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In this email:
- Community-Engaged Scholars Program Student Input Session
- Apply to be a PAID Community Engagement Ambassador in the Department of Community Service for 2021-2022
- iGen Series - Intergenerational Conversations for the Future
- Get inSTEP with inSTEP!
- Be a Gifted Giver in the Festival of Arts
- Waltham Group Language and Cultural Enrichment (LaCE) is looking for volunteers for virtual after-school program!
- Link to Mindfulness Black Mental Health and Wellness Panel
- Food Justice Interest Group
- Demographic Data Focus Group
- Splash Teacher Registration is now open!
- Join the Roosevelt Fellows for Zoom Study Halls
- You're With Us is Looking for 1:1 Mentors
- Volunteers needed for weekly virtual visits with senior citizens
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On Campus & Virtual Opportunities |
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Community-Engaged Scholars Program Student Input Session |
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Wednesday, February 24, 6:00-7:00PM
This input session will feature a presentation on a vision for a new Community-Engaged Scholars Program. The proposal aims to strengthen the academic support for students engaged in community and civic engagement in a “Community Engaged Scholars Program” designed to enable all undergraduates, regardless of major or minor, to strengthen their community service with a set of corresponding academic experiences and out-of-class co-curricular experiences. Your voice is important and we hope that you will join us on Wednesday, February 24th from 6:00-7:00PM on Zoom. To ensure that you receive the zoom link to attend please REGISTER HERE. Whether you are able to attend or not, please take a moment to review a summary of the proposal and submit your suggestions, questions, and concerns HERE for the committee to review. If you have questions, please reach out to Lucas Malo at lmalo@brandeis.edu.
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Apply to be a PAID Community Engagement Ambassador in the Department of Community Service for 2021-2022 |
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As part of a prestigious leadership cohort, four selected Community Engagement Ambassadors will assist with initiatives for the Department of Community Service, as well as support students, clubs or departments partnering with the department to strengthen their impact in our communities. Selected students will receive $2,000 for the 2021-2022 academic year (13.50/hr in the Fall and 14.25/hr in the Spring).
Ambassadors will be challenged to think creatively about ways to engage Brandeis students from all backgrounds in community service initiatives, to engage in strategic planning that supports community engagement, and to learn new leadership skills, including project management systems and tools that increase effectiveness in groups. Learn more by attending an information session and visiting our website here.
The application deadline is Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 11:59pm. Questions? Contact the Department of Community Service at (781) 736-3237 or the Community Service Specialist at csim@brandeis.edu.
- Friday 2/26, 9:30-10:30am EST on Zoom
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Open Q&A with CEAP (optional): Come and meet the 2020-2021 CEAP Ambassadors on Friday 3/5 from 1-2pm EST on Zoom and ask any last minute questions before the application deadline!
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iGen Series - Intergenerational Conversations for the Future |
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Monday, 3/29, 4/5 and 4/12
2:30-4pm
Zoom
The iGen Series is a 3-part event consisting of intergenerational conversations where older adults, Brandeis Undergraduates, and middle school students will have the opportunity to learn from and teach each other about any topic along the theme of "Lessons from the Past". Leading up to the event - occurring across three days in late March and early April - multiple preparatory days will be offered to meet other individuals within your generation and to be trained by a professional public speaker. RSVP here.
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Come join the inSTEP Campus Partners at and Get inSTEP with inSTEP! Hosted twice a month, international students are invited to meet other students, stay connected with the Brandeis community, and get to know the inSTEP Campus Partners who support students at Brandeis.
- February 23, 2021 at 12:00 pm EST
- March 9, 2021 at 12:00 pm EST (Wellness Theme for Wellness Day)
- March 23, 2021 at 12:00 pm EST
- April 6, 2021 at 12:00 pm EST
- April 20, 2021 at 12:00 pm EST (Wellness Day)
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Be a Gifted Giver in the Festival of the Arts |
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Be a Gifted Giver for the Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts (April 25-May 1, 2021). Create something -- a drawing, a song, a video portrait, a book of poems or stories -- to give away to another Brandeisian. We will pay for your materials and shipping costs and create a virtual "catalog." Please register by February 28, 2021.
Why give it away? Because art can support community care.
Because making art can guide us in making sense of our lives.
Because generosity is an expression of caring, as is the joy of gratitude.
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Waltham Group Language and Cultural Enrichment (LaCE) is looking for volunteers for virtual after-school program! |
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Waltham Group's Language and Cultural Enrichment Program (LaCE) is looking for volunteers to participate in a virtual after-school program for Waltham's Middle School English Learning Population. Volunteers will be matched with a middle school student and act as a tutor and mentor, helping with homework and participating in group activities based around practicing English and celebrating culture! Please contact the LaCE Coordinators at wg-lace@brandeis.edu if interested or if you have any questions.
