Announcements

The Honors Service Learning Group will be having their last meeting on April 26th and 11 a.m.

• At that time they will be having elections for positions in the next year.
• If you are interested in joining HSLUG or would like to run for office please come to the meeting.

HSLUG is a great way to add to your service learning, and it counts towards your service hours too! Additionally, if anyone has any service proposals to submit before the end of the year, please submit and attend the last meeting so there is adequate time for discussion. Submissions may be sent to Megan Strube at the email address listed below.

megan.strube@my.und.edu
HSLUG President

New Projects

SUSTAINABILITY FORUM

The Center for Community Engagement is having a one day sustainability forum this Saturday, April 27th and they've asked if we can help find student volunteers for the event. The event is free and there's transportation provided.

Students can contact Anna Larson at CCE 777-6181 if they are able to help.

Ongoing projects

HUMANE SOCIETY

For those of you who haven't picked a project for Service Learning this semester, consider volunteering at the Circle of Friends Humane Society!

This project is both fun and has flexible hours for people with busy schedules!

Besides who doesn't like playing with cats and dogs! In order to volunteer you need to sign up for an orientation at the Humane Society by contacting Mair Yaeger at 701-775-3732 or mairyaeger@yahoo.com. You should also contact the service coordinator Isaac Jensen at isaac.jensen@my.und.edu before volunteering.

When you go to the Humane Society you will need to sign both the Honors sign-in and the Humane Society sign-in.

The reflection will be towards the end of the semester so make sure to check the roundup again as the semester comes to an end.

Also, don't forget that the orientation and reflection count towards total service learning hours.

Students with questions should contact Isaac Jensen.

GLOBAL FRIENDS COALITION YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAM

Global Friends Coalition is launching a new program to match positive young adult volunteer role models with New American youth attending Red River High School (2211 17th Avenue South) to serve the educational and acculturation needs of diverse New American youth. Here are the details of the program:
1. Devote at least an hour a week to tutoring in the Red River ELL classroom through the fall (and potentially spring) semester.
2. Attend a training session for tutors.
3. Attend at least two planned events/activities for tutors and Red River High School ELL students outside of the school day.
4. Participate in an assessment of the program.
This is an excellent way to get involved in the community! If you are interested in the program or have any questions, please contact Beatrice Hill at Beatrice.J.Hill@my.und.edu

IN-SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) TUTORING

Red River High School, South Middle School, Century Elementary, and Winship Elementary are all looking for volunteers to assist the ELL students with various types of homework and assignments! There are varying hours to serve at each location, so that means there are many opportunities to serve and build relationships with these students (and also learn more about the New American population in Grand Forks)! Volunteers for ELL tutoring will need to sign up through signupgenius.com, and be signed up by Friday at noon the week before volunteering.
• Go to www.signupgenius.com.
• Click Find a Sign Up.
• Enter honors@und.edu.
• Choose the list you're interested in.
• Enter password: HONORS.
Please contact Carly Drew Carly.Drew@my.und.edu for more information or questions regarding ELL tutoring. Also, watch for updates in the Service Roundup about the reflection session which will be held sometime nearer to the end of the semester.

NORTH DAKOTA MUSEUM OF ART GALLERY ATTENDANT

Volunteers are needed to tend the front desk and greet museum guests as they enter the museum during normal museum operating hours. Volunteers assist guests with any questions they may have about the museum and its facilities, in addition to overseeing museum exhibitions and reporting any problems to a museum staff member.
Openings are:

• Wednesdays from 2:30 to 5 PM
• Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 PM

If interested, please email Becca at rgrandstrand@ndmoa.com. Please also notify Honors project coordinator Travis at travis.a.miller@my.und.edu.

CSI AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

The CSI After School Program is a fun and interactive program for volunteers interested in working with children! Volunteers will assist and supervise elementary-age students on school days from 3-5:30PM with snack time, reading, homework, crafts, and other engaging activities. CSI has two Grand Forks locations, the LaGrave Complex and the site behind the Scheels Shopping Center. Volunteers will need to sign up through signupgenius.com, and be signed up by the Friday preceding the week they plan to volunteer.
• Go to www.signupgenius.com.
• Click Find a Sign Up.
• Enter honors@und.edu.
• Choose the list you're interested in.
• Enter password: HONORS.
If you missed the orientation sessions or have any additional questions, please contact Alison Anderson and Sarah Lawler at a.k.anderson@my.und.edu and sarah.d.lawler@my.und.edu.

