Greetings Civic Ones!
We have a couple of big events this week to throw your way as well as our usual Friday projects! Read, enjoy, and sign up!
Civic Matters - The Office of Community Service Learning is pleased to announce that Civic Matters, USM's symposium of community-based projects and research, will be held on November 19, 2010. Projects and research feature work that responds to a clearly defined community need, demonstrates campus-community collaboration, is reflective and has concrete outcomes. Many of these projects are connected to service-learning courses, student co-curricular work and community based research conducted at or outside of USM. The highlight of the symposium is a community conversation on partnership facilitated by Maine Campus Compact's faculty consultant Maryli Tieman. Tiemann facilitated at Civic Matters 2009 and two Service Learning Community of Practice Events during the Spring 2010 semester. Participants in the community conversation will explore how to create sustainable pedagogical opportunities that meet community identified need(s). The work at Civic Matters celebrates the civic engagement movement and provides opportunities to all participants to grow as practitioners, network, and showcase engagement with the community.
Hunger Banquet - In collaboration with Oxfam International, Community Service Learning and Campus Dining present the HUNGER BANQUET, an interactive simulation experience of the widely disparate distribution of food resources globally, Thursday, November 18, 4:30-6:30 PM in the President's & Faculty Dining Rooms, Brooks Student Center, Gorham. Featured guests will be from Good Shepherd Food Bank, Preble Street Resource Center, Wayside Soup Kitchen, and the Gorham Ecumenical Food Pantry. Advance registration is requested; the "cost of admission" is a cash donation in any amount or a nonperishable food item.
Looking for volunteers to help with the set up for the Hunger Banquet and the clean up, the times are as follows:
3:00pm-4:30pm Setting up for the Hunger Banquet
6:30pm-8:00pm Clean up for the Hunger Banquet
For more information or to sign up contact Amanda Drapcho at adrapcho@usm.maine.edu, or 228-4209!
FMI or with any questions: 228-8091 or community@usm.maine.edu.
Have a Safe and Happy Week!
-The Farmhouse
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