...Kyle Zickefoose Antonette Navarro Community Service 305 Dec. 4, 2014 Final Integration Paper Over the course of this semester I have learned so much in this Community Service 305 class. In this paper I will discuss my new understanding of active citizenship, community engagement, and social responsibility. I will also share some of my personal accounts during my time doing community service, how this has been much more than a one-way relationship, and some of the social issues facing the mental health population. The last thing I will be discussing is how this experience has transformed who I am as a person and how I will integrate what I have learned into my personal life. Before I started this class, I was not looking really looking forward to it. I always assumed that community service was done by retired people or celebrities looking for good publicity, but I was definitely wrong. This class has changed the way I look at community service and I now see it as a crucial part of any thriving community. Multiple videos were shown to us in class about single individuals starting large movements by cutting there own path and not being afraid of deviating from the rest of the crowd. The one video that I remember vividly was one of young boy trying to move a huge log that had fallen in the middle of the road and was blocking traffic. The boy had no chance of moving the log by himself, but he never gave up and eventually people began to start pushing the log with him...
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...ACME University Information Systems Department Service Request Requested By: Hiram Lutz Department: Student Community Services Contact: Phone: 7634 E-mail: hiram@acme.edu Request Type: __(__ New System ____ Enhancement ____ Error Correction Description: The Office of Student Community Services (OSCS) provides assistance to non-profit agencies in the community. OSCS serves as a facilitator that matches students that wish to perform community service with agencies that need labor for their events. Typically, agencies will conduct numerous events during the academic year and need multiple people to participate in each event. Likewise, a student, who may belong to one or more student organizations, will usually engage in several events from different agencies throughout the year, and could work on multiple occasions at the same event. However, a student will only work at a specific event once on a single day. A given event is sponsored by only one agency. Currently all OSCS records on these activities are kept in Excel spreadsheets, but this approach has become unwieldy as the popularity of OSCS’s services has increased among agencies and student organizations. At this point we need to better automate this record keeping. As the first phase of this task we would like to have a database created that will allow us to store all of the relevant data on the student organizations, students, agencies, events, and match-ups that our office coordinates...
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...7E Lesson Plan PART 1: Pre-Planning the Lesson Component 1: Helpers in Your Community/ Grade 3 Component 2: Thursday 5-8pm Component 3: Content Summary I choose to teach this lesson to my students because understanding the importance of our community workers is critical for the students’ acquirement on why we have jobs. Being able to identify them in their local, state and national government status is important as students advance in their future understanding on how they are chosen for their position. By teaching this lesson plan my students’ will gain knowledge on what a community worker means to them and how our society is dependent on the help of our community neighbors and workers, local, state and national. Component 4: Research 1. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/ch110a.html 2. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/ 3. http://www.ncte.org/lessons 4. http://www.greatschools.org/students/academic-skills/162-the-state-of-civic-education-teaching-the-citizens-of-tomorrow.gs I am competent in teaching this lesson unit to students. Incorporating this topic in the classroom would benefit children as they go through school and through their daily living. The research that I started with was the Texas TEKS, which allowed me to align me lesson with the state standards in which I am suppose to be teaching. Without first choosing a TEKS, I could not prepare my lesson...
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...Intro to Engineering class are apart of the NSBE student organization and they always say how much they love it. I was also interested in their mission, I heard that they wanted to get more African American students interested in becoming engineering majors and helping them through school. I am an African American male and I wanted to see how they operated and get a better feel for what they are all about. NSBE is centered on improving the recruitment and retention of African-American engineering students, and making an interest and a deep love for the career students are pursuing. NSBE’s mission is “to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.” They encourage members to seek advanced degrees in engineering or related fields and to obtain professional engineering registrations. Promote public awareness of engineering and the opportunities for Blacks and other minorities in that profession. They also function as a representative body on issues and developments that affect the careers of Black Engineers. New and innovative project ideas are generated and implemented throughout the year in the chapter, at regional and national levels. Some of NSBE's present activities include tutorial programs, group study sessions, high school and junior high outreach programs, technical seminars and workshops, a national communications network, two national magazines “NSBE Magazine” and the “NSBE...
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...Community Service Should Be Encouraged In A University Community service is a voluntary work which is intended to help people. This kind of service is important because the needy people will be help by the volunteers so their life will be improved and become easier. Other than that, the relationship between the volunteers and the helped people become stronger and also firms the bond among the volunteers themselves. So, should community service be encouraged in a university? I strongly agree that community service should be encouraged in a university because joining it gives benefits to the students. As a student there is much free time during every single semester. Why do the students have to spend the precious time by doing something which lead to waste that precious thing such as going to malls, playing computer games and other unnecessary activities to be done. By participating in community service, students can spend their leisure time by helping people in need such as visiting old folks or orphans home, picking up trash and donating money and goods. They can complete these unpaid jobs by joining organizations organized in the university. By doing these kind of activities, their leisure time will be spend greatly. Furthermore, the other benefit of this service is people which are in need will be help by the community service volunteers. Indeed, helping people such as the victims of natural disasters like tsunami, flood, fire , and traffic...
