Community Engagement News

September 5, 2017

In This Issue:

• Faculty, Staff, and Students Named to Community Engagement Leadership Groups
• Peace Month Calendar Includes Forum, Workshops, and Conference
• Deliberative Dialogue Series Gets Going on September 26
• Two Days of Service on September Schedule of Events
• Faculty Urged to Send Students to the Fair on September 19
• Nursing Students Provide Service to Local Community
   

Faculty, Staff, and Students Named to Community Engagement Leadership Groups

Faculty and staff members as well as students have been named to various community engagement committees and other leadership groups for the 2017–2018 academic year. The groups include the Campus Democracy Project Committee, Community Engagement Awards Committee, Community Engagement Symposium Committee, and Service-Learning Course Review Committee.

Dr. Pamela Hall, an associate professor of psychology, has been appointed to the Service-Learning Course Review Committee. Chaired by Dr. Carmen McCrink, the committee reviews applications for the service-learning designation.

Dr. Laura Finley, an associate professor of sociology and criminology, will complete a two-year term as facilitator of the Faculty Learning Community for Engaged Scholarship.

Fabio Naranjo, an instructor in the School of Social Work, has been named a co-chair of the Campus Democracy Project Committee. He succeedsDr. Sean Foreman, professor of political science, who will remain on the CDP Committee as the liaison for the Campus Election Engagement Project.

Dr. Stephanie Bingham, an associate professor of biology, has been named a co-chair of the Community Engagement Awards Committee. And Dr. Sean Buckreis, an assistant professor in the School of Education, will serve as a co-advisor of Alternative Breaks.

Student leadership for community engagement is provided mainly by Barry Service Corps Fellows. The CCSI has selected 19 students, including 12 newcomers, as BSC Fellows for this academic year. 

The membership list for each community engagement leadership group is as follows:

Alternative Breaks Program Advisors: Courtney Berrien and Dr. Sean Buckreis (co-chairs).

Barry Service Corps Fellows: Jenifer Acosta, Alexis Alexander, Gabriel Bouani, Taila Garrett, Althea Hylton, Alberto Liriano, Paola Lopez-Hernandez, Presler Maxius, Jasmine McKee, Dominique McMillan, Paola Montenegro, Pa Sheikh Ngom, Dellayah Pleasure, Paris Razor, Anel Ramirez, Shayna Ramirez, Antonio Rodriguez, Felix Vega Pagan, and Rajon Wright.

Campus Democracy Project Committee: Courtney Berrien and Fabio Naranjo (co-chairs), Dr. Sean Foreman (liaison, Campus Election Engagement Project), Janene Bottinelli, Paula Dias, Matt Hayes, Jasmine McKee, Antonio Rodriguez, Karen Stalnaker, Dr. Manuel Tejeda, James Wathen, and Judisha Williams.

Community-Based Research Incentive Committee: Dr. Gerene Starratt (chair), Dr. Laura Finley, Dr. Tisa McGhee, and Dr. Lauren Shure.

Community Engagement Awards Committee: Dr. Stephanie Bingham and Dr. Glenn Bowen (co-chairs), Courtney Berrien, David Bone, Amy Deutch, Dr. Celeste Landeros, Dr. Pamela Hall, Paola Montenegro, Dr. Mureen Shaw, Dr. Maria Teahan, and Dr. David Wolf.

Community Engagement Liaisons: Dr. Carl Cramer, Dr. Roxanne Davies, Dr. Timothy DePalma, Dr. Laura Finley, Amanda Knight, Fabio Naranjo, Merlene Nembhard, Emily Owen, Sandra Rampersad, Dr. Lauren Shure, Brian Sites, Karen Stalnaker, Dr. Manuel Tejeda, Marcos Velazquez, and Dr. Taryn Wallon.

Community Engagement Symposium Committee: Dr. Glenn Bowen (chair), Dr. Lauren Tashman (proposal review chair), Daniqua Williams (poster session coordinator), Courtney Berrien (coordinator, general arrangements and community engagement showcase), Marie Colom (registration coordinator), Amy Deutch, and Liz James.

Faculty Learning Community for Engaged Scholarship: Dr. Laura Finley (facilitator).

Service-Learning Course Review Committee: Dr. Carmen McCrink (chair), Dr. Pamela Hall, Dr. Tamara Hamilton, Dr. Kevin Kemerer, and Dr. Mitchell Rosenwald.

Service-Learning Faculty Fellows: Dr. Ricardo Jimenez and Dr. Heidi Whitford.

The CCSI provides oversight of the work of the community engagement leadership groups. For further information, contact the CCSI at service@barry.edu or 305-899-3696.

Peace Month Calendar Includes Forum, Workshops, and Conference

September is Peace Month at Barry. The month’s calendar includes the Constitution Day Forum organized by the Campus Democracy Committee.

The university will mark U.S. Constitution Day on September 18 with a student forum and a film screening. The forum will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Events Room of the Landon Student Union, and the film screening is scheduled for 7 to 10 p.m. in Dominican Hall.

The Campus Democracy Project Committee is the organizer of the Constitution Day celebration.

Deliberative Dialogue Series Gets Going on September 26

This academic year’s Deliberative Dialogue Series will begin on September 26 with a forum focused on the opioid epidemic. Titled “Florida’s Opioid Epidemic: A Serious Public Health Issue,” the 90-minute forum will be held in Room 112 of the Andreas Building, beginning at 4 p.m.

Every day, more than 90 Americans die after overdosing on opioids, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the total “economic burden" of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States is $78.5 billion a year. This includes the costs of healthcare, lost productivity, addiction treatment, and criminal justice involvement.

The CCSI organizes the Deliberative Dialogue Series as a method of civic learning and engagement in addressing social issues of current concern. The series brings together campus and community stakeholders to weigh perspectives about the issues and to work towards practical solutions.

Two Days of Service on September Schedule of Events

Two days of service are on this month’s schedule of events. They are the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance and the International Coastal Cleanup Day.

Barry’s activities for the 9/11 National Day of Service will take place this Saturday, September 9, at Gwen Cherry Park in LibertyCity. Organized by Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces, the project will involve park beautification and the creation of raised beds for crops in a new community garden.

On September 16, Barry students, faculty, and staff will participate in an International Coastal Cleanup project at Historic Virginia Key Beach Park. Prospective volunteers are asked to register as soon as possible.

Faculty Urged to Send Students to the Fair on September 19

Course instructors are urged to send their students to the annual Community Engagement Fair on September 19, between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., in the atrium of the Landon Student Union.

Community partners will provide information on the programs and services they offer and community-based experiential learning opportunities for students.

Additional information is available from the CCSI at service@barry.edu or 305-899-3696.

Nursing Students Provide Service to Local Community

A small group of nursing students taking a service-learning course recently engaged in community-based health-screening activities and made presentations for the benefit of local community residents. The seven students provided 156 hours of service to adults and children.

Gene Majka, the clinical coordinator in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, reported that the community/public health nursing course resulted in 754 adult services and 25 children’s services. The students utilized their previous nursing skills and course knowledge, he said.