It’s About... Leadership Community Advocacy Change Citizenship Action Acceptance Participation Vision Awareness Justice Civility February 24, 2016 INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES LEADERSHAPE APPLICATIONS DUE FEB. 25 Leadershape at Florida State University hosts a session of the Institute, an intensive and ener- gizing six-day program to inspire, develop and support students who are committed to lead with a high level of integrity. Students will be challenged to begin the process of fueling the purpose that lies within them that can allow the world to become a more just and thriving place. There is no cost to attend. For more information or to apply, visit thecenter.fsu. edu/LeaderShape. SEX DISCRIMINATION/MISCONDUCT POLICY FORUM In support of Florida State University’s kNOw MORE sexual misconduct prevention initiative, the Universi- ty is updating its policy and procedures. FSU’s Co- ordinated Community Response Team has drafted a comprehensive unified Sex Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct Policy that will replace the current Sexu- al Harassment and Sexual Battery Policies.Addressing these topics as a community is essential to the health and security of our campus. The University wants your feedback on the draft policy, ideas for effec- tive dissemination, and suggestions on how to best educate our community on the changes in the policy. Please attend the upcoming forums listed below. Open Forum: February 25, 2015 at 5:00pm Health & Wellness Center, room 2400 The Universtiy hopes you will attend. Your feedback is important to ensure that the Policy is comprehen- sive, accessible, and inclusive.
INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES LEADERSHAPE APPLICATIONS DUE FEB. 25Leadershape at Florida State University hosts a session of the Institute, an intensive and ener-gizing six-day program to inspire, develop and support students who
are committed to lead with a high level of integrity. Students will be challenged to begin the process of fueling the purpose that lies within them that can allow the world to become a more just and thriving place. There is no cost to attend. For more information or to apply, visit thecenter.fsu.edu/LeaderShape.
SEX DISCRIMINATION/MISCONDUCT POLICY FORUM
In support of Florida State University’s kNOw MORE sexual misconduct prevention initiative, the Universi-ty is updating its policy and procedures. FSU’s Co-ordinated Community Response Team has drafted a comprehensive unified Sex Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct Policy that will replace the current Sexu-al Harassment and Sexual Battery Policies.Addressing these topics as a community is essential to the health and security of our campus. The University wants your feedback on the draft policy, ideas for effec-tive dissemination, and suggestions on how to best educate our community on the changes in the policy. Please attend the upcoming forums listed below.
Open Forum:February 25, 2015 at 5:00pmHealth & Wellness Center, room 2400 The Universtiy hopes you will attend. Your feedback is important to ensure that the Policy is comprehen-sive, accessible, and inclusive.
JAPANESE ANIMATION CLUB SEEKS VOLUNTEERSFreecon is an Anime and Video game convention hosted by the Japanese Animation Club of Tallahas-see. The event, to be held the weeknd of March 25-27, will feature panels, vendors, contests, and (possibly) a movie. Because of the size of the free event, volunteers are needed to set up, manage the panels and vendor booths, assist in the contests, and ensure everyone at the convention has a bracelet. Last year’s convention was near the 2,500 person limit and the number of people need to be accounted for by the bracelets. Volunteers will work in four- to six-hour shifts de-pending on the number of volunteers. Formore information, contact Joel Ochoa at [email protected].
FOOD RECOVERY NETWORKFood Recovery Network fights food waste and hunger by recovering extra perishable items from our cam-pus and the surrounding community that would oth-erwise go to waste and donating it to people in need. Join the team and help with collections around cam-pus! For more information, find FRN on Facebook.
10TH ANNUAL REZ GOES GREENJoin Sustainable Campus and Campus Recreation on Saturday, March 26 for our 10th annual cleanup of the FSU Reservation, surrounding forest lands, and shorelines. Come enjoy a beautiful day outdoors and healthy sandwiches and snacks catered by Whole Foods! Register here.
RELAY FOR LIFE OF FSUFSU had one of the top five Collegiate Relays in the nation last year and is currently ranked third, but with your help it can grow even more. All money raised for Relay for Life goes to the American Cancer Society, where it is used to fund
lifesaving research and provide programs for patients and caretakers, including a 24-hour hotline, rides to and from treatment and free lodging when a patient travels for care. Sign up your organization or any other group to start raising money for this amazing cause! Relay for Life of FSU is an overnight event taking place April 15-16 at the Old IM Fields near the Pen-sacola garage. At the event, participants walk the track and visit booths hosted by teams with games, food sales, and more to continue raising money throughout the night. There will be a full schedule of entertainment at the event both on stage and off. Visit the event page to register, or find the organiza-tion on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more in-formation. Contact recruitment chair Melissa Thomas at [email protected] for more infor-mation.
