CCSI Newsletter

In This Issue:

Students, Staff, and Faculty Receive Community Engagement Awards

Jacoby Congratulates Barry on Carnegie Classification

Deliberative Dialogue Forum Scheduled for April 7

Nursing Faculty Make Presentation at National Meeting

Faculty Learning Community Meets April 13

Campus Urged to Support Box Tops Drive

Campus Compact to Celebrate 30th Anniversary

Students, Staff, and Faculty Receive Community Engagement Awards

Two students, four faculty members, and a staff member received community engagement awards at BarryUniversity last Thursday. The School of Social Work and three community partners received awards as well.

The Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) hosted Barry’s second annual Community Engagement Awards Luncheon during which 11 major awards in seven categories were presented.

The list of award winners by category is as follows:

Community Impact (for Students)

• Quayneshia Smith
• Connor Randel

Community Partnership

• League of Women Voters of Florida
• Miami Children’s Initiative
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Partnership

Community-Based Research

• Dr. Lauren Shure, assistant professor of counseling

Engaged Scholarship

• Dr. Laura Finley, associate professor of sociology and criminology
• Dr. Tisa McGhee, assistant professor of social work

Community Engagement Educator

• Steffano Montano, service-learning coordinator, Department of Theology and Philosophy

Service-Learning Faculty

• Dr. Paula Alexander-Delpech, assistant professor of nursing

Engaged Department

• School of Social Work

In addition, James (Jamie) Carrig, Barry’s associate director of athletics, and Margaret Grizzle, a community project coordinator and volunteer, received awards for service to the community. The CCSI also presented a plaque to Yleinia Galeano, a former administrative assistant.

Jacoby Congratulates Barry on Carnegie Classification

Dr. Barbara Jacoby, faculty associate for leadership and community service-learning at the University of Maryland, College Park, has congratulated Barry University on attaining the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification.

“Community engagement is in the very fabric of this institution,” Jacoby said. “Barry’s Mission and Core Commitments and the QEP (Quality Enhancement Plan) reflect commitment to community engagement.”

Jacoby toasted the university last Wednesday at a pre-symposium dinner in the Andy Gato Gallery on Barry’s main campus. She was the lead presenter at the second annual Community Engagement Symposium on Thursday.

Barry University understands the difference between engagement and outreach, Jacoby said. She explained that engagement involves collaboration and reciprocity while outreach is one-directional and tends to be paternalistic.

Jacoby presented to the university a copy of her latest book, Service-Learning Essentials: Questions, Answers, and Lessons Learned.

Dr. Christopher “Kit” Starratt, interim provost and vice president for mission and institutional effectiveness, thanked Jacoby on behalf of the university.

In attendance were members of the Carnegie Community Engagement Taskforce, the Community Engagement Symposium Committee, and the Community Engagement Awards Committee. Dr. Karen Callaghan, associate vice president for undergraduate studies, also attended the dinner.

Deliberative Dialogue Forum Scheduled for April 7

The next forum in the Deliberative Dialogue Series will be held on Tuesday, April 7. The focus will be on Industrial Agriculture and Food Access.

For further information, contact CCSI Associate Director Courtney Berrien at cberrien@barry.edu or 305-899-4017.

Nursing Faculty Make Presentation at National Meeting

Drs. Paula Delpech and Mureen Shaw, assistant professors of nursing, and Daryl Hawkins, a nursing instructor, made a presentation on “Incorporating Prevention and Population Health in a Community/Public Health Undergraduate Nursing Course Through Service-Learning Activities” at a national meeting recently.

The annual meeting of the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) was held in Charleston, SC, on March 15 to 17. APTR is the national membership association for institutions and their faculty in the medical and health professions, which advances prevention and population health education and research.

Faculty Learning Community Meets April 13

The next meeting of the Faculty Learning Community for Engaged Scholarship (FLC) will be held on April 13 at the Center for Community Service Initiatives, Adrian 208. All FLC members are urged to attend.

Campus Urged to Support Box Tops Drive

Staff, faculty, and students are urged to support the Box Tops for Education Collection Drive organized by the Minority Association of Pre-health Students (MAPS) in association with the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI).

A list of eligible products is at http://www.boxtops4education.com/-/media/BoxTops/FlyersAndDownloads/Participating-Products-Flyer.pdf

Donations may be dropped in boxes at various locations on the Miami Shores campus. Alternatively, donations may be sent to MAPS Advisor Dr. Stephanie Bingham, Department of Biology, NHS 309.

Campus Compact to Celebrate 30th Anniversary

Campus Compact, the national coalition of higher education leaders committed to community engagement, will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year.

To mark the anniversary, a special conference will be held from March 21 through 23 in Boston, Mass. The conference will explore the past, present, and future work of the Campus Compact network; its member colleges and universities; and the many organizations, programs, and projects contributing to engagement in higher education.

University President Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, PhD, is a member of the national coalition and serves on the executive committee of Florida Campus Compact. CCSI Director Dr. Glenn Bowen is the university liaison for Campus Compact at the state and national levels.