April 20, 2017 FAC/STAFF

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Upcoming Mission Leave and Service Opportunities for Faculty and Staff

The Center for Service and Social Action has several upcoming service opportunities for faculty and staff to get involved on and off campus. For staff, these qualify as Mission leave and are being offered in collaboration with the Office of Mission and Identity. The complete Mission leave policy can be found here: http://webmedia.jcu.edu/hr/files/2016/12/Mission-Leave_05_13_2013_c12_2016.pdf.

Upcoming opportunities:

(1) Youth for Justice Summit
—Date: Friday, May 5
—Time: approximately 8:45 am – 12:30 pm
—8th graders from Cleveland and East Cleveland will present their action plans on solving a topic of injustice in their community during the Youth for Justice Summit on campus.
—-Volunteers are needed to serve as judges, facilitators and event set-up/lunch serving.

(2) We the People Mock Congressional Hearing
—Date: Wednesday, May 17
—Time: approximately 8:45 am – 12:30 pm
—4th graders from Cleveland and East Cleveland will be on campus for the We the People Mock Congressional Hearing where they will present what they have learned about the U.S. Constitution and citizenship.
—-Volunteers are needed to serve as judges, facilitators and event set-up/lunch serving.

(3) Fatima Fun Day
—Date: Wednesday, June 14
—Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
—Engage with the day campers from Fatima Family Center for a field day type activity on JCU’s campus. Volunteers are needed to lead the activities and to serve as small group facilitators for the day.
—Family members over the age of 12 are welcome to serve as volunteers too!

(4) Cleveland Neighborhood Project (Part of Living the Mission Day)
—Date: Thursday, August 24
—Time: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
—Join 150 members of the incoming Class of 2021 and 40 student leaders for a day of service at Fatima Family Center, Eliza Bryant Village, and the surrounding Hough neighborhood. This is an opportunity to accompany teams of first-year students to introduce them to service at John Carroll as part of our mission.

To express interest in any of the activities above, please complete the form found here: https://johncarrolluniversity.wufoo.com/forms/m1g59h0114yinsw/ and we will send additional information.
Contact service@jcu.edu with any questions.