listserv 6.6.2012
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The purpose of this newsletter is to disseminate information about upcoming projects, programs and events, as well as to post opportunities in and around Tallahassee.TRANSCRIPT
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE TALLAHASSEE SQUARE HOSTS SUMMER CAMP WITH A CIVIC TWIST!
Three Sunday afternoons this summer, The Village Square invites you to help Tallahassee join Los Angeles, San Francisco
and Washington D.C. as one of only a dozen communities in the world to have a hometown wiki. TallahasseeWiki, online at www.tallahasseewiki.org, will become the story of Tallahassee – written by you. The project is part of LocalWiki, a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation funded initiative to share local information online about communities across America. It started in Davis, California where one in seven residents has now contributed to the wiki. There are no special skills required to edit TallahasseeWiki, so you easily can add information anytime about what you know and love about Tallahassee - your school, neighborhood, church, business or
your favorite restaurant, artist or hangout. You only need to register to use the site in order to add and edit pages. If you want to learn more, ask questions or write in the company of other residents interested in this project, Camp Wiki will meet June 24, July 15 and August 5 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm at RedEye in Midtown. Pizza and drinks will be provided and a RedEye barista will be on hand to keep participants caffeinated. You may attend one session or all three; please also feel welcome to drop in for part of a session. The program is free and open to the public. To register, order your pizza or get more information, go online to www.tothevillagesquare.org or call (850)264-8785.
SOUNIQUE NEEDS YOUR HELP SoUnique Enrichment for Girls is looking for volunteers to help with their summer mentoring program. Assistance is needed
until August 25, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 6pm to 8:30pm. If you have experience in modeling, please call right away, modeling instructors are needed. Contact Ms. Paula Lay at (850) 687-1610 or Mrs. Minesha
White at (850) 980-0024. THE OASIS CENTER FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS The Oasis Center for Women and Girls’ Girls Can Do Anything! Summer Camp provides a space where girls get to celebrate, learn, grow, and thrive while developing expansive visions of who they can be and what they can do. The Center relies on volunteers to transport girls to and from field trips. They go on two to three field trips per week and can use your help! Volunteer drivers must have proof of insurance, valid Florida
driver’s license and a clean driving record. Do you have a skill, trade or experience you would like to share with the campers? If so, consider being a guest speaker! To learn more about the camp, please visit their website or call the Oasis Center at (850) 222-2747. You can also make donations of healthy snacks for the program inside the lobby of the Center for Leadership and Civic Education. TALLAHASSEE ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM The Tallahassee Academic Enrichment Program is a comprehensive initiative bringing together education, cultural enrichment, service learning, and mentoring for high school
students. Twenty-five high school students will be on campus from 8:30am-12:00pm, until June 21 (Monday-Thursday) for literacy instruction and campus-based field trips. They are looking for FSU students to help out with supervising our campus-based field trips, which take place from 10:30am-12:00pm. Please contact Dr. Lisa Scherff at 644-8476 or at [email protected] if you are interested. FOLLOW THE MOELLERSHIPPERS AROUND THE WORLD! The Moellership Program, named for its founder Bill Moeller, provides selected students at Florida State University the opportunity to focus 8–12 weeks of their summer of full-time
service at a not-for-profit agency. Examples of past projects include fighting homelessness in Tallahassee, food banking in London, caring for HIV/AIDS patients in Spain, constructing a technology center in Rwanda, designing and constructing a poultry production project at an orphanage in Tanzania, and promoting sustainability in Brazil. To find out more about this program, check out its webpage. To follow the five students participating in this program, check out their blog!
Wednesday June 6, 2012
It’s About…
COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUMMER SCHEDULE AVAILABLE!
The Community Outreach Program gives students the opportunity to get involved in community service on a regular basis, with projects to choose from almost daily. Projects are student-led and are offered at a variety of nonprofit agencies. Students can sign up for projects as early as one week in
advance and up to the day of the project. Space is limited so signing up early is strongly encouraged. To participate, stop by The Center to sign up in the project binders, and then arrive at The Center on the project date at the designated arrival time (according to the schedule). For more information about the Community Outreach Program, you can stop by the Center for Leadership and Civic Education, or check out the website. USE YOUR VOICE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Are you interested in learning more about how to use social media and your own technological presence to make a
difference? Check out this blog to read one writers thoughts on how to help create change in this world. FREE LSAT SUMMER PRACTICE TEST On June 9, 2012, Kaplan is hosting a free LSAT practice test. For more information about this event, please check their website.
SERVE AT JAMES SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOL Are you bilingual? Do you enjoy working with children? Are you interested in serving the migrant population? If you answered yes to these questions, James Shanks Middle School needs you! Located in Quincy, Florida, just west of Tallahassee, Shanks Middle School is in desperate need of
volunteers/interns for a variety of services such as translation ability in order to welcome the Hispanic community into the school, allowing Hispanic students’ parents to participate fully in their student’s experience at Shanks, including translating papers routinely sent home to parents about their students, school events, etc; translation ability to allow Hispanic parents to communicate with school counselors about their student, and to merely communicate at the front office desk should they have a need; assisting the ESOL teacher as appropriate, tutoring the children with their coursework; and to translate for the “parent link”, a phone message system that goes out to
all parents with working phone numbers. If you are interested in volunteering or interning at Shanks Middle School, please contact Mr. Rick Soskis, the Coordinator for Gadsden Coalition for Change, LLC at (850) 539-5338 or (850) 567-0984.
