Congratulations to the JCU Summer in the City Interns!

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected as the 2022 cohort of JCU Summer in the City Interns:

Sydney Burger '25
Miles Tiemeyer, Grad
Piper Foellmer '23
Katy Zoller '23
Rachel Halapchuk '23
Morgan Edwards '25
Rory Erwin '23
Jo Schierloh '24
Tierney Hemphill '24
Marie Steinkuhl '24

The JCU Summer in the City Internship Program is run by CSSA and provides students with paid internships with local nonprofit organizations where they explore the root causes, systems and structures that create and perpetuate social inequities. Interns learn about the role of advocacy, social analysis, collaboration, and coalition building to address the issues and bring about social change.

If you see these students, congratulate them!

Jesuit Day of Service (JDOS) is the biggest community event at John Carroll each year. This spring it will be in-person and you will be working with one of our local Cleveland community partners.

Jesuit Day of Service will take place on

Saturday, April 30, 2022.

Schedule for the Day:

9:00 am Check-in and Kick-Off Event at Kulas Auditorium
9:30 am Board busses and depart for your community partner site
10:00 am - 12:30 pm Work at community partner site
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm Clean up and board busses
1:15 pm Cookout Lunch back on campus

Register with your friends! Have a great time working with our local community partners! A cookout lunch will be provided after the event back on campus, dress for the weather, and have a great time!

All service activities run as scheduled this week through Friday evening. There are no service activities running from March 5-12.

Have questions? Email: service@jcu.edu

Transportation is provided to the service sites.
The events are in-person events.
COVID safety protocols will be followed.
Be sure to check out all of our service opportunities on GivePulse!

Boulevard Elementary School Market Days

Tuesday, March 1st | 12:45pm - 2:45pm

Tuesday, March 1st | 2:15pm - 4:45pm

Tuesday, April 5th | 12:45pm - 2:45pm

Tuesday, April 5th | 2:15pm - 4:45pm

The Cleveland Food Bank provides bulk fruits and vegetables to the Boulevard Elementary community. Volunteers will bag and box the food items to be placed in the trunk of cars. The car drive-through is in the parking lot from 2:30-4:30 pm. Then the boxes are broken down and the remaining food is redistributed. The Market Day program is a way for Boulevard Elementary families and local area families in need to receive healthy food staples in a convenient way.

MedWish Supply Sort

Saturday, March 19th | 9:00am - 12:00pm

Saturday, April 2nd | 9:00am - 12:00pm

Saturday, April 23nd | 9:00am - 12:00pm

MedWish helps to re-purpose discarded medical supplies, and our volunteers help with this process. We collect tens of thousands of pounds of donated supplies each month and rely on volunteers to help us sort through these supplies, checking expiration dates and ensuring product viability. No medical experience is necessary!

Community Arts Center Clean-Up

Sunday, March 20th | 1:45pm - 3:45pm

Volunteers will help with yard-work, cleaning, and special projects which might include setting up for events, moving items out of the building as we make room for arts organizations, helping with the food center in our building, or more specialized projects based on volunteer’s interests and the Center’s needs.

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Health Center Mobile Food Pantry

Saturday, March 26th | 8:40 am - 12:20 pm

Service participants will help sort, repack, and distribute food items to community members experiencing food insecurity. This activity will take place at the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Health Center, a branch of the Cleveland Clinic.

Greater Cleveland Food Bank

Wednesday, April 6th | 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Thursday, April 21st | 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Tuesday, April 26th | 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Volunteers are needed to help sort and repack nonperishable food that is later distributed to local food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters.

JCU Science Olympiad 2022

Saturday, April 9th | 8:30am - 1:00pm

Saturday, April 9th | 1:00pm - 4:30pm

Calling all volunteers to judge the JCU Science Olympiad! The Olympiad will have students from all over the Diocese of Cleveland Grades 4-6 competing in hands-on Science experiments. Judges will set up their event(s) that they are assigned to. All supplies and equipment will be provided. Judges will judge the students, keep scores, collect and grade tests.

Join the TEAM: Apply to be a CSSA Student Liaison!

We are looking for applicants who embrace the JCU mission of being men and women for and with others! As a CSSA representative, Student Liaisons serve as peer service leaders and van drivers as they facilitate a positive service experience for their fellow JCU students. This paid position allows you to do all this and gain professional experience!

For more information:

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Alejandra LaPoint '23

Majors: Psychology, Mental Health, and Data Science

Hometown: Perrysburg, OH

"So far during my experience at L'Arche, I have had to unlearn my preference of always being prepared. As a sibling of someone who has Autism, staying prepared is essential, especially when going into an unknown environment or meeting new people. But always staying on your toes takes away from new experiences. The women whom I have met at L'Arche are supportive and are interested in my life. They are some of the kindest people I have met thus far and have helped me learn new things about myself and what I find important..."

Catholic Community Connection Fellows Program

About this program:

Length: Runs for 10 weeks
Dates: June 6- August 12.
Hourly Rate: $12/hr. with a 32 hour (at most) work week from Monday-Thursday.
On Friday’s we offer either a time for the students to come together to reflect on their week, and/or college professors from the 3 Catholic colleges present on various topics.

Placements:

Catholic Charities

Summer Communication Fellow
The Summer Communications Fellow will directly assist the Marketing & Communication Department with a wide range of projects, including but not limited to, social media, website, marketing and internal communication needs.

Regina Health Center

Catholic Community Connection Intern
Summer Fellows Program Intern will be responsible for assisting in the areas of Human Resources, Fund Development, Marketing and any other areas that support the mission and values of Regina Health Center

St. Augustine Health Ministries

Content and Digital Marketing Intern
The intern will play a key role in contributing creative design and marketing strategy to grow brand awareness and to attract and engage donors, volunteers, clients and team members.

The Village at Marymount

Development Position
This intern will work with network cultivation, donor database work, grant research, grant writing, trend analysis, presentation preparation, social media assistance, special event support, and other tasks as assigned.

Catholic Cemeteries Association

Information Technology Intern
The Information Technology Intern will gain experience in multiple IT disciplines, including but not limited to project management (working with developers and DBA’s), database administration, Microsoft Azure environment, Microsoft Office 365 products (including Power Automate, SharePoint, etc.), network administration, server administration, desktop support, NetSuite (Accounting System), and cyber security.

To apply: email fellows@catholiccc.org. The deadline is March 21.

Take the Survey...win valuable prizes

The Princeton Review requests students' direct feedback about their experience at John Carroll University. Their insights on academics, fellow students, social life, sports, and clubs provide invaluable guidance for college-bound students searching for their best-fit schools. The survey also includes a few questions about their life and studies during the pandemic.

It will take around 10-15 minutes to complete. All students completing the survey have a chance to win one of one hundred $50.00 Amazon.com Gift Cards from The Princeton Review.

Additionally, students will have a chance to win 1 of 75 prizes from John Carroll if they complete the survey by April 1, 2022. Winners will be notified after the survey closes.

Students' anonymous feedback drives the narrative, rankings, and ratings foundational to many of The Princeton Review's college admissions titles and online resources.

Take the Survey

Carroll Reads is an early literacy tutoring program aimed at helping children in

Elementary grades acquire, reinforce, and refine reading and skills.

"I really do love the children I tutor. Their excitement, energy, and love make the time with each student move so quickly and it's fulfilling to be a contributor to their learning and just to interact with them."

-Anya S.

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