wednesday, october 7, 2015 it’s...
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INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
PEACEJAM COACHING
PeaceJam Coaching is in full swing! Over 40 FSU students have been recruited to serve as PeaceJam Coaches for this school year, but there are still positions available! If you are still looking for some service opportunities, come aboard and work with PeaceJam. There is a need for three coaches on Tuesdays from 11:00am to 2:30pm; one individual who has a vehicle for travel on Wednesdays from 3:45pm to 4:45pm; and another individual on Thursdays from 3:45pm to 5:00pm. If you have questions or would like more information, contact Eric Jones, PeaceJam VISTA, at [email protected].
PEACEJAM MENTOR
Lead youth from around the region on November 6 at PeaceJam’s Fall Slam, a day-long conference designed to teach youth about creating change in their communities. Applications are due October 2 throughbit.ly/PJSlamMentor2015. For more information contact Desirae Brown at [email protected].
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
It’s About…
Leadership Community Advocacy Change Citizenship Action Acceptance Participation Vision Awareness Justice Civility
WFSU FALL RADIO PLEDGE DRIVE
Get service hours in a casual, fun environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at how radio is made. WFSU is looking for volunteers to help answer phones during the Fall Radio Pledge Drive, October 14 through October 24. Volunteers must be age 18+. Shifts are 1.5-2 hours long and range from morning to evening and on Saturday and Sunday. There is plenty of free
parking on-site and snacks are provided. Sign-up online here: bit.ly/1JLXqFH or contact Sarah Cassidy Hipsher if you have questions, or if you would like to schedule a group to volunteer together [email protected] or call (850) 645-6071.
2016 MOELLERSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE The Moellership Program, named for its founder Bill Moeller, provides undergraduate and graduate students at Florida State University the opportunity to focus 8 – 12 weeks of their summer on service at a non-profit agency. Students receive a stipend of up to $4,000 for participation in the program. Examples of past projects include working in a community garden in Tallahassee, serving at a camp for children with chronic illnesses in North Carolina, engaging in bicycle advocacy in Washington, D.C., implementing a reading curriculum in South Africa, caring for people with HIV/AIDS in Spain, designing a poultry production project in Tanzania, and promoting sustainability in Brazil. Applications are available here and are due Wednesday, December 2 at 5:00pm. Want to learn more about the Moellership Program? Attend an information session or email Jillian Volpe White at [email protected]. Information sessions will be held on Friday, October 16 at 12:00pm and Thursday, October 22 at 12:30pm. All information sessions will be in conference room 2204 in the Dunlap Student Success Center.
AUTISM SPEAKS Autism Speaks will be hosting their first walk on Thursday, October 15 at 6:30pm on Langford Green. “Walk Now for Autism Speaks” is a unique fundraising event designed to provide resources for individuals and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) while simultaneously creating a safe and fun night for our community to come together and advocate for a more accepting and knowledgeable tomorrow. The lack of necessary scientific information and corresponding social stigmas surrounding the disorder is the reason to walk: to promote awareness, fund research, support affected individuals, and encourage acceptance. You may sign up individually or with a team and registration is FREE. There will also be a variety of food vendors at the event, as well as face painting, a bounce house, and entertainment! To register, click here. If you or your organization would be interested in volunteering at the event for community service hours please contact Gina Soricelli at (772) 812-0486 or email [email protected] or Kristina Urdaneta at (786) 200-5307 or email [email protected].
OWL INVOLVEMENT FAIR Women Student Union and the Organization of Women Leaders would like to invite all on campus women's organizations to participate in their first OWL Involvement Fair. The purpose of this fair is to give all women's organizations the opportunity to table and showcase themselves to all students who are interested in women's organizations. The Involvement Fair will be taking place on October 13 in the State Ballrooms. Set up will begin at 6:30pm and tabling will occur between 7:00pm and 8:00pm. After tabling has concluded, Women Student Union asks that at least two representatives from each tabling organization remain in the ballrooms for about 30 minutes to gain valuable information about the Organization of Women Leaders (OWL) and its purpose. OWL is dedicated to the strengthening of relationships between women's organizations across campus. If you would like to attend, RSVP to [email protected] by Friday October 9. If you have any questions, contact Amber Johnson at (813) 484-9975 or the email mentioned above.
