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Symposium Will Provide Co-curricular Projects Call for proposals to be issued next month Barry’s seventh annual Community Engagement Symposium will take place next March and the call for proposals will be issued next month. “Engagement in Purposeful projects: From Awareness to Action” is the theme of the symposium. This premier event will provide an opportunity for presentations on the outcomes of community-engaged courses and projects. The symposium will feature a nationally recognized community engagement scholar as the lead presenter. Students, faculty and staff members, and community partners are expected to make presentations during two concurrent sessions. A Student Poster Competition will be a highlight of the symposium. Entries will be on display during the Poster Session, and prizes will be presented during the Closing Session of the event. The annual Community Engagement Symposium supports the implementation of Barry’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). Social responsibility is one of the key elements of the QEP. | |||
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Nominations for Community Engagement Awards 2020: Community Impact Category “Community Impact” is among the categories for which Community Engagement Award nominations are being accepted. That category is reserved for students – individual students as well as student organizations. Students, faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to submit nominations by January 27.
The Center for Community Service Initiatives will host Barry’s seventh annual Community Engagement Awards on March 25. The nomination forms are available in the Community Engagement Management System <http://web.barry.edu/service/ProgramView.aspx?ID=1494>. | |||
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Temporary Protected Status is Deliberative Dialogue Topic for November 6 Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, is the subject of the Deliberative Dialogue scheduled for Wednesday of next week, November 6. The United States Congress created TPS in the Immigration Act of 1990. At least nine countries are on the current TPS list. The complete topic of the Deliberative Dialogue is "Temporary Protected Status: Should Persons from Countries Affected by Armed Conflict and Natural Disasters be Allowed to Remain in the This event is slated for 4 to 5:30 p.m., in Andreas 112. Students, faculty and staff, alumni, and community representatives will participate.
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CCSI Invites Faculty Members to Apply for Service-Learning Designation Courses that meet specific criteria are labeled “service-learning” in the course schedule and are listed as such in the university catalogs. The Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) is inviting faculty members whose courses include a service-learning component to apply for the service-learning designation. Sections of courses, internships, practicum assignments, field education, capstones, community-based research, and similar community-focused or community-based work also may be designated as service-learning. “Designating courses as service-learning promotes deep integration of thoughtfully organized community service into the curriculum and high standards of service-learning practice,” according to a statement from the CCSI. “Service-learning courses demonstrate the value of applied learning, student engagement with the community, and critical reflection.” For additional information on the service-learning designation, contact Dr. Glenn Bowen at gbowen@barry.edu. | |||
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Faculty Learning Community’s Lunch-Hour Meeting Scheduled for November 19 The Faculty Learning Community for Engaged Scholarship (FLC) will have its third meeting for the academic year on November 19, beginning at noon. The CCSI will host the lunch-hour meeting in Adrian Hall, Room 208. All FLC members and prospective members are urged to attend. For further information, contact the CCSI at 305-899-4711. | |||
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Community-Engaged Scholarship Featured in CCSI 2019 Annual Report The 2019 Annual Report of the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) includes a section on community-engaged scholarship. The section has information on journal articles and conference presentations by faculty and administrators. Community-Engaged Scholarship is one of the seven sections of the Report. Highlighted in the Report is the University’s celebration of the community engagement achievements of students, faculty, staff, and community partners; students’ demonstration of how their engagement with the community brought learning to life; and the Barry Service Corps Fellows’ demonstration of excellence in academics and civic leadership. Also highlighted are forums focused on voting rights, hunger policy, the opioid epidemic, and global warming. The theme of the CCSI Annual Report is “Accelerating the Pace of Civic Engagement.” Copies are available from the CCSI in | |||
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Applications for 4th Miami-Dade Park Conservation Corps Volunteer Team Now Open Membership is based on an annual enrollment process, and the last day when applications will be accepted this year is November 29. The Miami-Dade Park Conservation Corps is “a signature volunteer group” composed of “individuals passionate about serving their community and playing an active role in enhancing Grand-Pierre said Park Conservation Corps members – representing a variety of professions across business, government, education, and the nonprofit sector – “champion … the conservation of natural areas in our local community through direct civic engagement.” Applicants must be at least 21 years of age and typically commit to a minimum of 20 hours of volunteer service. Here is the application link: <https://form.jotform.com/92254711280149>. For answers to questions, call Diana Young at 305-961-2781 or Grand-Pierre at 305-755-7877. | |||
Community Engagement News
Posted On : October 25, 2019
