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BU Community Service Center Communications Team (2012-2013)
The Communications Team is made up of three divisions: Photography, Advertising and Public Relations. All accept volunteers throughout the semester.
Photography volunteers are assigned to CSC events and sites to capture volunteers in action. [...]Photos are published on the blog and newsletter and are shared with BU and the Boston community. Applications to become part of the photo team will become available Fall of 2013.
Advertising volunteers assist with the creation of all CSC ads, from brainstorming to production. Dozens of ads are created each year for center events and opportunities.
Public Relations volunteers contribute to the CSC’s blog or one of the center’s newsletters. Volunteers may also work on publications including media advisories and press releases, and help maintain relationships with area press outlets.
For more information on Photography, contact Program Manager Erik Rojas at cscphoto@bu.edu.
For more information on Advertising, contact Program Jorge Granados Ross at cscad@bu.edu.
For more information on Public Relations, contact Program Manager Alyssa Langer at cscpr@bu.edu.
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Voices From The Middle Program Manager (2012-2013)
VFM (Voices from the Middle) is a program that develops the leadership skills of middle schoolers through improving on their individual self-esteem and confidence levels. Our goal this year is to help our students develop these skills through [...]theater-based projects and civic awareness and engagement initiatives. The program branched off from Children’s Theatre in 2002 and has continued to expand its target audience every year since.
VFM has expanded throughout the past couple of years to offer afterschool programming for middle school students. This year, volunteers will mentor students, helping them to discuss important social issues and prepare speeches, stories, songs or poems about these issues. They will be working with middle schools, community centers and social services organizations. The focus of these projects will be civic engagement, and volunteers will discuss with middle-schoolers how they can get involved in affecting social change now.
Time commitment is 2-3 hours per week. Depending on the site placement, there are both semester-long and year-long commitments. No previous experience in teaching or theatre is required. Volunteers travel as a group and take part in classroom activities.
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Siblings Program Managers (2012-2013)
Siblings is one of the CSC’s longest running programs, and has been working with the Winship Elementary school for 22 years. S
Siblings is a one-on-one mentoring program that matches BU students (Big Sibs) with children between the ages of [...]6 and 12 (Little Sibs) and is one of the CSC's longest running programs. The program gives children the opportunity to spend time with college students, who serve as positive role models and good friends.
The time commitment is 3-5 hours biweekly for the entire academic year. Program Managers match Big and Little Siblings with similar interests based on the application process, which includes an interview. Siblings then participate in larger program-wide events including the annual Halloween Party and Siblympics. There will also be smaller events through out the year, which in the past have included museum trips, Disney on Ice and Celtics games. Outside of the events, Siblings pairs have the opportunity to plan activities on their own such as trips to Boston parks, museums, dining halls and sporting events.
Siblings should expect to travel to meet up with their Little Sib by walking or by public transportation. The program currently works with Jackson Mann, Winship, St. Patrick and Edison K-8 elementary schools.
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Student Food Rescue Program Managers (2012-2013)
udent Food Rescue (SFR) was founded by a group of BU student volunteers in the spring of 1988, and has since become an integral part of the CSC. Volunteers collect nearly 150,000 pounds of food annually from Boston restaurants, supermarkets, [...]bakeries, grocery surplus facilities and coffee shops.
SFR organizes 21 weekly food runs, which salvage food from donor sites and deliver it to area pantries and shelters. Volunteers have the satisfaction of seeing the direct impact of their work as they rescue and donate food. SFR also organizes other one-time opportunities and events throughout the year, specifically during Hunger Awareness Week in the fall.
Time commitment for food runs is 1-2 hours per week for an entire semester. Food runs are at various times throughout the day, Monday-Friday. No previous experience is required.
SFR rescues food from locations including Whole Foods, Panera Bread and Starbucks and brings it to locations including Boston Rescue Mission, Safe Haven for Women and the New England Shelter for Homeless veterans.
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Project Hope Program Manager (2012-2013)
Project Hope stems from a long-time interest in the CSC in HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. Previous programs in the 1980s and 1990s involving AIDS include the Children’s AIDS Program and the AIDS Support and Advocacy Program.
