Nursing Students Provide
Service to 2,000 Community Members RA Orientation to
Feature Service Student Leader Awarded
Scholarship Student Creates Strong
Bonds at Summer Camp CCSI Newsletter Schedule | ||
Nursing Students Provide Service to 2,000 Community Members Nursing
students provided 223 hours of service to more than 2,000 community members
during the summer as part of two courses, NUR 386: Behavioral Health Nursing
and NUR 481: Community/Public Health Nursing. In
all, according to a report from the The
service sites included Easter Seals Southwest Focal Point Senior Center in Students
performed health screenings and provided instruction at several community
sites. In The
report was prepared by Gene Majka, assistant professor/community coordinator
of nursing. |
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RA Orientation to Feature Service In
partnership with Housing and Residence Life, the Center for Community Service
Initiatives (CCSI) will assist resident assistants (RAs) in exploring and
modeling Barry’s core commitments through a day of service, diversity
training, and social justice education. As part of their orientation program
on August 12, RAs will participate in interactive workshops, a historical
tour of Community
partner MCCJ will lead diversity training exercises designed to help students
explore issues of privilege, oppression, perspective, and identity. To
prepare RAs to support service and experiential learning initiatives, CCSI
staff will provide instruction in best practices of co-curricular service,
including mutual partnerships, community-identified needs, and reflection. Participants
will explore the local consequences of social issues on a narrated historical
tour conducted by Dr. Marvin Dunn, a lecturer and author of local history
books, including Black Miami in the
Twentieth Century. Dunn’s historical tour will inform participants about
the destruction of Overtown’s commercial center, the development of
government housing in The
RAs are expected to spend the afternoon at the The orientation
program will conclude with dinner and reflection activities at Jackson Soul
Food Restaurant in Overtown. |
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Student Leader Awarded Scholarship Senior
Alejandro Tobon has been awarded a scholarship from the Latino Dollars for
Scholars Foundation of Rhode Island (LADO) for demonstrated leadership, pride
in his Hispanic heritage, academic success, and community involvement. Tobon,
who is of Columbian decent, transferred to Barry in 2012 after graduating
with honors from A biology major at Barry, Tobon has
been on the Dean’s List and has held a number of leadership positions. He
currently serves as the community service chair of four organizations: Lambda
Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Latin American Student Association, Men Achieving
Leadership and Excellence Through Service (MALES), and the Minority
Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS). Through
the Federal Work-Study Community Service Program, Tobon also works with the
CCSI as a Barry Service Corps leader. He was the Alternative Spring Break trip
leader to LADO
is committed to increasing the Latino presence at the postsecondary
education level by creating partnerships with the private
sector, providing academic support and resources, and awarding academic
scholarships. Tobon’s parents will accept the scholarship on his behalf at
the LADO’s Student Summer Reception in |
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Student Creates Strong
Bonds at Summer Camp Barry student Joleaha Dotter has built strong bonds
with children during her summer internship with HodgePodge, an UrbanPromise
Miami program. In an early reflection in July, Dotter wrote: “Almost a month
ago I began a new chapter in my life as an intern with UrbanPromise Miami. In
these few weeks I have met well over 100 new faces that quickly became
family. I have become close with a few of the street leaders and created
strong bonds with kids as well.” She added: “I was nervous to enter such a tight knit family but
like they say if you leave your heart open love will always find a way in.
Together we have pushed our way through the first two weeks of summer camp
and found a way to put a smile on every kids face. I am looking forward to
laughing and growing with my co-workers and the children that image been
blessed to meet at UrbanPromise Miami.” |
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The CCSI Newsletter was published less frequently in the summer.
Regular weekly issues of the newsletter will resume at the start of the new
academic year on August 25. |
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CCSI Newsletter
Posted On : August 12, 2014
