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Eleven Awards to be Presented in Seven Categories Registration for One-Day Conference Remains Open Students Participate in Alternative Spring Break Faculty and Staff Urged to Support Box Tops Drive Successful 40 Days of Peace Observance Barry Mentors Inform Local Youth About College Life
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Eleven Awards to be Presented in Seven Categories
The Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) will present 11 community engagement awards in seven categories on March 26.
Three awards will be presented to community partners and two each in the Community Impact and Engaged Scholarship categories. The other categories are Community Engagement Educator, Service-Learning Faculty, Community-Based Research, and Engaged Department. One award will be presented in each of these four categories.
Dr. Carter Winkle, a member of the
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Registration for One-Day Conference Remains Open
Registration for the second annual Community Engagement Symposium is in progress.
The one-day conference consists of a short opening session set for 9 a.m., two hour-long seminar/workshops by the lead presenter, and two 50-minute concurrent sessions, each featuring six peer-reviewed presentations. A short closing session is scheduled for 3:25.
Dr. Barbara Jacoby, faculty associate for leadership and community service-learning at the
CCSI Director Dr. Glenn Bowen is chair of the Symposium Committee. Other members of the committee are Dr. Nickesia Gordon, proposal review chair; Stephanie Auguste Shaw, poster session coordinator; Dr. Rosa Borgen; Dr. M. Leigh Broxton Bragg; Dr. Priva Fischweicher; Dr. Samuel Perkins; and Dr. Mitchell Rosenwald.
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Students Participate in Alternative Spring Break
A group of 11 Barry undergraduates provided 74 hours of service as part of Alternative Spring Break (ASB) in
The students served with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, doing property clean-up and t-shirt inventory; Redlands Christian Migrant Association, providing early-childhood literacy lessons and middle-school STEM activities; and The Shelter for Abused Women and Children, assisting with the “Hands are for Helping, Not for Hurting” campaign, building a library catalogue, and assembling emergency food packages.
The ASB group members were Keiara Greene-Williams, Victoria Hoelscher, Mayra Martinez, Paola |
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Faculty and Staff Urged to Support
The Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) is urging faculty and staff members to support the Box Tops for
“By supporting the project, we are helping
“It is very easy to participate,” noted MAPS Advisor Dr. Stephanie Bingham. “Simply identify the Box Tops logo on household products you already purchase, including many grocery items, and cut the logo from the package before submitting. You may submit your box tops in the donation boxes on campus. If there is not a donation box in your area, you may request one.”
The Box Top logo is a pink label with an orange pencil.
Donations also may be sent via interoffice mail to Dr. Bingham, Department of Biology, NHS 309. Alternatively, donation pickups may be scheduled by contacting her via email,sbingham@barry.edu, or phone, 305-899-3215.
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Successful 40 Days of Peace Observance
More than 300 students, faculty, and staff members participated in the recent 40 Days of Peace activities at
During the 40-day period (January 19–February 27), there were daily peace reflections through social media, a letter-writing campaign in support of veterans, a peace and justice film series, intergroup dialogues on race, and weekend service trips. There was also a college-preparedness event (see story below).
“Overall, the activities were successful,” reported Andres Quevedo, the CCSI’s coordinator of co-curricular events.
On Barry’s MLK Day of Service (the Saturday preceding the King Holiday), students signed the 40 Days of Peace pledge. They pledged to do their “utmost to be a model of ethical behavior, integrity, and good citizenship; to treat others with respect; to go out of their way to be kind to others and to contribute in any way they can to create the ‘beloved community’ envisioned by Dr. King.”
On Valentine’s Day, members of the Black Student Union and Ignite (Sociology and Criminology Club) took part in the “I Am Trayvon Martin” Memorial Peace March in
The CCSI coordinated Barry’s 40 Days of Peace events with support from two departments in the Division of Student Affairs—Campus Ministry and Housing & Residence Life—and the Department of Sociology and Criminology in the College of Arts and Sciences. Supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service, Service for Peace provided a grant toward the events at Barry.
During the closing ceremony on Barry’s
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Barry Mentors Inform Local Youth About College Life
As part of Barry’s 40 Days of Peace observance, area middle- and high-school students participated in a college-preparedness fair on February 21. The event was designed to provide youth with an understanding of the college admissions process and aspects of being a college student. Ultimately, the event was aimed at making higher education more accessible to at-risk and underserved youth.
The youth-serving community partners who accompanied the 50 students to the event included Breakthrough Miami, Gang Alternative, and the Miami Dade County Foster and Adoptive Parent Association (FAPA).
Organized by the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI), the fair featured presentations by the offices of Financial Aid, Housing and Residence Life, and Undergraduate Admissions. Staff representing the Department of Theology and Philosophy and student leaders provided information about student involvement, both on campus and in the community. Student volunteers served as workshop presenters, mentors, and tour guides.
Information provided to participating youth included methods of researching colleges effectively, college funding and financial aid, career options, campus life, life as a commuter student, and avenues for community engagement. Activities included a campus tour and scavenger hunt, interactive workshops, and opportunities to talk with college students.
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CCSI Newsletter
Posted On : March 16, 2015