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL ROCK-A-THON The Sixteenth (16) Annual Culture to Culture Rock-a-Thon will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 9:00am until 3:00pm as a prelude to the City of Tallahassee’s Winter Festival and Celebration of Lights. It is entering its sixteenth year of hosting this family-friendly holiday event that features performances from some of Tallahassee’s most notable arts and cultural organizations. The event will be held at Cascades Park, located at 1001 S. Gadsden Street (directly across from the Riley House Museum). Proceeds from participating church, civic, religious and social groups are used to support Riley Museum programmatic operations. The Riley Museum has continued serving the community by carrying out their programmatic mission to discover, archive and illuminate the blended interrelationship of various cultures through the preservation of African American landmarks and legacies. Accept this invitation by contacting the Riley Museum staff at (850) 681-7881 or by emailing [email protected].
THE BIG EVENT The Big Event is a one-day, student-run, service event that allows students, faculty, and staff to participate in service projects to give back to Florida State University and the Tallahassee community. The Big Event is looking for motivated individuals to apply as committee members to help
plan, organize, and run the 2016 event. If you are interested in giving back to the community and getting more involved on campus, applications are available on our website at thebigevent.fsu.edu. For more information, please contact Director Taylor Selbach and Director Jen Lucas at [email protected].
The Florida State University (FSU) National Black Alumni, Inc. is an officially chartered affiliate of the FSU Alumni Association. The Association’s mission is to build a network of Black alumni and friends and sustain meaningful relationships on behalf of FSU. The FSU National Black Alumni promotes and supports the academic achievement and excellence of Black students at FSU. Consequently, the FSU Black Alumni Scholarship Fund was established in the FSU Foundation to provide financial assistance to minority students of African descent. As part of its 2015 National Black Alumni Reunion, the FSU National Black Alumni will award $500 scholarships to three deserving students. One scholarship will be awarded in honor of Maxwell Courtney (first Black undergraduate student to attend and graduate from FSU), one will be awarded in honor of Dr. William R. Jones (Founder and first Director of the FSU Black Studies Program), and one is specifically designated for a student who is involved in the International Program or plans to study abroad. Interested students should complete the Scholarship Application, and briefly discuss their academic experiences and community involvement outside the formal classroom. Additionally, applicants must describe how they took a stand and were courageous in the face of injustice or a challenging situation, and how they used this as an opportunity to build social solidarity, encourage understanding, or broaden their academic experiences. If you have any questions, contact Cassandra Jenkins at [email protected].
CAREER PORTFOLIO Want to win a $500 scholarship just by preparing for your future? Enter your career portfolio in the Career Center’s contest by October 23, 2015 for a chance to win! The Career Portfolio is a professional way to compile and reflect on your educational, volunteer, and work experiences. Simply go to portfolio.fsu.edu to begin or edit your portfolio. See career.fsu.edu/Portfolio/Contest-Rules/Rules for contest rules and details. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact [email protected].
GERMANY BEYOND BORDERS Germany Beyond Borders is an international cultural exchange program for undergraduate and graduate students. Small groups of ten to twelve students travel to Germany for three weeks and also host students from these institutions at FSU. The deadline to apply is October 19, 2015.
GET MORE THAN A DEGREE FAIR The College of Social Sciences Student Leadership Council presents the annual Get More Than a Degree fair on Monday, October 12 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm in the Oglesby Union Ballrooms! Mark you calendars for this sociable and informative evening of information about the many opportunities the College of Social Sciences offers for internships, research, international study and service, student
organizations, career services and alumni networking, and much more! Complimentary buffet dinner included! "Get more out of your college years" "Get more for your future" For more information, please contact the Leadership Chair, Kayla Sanders, at [email protected]!
