Jesuit Day of Service is April 29!
Registration is OPEN!
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All JCU students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to attend JDOS 2023!
Jesuit Day of Service (JDOS) is the largest community event at John Carroll each year. JDOS is an opportunity for you to get together with your friends and classmates, join other faculty and staff, and engage with alumni from JCU in service to the Cleveland community!
This spring it will be in-person, and you will be working with one of our local community partners. Lunch will be provided after the event back on campus. Make sure to dress for the weather!
Register now - spots fill FAST!
Please add yourself to the waitlist if spots are full! Make sure to register for your respective shift on the GivePulse JDOS 2023 event page.
Can't wait to see you there!
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Calling All Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, and Undergraduate Students to Sign up for One-Time Service Opportunities!
Have a busy schedule, but still want to participate in service? Check out the One-Time Service Opportunities that we offer throughout the semester!
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LMM Men's Shelter Dinner - (NEW)
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Monday, March 20 from 4:30 PM to 7:35 PM - (NEW)
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Monday, March 27 from 4:30 PM to 7:35 PM - (NEW)
Service participants in this activity will serve dinner at the shelter and if time allows, eat with the men there, engaging them in conversation. IMPORTANT: This activity involves direct interaction with men who are experiencing homelessness. Students largely work in the kitchen serving food cafeteria style. Serving a meal is a great introduction to those who haven’t had experience interacting with people who are homeless.
Dinner service begins at 5:30pm for the residents of 2100.
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JCU Science Olympiad
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Saturday, March 18 from 8:25 AM to 1:05 PM*
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Saturday, March 18 from 12:55 PM to 4:35 PM*
*(Mandatory Training, Wednesday 3/15 5-6 PM at Saxby's for all shifts)
Calling all volunteers to judge the JCU Science Olympiad! The Olympiad will have students from all over the Diocese of Cleveland Grades 4-6 competing in hands-on Science experiments. Judges will set up their Event(s) that they are assigned to. All supplies and equipment will be provided. Judges will judge the students, keep scores, collect, and grade tests. Judges will clean up their stations and turn in their Tally Sheets to the Mission Control Center for the Science Olympiad that will be in Dolan. Dr. Waner and Rosemary Nemeth will be in Mission Control to also assist you with your questions.
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MedWish International
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Friday, March 24 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Friday, March 24 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM - (NEW)
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Friday, March 31 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Friday, March 31 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM - (NEW)
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Friday, April 14 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Friday, April 14 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM - (NEW)
*Please make sure to sign up for only ONE shift per day.
MedWish helps to re-purpose discarded medical supplies, and our volunteers help with this process. We collect tens of thousands of pounds of donated supplies each month and rely on volunteers to help us sort through these supplies, checking expiration dates and ensuring product viability.
Sorting takes place through a number of different steps, and volunteers can expect to participate in all steps of the process (examples include sorting medical supplies into categories, matching similar items together, boxing, and labeling inventory).
No medical experience is necessary!
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Greater Cleveland Food Bank Sort:
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Thursday, April 13 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM
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Monday, April 17 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM
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Wednesday, April 26 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM
The volunteer tasks may include:
- Sorting through and repackaging Incoming Nonperishable, Perishable, and Non-food Donations
- Shelf-stable Emergency Food Box Packaging
- Commodity Supplemental Food Program Box Packaging
- Backpacks for Kids Kit Assembly
- Kids' Cafe/Summer Feeding Lunch Packaging
Transportation to and from the Food Bank is provided. Make sure to register on both GivePulse AND the Food Bank link on the GivePulse Page.
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Immersions for
January 2024
Applications OPEN!
Immersion Experiences for January 2024 are now open for applications through JCU Campus Ministry.
Next year, immersions to El Salvador and the Us/MX Border will take place in the 2 weeks before the Spring 2024 semester.
Make sure to sign up for an information session in order to be eligible to apply:
- 3/15 @ 2pm in Campus Min. Conf Rm
- 3/16 @ 8pm in Jardine
If you miss these dates and still want to apply at email Jurell Sison at jsison@jcu.edu
Virtual Option (Coming Soon): check the website for more details.
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Gamma Phi Beta's Moonball Philanthropy Fundraiser is TOMORROW!
Moonball is Gamma Phi Beta's signature philanthropy event, where JCU's chapter will be hosting a volleyball tournament to raise funds for Girls on the Run.
Girls on the Run's vision is "a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams."