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Link to Mindfulness Black Mental Health and Wellness Panel |
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Friday, 02/26/21 at 7:00pm
Link to Mindfulness (LTM) is an initiative started to bring mental health resources, professionals, and practices to college students from marginalized communities, starting with Black students. We are fortunate to have gotten funding to organize a Panels and Workshop series which explores, demystifies, and destigmatizes mental health in and gives tangible practices to the Black collegiate community. If you have any questions, please contact Link to Mindfulness at linktomindfulness@gmail.com.
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Blood Drive Newsletter is looking for submissions! |
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Are you interested in public health/STEM, writing, or photography? Contribute to Blood Drive's newsletter by filling out the form - submit pieces by 2/26! For more information, contact Blood Drive at wg-blooddrive@brandeis.edu
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Food Justice Interest Group |
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Are you passionate about addressing the complex systems that are contributing to food insecurity?
We are creating a Food Justice Interest Group across the Brandeis campus where we can connect projects, programs and interested people together to collaborate and develop material that will address Food Justice. From creating a newsletter where we share information on volunteering opportunities, educational programming, and donation links-- to empowering all of you to help create innovative programming to address the systemic issues that lead to food insecurity. In partnership with the Zale Foundation grant and other on campus partners we hope to utilize our resources to make a change.
Please share your information with us and let us know your ideas with this Survey, we will reach out soon with opportunities! Thank you!
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Demographic Data Focus Group |
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Brandeis undergraduate and graduate students are invited to participate in a conversation about collecting sexual orientation and gender identity data. Your insights will help Brandeis be more inclusive of LGBTQA+ communities. Join the movement to make our voices count!
For details, please contact GSC Director Julián Cancino at
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Splash Teacher Registration is now open! |
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Splash is a day where hundreds of middle and high school students join Brandeis University to take classes taught by us, the students, alumni, faculty, and staff of Brandeis. From techniques in cosmetics to the Greek-Persian War, classes can be either academic or unconventional. You can teach a class about anything that you are passionate about (a skill, a topic, a culture) to the Waltham community. In the past, classes have ranged from yoga, astrophysics, and poetry to how to solve a Rubix cube, entrepreneurship workshops, and so much more. No prior teaching experience is necessary. Splash will take place, virtually, on Saturday April 3- 4th. You can teach as many 1-hour classes as you want.
This is a great opportunity to gain community service hours, teaching experience, and to share your passion! In addition, it’s only a one (or two)-day commitment! If you are interested, please fill out this registration here. The deadline to complete this form is Sunday, March 27th. Splash will take place on Saturday, April 3rd from 12:00pm - 3:00pm and Sunday,April 4th from 12:00pm - 2:00pm.
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Join the Roosevelt Fellows for Zoom Study Halls |
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The Roosevelt Fellows are sponsoring their first in a weekly series of zoom study halls on Wednesday Feb 24 from 5-7 PM in the RF zoom room! This is a pilot that will go through the end of March, and hopefully will be expanded until the end of the semester. Time blocks will rotate week to week.
Students can drop in anytime during the 2 hour block. One or two Roosevelt Fellows will greet them and serve as managers of the zoom room. Students will be able to opt for a quiet breakout room or remain in the main room. If students with similar interests attend, rooms for group work can be created.
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Community Partner Opportunities |
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You're With Us is looking for 1:1 Mentors |
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You’re With Us is a nonprofit organization that works with young adults with disabilities in order to create more inclusive spaces. We are currently looking for Brandeis students to serve as 1:1 mentors for these young adults. Time commitment varies based on the mentee’s schedule but on average is about 1-4 hours a week. Mentoring can take place in-person, but due to the pandemic most matches are currently meeting virtually, so you can have zoom calls to keep in touch with your mentee. If in-person then Brandeis campus or Metro West Area. If you are interested visit us here!
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Volunteers needed for weekly virtual visits with senior citizens |
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At Conversations to Remember, we match college students with senior citizens who are living in long term care communities for weekly virtual visits. All of the volunteering is done virtually, including the training that we provide.
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*Please note that the Department of Community Service provides marketing and may not be in direct partnership with this organization, student group or department. It is the responsibility of all members of this listserv to research all internal and external community engagement initiatives and programs prior to involvement.
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Department of Community Service
Shapiro Campus Center, Room 203
P: 781-736-3237
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