Make sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all the available opportunities and programs we are sharing! You can also find out what is happening 'In the News' with DCS.
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In this email:
- Indigenous Peoples' Day Teach In
- DCS Snack Shack
- Enfranchise Elders
- Dementia Friends Training
- Attend Rich/Collins Fellowship Application Open Office Hours!
- Apply to be a Segal Fellow
- Chalk the VOTE 2020
- Campfire: Our Mental Health Stories
- Your Career Corner with Hiatt Career Center
- Readathon to Benefit the Waltham Family School
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On Campus & Virtual Opportunities |
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Indigenous Peoples' Day Teach In |
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This year's Indigenous Peoples' Day Teach-In is a virtual event. The teach-in will feature a Land Acknowledgement and talks by internationally known indigenous activists and local scholars including: Deborah Spears Moorehead; Claudia Fox Tree; Earl Tulley; Eva Blake; Angela Robinson; and Emilie Connolly. A workshop on Land Acknowledgements hosted by Brandeis students will also be included over the two-day event. The schedule follows below.
Monday, October 12 & Tuesday, October 13
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Wednesday, October 14
11am - 1pm
Crusing Around Campus!
Catch the Department of Community Service staff cruising around campus in our Mobile Snack Shack on Wednesday, October 14th between 11:00AM-1:00PM! Our team will be available in-person to answer questions about community engagement at Brandeis, share info about upcoming events and programs and to pass along some healthy pre-packaged snacks. (Kosher, Vegan and healthy options will be available).
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This Thursday, October 15th at 2:00pm, we are going to gather on Zoom to phone bank to enfranchise older voters in Florida. Older voters have historically been the most reliable voting bloc in the United States, but they are facing particular challenges this cycle given the pandemic. Covid-19 disproportionately affects the elderly, especially those of racial minorities, and might be a barrier to people seeking to cast ballots. We’re helping out a nonpartisan organization distribute an informational video to help residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities register to vote by mail.
If you’d like to participate in this voter advocacy, sign up here! The election is in a few days, and there’s lots of work to be done to make sure everyone has the chance to vote! If this time doesn’t work for you and you’d like to phone bank asynchronously, email us.
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Dementia Friends Training |
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On October 22nd at 6:30pm, we will be hosting a Dementia Friends training. Dementia Friends is a global movement that is changing the way people think, act, and talk about dementia. By helping everyone in a community understand what dementia is and how it affects people, each of us can make a difference for people touched by dementia.
We invite you to participate in an interactive learning session led by Brandeis student Aishwarya Khanna, and Beth Soltzberg, lead of Dementia Friends Massachusetts. You will learn five key messages about dementia, and at the end of the session, you will be counted as a Dementia Friend. Register here.
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Attend Rich/Collins Fellowship Application Open Office Hours! |
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Friday, October 16th
9-5 pm EST
If you are interested in applying to the Rich/Collins Community Leadership and Impact Fellowship program, but could use a little support, this session is for you! We welcome you to drop by our open zoom office hours at any point throughout the day on Friday! Staff will be available to answer your questions, brainstorm ideas, connect you to a community partner, review your essay responses, work on formulating your budget, look over your resume, or simply check-in. Applications are due on October 26th!
Please reach out to R/C CLIF with any questions or concerns!
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Apply to be a Segal Fellow |
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Apply to become a lifelong Segal Fellow, including a paid summer 2021 mission-driven internship, cohort-based citizen leadership curriculum, and ongoing professional development and networking by November 1 2020.
Students can find out more at our:
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Make your mark and contribute to a collaborative sidewalk mural that reminds #Brandeis to get out the vote. Join us in Fellows Garden (Behind the SCC) on Wednesday, October 14th between Noon and 4:00 PM. Event details HERE on Facebook.
Sponsored by Arts Engagement, Waltham Group & Department of Community Service in alignment with the VoteDeis Initiative.
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Campfire: Our Mental Health Stories |
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Students at the International Business School are organizing a mental health awareness event and need your help. If there is a hard/stressful time or experience that you have gone through or overcame that you want to share, that could be really valuable. We hope to show people (including you) that they are not alone in their experiences, which could be a serious event/condition or just a stressful time with the pandemic and uncertainty as a student today.
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Your Career Corner with Hiatt Career Center |
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Recruiters and alumni from all industries and career fields want to speak with Waltham Group and Service Club leaders and volunteers. The Hiatt Career Center works with employers and alumni every day who want to speak with YOU about positions within their organizations, career fields, and industries and to share their career journey from Brandeis.
Where to start?
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Search thousands of jobs & internships and participate in recruiting events in Handshake here.
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Meet with a career counselor and get started here.
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Connect with Brandeis alumni here.
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Work with Hiatt to host a career or alumni panel here.
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Community Partner Opportunities |
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Readathon to Benefit the Waltham Family School |
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Waltham Family School (WFS) empowers English Learner families to be literate, self-sufficient and connected to the greater Waltham Community. WFS prepares children for success in school, empowers parents to partner with schools in the education of their children, and strengthens the parents’ skills necessary for parenting, workforce, and community life. Since 2003 WFS has changed the lives of more than 500 low-income English Learner parents and children.
The WFS Readathon is a prerecorded event to be aired on the Waltham Channel. The goal is to promote family literacy and raise funds to benefit WFS families. Readers from the Brandeis and Waltham community will read books targeted to preschool-aged children, the age of children enrolled in the Waltham Family School. The event is a collaboration between Waltham Group at Brandeis, the Waltham Channel and the Friends of the Waltham Family School.
Mark your calendars for October 24th, 2020 at 4:00 pm EST to get ready to watch, donate if you have the means, and feel free to reach out with anymore questions!
Tune into the Readathon on WCAC-TV: Verizon: Channel 47, and in HD on Channel 2147 - RCN: Channels 3 and in HD on Channel 613 - Comcast: Channel 8 - Stream from http://bit.ly/WFSreadathon.
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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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