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University Expanding Partnerships in Northwestern Haiti to Improve Teacher Education Psychology Students Share Findings of Research Based on Service-Learning Project Campus and Community Partners Make Variety of Presentations at Symposium CCSI Seeks New Members for Community Engagement Leadership Groups Copies of Community Engagement Fact Sheets Available from CCSI
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University Expanding Partnerships in
New partner usually begins work “where the asphalt ends”
Barry’s partnerships with institutions and other entities in northwestern
A representative of Foi et Joie Haïti came to campus recently for discussions that centered on the need for teacher training and curriculum development support. Associate Director Emilio Travieso met with representatives of the Adrian Dominican School of Education (ADSOE) and other university units.
Foi et Joie Haïti plans to strengthen its teacher training program in Jean Rabel, where Barry faculty and students have been engaging in education-focused service since 2016.
ADSOE Dean Dr. Jill Farrell, Associate Dean Dr. Lilia Dibello, and Associate Professor Dr. Sean Buckreis participated in a meeting organized by the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI), during which Travieso outlined the work of the Haitian nonprofit organization.
Other Barry participants were Margaret Hubbard, associate vice president for major gifts and sponsorships; Sandra Mancuso, director of grants and sponsored programs; Dr. Glenn Bowen, executive director of the CCSI; Courtney Berrien, associate director of the CCSI; and Liz James, experiential learning coordinator.
A Jesuit priest, Travieso told the Barry representatives that Foi et Joie (translated Faith and Joy) is part of the International Fe y Alegría Federation, which “promotes quality education for all, beginning where the asphalt ends.” The Jesuit-led federation operates in 22 countries, including Haiti, where Foi et Joie has provided assistance since 2006.
Foi et Joie runs a network of 17 schools in five of Haiti’s 10 departments, Travieso said. The schools are located mainly in isolated rural communities such as Jean Rabel.
Foi et Joie emphasizes that education is a common good and therefore a shared responsibility. As Travieso pointed out, the organization usually facilitates the development of income-generating projects, such as beekeeping, to support its work in rural education, from preschool and elementary grades to middle grades and high school. Most of the income goes toward teachers’ salaries, he said.
Travieso first discussed the work of Foi et Joie Haïti with Barry representatives last February, when Dibello, Buckreis, and Berrien met with him in Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital.
Barry’s partnerships in Haiti involves support for the Port-de-Paix diocesan Bureau of Education, rural schools and clinics, and the region’s nursing and education college. University units currently involved in the partnership are ADSOE; the CCSI; the College of Nursing and Health Sciences; and the David Brinkley Studio, which operates under the Department of Communication in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Psychology Students Share Findings of Research Based on Service-Learning Project
Seven students showcased a service-learning capstone (senior seminar) project at the 25th Annual Psychology Student Research Forum. The presentation featured the outcomes of research based on the Clark and Clark Doll Study.
The participating students were Jahniece Boone, Farah Calvaire, Benson Denis, Marly Jean-Jacques, Jakob Karbowski, Johnathan Pierre, and Bruce Sakindi. Dr. Pamela D. Hall, associate professor of psychology, joined them for the presentation.
“Clark and Clark Doll Study Revisited with Haitian Head Start Children” was the title of the presentation at the Student Research Forum on April 17. The psychology research team replicated aspects of Kenneth and Mamie Clark’s 1939 black and white doll experiment, which revealed children’s attitudes regarding race.
The psychology students’ research involved 87 children of Haitian descent, and the findings were similar to those of earlier replications as well as the original experiment by the husband-and-wife team.
Through the service-learning capstone, the students supported the Lillie M. Williams Head Start Program and the Early Steps Program run by the Haitian Youth and Community Center of Florida, Inc. Both programs promote the school readiness of young children from low-income families by offering educational, nutritional, health, social, and other services.
Barry psychology students’ activities with the children included reading, art, and other creative exercises. The activities were designed to foster positive social-emotional development, including the ability of the children to control their feelings and behaviors.
The annual Psychology Student Research Forum consists of presentations of research by undergraduates as well as graduate students.
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Campus and Community Partners Make Variety of Presentations at Symposium
Community members as well as representatives of a few South Florida educational institutions attended the 2019 Community Engagement Symposium.
The symposium included a variety of concurrent presentations by students, faculty and staff members, and community partners during two sessions. In addition, there were 19 poster session presentations.
Fifteen posters were entered in a competition among undergraduates. Paris Razor, a senior majoring in English, took home the first prize for her poster featuring a project designed to create capacity for the Student/Farmworker Alliance.
Dr. Patti H. Clayton, a former director of the Service-Learning Program at North Carolina State University, was the lead presenter at the symposium on March 27. Dr. Sean Erwin, an associate professor of philosophy and symposium committee member, introduced Clayton during the opening session.
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CCSI Seeks New Members for Community Engagement Leadership Groups
Faculty and staff members interested in joining one of the community engagement leadership groups are asked to contact the CCSI as soon as possible.
The groups seeking new members include the Campus Democracy Project Committee, Community Engagement Symposium Committee, Faculty Learning Community for Engaged Scholarship (FLC), and the Major Days of Service Committee.
The CCSI will reorganize the Community Engagement Awards Committee.
The membership of the Service-Learning Designation Committee as well as the Community-Based Research Incentive Committee will remain unchanged.
Dr. Zuzana Zajickova, a professor of chemistry and chair of the Department of Physical Sciences, is expected to remain the CCSI’s Faculty Senate liaison.
No change will be made to the team of facilitators for the FLC. The FLC itself is open to all faculty members. Anyone who would like to become an FLC member may get in touch with Dr. Glenn Bowen in the CCSI.
For further information on the community engagement leadership groups, contact Bowen at gbowen@barry.edu.
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Copies of Community Engagement Fact Sheets Available from CCSI
Eighteen fact sheets on community engagement topics are available from the CCSI.
Topics covered by the fact sheets include Community-Based Research, Community-Engaged Scholarship, Community Service, Experiential Learning, Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Conferences, Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Organizations, Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Publications, and Service-Learning and Social Justice.
To obtain copies of any of the fact sheets, contact the CCSI at service@barry.edu.
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