This Week in Service

Hello Servicers,

 

We are putting together final reports of students volunteering efforts throughout the year. Did you volunteer somewhere this year and want to be recognized for your effort? Please fill out this quick little form to let us know!

 

For volunteering, plenty of opportunities abound this summer for help. Places such as Rippling Waters, Cultivating Communities, Preble Street Resource Center and Wayside Soup Kitchen could always use help. Just reply back to this email to get involved!

 

And here are our featured projects this week:

 

The Joint Parkside Block Party/Clothing Giveaway is scheduled for Saturday, June 5^th from 11:30 – 2 pm in front of Sacred Heart/St. Dominic's Parish on Sherman St, a collaborative effort of HopeGateWay, Immanuel Baptist Church, Sacred Heart/St Dominic's Parish, Wayside Kitchen, Spiral Arts, CPPC, Parkside Neighborhood Center and Community Policing. Volunteer shifts are:

Friday, June 4^th from 9 am-12 pm and 3-6 pm to help sort clothing and accept donations. Please contact me, Rachel Horton White, at rwhite@propeople.org if you're able to help with clothing set-up on Friday or Saturday. 

 

Saturday, June 5^th from 9:30-11 am and 11-3 pm to staff the clothing tables or help with block party set-up/clean-up.

Contact Erica Tobey of HopeGateWay (Erica@newlightportland.org or 899-2435) if you're able to help with food, games, or general set-up and clean-up at the block party.

 

Bayside World Market and Fair: we are seeking volunteers to staff the USM table on June 12th from 11 am to 4 pm. This is a great opportunity to participate in the event where you can meet all parts of the Portland community. Volunteers are needed for set up and breakdown, plus staffing our table during the event. Volunteers will be fed during the event. Email dabrown@usm.maine.edu for more information for specifics.

 

Look forward to hearing back from you!

 

The Farmhouse

 

 

University of Southern Maine

Office of Community Service

     and Civic Engagement

(207)228-8091 / fax (207)228-8403

community@usm.maine.edu

http://usm.maine.edu/studentlife/communityservice

 

This Week In Service

If you have done any volunteer work this academic year, or do any this summer, please remember to log your hours here:

http://usm.maine.edu/studentlife/community/main/

 

It's Finals Week and the weather is fine. Many of you will be off for summer fun (or jobs or just hanging out watching World Cup Soccer), but we'll still have great ways to get involved in some inspiring and fun community projects all summer long:

 

Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine (SARSSM) is implementing an improved Volunteer Training program online and in the classroom. For more information and to get involved as volunteer, contact marla@sarsonline.org or go to the website: http://www.sarsonline.org/volunteer.php

 

Service Learning Community of Practice on Wednesday, May 19th, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in 216 Abromson, Portland.  Maryli Tiemann from Maine Campus Compact will facilitate conversation about the following:  assessment strategies; reflection and critical thinking skills; community partner issues; management issues; maintaining reciprocity; and exploring the growth of a project.  There will be coffee and pastries.  Please RSVP to asampson@usm.maine.edu.

 

Konbit Sante hosts Maine Walks for Haiti on Saturday, June 5th, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. at Payson Park in Portland.  This event will benefit more than 20 organizations throughout the state that work to improve education, help the elderly, improve health, work with orphanages, support sister parishes, and build playgrounds in Haiti.  USM Professor of Therapeutic Recreation David Jones's organization International Childhood Enrichment Program is one of the beneficiaries of this event.  For more information contact danny@konbitsante.org or call 207-347-6733. 

 

STREET SOCCER USA (SSUSA) uses a mentor based approach to supporting homeless individuals seeking a change in their circumstance. Through soccer, mentor and mentee build a friendship and a supportive community. Volunteers / interns will be involved in (primarily) a variety of administrative tasks in ordered to get the local of SSUSA chapter up and running. For more info go to http://streetsoccerusa.org or contact David at dabrown@usm.maine.edu

 

Finally, as we begin to look ahead to next August and the inevitable turn over in AmeriCorps staff:

 

Applications are invited for six full time and eight part time service positions for 2010-2011, in support of our mission of campus-community engagement for student learning and meeting community need.  Full time positions require a bachelor's degree and carry living stipends and education awards; part time positions carry education awards only and are intended for undergraduate or graduate USM students.

