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CCSI Sets Schedule for Deliberative Dialogue Series
The 2015–2016 Deliberative Dialogue Series will be launched on September 21 with a forum on police-community relations.
Other topics in this academic year’s series are immigration involving minors, sexual violence, and rising sea levels. Two forums will be held in the fall semester and two in the spring.
Here is the complete schedule:
- “The Police and the Community: Who is Protected and Served?” Monday, September 21; Andreas 112; 4:00–5:30 p.m.
- “Coming to America: Unaccompanied Minors on a Perilous Journey” Wednesday, November 18; Andreas 111; 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
- “Sexual Violence on Campus: Are We Propagating a Rape Culture?” Thursday, February 11; Andreas 112; 4:00–5:30 p.m.
- “Rising Seas in South Florida: How Far and How Fast?” Tuesday, April 5 (venue and time to be announced)
The CCSI has adapted deliberative dialogue as a method of civic learning and engagement. Community partners, students, alumni, faculty, and staff participate in each forum and work toward a shared understanding of the issue as well as practical solutions. The forums are free and open to the public.
For information on the Deliberative Dialogue Series, contact Courtney Berrien, associate director of the CCSI, at cberrien@barry.edu or 305-899-4017.
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Two Faculty Members Begin Service-Learning Fellowships
Dr. Ligia Mihut, assistant professor of English, and Dr. Raul Machuca, assistant professor of counseling, begin their yearlong service-learning fellowships with the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) this week.
Mihut and Machuca will support the promotion of service-learning pedagogy across the university and will serve as workshop instructors and mentors. In addition, they will pursue a professional development agenda focused on community-engaged scholarship.
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Mini-Grants Available for Community-Based Research
The Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) is offering mini-grants for community-based research (CBR). Full-time faculty who teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses may apply for a mini-grant of up to $500.
CBR is a collaborative process of critical inquiry into problems or issues faced by a community. Faculty members and students collaborate with community partners on applied research projects that address specific problems or issues and promote social change. Research questions emerge from the needs of the community. The goal of the research is to produce and disseminate information that will benefit community members or agencies serving the community. Through CBR, students learn research design, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
CBR may be incorporated into a course as the service-learning component. As such, the research itself and the products of the research constitute the participating students’ service to the community. A CBR project may be conducted by an entire class or by a group/team. Each team must include at least one student, faculty member (as co-investigator and/or mentor), and community partner.
Students may engage in critical reflection through the reporting process and will be encouraged to submit a paper to the Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research.
CBR proposals may be submitted at any time this semester to CCSI Director Dr. Glenn Bowen at gbowen@barry.edu. For further information and an application form, contact Bowen via e-mail.
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Community Engagement Calendar Includes Saturdays of Service
The Community Engagement Calendar for this academic year includes six Saturdays of Service. These are in addition to the traditional Days of Service such as Make a Difference Day and the MLK Day of Service.
The Saturdays of Service are October 3, November 7, January 31, February 20, March 19, and April 9.
Make a Difference Day is the fourth Saturday of October. And Barry marks the MLK Day of Service on the Saturday preceding the King Holiday, the third Monday of January.
Also on the calendar are the September 11th Day of Service and Remembrance, scheduled for September 12, and the International Coastal Clean-up Project on September 19.
Students are required to register for service in CEMS, the Community Engagement Management System, which may be accessed from the CCSI homepage.
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Barry’s Collaborative Approaches to Service Highlighted in Blog
Barry University’s collaborative approaches to service are highlighted in a blog at the NASPA website.
The blog is a summary of a presentation at the 2015 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Conference organized jointly by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ American Democracy Project, The Democracy Commitment, and NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.
The team of presenters from Barry was composed of Courtney Berrien, associate director of the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI); Derek Bley, coordinator for leadership development and student organizations in the Center for Student Involvement; Lavelle Dunn, the Student Government Association president; Donté Roberts, a Barry Service Corps fellow; and Dr. Sean Foreman, associate professor of political science.
Barry’s Campus Democracy Project, U.S. Constitution Day activities, and the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) are mentioned in the blog.
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United Way of Miami-Dade Needs Volunteers for Reading Program
United Way of Miami-Dade is looking for volunteers for its ReadingPals program.
According to the program organizers, volunteers read to children in pre-kindergarten classrooms across Miami-Dade. Volunteers help to enhance literacy, instill a love of reading, and build a stronger community.
“Research shows that children who learn to read well at an early age will not only read more independently, but also achieve more in math, social studies and science, and are more likely to graduate high school and pursue higher education,” United Way of Miami-Dade said in a statement. “Early literacy is a key strategy to success.”
The next ReadingPals session will begin the week of September 15 and will run weekly through May 6, 2016. Volunteers are required to devote at least 30 minutes a week for 25 weeks (sessions).
Prospective volunteers should submit the registration form as soon as possible.
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CCSI 2015 Annual Report Available in CEMS
The 2015 Annual Report of the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) is available in CEMS – the Community Engagement Management System. The 56-page report may be downloaded from CEMS.
Copies of the print version are available in the CCSI, Adrian 208.
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Have a productive and rewarding academic year! |
CCSI Newsletter
Posted On : August 24, 2015
