The CSL in a Nutshell
Monthly Updates for Students, from the Center for Service Learning
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As we begin another academic year, we want to applaud you for your perseverance through the many challenges we have all faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
While undeniably difficult, the "new normal" we have been existing in over the last 18 months has brought rewarding opportunities for collaboration through virtual service and advocacy, innovative partnerships between campus and community, and more. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with you, advocate for you, and support you the best we can.
The Center for Service Learning staff will be working in a hybrid capacity this fall, with each team member spending some time in the office and some time working remotely. We can still be reached during normal "office hours" by email, phone, and web chat.
We hope that this information is helpful in considering how you might connect with our office and the community this year. As always, do not hesitate to reach out to us for support.
In Service,
Center for Service Learning
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Hawk Week Featured Opportunity:
Pathways to Service Scavenger Hunt
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Join the Center for Service Learning in exploring service opportunities and resources available to you through our "Pathways to Service" Scavenger Hunt!
Throughout Hawk Week, we will be highlighting various opportunities to Connect, Share, and Serve. Completing tasks in each of these categories makes you eligible to receive various incentives and promotional items from the CSL.
Incentives include: CSL-branded stress balls, t-shirts, and ceramic camper mugs
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Service Opportunity:
CCO's Super Service Saturday
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The Center for Community Outreach is hosting Super Service Saturday, August 28th. This event offers students the chance to volunteer within the Lawrence community and to connect with local nonprofits and fellow KU students. You can register to volunteer as an individual or with a student organization and volunteer as a group! If you would like to register as a group, each member of your organization who is interested must register themselves and write in the organization they are volunteering with in the appropriate field.
If you have any questions, please reach out to cco@ku.edu.
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Networking Opportunity:
Volunteer Fair
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Attend the *in person* 2021 Volunteer Fair on Thursday, September 2nd from 2PM-5PM! This event kicks off the school year by bringing KU students together with some amazing local organizations.
The Volunteer Fair is a great chance for you to explore a variety of volunteer positions, visit with organizations about their needs, and start making some long-term service partnerships.
Check out the most up-to-date list of attending
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Leadership Opportunity:
SILC Workshop
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Join the Student Involvement and Leadership Center and the Center for Service Learning in a conversation and skill-building workshop about engaging your student organization in social change. Through this workshop, student organization members and leaders will consider the social issues connected to the focus of their organization, learn about strategies they can use within their organization to work toward a more equitable community, and become familiar with campus and community resources to support them in these efforts. The workshop will be September 16th from 2-3pm in the KU Memorial Union, Malott Room.
If you require an accommodation to participate, please reach out to SILC at silcfront@ku.edu for arrangements.
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Professional Development Opportunity:
Kansas Service and Civic Engagement Conference
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Join fellow civic-minded students to share your collegiate service learning and civic engagement experiences and learn more about what other students have done at the Kansas Service and Civic Engagement Conference. This program will be held virtually on November 3 and 4.
We hope you will register to attend the conference and also consider submitting a presentation proposal on behalf of yourself or for a student service organization you work with. Conference registration and proposal submission is open now!
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Leadership Opportunity:
Community Service Advocates
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The student Community Service Advocates group is an opportunity for those passionate about community service or leaders of various KU student service organizations to come together and network, build partnerships, and learn from one another on a regular basis.
Community Service Advocates, serve as a liaison between their student service organization and the Center for Service Learning. If you are a part of an organization that has a community service/volunteer coordinator, this is a great opportunity for them to engage with other students in similar positions!
While we encourage student organization leaders to attend, Community Service Advocates meetings are open to any and all students who are interested regardless of whether they are involved in a student organization or not.
This year, we will be working to plan a Kansas Day of Advocacy with members of our Advocates group- we'd love your participation in this project!
Join our first meeting of the year on September 1 from 12:30-1:30pm.
and to join our Microsoft Teams channel.
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Upcoming Events + Activities |
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August 21-28: Pathways to Service Scavenger Hunt
August 21, 6:30-8pm: Unionfest SILC involvement fair
August 21, 8:30-11pm: OMA Block Party
August 24, 11am-1pm: Queer Coffee Hour
August 24, 1-3pm: Opportunities Fair
August 24, 1-4pm: I Wish I Had Known Earlier About These Other Careers
August 25, 6:30-8pm: Make Zines, Create Community, Do Feminism!
Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity | RSVP on Rock Chalk Central
August 26, 12-4pm: Discover with Dole
August 26, 10am-3pm: 2021 Part Time Job Fair
August 27, 5-8pm: Rock the Rec
August 28, 10am-2:30pm: Super Service Saturday
September 1, 12:30-1:30pm: Community Service Advocates Meeting
September 2, 2-5pm: 2021 Volunteer Fair
September 2, 6-7pm: Young Athletes Program
September 6, 6-7pm: General Body Meeting (online)
September 16, 2-3pm: Social Change Strategies for Student Organizations
September 20, 6-7pm: General Body Meeting
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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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