THE UNDERGRADUATES’ GUIDE TO LAW SCHOOL Contemplating law school? This session is designed for students at all stages – whether you know you want to become a lawyer or you are just exploring your options. FSU Law Dean of Students Nancy Benavides will talk about what law school is really like and what it takes to get there. You will also hear from a panel of current law students who will share their journeys to (and in) law school. This session will be held on Monday, October 26 from 5:00pm to 6:30pm at the FSU College of Law, Room 102 (Roberts Hall). RSVP HERE to reserve your seat! Pizza will be provided!
THE COLOR RUN
The Color Run is Coming to Tallahassee! The Color Run is coming to Tallahassee on October 24 and you don’t want to miss it. The Color Run is a five-kilometer, un-timed race in which thousands of participants, or “Color Runners”, are doused from head to toe in different colors at each kilometer. The fun continues after Color Runners complete the race with an unforgettable Finish Festival. This party is equipped with music, dancing and massive color throws, which create millions of vivid color combinations. USE PROMO CODE COLORFSU to get $5 off Get your tickets here: thecolorrun.com/tallahassee.
BIG BEND HOMELESS COALITION Looking for a fun way to fine tune those culinary skills, build teamwork and foster leadership while also serving the community? Sign up for the Meal Volunteer Program (MVP) at HOPE Community to find the perfect place for you and your RSO! Contact Danielle Shultz at (850) 792-9426 or [email protected] for more info.
TALLAHASSEE MUSEUM Halloween Howl: The Tallahassee Museum is in need of volunteers throughout October for its twenty-first annual Halloween Howl event which will run October 23 through 24. The event offers volunteer opportunities for ages 10 and up. All volunteers under the age of 16 will need to be accompanied by a chaperone. To register, visit here.
PALMER MUNROE TEEN CENTER The Palmer Munroe Teen Center would like to invite creative students interested in volunteering as a tutor and/or life coach for middle and high school students. To best serve our teens, both traditional and unconventional teaching methods are welcomed! Tutoring sessions are EVERY Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. In addition, EVERY Tuesdays and Thursdays, Professional Development and Life Skills Workshops are hosted at PMTC. Please contact Natisha Penn at [email protected] or at (850) 891-2569.
RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL Local visual artists, musicians, dancers, and theater professionals are sought to provide mentoring to middle school arts students in Raa’s Magnet Program. Commitment is just an hour per week. For more information, contact Sam Thompson at [email protected] or (850) 488-7495.
THE SHARING TREE The Sharing Tree is a reusable resource center, similar to a Goodwill, but for art & school supplies. The mission of the Tree is to collect and redistribute reusable materials to educators, artists, and the broader learning community while simultaneously educating the community on the art of creative reuse/ trash to treasure. They host events, art classes and also need help with sorting and organizing- as well as work in the new gallery! They take volunteers EVERY Friday from 1:00pm-4:00pm & every second and fourth Saturday from 10:00am-2:00pm. Rags 2 Bags is another project they host- making reusable shopping bags out of donated materials- regardless of skill level they take volunteers every first and third Thursday and fourth Saturday. They are also looking for a student board member.- 1 year commitment. A link to see these projects and other events is ThesharingTreeFL.org. Contact Carly J. Sinndurai at (850) 264-4035 for more information.
VILLAGE VOLUNTEERS Village Volunteers partners with NGOs that support grassroots economic growth to sustainably reduce poverty. As a volunteer, you will develop and use appropriate curriculum available to you through the online resource library to coach local entrepreneurs on developing business and marketing plans, and teach simple bookkeeping. Through this work, you will help empower communities, women and youth to become self-sufficient and team contributors. Visit villagevolunteers.org, email [email protected], or call (206) 577-0515 for more information.
