listserv 9.7.2011
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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 GLOBAL PATHWAYS INFO SESSION Come learn about how to enroll and complete steps toward the Global Pathways Certificate tomorrow, September 8, in the Globe (Room 2500) starting at 4:30pm. Advisors will be available to answer questions about course selection, how to choose a theme, examples of intercultural events, and to help you with your final steps, including the Synthesis Project. If you have any questions, email [email protected]. HANDS OF HOPE SCREENING TOMORROW NIGHT Hands of Hope will be hosting a documentary screening tomorrow, September 8th at 4pm at the FSU College of Medicine (1115 West Call Street). This original documentary, titled "With a Little Help from My Friends", contains a series of interviews of various individuals with different types of disabilities, including Autism, Parkinson's Disease, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, and Cerebral Palsy. Also, several leading health professionals and researchers with knowledge of the aforementioned disabilities will be interviewed and they will tell us more about each disability and the preconceived notions that our society has of people with disabilities. The event will feature David Jones, CEO and Founder of Florida Disabled Outdoor Association, as the guest speaker. Additionally, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare and Hands of Hope members will be offering hands on demonstrations, as well as informational stands, on the various disabilities presented in the documentary. There will also be performances by the North Florida Parkinson’s Awareness choir, along with raffles, prizes, and many free giveaways. Foods and refreshments will be provided. For more information, please e-mail us at [email protected] or visit THEIR website at http://fsuhandsofhope.webs.com. INSPIRE OTHERS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE: BE AN OUTREACH FACILITATOR! The Center for Leadership and Civic Education is seeking goal oriented, highly motivated and service minded students to facilitate our Outreach program for the fall semester. We continue to look for facilitators to ensure the success and
growth of the program. If you are interested in serving as a facilitator, please check out our Community Outreach website for descriptions and each project as well as a facilitator application. Additionally, Stephen Dominy ([email protected]) and Heather Stitely ([email protected]) can assist you further questions or information. BECOME A CHALLENGE COURSE FACILITATOR
Become a part of the FSU Challenge Team and sign-up for Facilitator Training! This 4-day workshop provides you with the skills and information to start your adventure as a Challenge Course Facilitator. Please contact the FSU Challenge Office at 644-6124 for more information and registration. GARNET & GOLD SCHOLAR SOCIETY DROP-IN ADVISING The Garnet and Gold Scholar Society facilitates involvement and recognizes engaged, well-rounded student who excel within and beyond the classroom in the areas of Leadership, Internship, Service, International, and Research. A student who has met the criteria in three of the five areas and writes
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an approved Synthesis Reflection is eligible for consideration. If you think you qualify to be a Garnet and Gold Scholar Society member, you can check out the website, and/or come in for advising. Drop-in advising will be held in DSC 2113 every Tuesday from 10am-12pm and every Wednesday from 1pm-3pm. There will also be an information session Tuesday, September 27 at 4pm in DSC 1006. Graduating this fall? Make sure you complete your Intent to Participate ASAP! Intent to Participate DUE: September 11. LEARN MORE ABOUT GARNET AND GOLD GOES GREEN The Garnet & Gold Goes Green recycling program provides fans the opportunity to recycle their beverage containers with the intention of decreasing the large amounts of waste and litter surrounding Doak Campbell stadium. G4 volunteers act as the friendly face of recycling to the thousands of fans who attend FSU football games each year. All G4 hours qualify as service hours for the ServScript program. Approximately 20 to 40 volunteers including individuals and organizations are needed for each home game to assist fans. Participants are asked to arrive at the stadium 2.5 hours before the start of the game and stay for a little while after kickoff. Sign up today by emailing [email protected] with your name, contact information, and the dates you'd like to help out. This year's GGGG volunteers will be honored for their hard work with a special BBQ with President Barron during the spring semester. STUDENTS FOR EDUCATION REFORM INTEREST EVENT Students for Education Reform (SFER) is a leadership development and advocacy organization that expands the human capital pipeline by preparing undergraduates to be leaders through learning and engagement opportunities in the field of education. They fill the void of student voices in the education reform movement by advocating for the policies that drive improved student outcomes. Come join them for a casual, engaging conversation surrounding how we, as college students, can help end the educational achievement gap in the United States and free ice cream! They will be in the lobby of the Dunlap Student Success Center between 7pm and 9pm on Wednesday, September 14. For more information, please email [email protected].
