More than 30 Years of Engagement for Ohio's Public Good
“Last month, for AmeriCorps Week, I teamed up with KSU’s Male Empowerment Network (MEN) to put together hygiene kits. My fellow member Alaina and I devised this project as part of our LeaderCorps term. We realized that hygiene security was a common need on our campuses. With the help of MEN, we decorated and packed … Read more
Members began the day with a training on restorative practices. This training shared ways to minimize harm and move forward from harmful situations. Members discussed being open minded to others’ truths, learning from others’ experiences, communicating in tough situations, and assuming positive intent while recognizing unintended impact. Restorative practices led into the first Service Speaks … Read more
Ohio Campus Compact Student Resource Center AmeriCorps members participated in MLK Day of Service projects during the month of January in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In collaboration with campus and community partners, AmeriCorps members planned service projects, recruited and engaged volunteers, and oversaw day of service activities. Our members engaged 377 volunteers … Read more
About Kalena: Kalena is a senior at Kent State University, majoring in Political Science. She also has minors in Nonprofit Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Psychology. After receiving her bachelor’s, she plans on continuing her education at Kent State by pursuing her master’s in public administration. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out … Read more
Meet Johnathan Roberts, AmeriCorps member at Ohio University Chillicothe, and read about how the Student Resource Center engaged the local community, including the mayor, to ensure students had a Thanksgiving meal. First, I started by assessing the need so I could understand what I could do to help. The Student Resource Center worked closely with … Read more
Ohio Campus Compact provides training and professional development opportunities to our AmeriCorps members. Eight members representing five campuses attended ServeOhio’s Conference on Service and Volunteerism earlier this month. Below is a reflection from our AmeriCorps members serving at the University of Mount Union. Written by University of Mt. Union’s AmeriCorps SRC members: Reflection by Jacob … Read more
Sponsored by NC Campus Engagement and Ohio Campus Compact Public teaching and scholarship bridges the academy and the community. This type of teaching and scholarship can involve pedagogies such as service-learning or community-based participatory research or include a scholar writing and speaking out about important public issues in ways that are accessible and impactful. During … Read more
About Alaina: For questions about the Student Resource Center program contact Stephanie Dodd.
Meet Jared LaPointe, AmeriCorps member at Hiram College, and read about how the Student Resource Center is bringing awareness to sexual assault and expanding other initiatives for students on campus. About Jared:
https://www.break-away.org/ Break Away Chapter schools are a committed and collaborative network of community engagement programs across the country. While Break Away doesn’t plan engagement experiences or make programmatic decisions for our Chapters, we support members’ planning through our Site Bank, a searchable database of over 100 community organizations; Housing Bank, similar to the Site Bank … Read more
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