Community Engaged Learning Newsletter April 2023

Quote of the month:

Quote of the month: “A humble person walks carefully so as not to hurt others/ Ku’ia kahele aka na’au ha’aha’a.”

-Hawaiian proverb

NEW & EXCITING:

Bucknell is thrilled to announce the Community Engaged Leadership Minor has been approved! This new minor will start in Fall of 2024. Students will be required to take specific courses, participate in a set amount of hours of community engagement, and submit a final reflection.

Get Involved:

Nominate someone for a Kindness Award! In March, in collaboration with Bucknell Student Government (BSG), please nominate a Bucknellian (faculty, staff or student) for a Kindness Award!. Nomination form here.

In order to promote the important work in community-engaged learning and research that is happening across the universisy, there will be a poster session on the ground floor of Bertrand Library from April 17-May 14. Both physical and digital posters that feature student/community partner work over the last year at Bucknell will be displayed.Please submit the digital file to faull@bucknell.edu by April 7 for inclusion in this important public-facing exhibit!

Sign up to get your garden plot in the Lewisburg Community Garden! All information can be found on the Lewisburg Community Garden website.

The Union-Snyder Hunger Coalition 5k/All Abilities Walk is happening on 4/22. Sign up here to help day of!

SIgn up here to volunteer at Community Harvest, our community meal program in Milton on Mondays. We currently prepare & distribute between 80-100 meals weekly to Milton residents.

Lewisburg Litter Pickup: 4/23, 1-3pm.

Susquehanna River Cleanup: 4/23, 9:30am

APRIL Bucknell Farm Hours (volunteers welcome!) Wednesdays and Fridays 4-7pm, weather permitting. (Schedule changes in May, stay tuned!) Learn more here.

Lewisburg Community Garden Hours (volunteers welcome!) Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-7pm, weather permitting. Learn more here.

Professional Development Opportunities:

Gender Equity Month Closing Panel: Beyond International Women’s Day: Monday, 4/2, 8:30-10:3am, virtual. Join here.

Civically Engaged Student Webinar Series Spring 2023.

“When There’s Good, There’s Good. When There’s Harm, There’s Harm”: Diverse Voices on Community Engagement: 4/6, 9-10:30am, Pacific time. Learn more and register.

Partnership Success: Community Partner Perspectives on Community Engagement: May 3, 12noon-1;30pm, Pacific time. Learn more and register here.

Legal Update: Major Changes to PA Nonprofit Law: 4/6, 2-3:30pm, Virtual. Register here.

Webinar: PA Financial Education Today: What We’ve Learned and Where We’re Going: 4/6, 10:30am-12noon. Register here

Webinar: Our Roles in Creating Inclusive Environments: 4/26, 11am. Learn more & register here.

Linguistic Justice in Research, 4/14, Virtual conference. Learn more and register.

Fair Market Rent Roundtable: Rents too High?: Virtual event. 4/13, 10-11:30am. Learn more and register here.

Campus calendar

Office of Civic Engagement & Community Engaged Learning

Lynn C. Pierson, Director

Dr. Katie Faull, Faculty Director for Academic Civic Engagement

Sarah E. Farbo, Assistant Director of Community Based & Engaged Service Learning

Jen Schneidman Partica, Farm and Garden Manager

Carl J. Nelson, Farm and Garden Coordinator

Theresa Dollar, Food Access Coordinator, AmeriCorps Member

Steve Connolley, Food Systems Education & Outreach Coordinator, AmeriCorps Member

Becky Rice, Office & Program Coordinator

Irene Hu, Student Leadership Assistant

Gabby Herman, Community Impact Assistant

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