CCSI Newsletter

In This Issue:

University President Highlights National Recognitions

Symposium Seminar to Focus on Future of Community Engagement

Community Engagement Awards Ceremony Set for March 26

Faculty Awarded Community-Based Research Mini-Grant

Nursing Students and Faculty Ready for Study-Abroad Trip

Barry Receives Black History Month Proclamation

Community and Campus Discuss School-to-Prison Pipeline

Community Engagement Seminar Set for Feb. 16

University President Highlights National Recognitions

Barry University President Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, PhD, has highlighted national recognitions given to the university this academic year.

Speaking at the Spring 2015 Assembly, Sister Linda specified the President’s Higher Education Service Honor Roll and the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification.

“I want to share the news that our university recently received two national recognitions,” Sister Linda said.  “The Corporation for National and Community Service released the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, and BarryUniversity was on it. And in December, the Carnegie Foundation and NERCHE—the New England Resource Center for Higher Education—informed us that Barry was selected for the 2015 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. The vice presidents and our interim provost and I want to thank all of you—anyone who had anything to do with our achieving these two prestigious national recognitions.”

Sister Linda said she was “especially grateful to the faculty and staff who served on the Carnegie Community Engagement Task Force.”

Symposium Seminar to Focus on Future of Community Engagement

One of two hour-long seminars scheduled as part of the Community Engagement Symposium will focus on the future of community engagement. The topic of that seminar, scheduled for 2:15-3:15, is “Envisioning and Shaping the Future of Community Engagement.”

Dr. Barbara Jacoby, the faculty associate for leadership and community-service learning at the University of Maryland, College Park, will conduct both seminars.

The topic of the other seminar, scheduled for 9:30-10:30, is “Making Sense of the Language of Community Engagement.”

The opening session of the symposium is set for 9 a.m. and the closing session for 3:35. Concurrent presentations will begin at 10:45 and 1:15.

Community Engagement Awards Ceremony Set for March 26

The second annual Community Engagement Awards Ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 26, beginning at 11:45 a.m. This event will coincide with the Community Engagement Symposium.

Dr. Carter Winkle of theAdrian Dominican School of Education (ADSOE) is chair of the 2015 Awards Committee. Other members of the committee are Dr. Adam Dean, Gilberte Jean-Francois,

Christina Leaño, Dr. Jeff Ritter, Dr. David Wolf, and Dr. Glenn Bowen (ex officio).

Faculty Awarded Community-Based Research Mini-Grant

The Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) recently awarded a $500 mini-grant to support a community-based research project directed by Assistant Professors Dr. Tisa McGhee (School of Social Work) and Dr. Paula A. Delpech (College of Nursing and Health Sciences).

“Utilizing Graduate and Undergraduate Students and Residents of Liberty City to Depict the Meaning of Health and Wellness through PhotoVoice” is the title of the project.

Nursing Students and Faculty Ready for Study-Abroad Trip

Twelve students and two faculty members of the undergraduate nursing program in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences will participate in this semester’s study abroad in Grenada. The group will depart for the Caribbean island on February 27 and return on March 11.

“In Grenada, we will be participating in service-learning projects in partnership with the South St. George’s Welfare Association,” said Dr. Paula Delpech, assistant professor and study abroad coordinator for nursing.

The group recently gathered outside the WeigandCenter on Barry’s main campus for a photo with nursing program administrators.

Barry Receives Black History Month Proclamation

The City of Hollywood has presented its proclamation of Black History Month to Barry University.

After reading the proclamation at a meeting of the City Commission on February 4, Commissioner Traci L. Callari presented it to Dr. Glenn Bowen, director of Barry’s Center for Community Service Initiatives.

The university’s role in organizing a workshop series on African American History and Culture is mentioned in the proclamation. BarryUniversity in association with the City of Hollywood’s African American Advisory Council will launch the six-part workshop series this Tuesday, February 10.

Both Dr. Bowen and Barry alumna Dr. Mary Mites-Campbell, who represented the African American Advisory Council, spoke briefly at the commission meeting.

Community and Campus Discuss School-to-Prison Pipeline

Community and campus stakeholders came together recently to discuss the school-to-prison pipeline. The discussion was part of the Deliberative Dialogue Series at Barry.

The Miami Times, in a front-page story, highlighted effects of this social issue, including the plight of Black males.

The next forum in the Deliberative Dialogue Series, scheduled for April 7, will focus on industrial agriculture and food access. For further information, contact CCSI Associate Director Courtney Berrien at cberrien@barry.edu or 305-899-4017.

Community Engagement Seminar Set for Feb. 16

The next Community Engagement Seminar is scheduled for next Monday, Feb. 16, from noon to 1:15 in Adrian 208. All members of the Faculty Learning Community for Engaged Scholarship are urged to attend.