I recently ran across the Reach & Teach website. This organization’s tagline is “Transforming the world through teachable moments.” They call themselves a social justice learning company. LOVE IT! On their website is a great collection of definitions of social justice. Please – take a tour. May these ideas inspire! And what’s more – they [...]
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Spring Into Service
Posted in Change, Community, Mission, Service, tagged AmeriCorps, CampusCompact, highereducation, Marylhurst, Service, time on March 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One year ago… Only a year ago… A year ago I wrote a grant for AmeriCorps*VISTA funding through Oregon Campus Compact to launch the Marylhurst Service Program. We received funding. We posted the job description. And we hired someone great! And now, one year later, we are launching our first major campus-wide service activity, the [...]
Partners in Service: AmeriCorps & Marylhurst
Posted in Higher Education, Mission, Service, tagged AmeriCorps, highereducation, Marylhurst, Service on September 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This fall we have two new AmeriCorps volunteers working at Marylhurst, and I want to share some information about their programs as well as about our university’s partnership with AmeriCorps. First – what is AmeriCorps? AmeriCorps helps communities meet their education, public safety, human or environmental needs through service. Olivia Yeung is our new Alumni [...]
Be The Mosquito
Posted in Life, Mission, Service, tagged Change, power, Service on May 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.” –Johan Bruyneel, Team Astana manager
Not The Kind Of Change You Find Under The Couch Cushions
Posted in Career Services, Employment, Professional Development, Service, tagged CampusCompact, Change, Employment, Service on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think it’s fairly safe to say that a lot of our students are service-oriented in mind and heart. I think it’s not false to say that most of you want to, in one way or another, help others in need, help improve the environment, and in general, make a difference to the quality of [...]
Now Hiring!
Posted in Employment, Higher Education, Learning, Service, tagged AmeriCorps, CampusCompact, Marylhurst, Service on May 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Wanna know what I’m totally excited about? I wrote about this earlier, and here we go: AmeriCorps/VISTA – MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY SERVICE PROGRAM COORDINATOR SUMMARY OF POSITION: The Marylhurst University Service Program Coordinator will develop and facilitate three service-oriented programs at the University: 1) service-oriented partnerships between the University and other organizations; 2) service-oriented activities for [...]
Something Larger than Ourselves
Posted in Higher Education, Learning, Mission, Service, tagged AmeriCorps, CampusCompact, highereducation, Learning, Marylhurst, Service on March 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I am writing a grant for an AmeriCorps position to help coordinate service-related activities at my university, and we’ve just identified the three main components of the job description: 1) Develop and coordinate service learning curriculum / pedagogy across the University; 2) Facilitate campus-based, service-oriented activities (food drives, outreach, etc.); 3) Develop service-oriented strategic partnerships [...]
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