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...If there is one characteristic about Doc from the Wine to Water novel that appeals to me, it is his sensitivity to human needs. The fact that Doc became a humanitarian out of his own inspiration allows me to see what a truly compassionate human being he is. I recognize the will to help others in myself as well as in the author of the novel. Of course, his work led him all the way to Darfur and his mission was to provide clean water for those who needed it most, but to an extent, I have also always felt the urge to help others. Coming from a Hispanic family and being able to go back to my parents’ country of origin has allowed me to view poverty in its most raw form. Growing up, I have always been aware that I am “lucky” and “blessed” as my parents say, to live in the United States and that I have never had to suffer through starvation or dehydration as many have. Since I had the opportunity of visiting my family in the Dominican Republic from a very early age, I was also able to create consciousness of the real problems faced by my fellow Dominicans. My mom had always taught me that donating was a great way to help others. And I could always recall my dad telling me stories about how if a beggar came to my grandmother’s door asking for clothes she would always give up the best she had because not only did she feel sympathy for these poor souls, she also felt that they needed to be respected. I agree with my grandmother because when one donates something it should be of high quality...
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...Prison has long been the traditional punishment for people who commit crimes. Some people believe, however, that community service orders are more appropriate in some cases. When do you think that it is right to order people to work in the community to pay for their crimes? It has never been straightforward to know how to decide to punish criminals for their actions. It does seem clear, though, in this day and age that work in the community is a viable alternative to custodial sentences for minor offences and, perhaps, in cases where there are mitigating factors. In this essay, I attempt to explain when I believe these community service orders should be made. The first set of circumstances when community work is the appropriate sanction is for less serious offences when the offender shows remorse for his actions. Part of the reason for this is that it may be wrong to take away someone’s livelihood by sending them to prison, simply because they have written graffiti on a wall. Likewise, there is a significant danger that these minor offenders would become hardened criminals if they spent time with career criminals in prison. I would emphasise, however, that it should be a condition that the criminal regrets his actions and it is only appropriate for first time offenders. The other major instance when there is a strong argument to order people to work in the community is when their crimes are unlikely to be repeated. For example, someone who has caused an accident and been caught...
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...many people who belong to more than one discourse community. Discourse communities are groups of people that use communication to achieve certain goals or purposes. A purpose, genre, vocabulary, convention, membership and an audience are essential for writing professionally in any discourse community. Every community is different from each other as well as essential for writing. The language or vocabulary that we use in a discourse community differs from others and that’s because every community has a different way to communicate. Every single individual on Earth belongs to at least one discourse community. The most important community for many people including myself would have to be the Family discourse community. Family discourse communities are very different from each other as their vocabulary, language and many other things vary. Family discourse communities are very exclusive and in order to be part of one you must be born, married or adopted into this community. There are two ways to communicate within this community, the first one is formal Spanish and English and the second one is informal Spanish and English. Formal vocabulary is used with the elders such as grandparents and informal vocabulary is used with your cousins, parents and uncles. The conversations within...
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...STATEGIC PLAN, PART I CONCEPTUALIZING A BUSINESS WILLIAMS QUIROGA BUS/475 JULY 18, 2011 TOSH STUART Abstract In this present paper, I will explain the importance of the Arcoiris daycare to the community and how this service is helpful for people that are unable to take care their children. Arcoiris Daycare was open on June 19, 2009. This home daycare provides services for children of varying ages including infants, toddlers and pre-school. Arcoiris daycare hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm and Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm. In addition, this home daycare works together with Care4Kids, which is a government institution of the state of Connecticut that supports financially single mother. When this daycare opened, it had around three children but today the number has grown to 12 children with the owner and two assistants. Arcoiris daycare is one of the best choices that people have to leave their kids in good care. People who work for this daycare have certification by the state and attended school; they are very well prepared to take care of children. I will describe the importance of Arcoiris daycare business vision, mission, and values in determining the strategic plan direction. Conceptualizing a business Arcoiris Daycare Located in the state of Connecticut, in the town of Norwalk, Arcoiris Daycare opened in 2009 by Maria Feliciano offering childcare programs for all children under the age of five. Mission statement: Arcoiris Daycare...
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...generations have less community spirit than previous generations? Community spirit refers to people’s concern for the welfare of their local community. It is exemplified by participation in charitable events and volunteer services, as well the existence of a feeling of neighborliness among people living near each other. The current generation has been accused of not showing the same level of community spirit as that demonstrated by previous generations. There are several reasons that have led to this situation. First, the high cost of living across the world is causing young people nowadays to work more hours compared to previous generations. As a result, there is no time left for them to participate in community activities. As long as the cost of living keeps rising, the number of youth engaging in community services will continue to decline. Secondly, today’s neighborhoods consist of people from different cultures some of whom do not share a common language. Because of the language barrier, it is difficult for people living in such communities to participate in joint activities like community service. Multicultural communities were not very prevalent in older generations and, therefore, language barrier was not a problem. Thirdly, governments’ participation in social causes has increased in modern times than during the previous generations. Consequently, people now believe that it is the responsibility of the government, not community members, to help the...