LEAD OTHERS IN SERVICE! The Center for Leadership and Civic Education is currently seeking goal-oriented, self-motivated, service-minded students to facilitate service projects for the Community Outreach Program in the upcoming summer and fall semesters. The Community Outreach Program aims to offer at least one
service project every day of the week, at different times of day, that address a wide range of community issue areas, in order to appeal to as many students as possible. Being a facilitator requires a minimum semester-long commitment. Responsibilities include transporting FSU students in Center vans, so having a valid driver license, current auto insurance, and a good driving history are all needed. Other responsibilities include recruiting, informing, educating, supervising and encouraging the students on the project, helping them learn more about the needs of the community, discover what they are passionate about, and inspire them to continue volunteering. If interested, take a look at the current Outreach
schedule to know which projects you might be interested in facilitating. It is possible to add agencies to the schedule that we do not currently serve, if they are well-suited for the Community Outreach Program. It is ideal to have two facilitators for every project, in order to balance the load and responsibility of each facilitator and to insure the reliability of the projects. Contact Heather Stitely if you have questions or need any additional information. Hear from past facilitators by watching this video! If you are interested, please complete the facilitator application and return it via email at [email protected] or drop it off at the Center for Leadership and Civic Education at your earliest convenience.
INTERNSHIPS & JOB OPPORTUNITIES
WORK STUDY WITH THE CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP AND CIVIC EDUCATION The Center for Leadership and Civic Education is looking for student assistants that qualify for work study. Student assistants are responsible for performing a variety of clerical
tasks that include answering telephones, responding to routine questions, and referring calls and visitors to appropriate staff. Additionally, they are responsible for assisting in the maintenance of the departmental vans and maintaining the filing system for driver’s records. Student Assistants may also run errands, organize spaces, work at tabling events, and help complete short-term projects. If you are interested, please email your resume, a copy of your work study authorization, as well as your availability to [email protected]. Students must be available between the hours of 8am and 5pm Mondays through Fridays. For questions, please contact Alison Slusarczyk at [email protected].
THE CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP AND CIVIC EDUCATION IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FALL 2012 NONPROFIT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. Do you want to make a lasting contribution to a local nonprofit while earning 6 or 12 elective academic credits? Are you looking for work experience related to your major? Are you interested in enhancing your professional skills? If you answered yes to these questions, you should consider applying to participate in the Nonprofit Internship Program. This competitive program is designed for students from degree
programs that do not presently offer an internship opportunity for academic credit. If you are from such a program and would like to gain valuable experience in a nonprofit organization, you are welcome to apply. Examples of internship focus areas include: child development, juvenile justice, health services, education, counseling, elder services, domestic abuse, poverty, homelessness, environment, government, disaster service and
more. Selected students will serve either full-time (36 hours/week for 12 credit hours) or half-time (18 hours/week for 6 credit hours), for the full 15 week semester. We will offer a limited number of internships for the fall, spring, and summer semesters, and applications will be considered on a first come, first serve basis until the internship slots are filled.
For fall semester, applications must be submitted no later than Friday, June 29th by 5pm. For more information or to access an application, visit the NPI website. EXCITING RESEARCH PROJECT POSITION NEEDS INTERESTED GRADUATE STUDENT Florida Campus Compact (FL|CC) is seeking a Graduate Research Assistant to assist with research design and development of performance measures and analysis of an AmeriCorps grant project supporting college students mentoring to at-risk middle school, high school and college students. The FL|CC College Access and Success AmeriCorps
grant is implemented throughout the state of Florida at various universities, colleges and community agencies. College students mentor at-risk youth and college students by helping them prepare for and succeed at a post-secondary institution. The goal of the grant is to show how mentoring to at-risk students helps those students prepare, access, and succeed in a post-secondary institution. Candidates should have strong communication skills and be proficient in writing and editing and various Microsoft Office tools and file formats, develop performance measures and design of research, good communication skills and ability to research needed materials are desired. Candidates should be able to analyze results and
compile into a report. They are looking for someone who is self-motivated and shows initiative. The position is for 10 to 15 hours per week and pay between $10 to $11 per hour. The assistantship may be extended for the fall and spring semesters if needed. For more information, please contact the Florida Campus Compact office at (850) 488-7782 or email [email protected]. KENNETH E. CLARK STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD The International Leadership Association (ILA) and the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) are pleased to partner to sponsor
the annual Kenneth E. Clark Student Research Award to recognize outstanding unpublished papers by undergraduate and graduate students. Submissions may be either empirically or conceptually based. Multi-disciplinary approaches to research are welcomed. The paper should focus on some aspect of leadership or leadership development. Papers must be authored and submitted by graduate or undergraduate students only. All authors must currently be students or must have graduated within 1-year prior to the submission deadline of Friday June 15, 2012. CCL staff and papers submitted to other CCL awards are ineligible. Papers are limited to 30 double-spaced pages, excluding title page, abstract, figures,
tables, and references. Papers above this limit that are not completely doubled spaced may not be eligible for the Award and may be returned to authors unreviewed. Papers should be prepared according to current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Entries (accompanied by faculty letters) must be received by June 15, 2012. The winning paper will be announced at the 2012 ILA Conference. Entries should be emailed to [email protected]. Information on past winners may be found online.
Students are encouraged to use their best judgment when selecting service opportunities. Opportunities are not screened before they are posted.
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