REMINDER: Jesuit Day of Service is THIS Saturday, April 29th!
Jesuit Day of Service (JDOS) is the largest community event at John Carroll each year. JDOS is an opportunity for you to get together with your friends and classmates, join other faculty and staff, and engage with alumni from JCU in service to the Cleveland community!
Here is the Schedule for the Day:
9:00 am - 9:30 am: Check-in and Kick-Off Event at Kulas Auditorium
9:30 am - 10:00 am: Board buses 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 buses
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm: Cookout Lunch back on campus in Dolan (Lunch is provided)
*Make sure to dress for the weather! JDOS happens rain or shine.
Transportation is provided to students and leaders only. Faculty, Staff, and Alumni are asked to carpool/transport themselves unless told otherwise.
Details to all participants will be emailed later this week! Check your inboxes.
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Thank you to our Generous Donors on the Day of Giving!
Thank you to all who donated during April 20th, the Annual Day of Giving! Your generosity is helping us support community-engaged, experiential learning opportunities at JCU! The Center for Service-Learning and Social Action raised just over $2,600 with 39 donors!
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Where will your experience take you next? Stop to reflect on your experience this semester and how it relates to where you were before, where you are now, and where you are going next!
CSSA has designed the "Now What?" Workshop to help you explore your past experiences, think about what's next for you, and provide you with great tools, resources, and connections to get you to where you want to be. Learn about exciting courses to take, service opportunities for next semester, internships at nonprofits, and summer jobs that match your interests.
All students who have participated in community service, immersion trips, and/or nonprofit internships are encouraged to attend!
Date: Monday, May 1, 2023
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Location: LSC Conference Room
Featuring: A Nacho Bar + Door Prizes!
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Join us to learn how to move from experience to action - with a nacho bar included!
Bring a friend!
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Rainbow Connects is a program at the new University Hospitals Rainbow Center for Women and Children that links patients and families to resources to address needs related to the social determinants of health such as: food insecurity; utility assistance; clothing; furniture; baby supplies etc. Rainbow Connects hosts two full time employees and relies heavily on volunteers. Volunteers screen patients and families for resource needs, direct them to helpful community resources to address those needs, and when possible, follow-up with screened participants to see if they were able to access the resource or have any additional needs. Volunteers work with each family to select 1-2 resources that are seen as a priority.
Please note that this is a YEAR-LONG service commitment for the entire 2023-2024 academic year.
If you have any questions, please email John Jackson in CSSA at jnjackson@jcu.edu
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Looking for a Summer or Fall Internship? Check out these CSSA Internships! |
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CSSA Fall 2023 Data Internship
Job Title: JCU: CSSA Data Management Internship
Dates of Employment: August 28-December 8, 2023 (with the opportunity to renew for spring/following year upon review)
Pay Rate: $11/hour
Location & Hours: Center for Service-Learning and Social Action, Room SIH-32, 10-12 hours per week
To apply: Apply to Handshake Job #4321386
Deadline: Friday, April 28
Purpose of Position:
The Center for Service-Learning and Social Action (CSSA) Data Management Intern will support the detailed and logistical planning needs of the office, primarily by maintaining and updating service-learning data. This position plays an instrumental role in CSSA's registration processing, the start of weekly service, compliance details, and general management of tracking mechanisms to keep our academic service-learning programs running smoothly. This position will also have several opportunities to take ownership of data reporting projects to both advance the visualization efforts of CSSA and build a portfolio for a future career. The student in this role will work as a valuable member of the CSSA team and additional duties and responsibilities will vary depending on the needs at any given time.
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CSSA Summer 2023 Internship
Job Title: JCU: CSSA Summer 2023 Internship
Dates of Employment: June-August 2023
Pay Rate: $11/hour
Location & Hours: Center for Service-Learning and Social Action, Room SIH-32, 15-20 hours per week
To apply: Apply to Handshake Job #6204151
Deadline: Friday, April 28
Purpose of Position:
The student intern will support the detailed and logistical planning needs of the Center for Service-Learning and Social Action (CSSA) gaining valuable experience, exposure, and project management responsibility. The student in this role will work as a valuable member of the CSSA team and duties and activities would vary depending on the needs at any given time. The person in this role needs to be highly motivated, a self-starter, and flexible in pursuing tasks and projects. Interviews will take place with selected candidates in the CSSA office.
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Janan Shouman '23
Major: Biology
Hometown: Westlake, Ohio
Favorite Quote: “There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.” - Hunter S. Thompson
The mission of Boys Hope Girls Hope is to nurture and guide young people in need to become well-educated, career-ready men and women for others. They specifically work with young people from poverty-stricken communities and provide a support system for them to be successful as they continue on their journey after the program. Boys Hope Girls Hope provides school lessons, summer programs, high school and college tours, group dinners, extracurricular/leisure activities, career exploration, and long-term goal planning. This past semester at Boys Hope Girls Hope, my service group and I worked with the 7th-grade cohort, and we focused primarily on the importance of reading. We introduced the cohort to different genres and also helped them identify their cultural lens and what they personally bring to a story when reading. When entering this unfamiliar yet welcoming environment at Boys Hope Girls Hope there were several things I had to unlearn and leave at the door to be fully present in service. One main thing I had to unlearn was that an individual's current or past situation does not define one’s potential and future. I feel this is also something very relevant to our current society and should be unlearned while embracing any new experience. Along with having to unlearn a couple of things at Boys Hope Girls Hope, I also did learn quite a bit in my service experience as well. After witnessing how dedicated and hard-working the scholars maintained after facing several obstacles this semester, I learned just how powerful and impactful resilience is when achieving your goals. I also learned from the scholars how and when to take a step back from work and school to enjoy the simple things in life, which I’m very grateful for.
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Get Connected! Stay Informed!
Follow us on social media to get the latest news from CSSA, learn about upcoming opportunities, find ways to stay connected and engaged, read posts by featured students, and learn about all of the great things happening in the Center for Service-Learning and Social Action! We post frequent updates daily, so be sure to stay tuned in!
Connect with us NOW to join the fun!
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Dr. Katherine Feely, SND, Ed.D | Director | kfeely@jcu.edu | 216.397.1966
Blake Yoho | Asst. Dir. Data and Communications | byoho@jcu.edu | 216.397.2024
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JCU Center for Service-Learning and Social Action
Saint Ignatius Hall | SIH-32
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