tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82215317556046554052012-01-20T09:35:01.477-05:00The Official Blog of JSC's Center for Service Learning.Center for Service Learninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14496772780067322096noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-5432455430874550782008-09-17T11:03:00.005-04:002008-09-22T12:42:08.145-04:00

In May 2008, Laura completed a site visit to Orphanage Outreach in the Dominican Republic, our new international Break Away partner. (We’ll be headed back to Montecristi in January. Applications are available now and due Monday, September 29. Download the application here from the JSC website.)Below are some of Laura’s journal entries from the trip, to give you an idea of what the experience was

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-80487487268560353982008-08-20T09:32:00.007-04:002008-08-27T12:25:39.804-04:00

Welcome back, everyone! What a summer it's been! There's been lots of construction here on campus (with the total renovation of Stearns Student Center... we're crossing our fingers for an October grand opening!), and plenty of exciting developments here at the Center for Service Learning!We're glad to welcome back our graduate assistant and America Reads/Mentoring Programs Coordinator, Courtney!

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-16727036638529033622008-04-11T20:39:00.001-04:002008-11-13T00:03:34.087-05:00

   Today we volunteered at Stand Down. This event was started a number of years ago and was originally intended as a day of "one-stop shopping" for homeless veterans, where they could access lots of different services: social security, medical exams, eye care, and assistance in finding housing. Here in Cincinnati the event is open to all folks experiencing homelessness. It was our job to hand out

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-12293674578609824442008-04-11T17:36:00.001-04:002008-11-13T00:03:34.228-05:00

Bill was right, there ARE a lot of pansies in Fountain Square!

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-83723277119457789632008-04-09T22:54:00.003-04:002008-04-13T14:25:23.867-04:00

Yesterday, we spent the morning at Walnut Hills Soup Kitchen, where we made breakfast for lunch: lots and lots of scrambled eggs (150 eggs!), cheese omelets (another 100 or so?), cheese grits (12 pounds of dry grits!!), biscuits (about 100), banana chocolate chip muffin bars (from 24 boxes of muffin mix), barbecue pork patties (maybe 150 or so?), and orange juice! (maybe 11 gallons of juice?)

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-25704698183303916732008-04-09T19:12:00.001-04:002008-11-13T00:03:34.637-05:00

We're volunteering right now at a community arts class co-sponsored by the Hip-Hop Congress & Over-The-Rhine Community Housing. After making paper mache covered balloons (and of course all of us getting covered in flour and water) we're playing with the neighborhood kids here for the class. Two pictures for your viewing enjoyment: piggyback rides and racing across the parking lot. More to come

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-63972258947353109342008-04-07T22:18:00.002-04:002008-04-13T14:22:55.600-04:00

Today we worked from 9 to about 1 PM at Our Daily Bread, a soup kitchen. Every day, they serve around 400 meals! We helped set up, serve and clean up. There were so many people coming through the line that it was hard to keep up! After lunch we headed back to our apartment for a short break before moving on to service project 2 at Over-The-Rhine Community Housing. OTR Community Housing maintains

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-22082517744201093232008-04-07T09:07:00.002-04:002008-04-13T14:22:26.849-04:00

This morning as we were walking to our first service site, a man called out to us from the other side of the street: "how do you like Over-The-Rhine?"Hesitantly, we replied that we liked it.He called back, "well, I don't, because all the buildings are abandoned and I'm homeless."

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-70466227588436997942008-04-06T16:20:00.004-04:002008-04-13T14:22:01.049-04:00

Well, after a very early morning gathering at the airport (4:30 AM if you're curious) and a flight, we are safely here in Cincinnati.We came in to town after picking up our shiny new rental car (2800 miles on it, newest I've ever driven). It's been pretty easy to find our way around the city so far - so nice when they're laid out in a grid! We met Andy, our host site contact, at our lovely

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-81434111457607116122008-03-08T15:45:00.004-05:002008-03-10T10:28:02.362-04:00