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...Community service should be required in order to graduate high school. Community service helps an application look professional when an employer sees the work experience that a student has. To begin, Donna St. George, journalist for The Washington Post states “Many people were more likely to work in professional and business management due to volunteering as an adolescent.” This is important because it shows the impact that community service has on the type of work an individual continues with, which helps with getting and keeping a job. Also, the article “Even When It’s Mandatory, Volunteering Is Good For Kids” states, volunteering is good for many students because it gives them work experience, and it is good for their future careers, and community service helps inspire them to find an interest he or she likes. To end, Alina Tugend a journalist for The New York Times states, “Students who volunteered were more likely to contribute the community and to vote when they came of age”. This is important because it is showing the relationship between those who volunteered and those who didn’t. Those who volunteered were much more likely to engage with the community and continue to help. Therefore, community service is good for students because it helps with finding a place of work and feeling good about it. Secondly, community service allows students to use skills they learn in the classroom beyond the classroom, such as responsibility, organization, or problem-solving. Kelly Vaughn...
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...REI – Working Together for a Better World Best Company for 25 Years REI is a cooperative – and a spirit of cooperation is infused in everything that they do. Leaders and employees cooperate with each other to insure that work is done well, people have a good time, and the labor conditions for employees at REI and at suppliers meet high standards. Employees cooperate with customers to listen to what they want and provide them with great products and great service. Everyone at REI cooperates with the environment, making numerous contributions outside of work time – in the form of community service work, educational programs and financial support – to help insure that the planet continues to exist in a healthy way into the next century. And all of this cooperation has brought REI significant positive recognition as one of only 5 companies to have been selected as one of the 00 Best Companies to Work for in America in both editions of the book of that name, and in every edition of the list published annually in Fortune magazine. REI is a model of the power and positive contribution that the spirit and practice of cooperation can bring to an enterprise. Living the Mission REI is a group of people striving to live up to the fullest meaning of the words used to describe the company. REI’s core purpose is to “… inspire, educate and outfit for a lifetime of outdoor adventure and stewardship.” As a cooperative, everyone in the company and customers, producers and suppliers, are...
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...Awareness of Community Services among IIUM Students Nur Adrina Adawiyah bt Mohd Puad (1124844) Nurul Syafiqah binti Ramlee (1123748) Nurul Taqiah bt Mohd Talib (1124846) International Islamic University Malaysia Abstract Essentially, community service has demonstrated numerous benefits for both the volunteers and the societies as well. However, there still people who do not aware and realize the importance of community service. Thus, the purpose of this research is to study the awareness of community services among IIUM students. This study used quantitative methodological approach and questionnaires that were distributed among a sample population of 30 IIUM students consisted of 15 male and 15 females students were used as the instrument. The questionnaire was used to examine the level of awareness among IIUM students on community services, the differences between male and female students’ awareness and the impact of the involvement of students in community services on their academic performances. The results have shown that most of IIUM students were aware of community services and more female students were involved in community services compared to male students. However, most of the students disagreed that the involvement in community services caused bad impacts on their academic performances. Keywords: awareness, community services, IIUM students Participation in community services or volunteering in this day and age is very crucial to help the society. It is...
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...Rebekah Andreasen Community Service I did my community service at East Texas Dream Center and the YMCA. Community service was a blast, as usual! Every time I do community service it makes me smile because I know I’m giving back to the community and I’m helping others. East Texas Dream Center is a woman’s center for the homeless or those who need rehabilitation. It’s honestly an amazing place to volunteer and do community service hours. While at East Texas Dream Center I helped watch the children while bible study and classes were going on. These children hugely impacted my life! They made me think back to the struggles I went through as a child. Seeing these children smile and laugh no matter what happened made me realize that I should never let anything bring me down because there’s always many reasons to smile. I chose this place because these ladies and there children need help, and being apart of those changing the lives of others is one of the greatest feelings in the world. The other place I took care of some hours was the YMCA with my JROTC group. There we painted the barn and made it look awesome! A new painted barn is always a great thing. I volunteered to do community service here because I know how many kids like to go and take ridding lessons or go to look at the horses and giving those kids something new is a blessing. Giving back to the community and center that has given me so much as a child. While volunteering here I learned that hard work...
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...he had been abused in prison. He would have headaches for days and sometimes he couldn’t sleep for days. I am telling this story because I would like for our son not return to prison, but if that’s not possible please make sure he can receive the counseling that he really needs to keep him on the right track mentally. If you could see him when he comes to church all the young men loves hanging around him, because they love hearing him playing the drums and rapping his music. Since he has been in jail this time he is already trying to improve himself. He asked his dad to send him self help books by Robert Greene, 48 Laws of Power, and The Art of Seduction. If Michael could be given probation, mandatory counseling for depression, community service and steady work to keep his mind occupied he will again be a model citizen. He has so much talent and ability, where he can teach and encourage other young men to take the right road, and not adhere to peer...
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