ORIENTATION LEADERS As part of the 2016 Orientation team you will share in a valuable leadership experience that will help you beyond your time at FSU, build lasting friendships with fellow Orientation Leaders, new students, and other campus partners, as well as sharing the pride of welcoming Florida State’s graduating class of 2020! Applications to become an Orientation Leader are now available on the website until October 9 at 12:00pm. To learn more about the position please attend one of the following information sessions: • Thursday, October 1 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm in Askew Student Life
Center Room 101 A–D • Monday, October 5 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm in Oglesby Union Room
315 • Thursday, October 8 from 5:00pm to 6:00pm in Oglesby Union
Room 314/315 Please note that attending an information session does not commit you to applying, however, attendance at an information session is required for those wishing to apply. Additional information about the position and application process can be found on the website at dos.fsu.edu/nsfp/orientation-leaders/become-an-orientation-leader.
DO MORE FASTER: TECHSTARS’
LESSONS TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION If you are a Florida State University student interested in innovation & entrepreneurship, this is a rare opportunity to learn from a national leader, David Cohen. David Cohen is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Techstars. Techstars is considered one of the best startup accelerators in the world. Fewer than 1% of the companies that apply to Techstars are accepted. As of mid-2015, Techstars has accepted 526 companies into its program. Collectively, these companies have raised over $1.3 billion. Techstars manages over $265 million which is focused on Seed and Series A investments. Space is limited, RSVP by joining the Facebook event. The event is Friday, October 16 from 4:30pm to 6:00pm at the Honors, Scholars, & Fellows House, fourth floor Great Hall.
CHELSEA HOUSE SEEKING VOLUNTEERS Chelsea House is a non-profit, faith-based, organization that provides transitional housing. Chelsea House is the home specifically for displaced women. In addition, Chelsea House offers various outreach programs to help the community, such as a food pantry, mentoring, and more. They have 2 thrift stores, 3 transitional homes, and various outreach opportunities. They have volunteer opportunities for student groups as well as individuals. Here are some of the ways volunteers can help:
• Organize a donation drive (food pantry, consumables, laundry supplies, cleaning supplies, etc.) • Assist w/ thrift store setup/management/ retailer, business management, customer service, signage, merchandising • Assist w/maintaining donor database through data entry, creating reports/gathering stats • Assist w/ grant writing • Assist w/ marketing, public relations, development campaigns • Assist w/ graphic design, IT, website, social media, video, publications, design annual calendar • Assist w/ meals for transitional homes and/or for large benefit dinner such as the one on Dec 8 where we plan for over 1,000 attendees. • Assist w/ projects that involve; carpentry projects, design/repair at transitional home as well as thrift store locations. • Assist w/ procurement campaign to obtain donation items for thrift stores as well as needed items for the ministry.
Please visit the website to learn more. To view a video about the Chelsea House, please click on the Chelsea House tab. In addition, the volunteer application can be obtained on the website.
WESTMINSTER OAKS RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
Bingo callers needed & Bingo helpers: Every Monday and Wednesday evenings—5:15pm to 6:30pm at Westminster Oaks, volunteers are needed to help residents with dementia. They request a consistent, weekly commitment so that the residents can get to know you each week. Call Linda Digonzalez at (850) 878-1136 for more information. Outdoor Cookout for Health Center Residents: On Friday, October 9, from 10:00am to 1:00pm, volunteers will be needed to help push wheelchairs to the picnic area. Staff will be serving grilled hotdogs and hamburgers with all the trimmings. All volunteers eat for free for your service! Second Annual Storytelling Festival: The Second Annual Storytelling Festival will be Thursday, November 5 and Friday, November 6. Volunteers are needed to push wheelchair residents to festivities. The festivities will last all day on both days with pancake breakfast on Friday, November 6 at 8:00am. 10-15 volunteers are needed each day, taking shifts as your schedule permits. Carpool wherever possible.
