CCSI Newsletter

Posted On : March 03, 2014

Registration Underway for March 12 Event

Registration for Barry’s inaugural Community Engagement Symposium is in full swing. The registration site is www.barry.edu/CASEvent.

The symposium will be held on Wednesday, March 12, on Barry’s main campus, with the main sessions in Andreas 111, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Additional details are on the CCSI homepage (click on the symposium image).

Dr. Robert G. Bringle, an internationally recognized service-learning and civic engagement expert, will be the lead presenter at the symposium. Bringle has won recognition for service-learning and civic engagement from several organizations, including Campus Compact and the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement.

The symposium is free for both the campus and community partners; however, registration is required.

For more information, visit the CCSI homepage, www.barry.edu/service; emailservice@barry.edu; or telephone 305-899-3696.

Register now

Poster Session for Symposium

A poster session is one of seven sessions on the program for Barry University’s inaugural Community Engagement Symposium, scheduled for March 12. The poster session is scheduled for 11:45 am–1:00 pm in Andreas 112.

The symposium will offer campus and community members a range of topics focusing on service-learning, advocacy, best practices for collaboration, and engagement in action.

Symposium at a Glance

8:15–8:50	Registration/Check-in
9:00–9:20	Opening Session: “Campus–Community Engagement: Making Connections and Commitments”
9:30–10:30	Session II – Presentation: “Community Engagement as a Strategic Institutional Enterprise”
10:45–11:30	Session III – Concurrent Presentations
11:45–1:00	Community Engagement Awards Luncheon & Session IV – Poster Session
1:15–2:00	Session V – Concurrent Presentations
2:10–3:10	Session VI – Workshop: “Campus and Community Partners as Co-educators”
3:10–3:30	Closing Session

Service-Learning Expert to Speak at Event

Robert G. Bringle, Ph.D. (Social Psychology, University of Massachusetts, 1974), an internationally recognized service-learning and civic engagement expert, will be the guest speaker at Barry’s inaugural Community Engagement Awards on Wednesday, March 12. This event coincides with the inaugural Community Engagement Symposium.

Dr. Bringle is the Kulynych/Cline Visiting Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Appalachian State University. He also is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Philanthropic Studies and Senior Scholar in the Center for Service and Learning at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

Dr. Bringle received the SOS Service Award in 1995, the Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service Learning from Campus Compact in 1998, and the Legacy of Service Award from Indiana Campus Compact in 2012. In 2004, he was recognized at the 4th Annual International Service-Learning Research Conference for his outstanding contributions to the service-learning research field. The University of the Free State, South Africa, awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2004 for his scholarly work on civic engagement and service-learning.

Campus Urged to Support Collection Drive

The Minority Association of Pre-health Students (MAPS) and the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) urge students, faculty, and staff to participate in a campus-wide “Box Tops for Education” collection drive benefiting North MiamiMiddle School. For each box top (from groceries and household products) that is donated, the school will receive a 10-cent contribution toward much-needed items such as books and computers.

Further information is available from the project coordinator at BarryMAPS@gmail.com.

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