• Community Service and Leadership Coordinator - Full time AmeriCorps VISTA position, leading our recruitment, support, and tracking of student community service, building and supporting community partnerships for service, providing leadership training for our Student Service Leaders program, and leading Day of Service projects.
• Mentoring Coordinator - Full time AmeriCorps VISTA position, managing and building upon our "Husky Mentors" program in collaboration with Big Brothers Big Sisters and Portland Public Schools.
• College Access and Success Coordinator - Full time AmeriCorps position, leading outreach to secondary school students for increased college aspirations and access, and with USM students through experiential learning for increased retention and success.
• Multicultural Outreach Coordinator - Full time AmeriCorps position, leading outreach to multicultural students in the wider community for increased college aspirations and access, and to multicultural students at USM for engagement to support retention and success.
• Sustainable Environment Entrepreneur - Two full time AmeriCorps positions - one based on the Gorham campus, one on the Portland campus -  working with USM Dining Services and Residential Life to increase student awareness of and engagement with environmental issues including sustainable dining practices, and with USM Facilities Management and faculty to engage students in projects for environmental sustainability including energy conservation and weatherization.
• Student Service Leaders - Up to 8 part-time AmeriCorps positions recruiting and supporting students in service with community partner projects and organizations.

With spinach and basil growing all around,

 

The Farm House

 

 

University of Southern Maine

Office of Community Service

     and Civic Engagement

(207)228-8091 / fax (207)228-8403

community@usm.maine.edu

http://usm.maine.edu/studentlife/communityservice

 

Full Time and Part Time Positions Available for 2010-2011

Applications are invited for six full time and eight part time service positions for 2010-2011, in support of our mission of campus-community engagement for student learning and meeting community need.  Full time positions require a bachelor's degree and carry living stipends and education awards; part time positions carry education awards only and are intended for undergraduate or graduate USM students.

• Community Service and Leadership Coordinator - Full time AmeriCorps VISTA position, leading our recruitment, support, and tracking of student community service, building and supporting community partnerships for service, providing leadership training for our Student Service Leaders program, and leading Day of Service projects.
• Mentoring Coordinator - Full time AmeriCorps VISTA position, managing and building upon our "Husky Mentors" program in collaboration with Big Brothers Big Sisters and Portland Public Schools.
• College Access and Success Coordinator - Full time AmeriCorps position, leading outreach to secondary school students for increased college aspirations and access, and with USM students through experiential learning for increased retention and success.
• Multicultural Outreach Coordinator - Full time AmeriCorps position, leading outreach to multicultural students in the wider community for increased college aspirations and access, and to multicultural students at USM for engagement to support retention and success.
• Sustainable Environment Entrepreneur - Two full time AmeriCorps positions - one based on the Gorham campus, one on the Portland campus -  working with USM Dining Services and Residential Life to increase student awareness of and engagement with environmental issues including sustainable dining practices, and with USM Facilities Management and faculty to engage students in projects for environmental sustainability including energy conservation and weatherization.
• Student Service Leaders - Up to 8 part-time AmeriCorps positions recruiting and supporting students in service with community partner projects and organizations.

For more information, contact me or go to www.AmeriCorps.gov.

 

 

 

 

Andrea Thompson McCall, Director

   Community Engagement

   Interfaith Chaplaincy

University of Southern Maine

P.O. Box 9300

Portland, ME 04104-9300

 

Phone 207-228-8284

FAX 207-228-8403

2010 - 2011 AmeriCorps Positions at USM

The Office of Community Engagement is excited to offer six AmeriCorps & AmeriCorps VISTA positions for 2010-2011. Descriptions of these positions can found at http://www.mainecompact.org/2010-2011_Positions.php For more information contact community@usm.maine.edu or atmccall@usm.maine.edu.

Service Learning Celebration Today at Noon

Were you enrolled in a course with service learning or civic engagement component?  If yes, please consider coming to the OCE's SERVICE LEARNING CELEBRATION Monday, May 10th, 12:00 - 1:30 PM in 211 Wishcamper, Portland.

