KU Center for Service Learning
Jayhawks Flock to Serve
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Upcoming Opportunity:
Impact National Conference
The Impact National Conference is the largest gathering focused on the civic engagement of college students in community service, service-learning, community-based research, advocacy, and other forms of social action.
This year's conference will be held March 4-6th and is free of charge! IMPACT is an opportunity to share effective practices, improve personal skills and organizational strategies, discover opportunities and resources, exchange stories, be inspired and challenged to sustain all our efforts.
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February Staff Spotlight
Will Chaney, a first-year student in the KU Higher Education and Student Affairs program, is the graduate assistant for the Center of Service Learning. Before graduate school he served as an Episcopal Service Corps member in Memphis, Tennessee working with young people to provide service-learning and community engagement.
If you are interested in having your organization learn more about the Center for Service Learning or service/volunteer/advocacy opportunities at KU, schedule a visit with Will at wchaney@ku.edu!
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Leadership Opportunity Spotlight:
Community Service Advocates
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In order to make service opportunities as impactful and widely available as possible on our campus, it is important that we in the KU service community communicate, network, and collaborate on our common efforts.
The mission of the Community Service Advocates program is to help provide our KU service community intentional space to connect around overlapping initiatives, events, and programs. We hope this to be a resource to you and your organization, to better be able to promote, partner, and build on the good work that we all are doing!
Our next meeting will be online, February 15th at 6:30. To attend, sign up here! Questions? Email us at csl@ku.edu.
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Upcoming Opportunity:
2021 Service Showcase
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The 2021 Service Showcase is on April 22! The annual Service Showcase and Celebration recognizes a year of service and community-engaged work at KU. Due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, the Service Showcase and Celebration will be held online instead of in-person.
The Service Showcase is an opportunity for students to share their service projects and experiences with the University community and Lawrence community partners. Check out last year's Service Showcase presentations here!
Submit a Service Showcase Proposal here! Questions? Email us at csl@ku.edu.
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Volunteer Opportunity:
Douglas County CASA Inc.
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CASA stands for Court-Appointed Special Advocate. CASAs are trained volunteers who advocate for children who have been abused or neglected and are under the protection of the court in Douglas County, Kansas. After training, CASA volunteers make recommendations to the court regarding the child’s placement and support services; and collaborate with biological and/or foster families, school, and service providers to make sure the child’s needs are met throughout the case.
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Looking Forward: Feburary+March Events |
Feb. 11th, 12:00 pm-3pm: Student Union Activities, Valentines Day celebration and activities--participate here!
Feb.15th, 6:30 pm-7:15 pm: Student Community Service Advocates Meeting---Sign up here!
Feb. 15th, 7:00 pm- 8:30 pm: Emily Taylors Women Center, Virtual Zine Club--Join here!
Feb. 16th, 3:00pm - 4:00pm: First Year Leadership Connection-- Join here!
Feb. 17th, 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Winterfest: Student Involement Fair!-- Participate here!
Feb 17th, 7:oopm: Dole Institute For Politics: Presidential Lecture Series, "FDR Revisited: Learning from FDR, Clinton & Obama"-- Watch here!
Feb 17th, 5:30 pm -7 pm: Student Senate Finance Committee meeting-- participate here!
Feb, 23rd, 12 pm -1 pm: The Free Black Women Library Video Series-- Watch here!
Feb 23rd, 7:oopm: Dole Institute For Politics: Presidential Lecture Series, "Breaking Precedent: the last four years"-- Watch here!
Feb. 23rd, 3:00pm - 4:00pm: First Year Leadership Connection-- Join here!
Feb 23rd, 7:oo pm - 8pm: Romeo at KU: A Conversation about Intersectionality and Dismantling Anti-Blackness within the Queer Community-- Watch here!
Feb 24th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: SILC Workshop: Recently Transitioned Org Leadership Training-- participate here!
March 2nd, 12:00pm- 1:00pm: Educate and Act: Climare Policy in Action-- Join here!
March 15th, 6:30 pm-7:15 pm: Student Community Service Advocates Meeting w/ SILC ---Sign up here!
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Center for Service Learning
The University of Kansas
Strong Hall, Room 150
1450 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence, KS 66046
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Through community and campus partnerships, the Center for Service Learning advances service-learning, community-engaged scholarship, and civic engagement that fosters a commitment to participation for a diverse, just, and global society. |
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