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7 Days of Service Encourages Campus, Community Involvement

 

Faculty, students and staff will have the opportunity to raise money for AIDS research, participate in a food drive or refurbish a home in North Long Beach when California State University, Long Beach’s ninth annual 7 Days of Service begins on Oct. 19.  The weeklong series of events is designed to encourage community engagement and showcase current service projects.

In addition to participating in local community service projects, faculty, students and staff will have the opportunity to discuss best practices for service learning and community-based participatory research, explore key social issues in Long Beach and learn how the university impacts the world through international service learning. All events are free and open to students, faculty, staff and community. 

 “7 Days of Service highlights our university’s commitment to serving our local, national, and international communities,” said Juan M. Benitez, interim director of the Center for Community Engagement.  “It’s an opportunity for faculty, staff, students and the larger community to showcase ongoing community engagement efforts and explore issues of importance here in Long Beach and throughout the world.”

7 Days of Service begins with AIDS Walk Los Angeles on Oct. 19.  To join a CSULB team, visit AIDS Walk Los Angeles and go to Team Info. 

The Kickoff Reception and Center for Community Engagement State of the Center will take place on Oct. 20.  It begins with an open house for the Center of Community Engagement from 4:30 – 5 p.m. in the Administrative Services (AS) building, room 147.  The reception will begin at 5 p.m. in AS-110 and will recognize outstanding faculty and community partners.  The keynote speaker is Jorge Uranga, the director of Educational Participation in Communities (EPIC) at California State University, Los Angeles. 

Other events include:

• Weeklong Food Drive:  Donate non-perishable food to support Boys Town California Oct. 20 – 24 at locations throughout campus.

• Challenges and Benefits of Community Engagement and Research:  Faculty will share best practices for integrating community-based participatory research and service learning on Oct. 21 from 3:30 – 5 p.m. in AS-146.

• International Service Learning: How Students and Faculty Can Participate:  Learn about international volunteer opportunities and hear from students who have participated in short-term, service learning courses in Cambodia, Guatemala, South Africa and Tanzania on Oct. 22 in AS-110 from 2 – 3:15 p.m.  From 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. in AS-110 faculty can discover ways to integrate service learning into study abroad courses.

• Community-Campus Dialogue:  Professor Vincent Del Casino (Geography) will present a demographic snapshot of children and youth in Long Beach on Oct. 22 from 5 - 7 p.m. in the Karl Anatol Center, AS110.  The presentation focuses on distributions of social groups in the city based on class, race, and ethnicity and addresses key social issues, such as children’s access to park space and proximity to freeways. 

• Share Stories From the Field:  Students, faculty, and community partners of the College of Education’s SERVE program can “share their stories” in short video-taped interviews that will eventually be part of a video library. Videotaping will be done Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in Education 1 (ED1) building, room 1. Call (562) 985-5876 for more information. 

• Volunteer Roundup and Student Posters:  Pledge community service hours, view posters of students’ service projects and meet community organization representatives in the Psychology Quad from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Oct. 23.

• Launch Your Career with Volunteer Experience:  Learn how to market your volunteer service in your resume and during your interviews from 3 – 4 p.m. in AS-146 on Oct. 23.  Call (562) 985-4151 for more information.

• International Engagement: Exploring Death and Dying in South Africa:  Listen to Professor Pamela Roberts (Human Development) and her students share their powerful Service Learning experiences in South Africa on Oct. 24 in the Psychology (PSY) building, room 201 from 12 – 1 p.m.

• Make a Difference Day Service Project: Help refurbish a home in North Long Beach from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 25. Sign up with Student Life and Development.  Call (562) 985-4181 for more information.

• The Children’s Clinic – Beach Walk 5K and Wellness Fair:  Participate in a community beach walk to support local children and families.  The event takes place on Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Marina Green Park on East Shoreline Drive.  Call (562) 492-6703 for more information.

Unless indicated otherwise, call (562) 985-7131 for additional information about these events.

Seven Days of Service is a campus-wide effort facilitated by the Center for Community Engagement. This year, programs are being sponsored by the Center for Community Engagement, College of Education SERVE program, Student Life and Development, the Career Development Center and the Learning Alliance.

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