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Community Partners
Mariama Kurbally
Rhode Island Urban Debate League
Information for community partners.
Swearer Center for Public Service
Through programming, advising and fellowships, the Swearer Center engages the university in collaborations with local partners to strengthen communities and better prepare students to lead lives of effective action.
Stay informed about opportunities on campus and in the community by signing up for the Swearer Bulletin, a weekly enewsletter, below.
EVENTS
Jan 30
Info Session: Volunteer With Urban Elementary School Kids!
6:00 PM
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6:30 PM | Wilson Hall, Room 102
Want to get involved with the Providence community? Love working with kids? Come to this information session to learn about volunteer opportunities with elementary school kids through the Swearer Center! Opportunities include Brown Arts Mentoring, Swearer Classroom Program, Language Arts Club, Around the World Social Studies, Providence Science Outreach, and Math Club! Cookies will be provided.
Jan 30
Brown Arts Mentoring! Info Session
7:00 PM
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8:00 PM | Wilson Hall, Room 309
Want to teach visual arts, drama, dance, or music in Providence elementary schools? Come to our info session at 7pm on Friday, January 27th in Wilson 102 to learn more about how program and how to participate!
Feb 1
Community Service Opportunities Fair
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM | Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center, Multipurpose Room
Meet representatives of community and campus non-profits and learn how you can get involved this semester!
Feb 3
Proposals due: Starr Fellowship
1:00 PM
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1:01 PM | Swearer Center for Public Service
Starr Fellowship proposals due at the Swearer Center by 5 pm, Friday, February 3.
Feb 6
Beinecke Fellowhship Campus Deadline
5:00 PM
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5:00 PM | University Hall
Please submit application and materials to Linda_Sutherland@brown.edu or deliver to University Hall, Suite 213 by 5p.m. on February 6, 2012.
NEWS
Internships in the Common Good
Interested in an internship working on social change? How do you find those internships or create your own? Learn strategies in this CareerLAB workshop.
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 6:30 pm
Petteruti Lounge, Stephen Robert Campus Center
Precedes the Community Service Opportunities Fair, 7 pm, Feb. 1, in the Kasper Multipurpose Room, Campus Center.
Sponsored by the CareerLAB, Careers in the Common Good and the Swearer Center.
Get started at the Community Service Opportunities Fair!
Meet representatives of community and campus non-profits and learn how you can get involved
this semester at this Swearer Center sponsored event! Wednesday, Feb.
1, 7-9 pm. Kasper Multipurpose Room, Robert Center. Call 401. 863-2338 for more information.
Zucconi Fellowship Deadline Extension
The Zucconi fellowship deadline has been extended to March 19. The Zucconi is for graduating seniors who have been involved in the Brown and Providence communities through mentoring, public service, leadership, and extracurricular activities. Students must have outstanding academic records. The award provides one year of funding to pursue an independent research or study project of the student's own design in a foreign country of his or her choice. For more information, click here.
1/24/12 Spring Training Workshops for Students Working in the Community
People who want to change the world need a vision of where they want to go, but they also need to know how to get there. The Swearer Center Trainings listed below have been designed to address the "how to" questions of community service and program management. The panel discussion and at least one workshop are mandatory for Swearer Center Community Fellows; they are also open to all Brown students. Students who volunteer in a Swearer Center sponsored program are especially encouraged to attend, as well as students who aspire to leadership positions with community service programs. Click through for a schedule and to learn more.
Students lead the charge for healthy eating
Hope is the first high school in Providence to offer a fresh salad bar, and if it’s successful, Sodexo will offer it in the district’s other high schools. This is the first time that students have led the charge to improve school lunches. These students are part of Hope United, advised by Brown students Aaron Regunberg and Zack Mezera. Read the full article here.