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A Quick Note from Us
As this semester comes to a close, we want to thank you for all the awesome work you do as students, community members, and leaders. You make the KU and Lawrence community a better place, and we are so lucky to work with such dedicated and incredible students.

The CSL office will be closed from December 24-January 1. Feel free to email and call us during that time and we'll get back to you once we reopen the office in 2020!

Good luck with the rest of your finals and have a relaxing and rejuvenating winter break!

-Center for Service Learning Staff
December Student Spotlight:
CCO MILK Coordinators
Last week, the  Center For Community Outreach  put on a fantastic Holiday Party for around 700  Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence  members from all across Lawrence.

Sri, Tyler, and Riya (all pictured right, with Santa) are coordinators for the CCO's Mentors in the Lives of Kids (MILK) program. They partnered with the Helping Unite Generations (HUG) program to bring an intergenerational choir to the event, and collaborated with the Project Bridge program to host a holiday card making station.

This spring, the CCO will be looking for students interested in becoming coordinators for their 12 unique service programs- visit cco.ku.edu for more information about each program!
December Service Spotlight:
Winter Break Service Opportunities
Winter break is a great time to register for the Certificate in Service Learning and complete Service 101 , our online service orientation module. If you're sticking around Lawrence for winter break, there are plenty of opportunities to participate in some service that can count toward your Certificate!

Here are a couple of opportunities available in Lawrence this winter break:

Jubilee Cafe , one of the KU Center for Community Outreach's (CCO) 12 unique volunteer programs, is looking for people to help with their community breakfast program on Tuesday and Friday mornings throughout winter break! For more information about Jubilee Cafe, click here.

The Friends of the Lawrence Public Library is hosting a seed packaging event on January 15, at which they need volunteers to help package seeds for their Seed Library! For more information about this event, click here.

Whether you'll be at home or in Lawrence for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
be on the lookout for MLK Day of Service activities!

There will be many more volunteer opportunities to
participate in this spring- to find one that fits best with your schedule and interests, visit volunteer.ku.edu .
Upcoming Opportunity #1:
Kansas Service + Civic Engagement Conference
Join civic-minded students to share your service learning or civic engagement experiences and learn about what other students are working on across the state!

The Kansas Service + Civic Engagement Conference is currently accepting presentation proposals about the different ways students have incorporated public service into their education. Last year, KU students presented three unique narratives about their service and leadership experiences, and we would love for more students to participate this year!

The deadline for presentation proposals has been extended to
December 18 , so there is still time for you to complete a submission.

Learn more about the Kansas Service + Civic
Engagement Conference here .
Upcoming Opportunity #2:
Alternative Spring Breaks
Alternative Spring Breaks will take place from
March 9-15, 2020! Students will be traveling to nonprofit organizations in Arizona, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Texas for a week of service.

For more information about Alternative Spring Break sites and deadlines, click here . If you have any questions or concerns, reach out to the Alternative Breaks team at kualbreaks@gmail.com .
Upcoming Opportunity #3:
Newman Civic Fellowship
The Newman Civic Fellowship honors inspiring college student leaders who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country. 

Alix Fisk-Guerrero (pictured right with Chancellor Girod), a senior Applied Behavioral Science major, received the Newman Civic Fellowship in 2018.

Newman Civic Fellows are recommended to Campus Compact by college and university presidents to acknowledge motivation and ability in public leadership.

We are accepting nominations for the Newman Civic Fellowship until January 10, 2020!  To learn more about the program, visit 
On the Agenda:
Looking Toward the Spring
Dec. 24-Jan. 17: Jubilee Cafe Winter Break Volunteer Opportunities
Jan. 15: Friends of the Lawrence Public Library Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
Jan. 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
Jan. 22: Winterfest Involvement Fair
Jan. 26: Deadline to Apply for an Alternative Spring Break
Feb. 2: Deadline to Apply to be an Orientation Assistant
Feb. 3: Deadline to Submit a Nomination for a CSL Award
Mar. 1: Deadline to Apply for the CSL's Costa Rica travel course

If you are part of an organization that puts on service-related events and would like them to be included in our monthly newsletter, please email katekemper@ku.edu !
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