PEACE CORPS CLUB: MARCH AROUND THE WORLDWant to learn more about the Peace Corps? Come cel-ebrate Peace Corp's 55th Anniversary with the new-ly-formed Peace Corps Club! Tuesday, March 1 at 7:15 pm, the Peace Corps Club will be hosting "March Around-the-World" in the Globe, Dining Hall/Lounge. Many returned Peace Corps Volunteers will be setting up tables to share their artifacts, photos, and more in an art gallery layout. The club is excited to welcome returned volunteers from Burkina Faso, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Rwan-da, Cape Verde, Namibia and Azerbaijan. Stop by to have awesome conversations, hear about their experiences and meet some new people. Complimentary snacks will be provided. Check out FSU Peace Corps Club and March Around the World on Facebook for more details.
STUDENT CONDUCT BOARD & GREEK CONDUCT BOARDApplications for the 2016-2017 Student & Greek Conduct Board are open. To apply students must complete an online application and upload a personal resume. The application deadline is Friday, March 4 at 11:59 p.m. Apply HERE.
JOIN THE 2016-2017 SOAR BOARDThe Student Organization Advisory and Resource (SOAR) Board is accepting applications for the 2016-2017 board! Now in its 20th year, the board serves the needs of regis-tered student organizations at FSU through a variety of events such as Market Wednesday, the Presidents’ Mixer, workshops and new RSO consultations. Members will serve as liaisons from the Student Activities Center to more than 600 recognized student organizations and have the opportunity to volunteer at various events and programs hosted by the Oglesby Union. To learn more about SOAR Board, the application process and require-ments, click HERE.
General board member applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1. Eligible applicants will be inter-viewed the week after Spring Break. For more information, contact Gabe Marenco at [email protected] or Lindsey Proulx at [email protected].
REGISTER FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Women’s History Month is almost here, and in cele-breation, Women Student Union will be hosting the Wom-en’s Leadership Conference on March 26.For those interested in learning more about how to market themsselves, build leadership skills, and accomplish their goals on campus and beyond, registration is now open. Registration is deadline is March 4 at 11:59 pm. The first 80 applicants will be accepted.
APPLY FOR HOMECOMING EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND COMMITTEESDo you love Florida State? Are you looking to work with a group of fun, talented people and learn about marketing, public relations, production and everything else that goes into throwing large-scale events? Are you also looking to be a part of an organization that challenges you and helps you develop as a leader? Look no further- the application for Homecoming Executive Council and Committee 2016 is available on NoleCentral under the ‘Forms’ tab. Contact Director Mitchell Geezil at [email protected] or Assistant Director Madison Lanius at [email protected].
FREE PANCAKES FROM BCM
Take a study break from midterms and come out for some FREE PANCAKES and music Monday, Feb 29 at 10 pm on Learning Way (just beside the SLC and CGE)! Sponsored by FSU BCM. For more information, visit fsubcm.org
CLINTON FOUNDATION’S CODEATHON Apply now to attend the Clinton Foundation’s Codeathon at CGI U 2016 from Thursday, March 31 to Friday, April 1 at UC Berkeley. Building upon the powerful intersec-tion of technology and social impact, the Code for Impact event aims to spur innovation in the technology space and increase the scope, reach, and impact of CGI U's Commit-ments to Action. The Codeathon challenges developers and designers to build unique digital prototypes inspired by CGI U in the areas of Education, Environment & Climate Change, Peace & Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation, and Public Health. The final application deadline is Tuesday, March 1, 2016. For more information, please contact [email protected].
NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR GLOBAL CITIZEN AWARDThe Global Citizen Award is presented to up to two out-standing students who have been actively engaged in intercultural initiatives and/or who have exemplified lead-ership in promoting and supporting a global community among Florida State University students. Students can be nominated by faculty, staff, or their peers. The deadline for nominations is Monday, February 29. Visit the CGE web-site for a list of nominee criteria and the online nomina-tion form.
