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University to Celebrate Civil Rights Leader’s Legacy with Community Service Projects this Saturday
Barry University will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this Saturday, January 16, with community service projects at approximately 15 sites in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
Service projects fall into the categories of youth development, ecology, veterans affairs, civil rights, and food access, said Ashton Spangler, a program coordinator in the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI).
The Center for Student Involvement, the Department of Campus Ministry, and the Veteran Student Organization have partnered with the CCSI to organize Barry’s MLK Day of Service. Service for Peace, with support from the Corporation for National and Community Service, is the main external sponsor.
Barry University marks MLK Day of Service on the Saturday immediately preceding the King
“The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday is a perfect opportunity for Americans to honor Dr. King’s legacy through service,” the Corporation for National and Community Service said in a statement. “The MLK Day of Service empowers individuals, strengthens communities, bridges barriers, creates solutions to social problems, and moves us closer to Dr. King’s vision of a beloved community.”
Registration for Barry’s MLK Day of Service is underway. All volunteers are asked to register in the Community Engagement Management System (CEMS).
For more information, contact Ashton Spangler at aspangler@barry.edu or 305-899-5465.
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Community Engagement Event Submission Deadlines Approaching
The proposal submission deadline for Barry University’s third annual Community Engagement Symposium and Community Engagement Awards are approaching. Proposals for presentations at the symposium are due by January 22, and nominations for the awards should be submitted by January 29.
The twin events will be held on March 30 on Barry’s main campus in Miami
The seven categories of awards are Community Impact, Community Partnership, Community-Based Research, Engaged Scholarship, Community Engagement Educator, Service-Learning Faculty, and Engaged Department.
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Community Engagement Fair Scheduled for January 28
The spring semester’s Community Engagement Fair will be held on Thursday, January 28, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the Atrium of the Landon
Community partners will provide information on opportunities for off-campus experiential learning such as service-learning, community-based research, practicum assignments, and internships.
Additional information is available from the CCSI at service@barry.edu or 305-899-3696.
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Theology Students Provide 2,471 of Hours of Service at Community Sites
More than 280 students taking theology courses during the fall 2015 semester engaged in a variety of service-learning projects at 69 community sites. They provided 2,471 of hours of service at community centers, nursing homes, food banks, nature preserves, and other community sites.
Experiential Learning Coordinator Liz James reported that the students assisted with projects that addressed such issues as community justice, human trafficking, refugee resettlement, farm workers’ rights, youth mentorship, long-term care, and food insecurity.
In all, 286 students were enrolled in 15 sections of three courses – THE 201: Theology: Faiths, Beliefs, and Traditions; THE 306: Dynamics of Faith, Beliefs, and Theology; and THE 327: Peace and Justice. All sections of THE 201 carry the service-learning designation, and both THE 306 and THE 327 had a service-learning component.
The course instructors were Sister Sara Fairbanks, Sister Mary Frances Fleischaker, Rev. Deborah Geweke, Dr. Deena Grant, Dr. Marc Lavallee, Dr. Alicia Marill, Dr. James Nickoloff, Fr. Jose David Padilla, Fr. Jorge Presmanes, Dr. Gloria Schaab, and Fr. Mark Wedig.
Community partners included Church World Service, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Gang Alternative, Little Haiti Optimist Club, Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services, Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church, PACT (People Acting for Community Together), Pass It On Ministries of South Florida, and Urban Paradise Guild.
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Students Support Programs at Church World Service
Barry students have been supporting cultural assimilation and recreational programs at Church World Service (CWS) Miami.
Last semester, senior Emmanuella Carriere, juniors Gilberte Jean-Francois and Presler Maxius, and sophomore Matenin Sheriff facilitated youth activities as part of their roles as Barry Service Corps fellows. These students led a Barry group at the CWS 8th Annual Refugee Children's Thanksgiving Celebration on November 14.
Carriere and Maxius also supported advocacy efforts at CWS and helped facilitate a project to create presentations about American culture. The PowerPoint presentations addressed public transportation, grocery shopping, and similar topics.
Students enrolled in theology service-learning courses translated the presentations into Arabic, Creole, and French. Service-learning students also tutored children who recently arrived in the United States from the
The participating students from the theology service-learning courses were Abdulwahab Algarni, Ahmed Alqarni, Skylor Galipeau, Vickie Francoeur, Esther Garcia, Gaetan Brice Nana Noumi, Aruna Ragbir, and Destiny Ricks.
Founded in 1946, CWS is a cooperative relief, refugee, and development agency. This nonprofit organization and its partners are seeking to eradicate hunger and poverty while promoting peace and justice.
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CCSI Newsletter
Posted On : January 08, 2016