THE VILLAGE SQUARE TAKES ON A DECADE OF CHANGE On Tuesday, September 13, The Village Square will spend an evening sorting through the implications of the changes in “Ten Years Time: 9/11, The Heart of America, The Shadow of the Middle East.” The program will be moderated by the FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights’ Mark Schlakman, coordinator of the Human Rights & National Security in the 21st Century lecture series. Prominent attorney
Barry Richard will examine the critical balance between liberty and security, followed by a discussion of domestic security imperatives with law enforcement officials from the FBI, FDLE & Department of Justice and ending with a look at the clash or convergence of America and the Islamic World. The program is the kick-off event in The Village Square’s new “Dinner at the Square” season “It’s the End of the World as We Know It, And I Feel Fine?” Three programs will examine the decade of tumultuous change that started that fateful September day. For more information about the panel, program and menu go online to www.tothevillagesquare.org or call 590-6646. LIGHTHOUSE WILL BE DINING IN THE DARK IN OCT. The Lighthouse of the Big Bend is a nonprofit agency dedicated to guiding people through vision loss. Our mission is to assist people with vision loss in their pursuit of independence. Free services are provided on an outreach (one on one) or group basis and are provided without charge, without regard to individual or family income level, race, creed, age, disability or national origin. Each year, the Lighthouse holds the Paula Bailey Dining in the Dark benefit - and tickets are on sale now for the October 2nd benefit! Just go to the Network for Good page to donate by major credit card or PayPal. Make sure under “designation” you type Dining in the Dark and they will mail you your tickets. GOOD NEWS OUTREACH IS LOOKING FOR HELP Good News Outreach, Inc. is an organization that has served the Tallahassee community for more than twenty years through their mission to feed the hungry and provide shelter for the homeless. This year they are focused on serving school aged children who are residents of their campus for single parents and children. They are looking for assistance in whatever way individuals can contribute. For more information, check out their website. INTERESTED IN STARTING A CHAPTER OF SOS? Students Offering Support (SOS) is a charitable sustainable social venture that develops and supports SOS chapters residing within post-secondary schools across North America. Each University SOS chapter raises money to raise roofs through raising marks during our ‘Exam-AID’ group review sessions, taught and coordinated by student volunteers for university and high school students. Each year, the money raised is spent creating sustainable education projects in developing nations on annual outreach trips. For more information, or if you are interested in starting a chapter here, see their website. OUTDOOR PURSUITS FALL SCHEDULE Campus Recreation has posted their fall schedule to their website. THE COLLECTION ON GAINES NEEDS YOUR HELP
The Collection on Gaines seeks to enliven and energize the west end of Gaines Street in Tallahassee, bringing quality resale items together and by providing a gathering place for music, art and more. The proceeds from all of these ventures benefit the Refuge House and the women it serves. They are in need of fun-loving, responsible volunteers to help them keep the store looking and running fabulously. From sorting,
tagging, and stocking goods, to customer service, to keeping the inside and outside looking great, all support is welcome. To find out more about service opportunities, please go to their Facebook page and leave a comment or send a message. Follow their blog here. CATCH THE ENVIRONMENTAL MINUTE ON WFSU Each Monday and Wednesday at 10:04am on WFSU (88.9), the Florida Climate Center hosts Environmental Minute. The objective of this show is to provide listeners with information about the environment and to showcase some of the talent that FSU has in the field of Environmental Science. To listen, simply tune in on your radio. To check out the archives, follow this link.
SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES MENTOR TRAINING THIS WEEK – DON’T MISS OUT
Youth Programs makes a wonderful difference in the lives of students in grades K-12 served by Leon County Schools. All mentors gain valuable experiences: interacting with children; learning and applying tutoring skills in reading, writing, math and science; and providing a much-needed service in school sites as well as after-school programs. For more information, check out the Youth Programs website or stop by the Center. If you are prepared to make a yearlong commitment (10-12 hours per week, 300 hours in total), check out this page for more information. Fall mentor training sessions on the following dates: September 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16, 2011. All training sessions will take place at the Dunlap Success Center from 4:30pm-7:30pm. To register for a mentor training session, click here. WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH A CHILD WITH AUTISM If you are interested in working with a child with autism in hopes of helping him obtain his highest potential, Nathaniel could use your help. Learn basic skills for working with children with special needs, even if you do not have prior experience, only the willingness to learn through one-on-one training. For more information email Rachel Peck at (850)509-2338 or visit www.FindingNathaniel.com VETERAN EVENTS NEEDS YOUR HELP ON VETERANS DAY Veteran Events in Tallahassee is looking for about thirty volunteers for this Veterans Day, November 11, at various times between 6am and 8pm. Volunteers are needed in a number of different capacities including, but not limited to, festival and parade set-up, manning drink stations, helping compile race results, passing out awards, helping with Aid station, and errand running. For more information, or if you or your group is interested in helping with these events, check out their website.
ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES TUTOR TRAINING WORKSHOP If you would like to help newcomers develop their English skills, become a member of a great organization, meet people from around the world, and learn new skills from an accredited non-profit educational organization, then this is the workshop for you. Become a volunteer tutor. You do not need to know any other language other than English to be a tutor. Part I will be held tomorrow, September 8, 6pm–8pm. Part II will be held on Thursday, September 15, 6pm–8pm. All workshop sessions will be held in the Literacy Classroom on the 3rd floor of the Collins Main Library at 200 W. Park Avenue. For more information please contact Literacy Volunteers of Leon County at (850) 606-2644 or www.literacyvolunteersleon.org. THE SCBC IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS The University of Miami has challenged FSU to a blood drive competition. UM collected over 400 donors at their recent blood drive and we need to surpass that number in order to win the competition! On Monday, September 12th through Wednesday, September 14th, there will be three Bloodmobiles on campus from 9am–5pm. Please make plans to stop by one of these bloodmobiles to give your much needed, life-saving donation. The bloodmobiles will be located at the Strozier Library, Oglesby Union, and the College of Information. The Southeastern Community Blood Center (SCBC) needs volunteers (and blood donors) in order to make this a successful event. Volunteers are needed to assist at the tables outside the bloodmobiles, to greet and recruit donors, answer basic donation questions, and provide drinks and snacks after students donate. At the tables, students can also sign up for the national bone marrow registry. Representatives of the National Marrow Donor Program registry (Be A Match) will be on hand, as well as blood center employees but volunteers are needed to help with this as well. If you are interested in assisting as a volunteer, or would like additional information, contact Pamela Hamm at the SCBC at (850) 702-0407 or email her at [email protected]. RUN WITH THE RED CROSS Volunteers are needed to assist with 4th Annual Robin Lotane Memorial Hurricane Run with the American Red Cross. The run helps raise money for local disaster victims. Individuals or groups welcomed. The Red Cross needs assistance with set up, event activity and break down. For questions or to sign up to help, please contact Christy Rojas-Kasten at (850)402-5601 or [email protected] VOICE OF THE CHILDREN ACADEMY NEEDS MENTORS Voice of the Children Academy is currently in need of student volunteers to work with their after-school and weekend students. Days and hours are flexible to meet everyone's schedule. For more information please see their website or contact Chari Appollon at (850)571-4129. ATTENTION STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ADOPT AN AGENCY! Are you looking for a place to concentrate your efforts to make a positive difference in the local community? If you are
seeking a community engagement opportunity and a partnership with a nonprofit agency, the Center for Leadership & Civic Education may have a perfect match for you. Adopting an agency gives student groups the opportunity to provide consistent, meaningful, on-going service and support to one nonprofit agency, while also giving the agency a more stable pool of volunteers. If you are interested, please complete the Adopt-an-Agency application and return it to Heather Stitely at [email protected] or at the Center for Leadership and Civic Education, located at the Dunlap Student Success Center. Hard copies of the application are available at the Center. If you have questions or want to know more information, contact Heather at (850) 645-1515 or via her email. FORT BRADEN SCHOOL CARNIVAL NEEDS VOLUNTEERS Fort Braden School is in need of volunteers to help with their annual school carnival on October 14. They need people from 2pm-6pm and 6pm-10pm. Volunteers would help serve food, set up and clean up, and operate booths (with assistance). You can come for one shift, or both. Their Volunteer Coordinator will be available throughout the evening to certify volunteer hours. A short background check will need to be completed prior to the night of the event. In addition to the meals we serve at the carnival, light refreshments will be served to volunteers. For more information please contact Christy Fulater at [email protected]. BIG BROTHER BIG SISTER APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
Want to have the opportunity to help shape a child’s future for the better by empowering them to achieve? Want to have a lot of fun while you do so? Big Brother, Big Sister is looking for volunteers interested in being Big Brothers, Big Sisters, or even volunteering in another way. To find out more, check out their website. To fill out an application, come into The Center (adjacent to Denny’s; across the sidewalk from the construction) or apply online. HELP OUT WITH GIRL SCOUTS The Girl Scouts in Tallahassee are looking for a female volunteer who has a desire to work with 4th grade girls in Girl Scouting. If you are ready to commit to a group of girls for a minimum of one year, have your own vehicle and are willing to work on weekends during football games, email Veronica Wold at [email protected] to get started on your Girl Scout Journey. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BIKE MS PGA TOUR
Volunteers are needed on October 1st and 2nd to help with Cycle to the Shore 2011 a Bike MS PGA Tour. Cyclists ride and raise funds to benefit all who live with Multiple Sclerosis locally and nationally, and also to provide support in research for a cure. Volunteers are also a crucial part of this event helping in all locations and every step of the way. As such, volunteers are needed throughout this event in St. Augustine, Daytona