UNITED AGAIN INEQUITIES IN DISEASE United Against Inequities in Disease (UAID) is a national non-profit student organization with over 2,500 members. UAID empowers students and communities across the United States to eliminate health inequities (unjust and preventable differences in health outcomes between groups of people). As a public health organization dedicated to long-term sustainability and impact, UAID leads innovative community projects throughout the country. These projects are a central aspect of each chapter’s activities and include a community health needs assessment, collaborative program development, implementation, data collection, and evaluation. At a national level, UAID hosts an annual symposium, publishes a journal on health and social justice, and organizes webinars and trainings. Visit uaid.org for more details. In response to increasing demand, UAID will accept applications for new chapters on university campuses until midnight on October 5. Only ten applications will be approved. Please click the following link to apply: uaid.org/chapterapplication and e-mail [email protected] if you have any questions.
INTERNSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & PAID OPPORTUNITIES
YOUTH PROGRAMS JOB OPPORTUNITY
Youth Programs is a place where you can inspire, empower, and encourage someone else by simply being you. Each year, over 300 mentors and staff have the task of helping children realize how completely amazing they are. Through academic assistant and social activities, lives are changed every day. Youth Programs is currently hiring for positions: • Federal Work Study Student Staff Position • Youth Programs – Assistant Mentor Coordinator Position For more information, please visit thecenter.fsu.edu/youthprograms, then click Employment Opportunities or contact Joi Phillips at [email protected] or call (850) 644-9567.
ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT: IN-HOME RESPITE CARE Alzheimer’s Project, Inc. (AP) exists to provide comfort, support, and assistance to persons with memory disorders and their caregivers in the Big Bend area. Member volunteers are tasked with providing in-home respite to caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in the Big Bend Region at a rate of eight to ten hours a week for a year. In-home respite care workers receive a monthly living allowance of $125, and education award of $1,515.55 for successful completion of the year of service. This position is located in Tallahassee, FL. For more information, visit SeminoleLink with the Job ID 770573. The deadline to apply is October 9, 2015.
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY: FIELD ASSOCIATE Americans for Prosperity has a vision to persuade public officials to embrace an agenda of economic freedom, educating friends and neighbors on the issues shaping the economy, and getting everyone involved in building a culture of freedom at the local, state, and federal levels. The employee will recruit volunteers, run phone banks, and help plan and manage other grassroots-related activities. This position is located in Tallahassee, FL and pays $15 per hour. For more information, visit SeminoleLink with the Job ID 771018.
The CGI U 2016 meeting will take place at UC Berkeley next spring from April 1-3, 2016. The ninth annual CGI U meeting, hosted by President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, will gather more than 1,000 innovative student leaders to make Commitments to Action that address some of the world's most pressing challenges. More than $750,000 in funding will be available to select CGI U 2016 students to help them turn their ideas into action. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and enrolled in an institution of higher education at the time of the CGI U meeting in order to apply. The early decision and travel assistance deadline is October 16, 2015, and the final application deadline is December 1, 2015. Program details and featured speakers will be announced at a later date. For more details, click here or visit cgiu.org.
Change Corps is looking for talented Change-makers for their 1 year, paid, full-immersion training academy in grassroots organizing for activists. Organizers receive eight weeks of classroom training and spend most of the year gaining hands-on field experience working to make a difference on issues like women’s rights, gun violence, immigration reform, voting rights, marriage equality, and money in politics. Organizers will work on three to five different campaigns throughout the year in cities across the country, providing critical field support for partner groups leading the charge on these issues and many more. The target annual compensation for this position is $25,000. Change Corps offers an excellent training program, a competitive benefits package, and has opportunities for advancement. They are looking for young leaders who are ready to take on some of the biggest challenges of the day; bright, talented, passionate people with a strong work ethic; problem solvers who don’t just see problems, but envision creative solutions; a strong commitment to working toward goals and getting results; and outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Find out more information at www.changecorps.org or contact Claudia Iglesias, Recruitment Director at [email protected]. The fall early application deadline is October 10.
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