In This Issue: Barry and City of Hollywood Planning Workshops on African American History University Observing 40 Days of Peace Volunteers Log 600 Hours of MLK Day-Related Service Symposium Presentation Proposals Still Being Accepted Award Nominations Close This Friday, January 30 Service-Learning Fellowship Application Deadline is This Friday |
Barry and City of Barry University and the City of Hollywood African American Advisory Council are collaborating in planning a series of workshops on African American history and culture. The purpose of the workshop series is to promote positive self-identity among African Americans and increase historical literacy in the City of The six-part workshop series is scheduled for February 10 and 24, March 10 and 24, and April 14 and 28, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., in the City of Barry’s Center for Community Service Initiatives, or CCSI, is coordinating the workshop series in association with the City of Hollywood African American Advisory Council under the aegis of the Department of Community and Economic Development. Davon Barbour, director of community and economic development, and “We must continually use the lessons learned from the past to engage ourselves in the present and to move forward in our future,” Bennett said. “It is our past that brings us to our present and as a race we have greatly survived, as a culture we have awesomely evolved and as a people we have matured in our existence.” Immediately after the launch, Dr. Walter Pierce, associate professor of social work, will make a brief presentation on Black History Month and the Centennial of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Topics in the workshop series are African American Self-Exploration in the Context of Black History Month, the Black Church and the Civil Rights Movement, African American Educators, African American Literature and Social Reform, African American Music: Sacred and Secular Traditions, and the Persistence of Racism: Combating Systemic and Inadvertent Racism in Hiring and Promotion. Workshop presenters will be Barry faculty members from the The workshops are free and open to the public. For further information, contact CCSI Director Dr. Glenn Bowen at gbowen@barry.edu. |
University Observing 40 Days of Peace Barry University is observing 40 Days of Peace. Students, faculty, and staff are participating in a program of activities that include a peace and justice film series, intergroup dialogues on race, and a letter-writing campaign. The 40 Days of Peace observance began on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 19, and will end on February 27. As part of the nationwide observance, the Service for Peace organization is encouraging individuals, families, schools, communities of faith, and public institutions to commit to daily acts of peace in support of a more just and inclusive society. 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.” The five-part film series features “Freedom Summer” on Jan. 23, “No” on Jan. 30, “Lemon Tree” on Feb. 6, “Milk” on Feb. 13 and “Invictus” on Feb. 20. The intergroup dialogues on race, which are part of a new program called TRACKS, are scheduled for Jan. 28 and Feb. 4, 11, 18, and 25. Both the deliberative dialogue on the School-to-Prison Pipeline (held on Jan. 20) and the College Brides Walk (scheduled for Feb. 13) are complements to 40 Days of Peace, said Courtney Berrien, associate director of the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI). Berrien noted that students are participating in peace reflections daily through social media. The reflections include quotes from King and other proponents of peace. Additionally, students are taking part in a letter-writing campaign in which they express support for active military and veterans and thank them for their service. The CCSI is coordinating 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 has provided a grant toward the events at Barry. For further information, contact Andres Quevedo, CCSI coordinator of co-curricular events, at andres.quevedo@mymail.barry.edu or 305-899-5464. |
Volunteers Log 600 Hours of MLK Day-Related Service More than 200 The annual MLK Day of Service honors the life of the civil rights leader by reminding all Americans of their civic duty to serve, as well as helping members of the community to work together to solve common problems. Barry volunteers perform service on the Saturday preceding the King Holiday. Before engaging in the day’s service projects, volunteers heard students’ reflections on Dr. King’s faith and commitment to service. Participating students represented Campus Ministry and the Veteran Student Organization. In his address on the day’s theme, Beloved Community, Dr. Victor Romano, associate professor of sociology, highlighted racial and ethnic inequities in The 14 service projects, which addressed such issues as urban poverty, homelessness, food insecurity, and immigration, were led primarily by Barry Service Corps leaders and members of Barry’s Orientation Team. Community partners that hosted service projects included Chapman Partnership, Doctors Charter School, EcoTech Visions, Gratigny Elementary School, La Paloma Neighborhood Association, Life of Freedom Center, Dania Beach PATCH (People’s Access to Community Horticulture), Sinai Plaza Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Sunnyland Trailer Park, Urban GreenWorks, Miami VA Healthcare System, Historic Virginia Key Beach Park Trust, and We Count! In a related activity, Dr. Laura Finley, associate professor of sociology and criminology, and Dr. Mitch Rosenwald, associate professor of social work, facilitated an intergroup dialogue on race. Volunteers also participated in post-service reflection during a barbecue sponsored by the Center for Student Involvement. Service for Peace, with support from the Corporation for National and Community Service, provided a grant toward MLK Day. Additionally, the CCSI received generous donations from local businesses such as BJ’s ( |
Symposium Presentation Proposals Still Being Accepted The CCSI is still accepting proposals for presentations at the second annual Community Engagement Symposium. Faculty, staff, students, and community partners may continue to submit proposals for peer review. Relevant topics for concurrent presentations during two sessions of the symposium include service-learning, civic engagement, community-based research, community-focused fieldwork/internships, community-engaged scholarship, and community partnerships. Session formats are: 45-minute oral presentation, panel discussion, roundtable, and poster presentation. |
Award Nominations Close This Friday, January 30 Nominations and applications for community engagement awards will close this Friday, January 30. The seven categories of awards are: Community Impact (for Students), Community Partnership,Community-Based Research, Engaged Scholarship, Community Engagement Educator,Service-Learning Faculty, and Engaged Department. The second annual Community Engagement Awards Ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 26. It will coincide with the Community Engagement Symposium. |
Service-Learning Fellowship Application Deadline is This Friday The application deadline for service-learning fellowships is this Friday, January 30. Two fellowships are available for next academic year. Applications should be submitted to CCSI Director Dr. Glenn Bowen at gbowen@barry.edu. |
CCSI Newsletter
Posted On : January 26, 2015
