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May 21, 2018 |
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In This Issue:
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Organizes Community Health Fair Student Leader Launches Chapter of National Organization Supporting Farmworkers Students Encourage Environmental Sustainability Efforts in Little Haiti Faculty Member to Present Service-Learning Paper at Conference Psychology Students Share Service-Learning Project Outcomes Course Instructors Invited to Apply for Service-Learning Designation Box Tops for Education Drive to Continue Throughout Summer AmeriCorps VISTA Information Session Set for this Thursday
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College of Nursing and Health Sciences Organizes Community Health Fair
Nurse Practitioner/Doctor of Nursing Practice students recently conducted 200 blood pressure checks and counseled approximately 50 hypertensive persons.
The NP/DNP students were among students and faculty in Barry’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences who rendered service during a Community Health Fair in Hollywood.
Organized by the college, the Community Health Fair made health promotion and disease prevention services more accessible to Hollywood residents.
There were 19 student booths and 43 community health service providers. They provided education, screenings, immunizations, food, clothing, and other services.
They also provided 19 screenings for HIV, and persons with positive tests were able to begin treatment.
Participants from the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital immunized 11 children. One child who had not been to school in two months was given his physical and was able to return to school.
Six homeless persons were given showers, and 21 meals were provided to homeless individuals as well.
Gifts and prizes presented at the fair included two children’s bicycles and one adult bike, cooking scales, food items, and recipes.
Dr. Jamelah Morton, a CNHS faculty member, was the coordinator for the Community Health Fair, which was organized as part of her Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NUR 679) course. Assisting her with the coordination were nine student leaders: Christopher Williams, Jessilyn Pozzo, Christina Koniver, Dianne Palmer, Nataccia Henry, Cassandre Bellefur, Mahe Otero, Jessica Alipeur, and Stephanie Robina.
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Student Leader Launches Chapter of National Organization Supporting Farmworkers
A chapter of the Student/Farmworker Alliance (SFA) was launched at Barry recently.
In launching the SFA chapter, student leader Paris Razor said it would provide opportunities for Barry students to learn more about the injustices experienced by farmworkers and to participate in various activities to support farmworker justice.
“Farmworkers experience injustices including gender-based violence, wage theft, and in extreme cases, slavery,” she noted.
A national organization of students and youth, the SFA facilitates the engagement of students in supporting and promoting the right of farmworkers. The SFA is allied with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW).
Razor is in her second year as a member of the SFA Steering Committee.
Chapter members have already taken part in a demonstration in support of farmworkers. Placard-carrying members picketed a local Wendy’s, protesting the refusal of The Wendy’s Company to support the CIW’s Fair Food Program.
Motorists driving by the fast-food restaurant honked horns in solidarity. Bystanders asked questions and expressed their support.
At the end of the 30-minute demonstration, a delegation of two Barry students and two CIW representatives spoke to the Wendy’s manager. The delegation then delivered a letter explaining the purpose of the protest. “It (was) a great experience to protest with classmates while making a difference in other people’s lives,” said Andre Wixon, a freshman studying communication.
Students who would like to join the Barry SFA chapter are asked to contact Razor at paris.razor@mymail.barry.edu.
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Students Encourage Environmental Sustainability Efforts in Little
A group of Barry students contributed to a health and environmental education event for youth in Little Haiti last month. Called Sustainable Saturday, the event focused on urban agriculture and environmentally conscious living practices.
Sustainable Saturday was part of the Barry’s Earth Justice Month celebration and was planned collaboratively with the Little Haiti Optimist Club. Affiliated with Optimist International, the club was formed by local business and civic leaders to provide guidance to the youth of Little Haiti.
Physical exercise, gardening, and cooking were key features of Sustainable Saturday. Additionally, participants learned about nutrition and public health problems associated with communities that do not have access to healthy food that is affordable.
The students – mainly Barry Service Corps Fellows and service-learning students – showed the youth how to use newspaper creatively to make seed pots for growing black beans, spinach, watermelon, eggplant, bell pepper, and cabbage. The seedlings will be transplanted to the Optimist Club’s community garden at Soar Park in Little Haiti.
The Barry group also helped the youth build solar ovens out of pizza boxes donated by Barry’s Dining Services, and they pressed the ovens into service by preparing bagel pizzas. Bagel Bar East in North Miami donated the bagels.
AmeriCorps VISTA members Asha Starks (Center for Community Service Initiatives) and Kamilah Van (Office of Mission Engagement) organized Sustainable Saturday in partnership with the Little Haiti Optimist Club’s Angela Burns.
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Faculty Member to Present Service-Learning Paper at Conference
Dr. Pamela D. Hall, associate professor of psychology, will present a paper at The Qualitative Report’s 10th Annual Conference next January.
The title of Hall’s paper is “Using Photovoice as a Reflection Tool for a Service-Learning Head Start Project.”
The conference will be held at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale on January 16–18. The theme of the conference is “Teaching and Learning Qualitative Research.”
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Psychology Students Share Service-Learning Project Outcomes
Eleven psychology students showcased a service-learning project as part of a senior seminar capstone presentation recently.
Together with their course instructor, Dr. Pamela D. Hall, the students made a presentation at the Psychology Department’s Student Research Forum.
The participating students were Lounise Blaise, Melanie Jordan, Sumera Khaja, John Leyden III, Luiza Marangoni, Kyle McHugh, Camille Ridley, Erica Rose, Joshua Saint-Cloud, Kirrin Tubo, and Vukan Vilotijevic.
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Course Instructors Invited to Apply for Service-Learning Designation
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.
According to a statement from the CCSI, “Designating courses as service-learning promotes deep integration of thoughtfully organized community service into the curriculum and high standards of service-learning practice. Service-learning courses demonstrate the value of applied learning, student engagement with the community, and critical reflection.”
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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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AmeriCorps
An AmeriCorps VISTA Information Session will be held this Thursday (May 24), beginning at 3 p.m.
During this session, prospective VISTA members will receive help in completing their applications and searching for available opportunities. Program administrators will be available to answer questions.
Registration for the virtual information session is required.
Thousands of VISTA projects are now accepting applications, the program administration at the Corporation for National and Community Service has announced.
AmeriCorps VISTA members work with community organizations to help develop local job opportunities, increase access to education and housing, and promote healthy living. Many VISTA members work with universities.
For a one-year commitment, a VISTA member receives a modest living allowance, a $5,920 education award (which may be used to pay education expenses such as student loans), health and childcare reimbursements, and other benefits.
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Community Engagement News
Posted On : May 22, 2018
