The CSL in a Nutshell

Monthly Updates for Students,

from the KU Center for Service Learning

Upcoming Event:

Beyond KU- Social Change

Beyond KU: Social Change is scheduled for March 22 at 4pm!

Take your passion and make it your purpose--no matter your major! Beyond KU: Social Change hopes to demonstrate how you can take your interest in activism and helping others and translate that into a career!

Beyond KU: Social Change.

Upcoming Event:

Service Showcase + Celebration

The CSL's Service Showcase is on April 20 at 3:30 - 4:30pm CDT!

The annual Service Showcase and Celebration recognizes a year of service and community-engaged work at KU.

The Service Showcase is an opportunity for students to share their service projects and experiences with the University community and Lawrence community partners.

If you've been participating in service through a course, student organization, or on your own, we encourage you to submit a proposal for the Service Showcase presentation opportunity!

Submit a presentation proposal by April 6!

Student Employment Opportunities: Alternative Breaks + CCO

Looking for an on-campus job? Alternative Breaks and the Center for Community Outreach have student positions open on employment.ku.edu right now! Take a peek at the various positions and hiring timelines below.

Alternative Breaks provides students with hands-on service learning and volunteer opportunities in the community and across the nation.

Open Position:

Co-Director

The Center for Community Outreach programs provide meaningful service opportunities for students, address various needs through collaborative partnerships, and empower our community through education and advocacy.

Open Positions:

Service Opportunity Spotlight:

Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority

Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority is hosting its first annual Edge Fest at Edgewood Homes on Saturday, April 29 from 1pm - 4pm.

This event will include food, a live DJ, a bounce house, face painting, balloon animals and a number of community partners who will have their own table at this event.

LDCHA is looking for volunteers who can assist with set-up, tear down, food prep, face painting, balloon animals, crowd navigation, etc.

Volunteers are needed from 12pm - 5pm on April 29. Sign up to Volunteer!

Ongoing Community Service Opportunities

CCO Project Bridge: Volunteer Tutoring at Southwest Middle School

Heartland 180: Youth and Family Programming Volunteer

Global FC- Tutor for English Language Learners

Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen (LINK) - Food Service

Explore more service opportunities at volunteer.ku.edu.

Student Organization Spotlight:

Student United Way

Student United Way is a community service and advocacy organization on the KU campus in partnership with the United Way of Kaw Valley. The organization unites to make meaningful differences in our community through research, service work, and advocacy.

SUW's March General Body Meeting: March 22, 6pm, Wescoe Hall 1001

Interested in joining? Contact KU Student United Way

and follow them on Instagram.

CSL Open Office Hours

Friday, April 7, 2023 | 11 am-2 pm

Kansas Union, Alcove E

Want to get involved in community and civic engagement? Have questions on available opportunities and how to find them?

Stop by the CSL’s monthly Open Office Hours in the Kansas Union, Alcove E.

We are available to answer your questions about community service, civic engagement, and more!

Service Learning Opportunity:

Certificate in Service Learning

We invite you to consider earning a Certificate in Service Learning. During the 2021-2022 academic year, 57 students were awarded a certificate in Service Learning.

Obtaining your certificate involves taking classes, engaging in volunteer work, and reflecting on your service learning experiences. Once you have earned the certificate, it is acknowledged on your official academic transcript.

If you have questions about your personal progress toward completion

of the Certificate in Service Learning, please email our

Certificate Coordinator at serve@ku.edu.

Upcoming Events + Activities

March 21, 4-5 pm: Beyond KU: Social Change

University Career Center, KU Center for Service Learning | RSVP

March 22, 7-8:15 pm: Wellness in our Democracy

KU Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, The Commons | RSVP

March 22, 6-7 pm: SUW General Body Meeting

Student United Way | Sign Up to Attend

March 23, 12-1 pm: Educate and Act- Misinformation and Global Democracy

The Commons, Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity, KU Center for Service Learning | RSVP

April 6. 12-1 pm: Educate and Act- Mental Health and Housing Insecurity

The Commons, Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity, KU Center for Service Learning | RSVP

April 6, 11:59 pm: Deadline to Submit a Presentation Proposal for the Service Showcase and Celebration

KU Center for Service Learning | Submit a Proposal

April 8, 9-11 am: KUCG April Service Day

KU Community Garden | Register for the Event

April 14, 8 am: The Big Event (Registration Closes Friday April 14 at 8 am)

The Big Event | Register for the Event

April 20, 3:30-4:30 pm: CSL Service Showcase and Celebration

Center for Service Learning | Register for the Event

April 21, 11:59 pm: Deadline to Apply for Alternative Breaks Core Positions

KU Alternative Breaks | Apply Today

up to date on all things KU Service!

Center for Service Learning

The University of Kansas

Strong Hall, Room 150

1450 Jayhawk Blvd.

Lawrence, KS 66046

csl.ku.edu | csl@ku.edu | 785-864-0960

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.