Community Engagement Fair to Feature Workshop for Partners Experiential Learning Coordinator to Support QEP Implementation Federal Work-Study Community Service Placements Underway La Paloma Receives Funds Through Public Space Challenge Volunteer Opportunities Available to Staff and Faculty CCSI Newsletter Schedule | |
Community Engagement Fair to Feature Workshop for Partners The Community Engagement Fair in academic year 2014-2015 will feature a special workshop for community partners, preceding the usual displays and discussions. Organized by the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI), the biannual Fair brings community partners to Barry’s main campus in Miami Shores for displays and discussions with students, faculty, and staff. The additional workshop component is designed to support the implementation of the University’s Quality Enhancement Plan, or QEP, which focuses on personal and social responsibility through experiential learning. The workshop will highlight community engagement and collaboration as one of the major learning outcomes of the QEP. The fall Fair will be held on Wednesday, September 10, and the spring Fair in January. For the fall Fair, the workshop (with breakfast) is scheduled for 9:00–11:00 a.m. in Room 111 of the | |
Experiential Learning Coordinator to Support QEP Implementation Lizbeth M. James, MSW, has been assigned the role of experiential learning coordinator, effective July 1. She has been a Barry employee since February 2005. Based in the CCSI, the experiential learning coordinator position was created to support the implementation of Barry’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). The title of the QEP is “Fostering Personal and Social Responsibility Through Experiential Learning.” Community engagement and collaboration is one of the three learning outcomes. The responsibilities of the position are as follows: (a) Develop and maintain QEP-focused community partnerships, (b) manage the experiential learning database, (c) facilitate experiential learning projects and placements, (d) assist faculty with development and coordination of reflection activities, (e) support students in meeting critical reflection requirements, (f) coordinate and present experiential learning components of faculty professional development, and (g) support QEP assessment. For more than nine years, James was a social worker in the University’s Office of Public Guardian in Davie. Additionally, in 2006-2009, she was an adjunct instructor in the James will report directly to CCSI Director Dr. Glenn Bowen and maintain a dotted line reporting relationship with the QEP director. | |
Federal Work-Study Community Service Placements Underway Placement of Barry students in community service positions as part of Federal Work-Study (FWS) is underway. In collaboration with the Office of Financial Aid, the CCSI is placing students mainly with schools, nonprofit agencies, and community-based organizations. The school-based positions are largely with America Reads and America Counts, the tutoring and mentoring component of FWS Community Service. FWS is a federally funded financial aid program established to provide part-time employment to students who demonstrate financial need. Eligible students receive the FWS award as part of their financial aid package each academic year. They can work off campus at approved sites in a variety of positions that serve the public interest. Through FWS Community Service, students serve as tutors/mentors, lab assistants, program assistants, project coordinators, volunteer ambassadors, and assistant coaches as well as in other positions that allow them to practice professional skills while serving in the community. Community partners interested in the FWS Community Service Program are asked to contact Courtney Berrien, CCSI associate director, at cberrien@barry.edu or 305-899-4017. Off-campus FWS supervisors have been invited to an orientation and training session on Wednesday, August 13, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. For further information on the orientation, e-mail service@barry.edu or phone 305-899-3696. |
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-- La Paloma Receives Funds Through Public Space Challenge La Paloma Neighborhood Association, a partnership between Barry and its neighbors immediately north of the main campus, was recently awarded $8,500 through the Miami Foundation’s Public Space Challenge. Stuart Kennedy, the Miami Foundation’s senior programs officer, made the disclosure last month in an e-mail to Dr. Celeste Fraser Delgado, a Barry faculty member and association leader. Barry faculty and staff supported La Paloma’s participation in the challenge. -- |
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Volunteer Opportunities Available to Staff and Faculty A large number of voluntary service opportunities are available to Barry staff and faculty in Among the many opportunities available to volunteers are two summer camps in July and August. Details of these opportunities are provided below. Additional opportunities can be found in the Community Engagement Management System (CEMS). (Login is required.) |
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Learning for Life Summer Camp at Edison Park K–8 Center Monday–Friday, July and August ¦7:00 AM–6:00 PM ¦500 NW The Learning for Life Summer Camp provides at-risk elementary- and middle-school students with academic enrichment and extra-curricular programming during their summer vacation. Activities include arts and crafts, sports, and field trips as well as academic instruction provided by certified teachers. To volunteer, contact Diane Hickman at 305-364-0020. Divine Hope Summer Camp at Divine Hope Restoration Ministry Monday–Friday, June 16–August 8 ¦7:30 AM–4:30 PM ¦16601 NW Divine Hope Restoration Ministry’s Summer Camp provides learning and enrichment activities to youth (age 4–12) in the areas of art, music, dance, graphic design and media, journalism, and sports and nutrition. Camp coordinators are looking for volunteers to serve as guest instructors conducting one-hour workshops for campers. Interested volunteer should contact Volunteer Coordinator Baqiya Kopp at 786-985-5301. |
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CCSI Newsletter Schedule The CCSI Newsletter is being published less frequently until the start of the new academic year, in August. The next issue will be published on July 28, with another issue following on August 11. Regular weekly issues of the newsletter will resume on August 25. |
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CCSI Newsletter
Posted On : July 14, 2014
