Chelsea Johnson

Author: Chelsea Johnson

Top 5 Reasons to Like our Facebook Page!

  1. You get to see all of the volunteer opportunities and social justice events we put on for the community. Plus, if you click attend, you get reminders the day of the event so you never forget!
  2. You get to tag yourself and your friends in pictures from our events. You’ll never be without an awesome profile picture again!
  3. You can see all of the links that our staff finds inspiring and shares with all of our friends on Facebook. Videos about social justice, election websites, poverty blogs – we find the best stuff on the internet and share it with you.
  4. You’ll have another way to get in contact with us questions or suggestions about events or how to volunteer in the Appleton community.
  5. You can take the first step towards breaking the Lawrence bubble by checking out all the information we post about the Appleton community! Appleton has a lot to offer students and we love sharing it with our fans.

Now that you’re convinced, go like our Facebook page!

 

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

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