PERPETUAL BAKE SALE

Do you love to bake? Would you like a fun, easy, and delicious way to get service hours? Then the Perpetual Bake Sale is for you! Each week, I need some help baking 2-3 dozen individual packaged goodies, snacks or treats that can be sold for 50 cents in the Honors Office. All the proceeds will go towards this year's benefit charity organization: the CSI After School Program! If you're interested and want to sign up for a week or have any questions, please contact me at elizabeth.l.krueger@my.und.edu. We'd love to see everyone's cooking creations!

Bon Appetit!
Liz Krueger

ST. JOSEPH'S FOOD PANTRY

St. Joseph's Food Pantry is located at 620 8th Ave S. in Grand Forks and is open Monday, Tuesday, and Thursdays 2:00 - 4:00 and Wednesday 5:00 - 7:00. I will have a sign in sheet at the site starting next week. I will leave it in the kitchen/break room at the pantry. They are always excited about new volunteers any day of the week. If you haven't volunteered there before, arrive about 15 minutes early and experienced volunteers will show you the ropes, it is quite easy :) I will have an educational component at the end of the semester! If you have any other questions regarding this awesome service opportunity, you can contact me, Marlee Helmeke, at marlee.helmeke@my.und.edu!

Upcoming Reflection Sessions

HUMANE SOCIETY SERVICE REFLECTION SESSION- NEW

The service reflection for the Humane Society will be on Tuesday April 30th at 7:00 pm in room 4B of the Honors building.

Please use the west door because the main door will be locked at that time. For those unable to attend please contact Isaac Jensen at isaac.jensen@my.und.edu for an alternative written reflection. If everyone can do their best to attend that would be awesome I will hopefully see you all there.

HEALTH-RELATED SERVICE REFLECTION SESSION

For anyone who did health-related service this semester (Altru, 3rd St. Clinic, blood drives, etc) there will be a health-related service reflection on Monday April 22nd at 6:00pm or Friday April 26th at noon, both in the main lounge area of the Honors building. Before the reflection, please take the time to watch this short Frontline video:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/doctor-hotspot/

If you have any questions, please contact zach.selzler@my.und.edu or adria.johnson.2@my.und.edu.

POW-WOW REFLECTION SESSION- NEW

The pow-wow reflection session will be on Monday, April 29 at 6 PM in Robertson. Please read the article in the link below before you attend the session. If you have any questions, please email Nathan.curry@my.und.edu.

http://harpers.org/archive/2011/02/tiny-little-laws/

NDMOA Service

For everyone that has done service learning at the NDMOA outside of the Silent Auction, I will need you to send me the hours and dates that you worked so that I can hand it into the Honors department. If you have already sent me this information, I would appreciate it if you sent it to me again so I don't accidently overlook it while scanning my inbox.
travis.a.miller@my.und.edu

NDMOA Reflection

For everyone that has volunteered at the NDMOA this semester and did not come to the two reflection sessions earlier this semester, the final reflection session will be on next Thursday 5/2.

Please follow this link http://doodle.com/rr2tqhiyq23ct23v
to the Doodle poll to pick the time.

Make sure you pick all the times that you are available as I will only be picking one time. I will be closing the poll Sunday at 9 PM.

As there won't be another service roundup email going out before the reflection, you will have to go back and check the final time. If there are any questions, please email me at travis.a.miller@my.und.edu

ArtWise event at the Alerus Center

Hello Honors Students,

If you volunteered for the ArtWise event at the Alerus Center, please contact Jennifer Noiva via email ( jennifer.noiva@my.und.edu ) ASAP for information about the reflection session and to confirm your volunteer hour totals.

Thank you!
Jennifer

HONORS SERVICE TIDBITS:

• These Service Roundups will be sent out each week. Browse through the contents to learn about upcoming service opportunities through Honors.
• All Honors students are encouraged to be active in service, and are asked to document their Civic Engagement in their Sophomore Honors Portfolios. Honors Tuition Waiver students are required to complete 12 hours per semester.
• Confused about how all this service stuff works? You can find answers to many of your technical questions about service on the Service FAQs on the Honors website: http://und.edu/honors-program/servicelearningfacts.cfm.
• Want more options for service that would coincide with your concerns and/or your field? You can get a new project approved by submitting a Service Project Proposal Form (http://und.edu/honors-program/servicelearning.cfm).

 

What we must decide is perhaps how we are valuable, rather than how valuable we are.

 

-F. Scott Fitzgerald

 

 

Emily D. Hill

English Lecturer
University of North Dakota
115 Merrifield Hall
emily.hill@email.und.edu