Deliberative Dialogue to Focus on Environmental Sustainability “Environmental Sustainability: Who Will Be Left Behind?” is the
topic of the next Deliberative Dialogue, scheduled for Thursday, April 10,
from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., in Andreas 111. Among the questions to be explored are these: As environmental
sustainability becomes increasingly important to public health, economic
growth, and quality of life, what communities and demographic groups are at
risk of not being protected? What practices and policies can be implemented
to ensure that the benefits of environmental health are accessible to
everyone? Issues such as green urbanism, environmental stewardship,
eco-technologies, environmentalism and civil rights, social ecology, race and
class also will be explored in this forum, which is free and open to the
public. Deliberative Dialogue is a series of moderated
discussions, eliciting “voices and views from campus and community.” The
series provides a forum for working
towards a common understanding of social issues, identifying practical
solutions, and promoting workable public policy. Students, faculty,
staff, and community members discuss current issues in an intentional,
purposeful manner. Further information is available from CCSI Associate Director Courtney
Berrien at cberrien@barry.edu. |
Barry Students Assist School with Chemistry Lab Activities The Department of Physical Sciences is partnering with Doctors
Charter School to provide lab activities for six chemistry students at
that school. The students and their chemistry teacher, Sharon
Thomas, come to campus on Thursdays to conduct laboratory
experiments. The partnership is a result of discussions last semester between
Ms. Thomas and Dr. Tony Wallner, associate dean of undergraduate programs
in the College of Arts and Sciences, to devise a curriculum that would meet
the needs of her students and expose them to lab activities that are at the
level of a college course. Three Barry students, Alex Higa, Jason Llaneras, and Van
Williams, are serving as mentors during the lab activities this
semester. In addition, Higa and Llaneras have accepted the challenge to
be instructors for one of the lab sessions designed for the Doctors Charter
School students. |
Community Partner Thanks Theology Students UrbanPromise Miami has thanked Steffano Montano's theology students
for their service-learning participation this semester. Over the course of
the semester, the students will complete more than 200 service hours, the
organization noted recently in its newsletter, UrbanNews! According to the newsletter, partnerships such as the one with
Montano’s class “are critical to UrbanPromise Miami's ability to provide the
best programs and services to the children and families that we serve.” UrbanPromise Miami is a Barry community partner. |
Service-Learning
Workshop Scheduled for March 25 A service-learning
faculty workshop, “Does It Work? Assessing and Disseminating Service-Learning
Outcomes,” is scheduled for Tuesday, March 25, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., in To
register, send an email to either of the two service-learning faculty
fellows, Dr. Pamela Hall (phall@barry.edu)
or Dr. Celeste Fraser Delgado (cfraserdelgado@barry.edu). |
Box Tops for Education Campus Wide Drive The “Box Tops for Education” collection drive continues this
week. For each box top – from groceries and household products – that is
donated, the school will receive a 10-cent contribution toward much-needed supplies.
Additional information is available from the project coordinator at BarryMAPS@gmail.com. |
Volunteers Needed for Special Olympics Volunteers are needed
for Special Olympics Florida – Miami-Dade County Area 11 Summer Games.
The Games will be held on Saturday, April 5, at Volunteers will assist
with various duties, including volunteer/delegation registration, food and beverage
distribution, score-keeping, and work in the Olympic Village.? The volunteer
registration site is http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0A4DACAA2DA20-area3. For more information, contact Ali Sprott-Roen, volunteer manager, at asprottroen@specialolympicsmiamidade.orgor 305-406-9467. --- |
CCSI Newsletter
Posted On : March 24, 2014
