JCU Service Starts This Week!

Start of Service Information!

Service starts this week, September 18 - September 22 for most service activities. To prepare for service, check out the reminders below! (If you are unsure of your start date, please refer back to your GivePulse registration or reach out to service@jcu.edu.)

Expectations:

No cell phone use during service activities
Go by first name only
Be fully present
Complete Reflection (emailed after service)

What to Wear:

Wear appropriate, professional clothing.
Close-toed shoes.
JCU wear is fine if the context allows it.
Do not wear tank tops, ripped jeans, yoga pants, sweats, shorts, or open-toed shoes.
If you have an active service activity, it is fine to wear athletic attire.

Where to Meet the Van:

At the crosswalk between the O'Malley building and Grasselli Library (Listed below).
*If you are at Gearity Elementary School, please note that you will be walking to your placement.

Footprints for Fatima is an annual fundraiser to benefit the Fatima Family Center and the Fatima Food drive. Proceeds go toward a Thanksgiving food drive at the Fatima Family Center. Organized by the Arrupe Social Justice Scholars Program at John Carroll University and held on the JCU campus and surrounding neighborhood in University Heights, Ohio.

Date: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023
Check In: 8:00 a.m.
Race: 9:00 a.m.

Contact Julia Arnold-Hess, arrupe@jcu.edu with any questions!

1 PLACEMENT LEFT: MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS FROM 9:30-11:30 AM

Paid Federal Work-Study Opportunity: Carroll Reads

Carroll Reads is a federally-funded tutoring program aimed at helping children in elementary grades develop reading skills. If you are looking for a paid federal work-study position, this is a great opportunity to work with children in the community. Tutors are paid $15.00 per hour for tutoring twice/week, approximately 5 hours per week.

Responsibilities include:

Conducting one-on-one tutoring sessions with students using educator-provided materials.
Building rapport and cultivating enthusiasm with the children.
Assisting children in developing their reading and writing skills to reach grade-level expectations.
Weekly documenting and reviewing student data with the Carroll Reads Site Coordinators to gauge the effectiveness of interventions.
Regularly checking in with Carroll Reads Coordinators and Student Liaisons for continued training and assistance in tutoring.
Committing to tutoring two days per week, for ten weeks, over the course of the semester.

Contact Brittany Steiger at carrollreads@jcu.edu, call 216.397.4698, or visit the Carroll Reads landing page for more information.

Fill out an application for Fall 2023 here

JCU students must be eligible for Federal Work-Study to apply. Applications are open NOW!

Tutoring begins the week of September 17.

If you haven't heard of the immersion program, it is on many people's "JCU bucket list" and is a great way to learn more about justice and what it means to be women and men for and with others. The Immersion program will challenge you to be in solidarity with the people, culture, history, and social injustices of a specific region. Students will learn, create community, and immerse themselves for 7-10 days both domestically and abroad. You will spend the semester prior to your trip educating yourself alongside other members of your group with meetings on Thursday nights (about every other week).

In January 2023, we will be sending groups to El Salvador and the US/Mexico Border at El Paso, TX. All are welcome to join these experiences!

The deadline to apply is THIS Friday, Sept. 22. Click the link below to apply!!! Please reach out to the Immersion Coordinator, Shelby Smyth (ssmyth@jcu.edu), if you have any questions.

Financial aid, scholarships, and fundraising are all available to reduce the out-of-pocket cost of your immersion.

Apply Now!

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