I'm pleased to announce a new student leadership opportunity with Break Away here at JSC! We've created a new position, called the Co-Chair. The Break Away Co-Chairs are responsible for the overall program--for recruiting and selecting trip leaders, trip leader training, researching and choosing trip issues and sites, and managing the overall program. (all with the support of the Center for

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-74389878442332488472008-02-28T22:41:00.003-05:002008-03-04T17:13:26.857-05:00

IT'S THURSDAY ALREADY!!!We have been with out internet since night #1 so there is tons to report. AMAZING service work has been happening -- just to recap some of the work we have been doing.... painting, priming, scraping, local schools, landscaping, digging, planting, in parks and schools, replacing light bulbs for eco-friendly ones/ making community connections, insulating, painting,

Cocohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11931642069581707237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-17641803474262819342008-02-24T19:39:00.002-05:002008-02-24T19:46:27.304-05:00

We are NOLA! Jenni-Marie, Johnny T., Kyla, Heather, Charlotte, Justin, Courtney and CourtneySo it has been an interesting trip so far - canceled flights, wrong addresses, awesome cab drivers, great and creepy hotel lobbyists... already filled hotel rooms! no rest till 4:00am!! But we're here and exhausted! Meeting new people every second. We have plans to head to the French Quarter 2 nite - then

Cocohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11931642069581707237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-69747260929575087702008-01-31T16:10:00.001-05:002008-11-13T00:03:35.306-05:00

Welcome back to campus! Things have been pretty busy around here these days--we held a training for our Bonner Leaders before classes started, and in just three short weeks our first Break Away trip of 2008 will be headed off to New Orleans!We've been watching the construction going on here in Dewey Campus Center. You'll see three photos here of the future bookstore! This is right where Courtney,

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-29178425211864111132007-10-18T10:54:00.000-04:002008-11-13T00:03:35.388-05:00

What's that going on in the picture at left? That is some of our wonderful Break Away trip leaders, with two Bonner Leaders, participating in a teambuilding activity during our student leader training before the start of the semester. You'll have to ask them just what was going on. :)We held our first all-participant meeting for Break Away 2008 on Tuesday. We were so glad to see so many excited

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-32508986972117349732007-10-05T10:22:00.000-04:002008-11-13T00:03:35.549-05:00

Here at JSC it's a beautiful, inspiring time of year! (The photo at right is of our Lamoille River Clean-up canoe outing earlier this fall.) We're just getting ready for our Fall Break, and are in the process of selecting Break Away participants. We had lots of interest in the program and so many wonderful applicants! I wish we were able to take them all. (Note: did you apply? notifications are

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-50892201100037044772007-10-03T08:42:00.000-04:002008-11-13T00:03:35.721-05:00

Got some time? Want to make a commitment and some money for volunteering? We have the following AmeriCorps positions available, through the AmeriCorps Education Award Only program. Please note that terms are by calendar year. If you start a one-year term on October 2, 2007, you’ll finish up October 1, 2008. 300 hours, $1000.00 Ed Award, 1 year term. (Campus Compact Program—7 Available)900

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A few photos from our 20th Anniversary celebration and service project (painting the Johnson Food Shelf on Friday). See fantastic "SERVE Alum" Heather Noyes McAnirlin '96 and her daughter, Olivia, with JSC Career Center Co-Director Ellen Hill. Thanks to all who came out to help us celebrate!

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-43072195607911211152007-10-02T14:41:00.001-04:002008-11-13T00:03:36.526-05:00

I am particularly privileged to be able to work with so many wonderful students as they make meaning of their service experiences. I have had so many profound conversations with our students, whether it’s in the van on the way back to campus after a day volunteering at a local arts organization, or late in the evening in our office. I am so impressed by the work that our students put into making

Laura Mnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221531755604655405.post-43124654714904718092007-10-02T14:39:00.001-04:002007-10-03T09:15:00.833-04:00

Welcome to the The Engaged Life! This blog is for the Johnson State College Center for Service Learning. You'll see: upcoming events; reflections and articles on service, civic and community engagement; stories and images from service projects; and more. We encourage you to post comments, and if you're interested in becoming a blog writer, please email Laura. We hope to make this a place where

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