Events/Activities
Bridges to El Salvador
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F.I.R.S.T.
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Interdependence Day |
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Latin American Film Series |
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Long Term Service Fair |
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PACT |
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Red Zone |
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Service Trips
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SPARK
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VITA
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Volunteer and Service Fair
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An Empty Place at the Table |
= involvement with communities outside the University
" When the heart is touched by direct experience, the mind may be challenged to change.
Personal involvement . with the injustice others suffer, is the catalyst for solidarity
which then gives rise to intellectual inquiry and moral reflection."
- Rev. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J.
Personal involvement . with the injustice others suffer, is the catalyst for solidarity
which then gives rise to intellectual inquiry and moral reflection."
- Rev. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J.
| Bridges to El Salvador |
University of Scranton & Jesuit Community
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Marie Karam, Director
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| An immersion experience in El Salvador for faculty, staff and administrators. Includes meeting with Universidad Centroamericana personnel and professors, educators, religious, women and youth activists, economists, political figures, environmentalists and business leaders. | ||
| SPARK |
Year-round
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| Dr. Monica Thomas Deanna Chairge |
thomasm5@scranton.edu chairged2@scranton.edu |
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| peer educators perform programs about relationships and assault. | ||||||
| Red Zone |
Year-round
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| Dr. Monica Thomas Deanna Chairge |
thomasm5@scranton.edu chairged2@scranton.edu |
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| certification and programming is available and implemented for freshman students. | ||||||
| Service trips |
One week: January, Spring, Summer breaks
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| Pat Vaccaro, Director | vaccarop1@scranton.edu | |||||
| Sites have included: * St. Michael's, Arizona, working with children with disabilities on a Navajo Reservation * Shelters in Cincinnati, OH * Habitat for Humanity work in North Carolina * Los Angeles CA working with community outreach. The students raise funds for transportation, housing and food costs |
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F.I.R.S.T. (Freshmen in reflective service together) |
Annually/August
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| Pat Vaccaro, Director | vaccarop1@scranton.edu | |||||
| New freshmen spend one week volunteering at area agencies and on campus while reflecting on the commitment to service. They stay at the Retreat and Conference Center and are led by upperclassmen and faculty/staff volunteers. | ||||||
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VITA (volunteer income tax assistance) |
February 10 - April 3, 2009
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| Joseph Hammond | ||
| In partnership with the area agencies, interns and other students assist low income and elderly clients to complete tax returns. | ||
| Volunteer and Service Fair |
Annually/September
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| Pat Vaccaro, Director | vaccarop1@scranton.edu | |||||
| Approximately 70 local agencies and long-term agencies recruit volunteers for their organizations. | ||||||
| Latin American Film Series 12/4 – “La Frontera” |
Latin American Studies
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(See
Calendar for specific dates)
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| Dr. Lee M. Penyak | latamstudies@scranton.edu | |
| Series of films dealing with Latin American issues | ||
| Interdependence Day |
Provost Office
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9/12/08
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| Sondra Myers | myerss2@scranton.edu | |
| Long Term Service Fair |
(See
Calendar for specific dates)
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| Cathy Seymour | Seymourc1@scranton.edu | |
| An Empty Place at the Table |
Jane Kopas Women’s Center
www.scranton.edu/JKWC |
(See
Calendar for specific dates)
570-941-6194 |
| Amy McKiernan | Mckiernana2@scranton.edu | |
| Exhibit developed by the Women’s Resource Center that brings together community members for pot luck dinner, music, and activities for children. Contact them to sign up! | ||
Contact Info:
Education for Justice
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA 18510
(570) 941-4051
justice-education@scranton.edu
Education for Justice
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA 18510
(570) 941-4051
justice-education@scranton.edu