Project [...]Hope offers students an opportunity to become more involved in HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention and care. Volunteers show compassion, gain understanding and educate others about HIV and AIDS. The program works with various organizations in the Greater Boston area that provide essential services to those at risk or HIV positive, including Cambridge Cares About AIDS, SPARK, AIDS Action Committee and Community Servings.
In addition to service, volunteers assist with World AIDS Week, which occurs around World AIDS Day on December 1st.
Time commitment is 2-3 hours per week for an entire semester. No previous experience with HIV/AIDS programs is required. Volunteers will be assigned a site based on their availability and volunteer with a group of other BU students.
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Children's Theatre Program Manager (2012-2013)
Children’s Theatre began in 1991 and was the CSC’s first creative arts program. Volunteers brainstorm, write and produce their own original variety shows and skits in a troupe of 10 students through most of the semester.
After the [...]shows are prepared and rehearsed, volunteers perform their creations for children in various hospitals, community centers, after school programs and domestic abuse shelters throughout Boston. CT brings volunteers into the heart of Boston communities to inspire and entertain a diverse audience of children who don’t generally have access to arts education.
Time commitment is about two hours each Thursday night (8pm-10pm) for most of the semester for a program-wide meeting and troupe rehearsal. Towards the end of the semester, meetings are replaced by site visits where volunteers perform their skit and conduct informal theatre workshops that include improv games and cheers.
CT requires no previous theatre experience, and most volunteers don’t have any.
Some of Children’s Theatre’s performance sites include Shriner’s Burn Hospital, The Home for Little Wanderers and The Elizabeth Stone House.
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Wizards Program Manager (2012-2013)
Wizards was created in 1994 as a program to get students more excited and involved in science. Volunteers travel to various schools and community centers to perform hands-on science experiments with children from kindergarten through 8th grade.
[...]Experiments cover all types of science such as biology, physics and chemistry. Volunteers form bonds with the class while connecting the principles of science to the real, everyday world. The program awakens the children’s interest in science and encourages a love for learning.
Volunteers are split into groups led by a peer leader. The peer leader plans weekly experiments, and the program manager provides the supplies needed for the experiment.
Time commitment is 2-3 hours one day per week for an entire semester. Volunteers do not need to be science majors, and no previous experience in teaching or science is required. Applications are accepted throughout the semester based on availability.
Wizards visits 12 sites including the Young Achievers School, Winship School and The Franklin Park Tenants Association.
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Student Studio Program Managers (2012-2013)
Student Studio is an after-school program run by university students that brings art education to Boston public schools and community centers, especially to those who would not otherwise have access. Through fun and entertaining art lessons, we hope [...]to encourage and promote the importance of art in today’s world.
Student Studio is about more than arts and crafts. It’s an outlet for creative expression and cultural experience for the children and college students that participate. This program provides University volunteers the opportunity to form mentoring relationships with their students while learning about art history and developing creative thinking and artistic skills. It also gives BU volunteers the chance to truly get involved with the Boston community and take a step outside the classroom to learn about the people, places, and culture of our city.
Volunteers do not need to have a background in art. They just need to love kids, want to be a role model and have a wish to make a difference!
The program was founded in 2006. Currently Student Studio works with 9 after-school programs. As a result of increasing demand, Student Studio continues to seek opportunities for expansion for next semester and the years to come . Each week a group of 4 – 5 students travels to one of our partner sites and spends a total of 2 -3 hours including transportation time. The program provides all necessary materials so students do not need to worry about the expense of participating.
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Making Music Program Managers (2012-2013)
Making Music began in 1994 and has been rapidly growing in recent years to include dance lessons.
The program brings music education to Boston public schools. Volunteers offer instrumental, vocal or dance lessons to elementary school students. The [...]year ends with a recital where students and volunteers perform what they’ve learned. Volunteers introduce children to music or dance and form a bond with students.
Time commitment is 2-3 hours per week for the entire academic year. No previous teaching experience is required, but volunteers must have a little background in an instrument, singing or dancing. Volunteers are assigned to students based on instrument or area of interest, availability and skill level.
Making Music visits three Boston schools: Farragut Elementary, the Thomas A. Edison school and the JP Manning school.
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