MEDIPACKS SERVICE PROJECTMark Kastner, an FSU alumnus and College of Medicine student, is partnering with the student organization MEDGEAR to raise awareness for people affected by home-lessness. Kastner is collecting donations to put together health-care related packages for people who have been affected by homelessness in Leon County. He will personally be hand-ing some out, and others will be given to the shelters for people that they can’t house. For more information, visit Kastner’s fundraising website or email him at [email protected].
THE WAR ON DRUGSProfessor Alexander Aviña, from FSU's History Depart-ment, will be giving a talk about the War on Drugs and its disastrous effects on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. in the Dodd Hall Auditorium. This event is co-sponsored by the Hispanic Graduate Students Association (HiGSA), Minori-ties and Philosophy @ FSU (MAP @ FSU), Students for Ending Poverty (STEP), Mexican-American Student Associ-ation (MASA), Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Students for Sensible Drug Policy. (SSDP)
SUSTAINABLE YOU CONFERENCESustainable YOU is a local conference to showcase sustain-ability best practices that protect and conserve natural resources while improving residents’ quality of life, inno-vations and advances in community development and re-siliency, and green economic development programs and activities. The conference will take place March 22-23. The theme of Sustainable YOU 2016 is The Business of Green – Restoring Human and Natural Environments to Build Re-silient Communities. Under this theme, the conference will explore topics relating to the Restoration Economy and will introduce innovative ideas, policies and programs that address the restoration of our natural environment, the restoration of human and social capital, and rebuild and strengthen our local economy leading to greater resiliency. http://www.talgov.com/eper/eper-sustainable-you.aspx
VOLUNTEERS WANTED AT WAVE DAY PROGRAMThe goal of WAVE is to provide special needs adults of Tallahassee with social events and knowledge of life skills. Volunteers are needed for assisting adults with greater needs, assisting the teacher in running the classroom, and providing social support to adults in the program. The program runs Tuesdays from 12:30-3:30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m. Please contact Bill Schack at [email protected].
SE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION CONFERENCESEEC is a regional, student-run meeting that provides undergraduates, graduate students, and post-docs an opportunity to present research. Registration is free for current FSU students, $35 all others. SEEC has provided a low-pressure, interactive environment for early-career scientists to develop communication and networking skills since 2004. SEEC will take place March 11-13. To learn more and to complete registration visit our website: www.seec2016.wordpress.com. You can also contact us via email ([email protected]) or find us on Facebook/Twitter.
NATIONAL CLIMATE SEMINARThe National Climate Seminar, hosted by the Bard Center for Environmental Policy, is a bi weekly, lunchtime dial-in conversation that features climate scientists, political leaders and policy analysts, each exploring the politics and science driving critical climate change decisions. Join the conversation on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 12 pm EST for a chance to connect with experts on climate and clean energy solutions. Call-in number: 845-746-2287. http://www.bard.edu/cep/programs/cli-mateseminar/
GRACE MISSION SEEKS VOLUNTEERSAre you looking for an engaging and rewarding service opportunity? If so, Grace Mission is looking for you! Grace Mission provides a free after-school program for children from Riley Elementary School every Tuesday, Wednes-day, and Thursday from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Volunteers are especially needed from 3:30-4:45 p.m. for tutoring and homework help, followed by creative play and serving dinner to the children. Come one day a week or all three -- it is up to YOU! To sign up to tutor, please visit the fol-lowing link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4fa-ca92ba0f85-afterschool3. For more information, contact Marigny Nevitt at [email protected].
NEW SEMINOLE ORGANIC GARDEN WORKDAYS 4:30 p.m., Thursdays & Sundays @ the garden (between the circus and band practice field). The Seminole Organic garden is a place on campus for students to learn about and grow their own food. Volunteers are encouraged to come to our workdays as we continue to plant trees, shrubs, construct garden beds, perform other garden maintenance activities, and learn about the garden.
ST. BALDRICK’S WITH MORTAR BOARDThe Mortar Board, FSU’s Senior Honor Society, is hosting a St. Baldrick’s Foundation event where people can volunteer to have their heads shaved to raise money for con-quer childhood cancer. For those with longer hair that don’t want to shave it all off, they can
donate through Locks-of-Love as well. The event will be held on March 18 from 5-7 p.m., location to be announced. Worldwide, a child is diagnosed with cancer every 3 min-utes. Anyone can join the fight by helping Mortar Board reach its goal of $10,000. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants. St. Baldrick’s gave over $27.2 million to childhood cancer research in 2014– almost all raised by more than 58,000 “shavees.” Those interested in participating as a shavee for the event should email Mortar Board at [email protected] expressing their interest. For more information, visit the event page.