 

This event is an informal opportunity for service learning students and faculty...

to celebrate and be congratulated;

to share from your experiences;

to reflect on your  learning; and

to offer advice for the future.

 

We'll provide pizza and ice cream, so please RSVP (asampson@usm.maine.edu) to be sure we have enough!

 

Cheers

 

Alicia Sampson

 

 

Alicia Ines Sampson

Service Learning Coordinator

Office of Community Engagement

University of Southern Maine

(207) 228-8092

This Week In Service

Greetings Servicers!

 

We recently have been working hard to update our homepage for you, included is our latest news feed which you can subscribe to through a link at the bottom, a current opportunities page and our first Volunteer Spotlight featuring our student AmeriCorps Service Leader Jamison Wiggins! Take a look and let us know what you think!

 

And have you volunteered this past semester? Please submit your hours to us through this handy dandy form so we can include you in our annual report. This report will be shared with the University and community to show just how much USM has volunteered this past year. We appreciate greatly your responses.

 

And now on to the opportunties

 

Parkside Neighborhood Center After School program ~ Monday - Thursday weekly

Parkside is looking for volunteers to support their after school programs for local kids and families. Help with homework, help serve a family meal and jump around at the Hip - Hop nights, its all fun and important work! Contact dabrown@usm.maine.edu for details.

 

Mural Restoration ~ May 7th 10 am - 3 pm

We'll be out in Gorham restoring the world famous mural created by USM students in the fall semester. Located at the back of the Goodwill store in Gorham (102 Main St) we'll spend the day re-touching the colors and weather proofing it for the summer. Contact dcimato@usm.maine.edu for more info.

 

And finally were you enrolled in a course with service learning or civic engagement component?  If yes, please consider coming to the OCE's SERVICE LEARNING

CELEBRATION Monday, May 10th, 12:00 - 1:30 PM in 211 Wishcamper, Portland.

 

This event is an informal opportunity for service learning students and faculty...

to celebrate and be congratulated;

to share from your experiences;

to reflect on your  learning; and

to offer advice for the future.

 

We'll provide pizza and ice cream, so please RSVP (asampson@usm.maine.edu) to be sure we have enough!

 

 

Til next week,

 

The Farmhouse

 

 

University of Southern Maine

Office of Community Service

     and Civic Engagement

(207)228-8091 / fax (207)228-8403

community@usm.maine.edu

http://usm.maine.edu/studentlife/communityservice

 

Monique Lefebvre '10

Numerous of you who responded to the call for support for Monique Lafebvre's application for an internship with the Sierra Club have asked about the outcome. Here's a "bad news/good news" response from Monique to my inquiry that I hope will confirm our individual and shared commitment to supporting our students' success at every point in their careers with us. THANKS to all who pitched in to help make Monique's experience successful in a very important way, bolstering her confidence with a strong sense of the support of her undergraduate institution in all her endeavors! Regards, ATM

I found out a couple of days ago that I was not chosen as a finalist for the Sierra Club's "Best Internship Ever." While it is disappointing, of course, I could not have gotten so far without your help! Thank you so much for your ongoing support of my endeavors. The application process really helped to demonstrate the power of the USM community, the support system that exists on this campus, and within its networks. I have been completely astounded by the amount of people who sent such kind words back and helped to pass along my story. It may sound "cheesy," but it warmed my heart and made me feel a part of something so much bigger than myself! If anything, the Sierra Club application process taught me a lesson about not being afraid to chase a dream because there is a much bigger support group than I could have ever imagined. Even though I am not walking away with the internship as my own, I am walking away with a much deeper sense of just what it means to be a student at the University of Southern Maine. In my opinion, that might just be better deal.

Thank you so much, Andrea! (And every single other person who helped cheer me on!)

Andrea Thompson McCall, Director

Community Engagement

Interfaith Chaplaincy

University of Southern Maine

P.O. Box 9300

Portland, ME 04104-9300

Phone 207-228-8284

FAX 207-228-8403