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MLK, Jr. Day of Service – January 16th

UPDATE! Thank you to all of the students, staff, faculty and alumni that signed up for MLK, Jr. Day THIS MONDAY. We will provide an email with additional details to all of you who signed up for volunteer orientations or the afternoon service project by Saturday.  Registration is now closed for the community volunteer project beginning at 2:15 PM. See you on Monday!

Learn, Serve and Celebrate on our annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on January 16th! 

Here is what the day has to offer:

Life Study of the Fox Cities presentation: A representative from the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Inc., will share the recent results of the LIFE Study, a community assessment which identifies the strengths and opportunities for improvement for the Fox Cities community.It’s a great opportunity for all to learn about the community they live in and an opportunity for students and faculty to think about potential community engagement projects. Attendees are welcome to bring their lunch.Beverages and utensils will be provided to make it easier for those bringing food up from Andrew Commons. Location: Warch Campus Center, Pusey room,  11:30 AM-12:30 PM.

 Volunteer orientations/workshops: A variety of workshops and orientations will be offered to anyone interested in providing ongoing service throughout the school year, during a summer break or through a “gap year” service opportunity following graduation. Also, a faculty development workshop on service learning will be offered. Representatives from the following organizations will be present: Fox Valley Humane Society, Boys and Girls Club, Heckrodt Wetland Reserve, Harbor House domestic abuse shelter, Building for Kids children’s museum, LU Career Center, LU Office of Engaged Learning and LU Volunteer and Community Service Center. Location: Warch Campus Center, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM.

Serve:   Join us as we partner with the Boys and Girls Club of the Fox Valley to reach out to local students to teach diversity programming! (No experience necessary). A service opportunity with Heckrodt Wetland Reserve is also available.  Location: Meet in Cinema, 2:15 PM-6 pm . 

Celebrate: Attend a talk by speaker Dr. Dorothy Cotton, famous civil rights activist who helped lead the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.  Location: Chapel, 6:30 PM.

Sponsored by Volunteer & Community Service Center, Office of Engaged Learning & the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Make it a day on, not a day off!

Engaging Human Rights

Want to immerse yourself in human rights? Come to the events in the Engaging Human Rights series, put on in conjunction with the government department’s visiting professor in human rights, Alexander Wilde. This series of lectures, plays and movies covers a wide range of human rights topics. The series opens Tuesday Oct. 4th with a lecture by Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International.

Complete Calendar of Events: http://blogs.lawrence.edu/news/2011/09/amnesty-international-leader-opens-special-month-long-series-focused-on-human-rights-issues.html

LARY Buddy and VITAL tutoring

Get involved with LU’s LARY Buddy and VITAL tutoring programs and make a difference in a child’s life. Now accepting applications!

LARY Buddy: Lawrence Assistance Reaching Youth is a cooperative with Edison Elementary School in which Lawrence mentors are matched with an at-risk student. Mentors have the opportunity to volunteer with youth in the community and Edison buddies have the direct adult attention that many of them lack in other environments. Learn more at LARY.

VITAL Tutoring: Volunteers in Tutoring at Lawrence matches any student from the Fox Valley with a Lawrence tutor. Students are most often referred to the program by school personnel or past participants from the program. Together, Lawrence tutors are able to provide valuable tutoring to local students, while keeping their time commitment to only about one hour per week. Learn more at VITAL

Poverty Simulation

 

Free POVERTY SIMULATION for all on October 26, 2011 7 to 10 pm in the Esch-Hurvis Room of the Warch Campus Center. The poverty simulation experience is designed to help participants begin to understand what it might be like to live in a typical low income family trying to survive month to month. It is a simulation, not a game. Sponsored by LU Office of Engaged Learning and VCSC. Sign up: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&pli=1&formkey=dFltZFJFdWk4WkFQX3BkSjhVSGJfTVE6MQ#gid=0