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May 29, 2018 |
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In This Issue:
Students Serve Local Community through Theology and Sociology Courses Barry Doctoral Students in Nassau Conduct College Preparation Workshops Undergraduate Nursing Students Lend a Hand at Public Health Event Student Leader Explains Restaurant Boycott in Newspaper Article Box Tops for Education Drive to Continue Throughout Summer CCSI Announces Newsletter Publication Schedule for Summer
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Students Serve Local Community through Theology and Sociology Courses
Students taking theology and sociology courses during the spring semester completed service-learning projects with more than 80 community partners, projects, and events.
Theology students provided nearly 2,000 hours of service as part of two theology courses, reported Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Project Assistant Daniqua Williams. Sociology students logged approximately 1,035 hours of service.
Service sites included schools, parks and community centers, and social service agency offices.
Among the community partners were the Student/Farmworker Alliance, PACT (People Acting for Community Together), and Historic Virginia Key Beach Park. Students also participated in the College Brides Walk.
In an end-of-semester report, Williams noted that 227 students were enrolled in THE 201: Theology: Faiths, Beliefs, and Traditions (9 sections); and THE 311: Sexuality, Sex, and Morality (2 sections).
The instructors for THE 201 were Dr. George Boudreau, the Rev. Richard Clements, Luis De Prada, Sister Mary Frances Fleischaker, Dr. Christopher Jones, Fr. José David Padilla, Fr. Jorge Presmanes, Karen Stalnaker, and Fr. Mark Wedig. Jones was also the instructor for THE 311.
Williams further reported that 194 students were enrolled in SOC 200: Perspective Consciousness (7 sections). The instructors for this course were Drs. Laura Finley, Lisa Konczal, and Christian Schlaerth.
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Barry Doctoral Students in
College preparation for local high school students was the focus of a service-learning project planned by Barry doctoral students in Nassau, The Bahamas, recently.
The project was a major component of HED 713-BC: Teaching and Learning at the University Level, a service-learning course designed by Dr. Heidi Whitford, an assistant professor in Barry’s Adrian Dominican School of Education (ADSOE).
The doctoral students organized college preparation workshops covering such topics as time management and organizational skills, work–life balance, the college application process, and finances. Complementing the workshops, were mentoring sessions aimed at encouraging the high school students to “break the cycle” of academic failure and “defy the odds” by going to college.
The 13 members of the doctoral program cohort were Amanda Bethel, Kevin Edgecombe, Cara Gibson, Deena Godet, Monique Hinsey, Deanne Johnson, Siobhan Lloyd, Willissa Mackey, Janet McKenzie, Royanne Neely-Morrison, Cherrylee Pinder, Daron Turnquest, and Elvado Turnquest.
Based on their discussions with community members, the Barry students had determined that assistance with college preparation was a significant community need. They had also enlisted the assistance of guidance counselors to invite Nassau area high school students in grades 10, 11, and 12 to participate in the college preparation workshops and mentoring sessions.
The Barry students successfully applied for a $2,500 grant from the Bahamian Ministry of Education toward the culminating event for the service-learning project. More than 100 high school students were in attendance.
In an inspiring speech, doctoral student Daron Turnquest urged the high school students to aim for success. “Dream and dream big!” he advised them.
Earlier, Cherrylee Pinder facilitated a discussion on “Making the most of Your Classroom Experience.” Also, Monique Hinsey facilitated a session on “Making the College Transition” and Willissa Mackey showed students how to manage their time and to set priorities.
The high school students were able to get answers to questions about applying to college and obtaining financial aid.
All participating high school students were treated to gift bags containing notepads, pens, snacks, and a booklet entitled Passport to Success, which their mentors created.
Unspent funds will be used for similar workshops on the Bahamian Family Islands.
Whitford thanked the doctoral students for committing to taking the workshops to the remote islands, where high school students have limited access to college preparation advice and resources. She also thanked the Ministry of Education and Queen’s College (Nassau) for their support, high schools for their participation, and Barry’s Center for Community Service Initiatives and ADSOE for their contributions to the success of the service-learning project.
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Undergraduate Nursing Students Lend a Hand at Public Health Event
Twenty-five students from Barry’s undergraduate nursing program assisted with a public health event in Miami recently.
Hosted by the Cathedral of St. Mary Catholic School, the event allowed the BSN students to gain first-hand experience in the health-screening process
Five faculty members from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences joined the students at the event, which was linked to NUR 422: Community/Public Public Health, a service-learning course.
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Student Leader Explains Restaurant Boycott in Newspaper Article
An article by student leader Paris Razor on Barry students’ boycott of Wendy's was published in the May 2018 issue of La Voz Católica, the Spanish-language newspaper of the Archdiocese of Miami.
Headlined “Estudiantes de Barry University luchan contra abusos a trabajadores agrícolas” (translated “Barry University students fight against abuse of agricultural workers”), the article draws attention to the ongoing student boycott of Wendy’s restaurants.
Students have been protesting the refusal of The Wendy’s Company to support the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ (CIW) Fair Food Program. The program involves a partnership among farmers, farmworkers, and retail food companies to ensure fair wages and humane working conditions for the workers who pick fruits and vegetables on participating farms.
A Barry Service Corps Fellow, Razor also is a member of the steering committee of the Student/Farmworker Alliance, a national organization allied with the CIW.
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Box Tops for
The Box Tops for Education Drive will continue throughout the summer terms.
Box Tops proceeds benefit two schools – North Miami Elementary in Miami-Dade County and Sheridan Hills Elementary in Broward County.
Staff, faculty, and students are urged to participate by donating box tops.
“Simply identify the Box Tops logo on household products you already purchase, including many grocery items, and cut the logo from the packaging,” the organizers explain.
Cereals, household-cleaning supplies, paper products, and school supplies are on the list of eligible products found at the following site: <http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/participating-products>.
Box Tops logo clips may be dropped in the labeled boxes found in the CCSI office (Adrian 208), the Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, and Thompson Hall. Logo clips also may be sent via interoffice mail to Dr. Stephanie Bingham in the Department of Biology, Siena 309.
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CCSI Announces Newsletter Publication Schedule for Summer
As the summer approaches, the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) has announced a change in the publication schedule of this newsletter.
Only one issue of Community Engagement News will be published in June and one issue also in July. The next issue is scheduled to be out on June 18.
Regular weekly issues of the newsletter are expected to return on August 20.
Community Engagement News is published by the CCSI in partnership with the Department of Brand Marketing and Communications.
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Community Engagement News
Posted On : May 30, 2018