Moonball will be held TOMORROW, March 14th, from 8:00 to 10:00 PM in the IM Gym. To register, click the link below and create teams of 6-8 people with the registration cost being $5 a person.
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PAID Internship at the Fatima Family Center
Digital Literacy Internship
The Technology and Digital Literacy Intern will help train, educate, and provide direct technical assistance to the Fatima Center Staff, youth, and seniors in their programs. This position is restricted to students eligible for Federal Work Study.
The intern will report to Ms. LaJean Ray, Director of the Fatima Family Center.
Requirements and Desired Skills:
- Proficient in the use of computers
- Exceptional customer service skills and patience
- Ability to explain and teach concepts in clear and simple terms
- Highly dependable and problem-solver
Schedule
- 10-15 hours/week, Monday through Friday
- Work is to be performed in person at the Fatima Family Center
- Pay rate is $12/hour
Interested? Check out the official job posting and application on Handshake!
Questions? Contact Heather at service@jcu.edu
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Exciting Summer Fellow Opportunity!
The 2023 Summer Fellow Program offers students paid real-world, work experience at Catholic Community Connection partner organizations (Catholic ministries throughout Northeast Ohio.) For 10 weeks students will work 32 hours, Monday – Thursday, and gather on Fridays (Fellows’ Friday) for exclusive programming held at the local Catholic higher education campuses and ministry sites. This exclusive programming covers spirituality, leadership development, and interviewing and resume writing skills. We are seeking candidates for the following:
- Marketing Fellow at Cleveland Catholic Charities
- HR/Marketing Fellow at The Village of St. Edward
- Marketing Interns at FEST23* (Anyone involved with FEST23 can discuss with us about joining our “Fellows Friday” Program)
Students can contact John Parente, Jr. (JCU ALUM 2020) at JParente@CatholicCC.org
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Madelene Lussier '23
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Major: Biology
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Minors: Chemistry, Spanish, and Peace, Justice, and Human Rights
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Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote: “Even miracles take a little time” – Fairy Godmother, Cinderella
From the moment I stepped onto the campus of John Carroll, I have been engaged in service through CSSA. I began as a student wanting to get more involved in the community, and later, became a Student Liaison for CSSA because I wanted to encourage others to serve as well. Doing service every semester I have been at Carroll means that I have worked with numerous populations in a variety of different settings, but one particular service opportunity that has stuck with me was working with residents at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center (CCJDC) through the PowerSource program. PowerSource is a program that aims to develop emotional and social literacy skills in incarcerated youth by offering healthier coping strategies, and more importantly in my opinion, through the creation of a safe community to share thoughts, feelings, and concerns.
Beginning the PowerSource program, I was quite nervous and held a number of qualms about the experience. I wasn’t sure how well I would connect with the residents or if they would connect with me, coming from very different backgrounds. However, these fears were unwarranted. At the end of the day, the residents and I weren’t so different – we were just people trying to figure out how to make it through each day. It was this realization that caused me to take a step back and change my beliefs about incarcerated people, both youths and adults. Using the words emphasized by the PowerSource program, all people have a Core Self that is inherently good, even if we sometimes make unwise choices. PowerSource reminded me that I myself make unwise choices from time to time, but those choices do not define the kind of person I am. Therefore, I should not solely judge others based on choices they may have made in the past or a difficult situation.
Additionally, PowerSource has taught me the value of human connection and patience. During some sessions, the residents could not have cared less about the curriculum I was meant to teach or the activities I had planned, but rather wished to talk about life or music or art. At the beginning, these sessions would frustrate me, and I would work tirelessly to re-direct the conversation back to the curriculum, but I soon realized that these sessions were exactly what the residents needed. They needed to connect with people their own age about topics that mattered to them, not about anger or self-forgiveness (although important topics). By the end of the semester, I found myself enjoying these conversations because it allowed for the creation of a community I will hold dear to my heart long beyond my time at John Carroll.
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Get Connected! Stay Informed!
Follow us on social media to get the latest news from CSSA, learn about upcoming opportunities, find ways to stay connected and engaged, read posts by featured students, and learn about all of the great things happening in the Center for Service-Learning and Social Action! We post frequent updates daily, so be sure to stay tuned in!
Connect with us NOW to join the fun!
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Dr. Katherine Feely, SND, Ed.D | Director | kfeely@jcu.edu | 216.397.1966
Blake Yoho | Asst. Dir. Data and Communications | byoho@jcu.edu | 216.397.2024
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JCU Center for Service-Learning and Social Action
Saint Ignatius Hall | SIH-32
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