Beach and all along the event route for multiple volunteer assignments. For more information, check out their website or contact Jason Henika at [email protected]. LVLC IS LOOKING FOR MATH TUTORS The Literacy Volunteers of Leon County (LVLC) are looking for someone to help tutor an adult from another country in preparation for the math portion of the GED. You do not need to know another language to help. For more information please contact Literacy Volunteers of Leon County at (850) 606-2644 or [email protected]. HELP TALLAHASSEE SENIORS STAY HEALTHY Tallahassee Senior Center and Premier Health & Fitness Center are offering health screenings and health risk assessments to seniors at community centers on Tallahassee’s south side. Volunteers are needed to assist participants with completing the online health risk assessment. Mature, responsible and punctual students with great people skill are who they are seeking. This project will be completed in September. Those interested should contact David Wheeler, Wellness & Health Recovery Coordinator, Premier Health & Fitness Center, Tallahassee, FL, at (850) 431-4835 or [email protected]. CAMP BOGGY CREEK IS LOOKING FOR GROUPS TO HELP Camp Boggy Creek (CBC) is a year round camp serving seriously ill children throughout Florida. They offer week-long summer sessions for the children and family retreat weekends for the whole family. There is no charge to come to Camp so they rely on the generous support of individuals, corporations, foundations and healthcare partners. They are currently signing up volunteers for one or more of these weekends and still have spots open for groups and individuals (especially lifeguards) at this time. Below shows the 8 disease-specific family retreat weekends scheduled:
Sept 23-25 Cancer I Sept 30-Oct 2 Arthritis/Rheumatic
Oct 14-16 Hemophilia/Bleeding Disorder Oct 21-23 Heart Oct 28-20 Epilepsy Nov 11-13 Cancer II Nov 18-20 Spina Bifida Dec 2-4 Asthma
For more information, check out their website or their Facebook page to learn more about volunteering with CBC and to download the Volunteer Application packet. Contact Robin Brubaker, the Volunteer Coordinator, at 352-4834200 ext. 293 or email her at [email protected] for questions.
INTERNSHIPS & JOB OPPORTUNITIES APALACHEE RIDGE TECH WORK STUDY POSITION The Apalachee Ridge Technology Learning Center is currently interviewing for an FSU work study position. If you have been approved for a work study position and have an interest in community building this may be the job for you. The Apalachee Ridge center engages in community organizing, mentoring, tutoring and closing the digital divide. The work study student will operate as the education coordinator who is responsible for managing tutoring operations for the benefit of
"If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.”
Mother Teresa
their students. Utilizing an extensive support system, the EC will communicate with school administrators, students and volunteers to ensure they are helping the students at the center. For more information, check out their website or contact Terrance McNeil at [email protected] or 850.294.0071. EXERCISE SCIENCE STUDENT INTERNSHIP Tallahassee Senior Center and Premier Health & Fitness Center are offering health screenings and health risk assessments to seniors at community centers on Tallahassee’s south side. Volunteers are needed to assist participants with completing the online health risk assessment. Mature, responsible and punctual students with great people skill are who we’re seeking. Students in health-related programs are preferred. This project will be completed in September. Those interested should contact David Wheeler, Wellness & Health Recovery Coordinator, Premier Health & Fitness Center, Tallahassee, FL, at 850-431-4835 or [email protected]. INTERN WITH THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION This student position is assigned to an office of the American Lung Association of the Southeast, Inc. It is designed to enhance the educational experience of the student intern. As an intern, you would be responsible for assisting the assigned supervisor in implementing program and/or fund raising goals. Duties include, but are not limited to, assisting with event planning, promotions, editing, writing, donor communications, program implementation, volunteer recruitment and management, data base management and other duties to support the work of the American Lung Association. For more information on ALA visit their website. To submit a resume, email Jennel Pendleton at [email protected].
FLORIDA LEARN & SERVE: PART-TIME INTERN NEEDED Florida Learn and Serve (FL&S) currently looking for volunteer student interns to work on a part-time basis Fall of 2011. FL&S interns will receive high-level and valuable on-the-job experience and can develop skills in various in-demand job functions including data processing, office administration, education policy research, evaluation and statistical analysis and basic grant-research and writing. You can review program online. For questions, you can email Javier Betancourt at [email protected]. To apply, send a letter of application (Cover letter – 1-2 pages) outlining qualifications for this position, resume, and contact information for at least two professional references to: Javier Betancourt, Program Officer University of Florida – Florida Learn & Serve 820 East Park Avenue, Building F Tallahassee, FL 32301 SPEND TIME IN GHANA WITH THE LADYBUG PROJECT The Ladybug Project Inc. and the Bediako YouthAid Foundation will be providing Health Educator Internships as well as Teaching Placements in the Jasika area of Ghana. An area known for its safety and friendliness to foreigners, yet historically rural and poor, Interns will have an opportunity to effect true change. These programs are designed for individuals who seek to take a year, or perhaps dedicate a summer to international aid. More information about The Ladybug Project Inc. can be found on their website. Opportunities are not screened before they are posted. Students are encouraged to use their best judgment when selecting service opportunities.
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