts wave from Disney World in front of Cinderella’s Castle. Two students help another student cross over some water. Flashes of footage from wooded trips. More footage is shown from Disney World. A professor works with two students at Yellowstone National Park.
The narrator continues: “But, what is KEY? And what does it mean for you?”
Students work together to track various things at Yellowstone.
Students describe their experiential learning moments in one word.
A student speaks to the camera at Disney World: “One word to describe my experience is, ‘Magical!’”
Another student speaks to the camera from a nature preserve: “Fantastic.”
Another student, wearing a ziplining helmet and a KEY t-shirt, speaks to the camera in a wooded area: “Tired.” He nods and smiles. And repeats, “Tired.”
Another student, wearing a ziplining helmet and a KEY t-shirt, speaks to the camera while throwing her arms up in the air: “Excitement!” And laughs.
Another student speaks to the camera from the nature preserve: “Incredible.”
Another student speaks to the camera from Disney World as a pink bus drives behind her, “Magical!” and laughs.
Another student, wearing a KEY t-shirt and ziplining gear, speaks to the camera, “Ummmm…excitement!” and smiles.
Another student speaks to the camera, “It’s a hands-on experience; it’s really engaging. It’s just a really cool insight to see outside of the classroom.”
Students and faculty walk around Epcot at Disney World. Students and faculty talk with staff at Disney World.
A student is interviewed in Alumni Hall as visuals of her trip to Yellowstone National Park are shown, “So, it’s not just about textbooks and stuff. You know, you could really see what you’re learning. You could feel it. You could touch it. You could really experience it.
Scenes are shown from Yellowstone National Park. Students walk through Yellowstone in a single file line across a wooden bridge.
Students observe sandhill cranes through binoculars as the KEY logo appears on the screen reading: KEY: The Kokomo Experience and You.
The narrator continues as: “KEY, The Kokomo Experience and You., is your chance to take what you’re learning in the classroom out into the world. In fact, your classroom is the real world.”
Pictures and footage are shown from various trips including students holding up an IU flag, a student posing with the World Series trophy, a group posing at the Grissom Air Reserve Base, students learning about breweries, students practicing art at Bradford Woods, and more.
The narrator continues: “Team building at Bradford Woods.”
Students work together to cross a tightrope at Bradford Woods.
The narrator: “Studying conservation at Yellowstone National Park.:”
Students work on various projects at Yellowstone.
The narrator: “Getting an inside look at the winery business.”
Students listen to a winery specialist.
And So. Much. More.
A student ziplines while holding a GoPro. Students check out and record live birds. Students walk through Walt Disney World. Students high five. Students and faculty observe various organisms at a state park.
The narrator: “Once you leave the walls of the classroom, you’ll build deeper relationships with classmates, faculty, and the community.”
“The connections I was able to build,” A graduate speaks to the camera above the Cougar Country Café, “with faculty, with staff, and more importantly with the students that I went on the trips with, that was exceptional just because it was nice to get closer to my classmates in my program and I think I ended up creating at least a few lifelong friendships.”
Students pose in Chicago with their KEY shirts. Students pose in a bakery. A student smiles at the camera in Chicago. Students stand in a circle and chat, wearing KEY shirts, at Disney World.
Narrator: “As you’re exploring, you’ll be packing your resume with tons of experiential learning that employers are going to love. The best part? You’re invited!”
Students work together to cross a plank at Bradford Woods. Students look at sandhill cranes using binoculars.
The narrator speaks again as more visuals of experiential learning trips are shown: “Trips are open to any student and we work hard to make them either free or super affordable…even for a college student.”
Students run into a circle, clapping their hands and chanting. Students help each other through an obstacle course at Bradford Woods.
Narrator: “Check out the KEY program at iuk.edu/KEY.”
Indiana University Kokomo
Fulfilling the Promise
Iuk.edu/KEY