FAMU INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND CULTURAL AWARENESS FESTIVAL
The 2016 festival will be held on Friday, April 1 in the Tookes Recreation Center at 2101 Wahnish Way from 6 - 9 p.m.The opportunities for participation are as follow: Information booths: Represent your home country/culture with an information booth. Exhibit your favorite traditional costume, artwork, photographs and video of your culture. Food Sampling booths: Present authentic dishes from your country: you provide the recipe and/or a sampling of food at your booth. Performances: Perform traditional home country dances, songs and martial arts — anything to present your beau-tiful culture. Typical performances should be about five to ten minutes. Education on Culture: (Three-minute presentations) Pro-vide overview of your culture/country/food, interesting facts and figures. Cultural activities: Teach people how to meet, greet and write in your native language. Teach a traditional dance or put on traditional dress.Email [email protected] for more information.
“VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE” AT THE ASLCThe Student Life Cinema wants you to “Volunteer as Trib-ute” before their screenings of The Hunger Games: Mock-ingjay Part 2 on Thursday, March 3rd by donating to the blood drive that evening. The Bloodmobile will be parked by the entrance to the Askew Student Life Center across from Traditions Hall from 5 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. on March 3rd. Donors will receive a free OneBlood t-shirt, a themed Hunger Games ASLC button and a coupon for a free cookie from the ASLC’s Grindhouse coffee shop. Also running during this event, you can attend the “Hunger Games: A Tribute” event in the 101s at 6 p.m. before the showings at 7 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.. If you have questions about this event, please email Kaitlin Via at [email protected]. If a student would like to make an appointment for their do-nation, you can do so at https://www.oneblooddonor.org/index.cfm?group=op&hlc=29779
Emily Johnson (MN)
McKnight Foundation Partnership Artist
February 21 - March 6, 2016
Work in Development:
Then a Cunning Voice and a Night We Spend Gazing at Stars
www.mancc.org/arists/emily-johnson
Visiting Artist
www.mancc.org • [email protected] • 202 Montgomery Hall • 850.645.2894
What do you want for your well-being? Your family and friends?
Your neighborhood? Your community? For Tallahassee, FL? What can we do together?
Join MANCC Visiting Artist Emily Johnson for a Community
Visioning Session to inspire collective responsibility in
imagining and creating our future. Through games and
discourse we will brainstorm and expand upon hundreds of
ideas, providing ourselves with a map to the future we want.
newest work, Then a Cunning Voice and a Night We Spend Gazing at Stars.
All are welcome!
MANCC (pronounced man-see) is a choreography center, embedded within the Florida State University School of Dance, which aims to
raise the value of the creative process while providing opportunities for the students, staff, faculty, the community of Tallahassee and the
Community Visioning Session w/ artist Emily JohnsonFSU Montgomery Hall, Studio 404
Wed. Feb. 24th 5:30pm
Community members and organizers!
INTERNSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS & OPPORTUNITIES
MUSEUM PROJECTS COORDINATORThe Museum of Florida History is seeking a temporary, part-time museum projects coordinator through June 2016 to work as an OPS employee up to 28 hours per week. The employee will work on administrative activi-ties and special assignments in the Office of the Museum Director. Specific duties include planning and reports, budget management, purchasing, scheduling, database management, office management, assisting with mem-bership, special events, and other museum development activities. Some evening and weekend work required. Qualifications include a bachelor's degree and at least one year of experience working in an office environment in a cultural, historical, educational or similar organization, proficiency with spreadsheets and database programs, and ability to work with minimum supervision. For more information, contact Elyse Cornelison at [email protected]
USARTISTS INTERNATIONAL TOURING GRANTS USArtists International (USAI) supports performances by American artists at important cultural festivals and arts marketplaces around the globe. Committed to the presence of U.S.-based artists on world stages, USArtists International provides grants to en-sembles and individual performers in dance, music and theatre invited to perform at significant international festivals. USAI encourages and promotes the vibrant diversity of American artists and creative expression in the performing arts by expanding opportunity and expo-sure to international audiences, encouraging international cultural exchange, and enhancing creative and profession-al development of U.S.-based artists by providing con-nections with presenters, curators and artists around the world. USAI extends the reach and impact of professional artists dependent on touring for continued sustainability and career advancement. Apply by April 15. For more information, visit USAI’s website.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INFO SESSIONSMichael Thurston, U.S. Department of State diplomat in residence for the Southeast region, will talk with students about opportunities offered by the Department of State and its Diplomat in Residence Program. The sessions will be offered from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the following dates:•March 2, Psychology Building A, Room A204•March 16, Thagard Building, Room TBD •Wednesday, March 30, Williams, Room 459 •Tuesday, April 12, Thagard Building, Room TBD •Thurs-day, April 21, Dunlap Success Center, 3rd Floor
TALLAHASSEE MUSEUM SEEKS CAMP TEACHERS, VOL-UNTEER COORDINATORThe Tallahassee Museum seeks enthusiastic teachers for its summer camps. Teachers must enjoy the outdoors, sci-ence, the arts, and working to inspire and educate tomor-row's leaders. A federal background check is required. The musuem is also looking for a volunteer coordinator, who is responsible for the recruitment and retention of volunteers, tracking service hours, and coordinating spe-cial events volunteers. Must be well-organized, enthusias-tic, driven, outgoing, teamwork oriented, and personable. Required education: Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, communications or related field. To apply, email employment application and resume to [email protected]. Teachers should apply by March 1.
IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORPS APPLICATION OPENImmigrant Justice Corps is the country’s first fellowship program dedicated to providing high quality immigra-tion legal services. Community Fellows are recent college graduates who spend two years conducting outreach and legal intake in neighborhoods throughout New York City and the surrounding counties. They screen low-income immigrants for legal relief and help them file applications for citizenship, green cards, DACA, and more. Community Fellows become Board of Immigration Appeals accredited representatives. Their work is directly supervised by expe-rienced immigration attorneys. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. EST on March 20, and must be submitted via the IJC website.
This listserv contains information that is intended expressly for the convenience of its members, to advertise the latest involvement op-portunities. Readers are encouraged to use their best judgment when selecting opportunities, as they are not screened prior to posting.
CREW NETWORK FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP 2016 CREW Network Foundation Scholarship Program is available for the female citizens of United States or Cana-da who are full-time junior, senior or graduate and have earned minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. The Scholarship Deadline is April 30, 2016.
APPLY FOR THE SUMMER OR FALL 2016 NON-PROFIT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMWant to make a lasting contribution to a local nonprof-it while earning 6 or 12 elective academic credits? Are you looking for work experience related to your major? Are you interested in enhancing your professional skills? Apply to participate in the Center for Leadership & Social Change’s Nonprofit Internship Program. The deadline to apply for the Summer and Fall 2016 semesters is March 25. See http://thecenter.fsu.edu/Programs/NonProfit-In-ternship-Program for more information and an applica-tion. Contact Morgan Matchett at [email protected] for questions.
FOOD RECOVERY NETWORK IS HIRING Food Recovery Network is the largest student movement against food waste and hunger in America. Since 2011, students at more than 171 campuses in nearly all 50 states have recovered and donated over one million pounds of food. We are searching for candidates for the following po-sitions: Communications Associate / Programming Asso-ciate / 2016-2017 Fellowship Cohort. As an organization rooted in student activism and leadership, Food Recovery Network places great emphasis on career development; encouraging innovation and ownership of projects; and providing opportunities for our team to advance their professional goals. By joining us, you will work with the founding team and other young leaders with a social en-trepreneurial spirit. Position descriptions and application instructions can be found at bit.ly/frnhiring. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis through April 8, 2016.
APPLY FOR GREEN FUND MONEYThe Green Fund provides an opportunity for students to realize their ideas for sustainability and environmental progress at FSU. It is intended to provide students hands-on experience with the development and management of projects in support of efficiency, conservation, and sus-tainability efforts. Get all the details: http://sustainable-campus.fsu.edu/Green-Fund/Green-Fund-application
NEXT SOUTH CONFERENCE & CAREER FAIR February 26, 2016 – Biltmore Hotel, Atlanta, GA. Genera-tion Green and the Georgia Conservancy present the larg-est conference in the southeast dedicated to inspiring and empowering future leaders seeking careers in sustainabil-ity and corporate responsibility. Featured topics: Career as a Journey, The Role of Communication in Sustainability and How to Be Good At It. Full agenda & registration: http://www.nextsouthatl.com/
