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Registration for Community Engagement Symposium Underway
Registration for Barry University’s Third Annual Community Engagement Symposium is underway. The symposium will be held on March 30 on Barry’s main campus in Miami Shores.
The symposium agenda consists of a short opening session set for 9 a.m., two seminar/workshops by the lead presenter, and two concurrent sessions featuring peer-reviewed presentations. The poster session is scheduled for noon to 1:15 p.m. in Andreas 112.
Dr. Dwight E. Giles, Jr., professor of higher education at the University
For additional information regarding registration, contact Alicia Santos in the CCSI at asantos@barry.edu or 305-899-3696.
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Students Join Administrators for Workshop at National Conference
Barry Service Corps (BSC) Fellows Kevin Dalia and Asha Starks were co-presenters of a workshop at the 32nd annual IMPACT National Conference on February 20 in Amherst, Mass.
Dalia and Starks joined CCSI administrators Dr. Glenn Bowen and Courtney Berrien in leading the 75-minute workshop titled “Developing a Core Group of Student Leaders as Emerging Agents of Social Change.” The workshop focused on the CCSI’s civic learning and leadership program.
Bowen is director of the CCSI and Berrien the associate director.
The University
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Service-Learning Workshop Takes Place This Wednesday
The next service-learning workshop for faculty will take place this Wednesday, March 2. “Community-Based Research as Service-Learning” is the topic of the workshop, which will be held from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the Center for Community Service Initiatives, Adrian 208.
The registration site is http://goo.gl/forms/uYaxSTXe5f
For further information, contact Dr. Ligia Mihut, lmihut@barry.edu, or Dr. Raul Machuca, rmachuca@barry.edu. Mihut and Machuca, the workshop coordinators, are the 2015–2016 service-learning faculty fellows in the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI).
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Faculty 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.
“Designating courses as service-learning promotes deep integration of thoughtfully organized community service into the curriculum and high standards of service-learning practice,” said Dr. Glenn Bowen, director of the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI). “Service-learning courses demonstrate the value of applied learning, student engagement with the community, and critical reflection.”
According to the CCSI director, the service-learning notation in the course schedule also confirms that Barry
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has classified Barry as a community-engaged institution.
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Deliberative Dialogue to Draw Attention to Rising Sea Levels
The next forum in the Deliberative Dialogue Series will draw attention to rising sea levels as an environmental issue in South Florida. Students, faculty, staff, and community members will come together on April 5, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., to explore this timely issue.
“Rising Seas in South Florida: How Far and How Fast?” is the topic of the forum, which will be held in the Events Room of the Landon Student Union on Barry’s main campus in Miami Shores.
The Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) organizes the Deliberative Dialogue Series to bring stakeholders together to work towards a common understanding of social issues, identify practical solutions, and promote workable public policy.
For further information, contact CCSI Associate Director Courtney Berrien at cberrien@barry.edu or 305-899-4017.
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Literature Available in Community Engagement Management System
A variety of community engagement literature is available through the Community Engagement Management System, or CEMS. Among the literature are books and book chapters, journals and journal articles, manuals, and fact sheets.
The literature may be accessed directly from the “Resources” section of CEMS.
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CCSI Newsletter
Posted On : February 29, 2016
