CCSI Newsletter

In This Issue:

Faculty Invited to Apply for Service-Learning Course Designation

University Thanks Gratigny School’s Retiring Principal

Chapman Partnership Expresses Appreciation to University

Community Engagement Resources Available in CEMS

Semimonthly Issues of CCSI Newsletter Scheduled for Summer

Faculty Invited to Apply for Service-Learning Course Designation

Faculty members who teach undergraduate and graduate courses with service-learning components are invited to apply for the service-learning designation.

“Designating courses as service-learning promotes deep integration of thoughtfully organized community service into the curriculum and high standards of service-learning practice,” according to a statement from the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI). “The service-learning notation in the course schedule and on students’ transcripts confirms that Barry University is using the curriculum to meet its commitment to collaborative service in community settings.”

Six colleges and schools have service-learning designated courses in their programs. The service-learning designation has contributed to BarryUniversity’s attainment of the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. It also has helped the university to earn a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll since 2012.

Information on the service-learning designation process is available from the CCSI.

University Thanks Gratigny School’s Retiring Principal

Barry University has thanked the retiring principal of GratignyElementary School for his role in maintaining a mutually beneficial partnership between both institutions. Dr. Aaron Enteen is retiring this month after serving for 11 years as Gratigny’s principal.

Dr. Glenn Bowen, director of Barry’s Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI), attended his retirement party at the Gwen Margolis Community Center in North Miami on April 28.

“We at Barry University greatly appreciate Dr. Enteen’s commitment to maintaining a mutually beneficial partnership between his institution and ours,” Bowen said. “It is a partnership manifested in opportunities for Barry students to support Gratigny students particularly through service-learning and also through our Federal Work-Study Community Service Program.”

The CCSI director presented Dr. Enteen with a crystal plaque designed as a book and, on behalf of the university, wished him a long and happy retirement.

Chapman Partnership Expresses Appreciation to University

Chapman Partnership recently presented a certificate of appreciation to Barry University for dedication and contribution to the homeless population of Miami-Dade County. The Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) accepted the certificate on behalf of the university at Chapman Partnership’s Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon in Coral Gables.

Barry representatives at the luncheon were CCSI staff members Courtney Berrien and Caitlin Geis and students Mickaelle Celigny, Sarah Jeanty, and Rajon Wright.

Chapman Partnership has participated in the Federal Work-Study Community Service Program at Barry and has provided opportunities for service-learning and Days of Service projects. During National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week last November, Barry students and staff supported a Chapman Partnership program by organizing a clothing drive.

Jeanty worked with Chapman Partnership through the Federal Work-Study Community Service Program. Wright, a Barry Service Corps leader, co-facilitated a Martin Luther King Day of Service trip to the Chapman Partnership facility in Miami. Wright and the other Barry volunteers engaged elementary school children in a literacy activity focusing on Dr. King’s work as a civil rights leader, and the volunteers also played basketball with a group of middle-school youth.

Community Engagement Resources Available in CEMS

Resources for community engagement are available in CEMS, the Community Engagement Management System. Service-learning syllabi, full-text journal articles, and e-books are included, as are announcements of engagement-related events and opportunities.

CEMS is accessible from the CCSI homepage. Students, faculty, and staff must enter their Barry username and password to log into the system. Registered community partners also have access.

Semimonthly Issues of CCSI Newsletter Scheduled for Summer

The CCSI Newsletter, renamed Engagement News, will be published semimonthly during the summer terms. Published weekly during the fall and spring semesters, the newsletter is scheduled to appear on May 25, June 15 and 29, and July 13 and 27.

Regular weekly issues of Engagement News will resume on August 17.