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University Observing 40 Days of Peace with Various Events
Barry University is observing 40 Days of Peace with various events starting this week. Students, faculty, and staff are participating in a program of events that include service projects, dialogues on social issues, film screenings and discussions, and advocacy efforts.
A deliberative dialogue on campus-based sexual violence, scheduled for February 11, and the College Brides Walk on February 12 are among the major events. A group of students and faculty will travel to
“Events for 40 Days of Peace are organized as thematic weeks designed to draw attention to specific social issues,” explained Courtney Berrien, associate director of the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI). “The themes are Human Trafficking, Poverty and Food Access, Military Veterans, Domestic Violence, Refugees in
As part of the observance, everyone is being encouraged to take part in daily acts of peace, Berrien said.
Last Saturday, participants in the university’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service were invited to sign the 40 Days of Peace pledge. Each year, Barry celebrates the late civil rights leader’s birthday with service projects on the Saturday preceding the King Holiday.
Service for Peace has provided a grant toward the events at Barry. According to the non-profit organization, Dr. King championed the cause of peace and the “Beloved Community.”
The CCSI is coordinating Barry’s 40 Days of Peace observance with events sponsored by the Center for Student Involvement and the Department of Campus Ministry in the Division of Student Affairs, the
For the specific times of events and related information, contact the CCSI at service@barry.edu or 305-899-3696.
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Two Barry Students Participating in Global Development Leadership Program
Two Barry students are participating in a leadership program focused on global development. Juniors Kevin Dalia, a political science major, and Paola Montenegro, an international studies major, have joined other college students who recently received fellowships from the Millennium Campus Network.
Called millennium fellows, the student leaders are taking part in an eight-month program designed to improve student organizations, partnerships, and community impact while preparing them for roles in advancing global development.
Both Dalia and Montenegro are Barry Service Corps fellows. Dalia also is involved in campus organizations such as MALES (Men Achieving Leadership Excellence and Success) and Barry’s Model United Nations. He has been an ardent supporter of Food for the Poor, the international relief and development organization.
For her part, Montenegro is an executive board member of Barry’s Alternative Breaks program. This year she will be one of two students leading Barry’s alternative spring break trip to the northwest region of
The 11 Miami area millennium fellows meet regularly at Miami Dade College North Campus. They take part in leadership coaching workshops and in activities designed to improve their organizational leadership and community engagement skills. The millennium fellows also contribute to global campaigns focused on such issues as peace and public health.
The Millennium Campus Network is a non-profit organization based in Boston. In addition to coordinating the Millennium Fellowship, the organization hosts an annual conference. Dalia attended the 2014 Millennium Campus Conference in
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Barry Student’s Commitment to Social Justice Highlighted in Publication
Ask her about her most memorable college experience and Bethany Dill will emphasize her social justice-focused internship. Ask her what she’s passionate about and she’ll mention service.
“Service is immensely important to me,” Dill declares. “The power people have to affect each other’s lives is staggering, and it’s beautiful when people harness that power for good. I think that all people have a deep need to live a life that is bigger than themselves.”
Bethany Dill’s commitment to social justice through service is the focus of a feature article in the January 2016 issue of ASPIRE, a publication for Stamps Scholars.
A year ago, Dill interned with International Justice Mission (IJM), a Washington, D.C.-based organization whose mission is to protect the poor from violence in developing countries. While there, she attended a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on efforts to end modern-day slavery.
According to Dill, “It was special to witness that event and beautiful to hear the plight of the enslaved shared with those who can (effect) such systemic change.”
Now in her senior year at Barry, Dill is a Stamps Scholar, participating in a program that “recognizes the best and brightest students and the most promising future leaders.” “During my time at Barry, I’ve been a reading tutor in the community, volunteered as a Resident Assistant, and have been a part of Habitat for Humanity, Barry’s Honors Program Student Advisory Board, a Christian student organization called Pinky Promise, the Education Association of Barry, and other organizations,” she notes. “During my freshman year, I visited the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Immoaklee An education major, Dill says she “found Barry’s deep commitment to social justice, which was evident from the start, compelling.” She knew she “could thrive in a place that cares so earnestly about the role of a university in seeking justice in the world.”
And how she has thrived! Thanks to the enrichment funds received as part of her full-ride scholarship, Dill has garnered successful experiences at home and abroad.
As an intern last summer with Human Rights Watch, she drafted advocacy letters to governments, press releases, and articles for the organization’s website. For the future human rights lawyer, this and similar enrichment experiences were “striking illustrations … of the power of advocacy.”
As a volunteer in Hyderabad
Stamps Scholars benefit from funds provided by the Atlanta-based Stamps Family Charity Foundation. South Florida philanthropists Penny and E. Roe Stamps are founders of the scholars program.
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Community Engagement Symposium Proposal Deadline is This Friday
The proposal submission deadline for Barry University’s third annual Community Engagement Symposium is this Friday, January 22.
Proposals are being accepted for concurrent presentations during two 50-minute sessions of the symposium. Relevant topics include service-learning; civic engagement; community-based research; community-focused fieldwork, internships, and practicum assignments; community-engaged scholarship; and community partnerships.
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Nominations for Community Engagement Awards Close on January 29
Nominations for Barry University’s third annual Community Engagement Awards will close on Friday, January 29.
The seven categories of awards are Community Impact, Community Partnership, Community Engagement Educator, Community-Based Research, Engaged Scholarship, Service-Learning Faculty, and Engaged Department. Previous years’ winners of awards in these categories are listed below.
Last year, James (Jamie) Carrig, Yleinia Galeano, and Margaret Grizzle were the recipients of CCSI awards for service. In 2014, Deborah (Debbie) Montague was recognized for her contributions to the development of the CCSI.
Coinciding with the Community Engagement Symposium, the 2016 Awards Luncheon will be held on March 30 in Room 111 of the
For further information, contact Dr. Glenn Bowen, CCSI director, at gbowen@barry.edu.
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Community Partners to Come to Campus for January 28 Event
Some of Barry’s community partners will come to campus for the biannual Community Engagement Fair on Thursday, January 28. This event will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the atrium of the R. Kirk Landon Student Union.
Community partners will provide information on opportunities for off-campus experiential learning such as service-learning, community-based research, practicum assignments, and internships.
Additional information is available from the CCSI at service@barry.edu or 305-899-3696. |
CCSI Newsletter
Posted On : January 19, 2016
