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All Set for Tuesday’s Forum Focused on Plight of Refugees
The Deliberative Dialogue Series will continue this Tuesday (Nov. 1) with a forum focused on the plight of refugees.
“Welcoming Refugees or Closing Our Borders” is the title of the forum, scheduled for 4–5:30 p.m. in Room 112 of the Andreas
All arrangements have been finalized, and the forum is expected to be “inspiring and thought-provoking,” the organizers say.
“Does the United States have a moral obligation to protect those who are persecuted in their homelands? Are refugees a threat to Americans, or a source of growth and ingenuity? Do duties to protect citizens take precedence over being a safe haven for others?”
Those are among the questions that will prompt the dialogue and deliberation at theforum.
Students and alumni, faculty and staff members, and administrators are urged to turn up early to begin conversations with community partners and members of the public.
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Proposals Being Accepted for Presentations at Symposium
The Center for Community Service Initiatives has issued a call for proposals for concurrent session presentations at Barry University’s 4th annual Community Engagement Symposium.
Scheduled for March 29, 2017, the symposium will focus on community-focused dimensions of experiential learning.
As defined by the CCSI, “Experiential learning is a process in which students acquire and apply knowledge, skills, and values in a relevant setting. The process involves linking theory and practice through student engagement and critical reflection.”
Experiential learning includes “high-impact practices” such as service-learning, undergraduate research, diversity/global learning (through study abroad), internships, and capstones. It also includes community-based research, fieldwork, practicum assignments (student teaching and clinical placements, and adventure-based activities.
Proposals are being accepted from faculty, staff, students, and community partners for presentations during two sessions of the symposium. Successful proposals will highlight aspects or features of experiential learning activities that engage faculty, staff, and/or students with community partners at the local, regional, state, national, and/or global levels.
All proposals will be peer reviewed and should be submitted by January 20.
Additional information and the proposal form are available in the Community Engagement Management System (CEMS), accessed from the CCSI homepage, and directly from the CCSI.
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Nominations Open for Community Engagement Awards
Nominations are open for Barry University’s fourth annual Community Engagement Awards. Students, faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to submit nominationsby January 27.
The award categories are Community Impact (for students), Community Partnership, Community-Based Research, Engaged Scholarship, Community Engagement Educator, Service-Learning Faculty, and Engaged Department.
The awards criteria and nomination forms are available in CEMS – the Community Engagement Management System, accessed from theCCSI homepage.
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Communication Faculty Member Shares Service-Learning Project at Regional Event
The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida and two partners honored seven winners and six finalists for the 2016 Spirit of Service-Learning Award earlier this month. Dr. Adam Dean, associate professor of communication, was among the finalists recognized at the ceremony.
The partners were the Miami-Dade Teacher of the Year Coalition and the Armando Alejandre Jr. Memorial Foundation.
The event included a poster session that highlighted each recipient’s service-learning project. The projects were reflective of South Florida’s diverse community of educators, and, as a whole, demonstrated the key values of the community.
Project themes included environmental advocacy and service to underprivileged community members through job training, healthy food provisions, anti-violence efforts, and Spanish heritage education.
Dean earned recognition for directing the production of three instructional videos for Church World Service to help newly arrived refugees acclimate to U.S. culture and life. Produced in COM 603: Visual Storytelling for the Web, the videos have become a pertinent component of the cultural orientations given regularly to refugees at the CWS Miami office.
The office receives approximately 110 refugees annually from such countries as Syria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
The ceremony during which the Spirit of Service-Learning award winners and finalists were recognized was part of the annual general meeting of the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida, held at the Miami Beach
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Haiti Hurricane Relief Support Efforts Still Underway at Barry
The Barry University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the Buccaneer Athletic Department are collecting donations as part of the university’s Haitian hurricane relief support efforts.
Donations from the committee and department will be delivered to Amor en Acción and the Notre Dame D'Haiti Catholic Church in Little Haiti, Miami.
“We are doing this to show support and relief for those who suffered from Hurricane Matthew in Haiti," Barry senior volleyball player Kaitlin Drake said. "
While South Florida exhaled in relief, local, national, and international charities were focused on providing help to the areas that were not spared, with a particular emphasis on Haiti.
"Hopefully, people will be supportive and donate any items they can," Drake continued. "We are committed to serving local and global communities through collaborative productive partnerships; therefore we should be engaged.”
For every item donated, Buc patrons will receive one raffle ticket for a chance to win a prize pack from the Athletic Department. The raffle winner will be announced at halftime of the men's basketball game against Nova Southeastern on Nov. 30.
"We hope people will be grateful for what they have, as others we not as fortunate as we were," Barry sophomore baseball player Reuben Pino said. "Considering South Florida could have been hit nearly as bad as Haiti is another reason to show your love and support for these people in need."
Items requested as donations include batteries, canned food, toiletry and basic first aid items, and money (minimum $5).
Collections will be made at the volleyball matches on Nov. 1, 4, 5, 11, and 12 and the basketball matches on Nov. 12, 16, 25, 26, and 30.
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Psychology Club Members Lend a Hand at Regional Food Bank
Members of Barry’s Psychology Club unloaded more than 28,000 pounds of food at Feeding South Florida’s food bank in Pembroke
That’s enough food for 28,091 families.
Thirteen members and Club Advisor Dr. Pamela Hall participated in the service project.
Feeding South Florida is the leading domestic hunger-relief organization in the region, serving Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties or 25 percent of the state’s food-insecure population.
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Students and Staff Share Reasons for Voting in Elections
“My voice matters.” In those three words, Barry student leader Paris Razor summarizes her reason for voting.
A Barry Service Corps fellow, Razor is one of a growing number of students who have taken to Twitter, Facebook, and other social media to say why they vote in various elections.
A photo of Razor with an “I vote because …” message is now widely seen on Facebook.
The Center for Community Service Initiatives launched a “Why I Vote” campaign – which uses #WhyIVote #BarryUVotes – on October 3.
The campaign is part of Barry’s Campus Democracy Project, or CDP, a civic engagement initiative that includes get-out-the vote activities. The purpose of the social media campaign is to encourage students, faculty, and staff to vote in this year’s elections.
Administrators, staff, faculty, and students are urged to share why voting matters to them by tweeting, posting, and sharing their thoughts, photos, and videos using both #WhyIVote and #BarryUVotes.
The “Why I Vote” campaign will continue until next Monday (Nov. 7), the eve of Election Day.
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CCSI 2016 Annual Report Available in CEMS
The 2016 Annual Report of the Center for Community Service Initiatives is available in CEMS – the Community Engagement Management System.
“Deepening the Culture of Community Engagement” is the theme of the 72-page report.
Highlights of the report include the celebration of the CCSI’s fifth anniversary; the Community Engagement Symposium, which put the spotlight on partnerships contributing to student success; and the participation of 63 students in the Federal Work-Study Community Service Program.
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CCSI Newsletter
Posted On : October 31, 2016
