<link>/</link> <description/> <language>en</language> <item> <title>American Reads Celebrates Dr. Seuss Day March 3 /news/american-reads-celebrates-dr-seuss-day-march-3 <span>American Reads Celebrates Dr. Seuss Day March 3</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-02-20T15:56:11-05:00" title="Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 15:56">Wed, 02/20/2019 - 15:56</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Come here, come there, come everywhere! Join us for the 20th annual Dr. Seuss Day Celebration at the سԹ Public Library. It’s a Seussical celebration of reading for the whole family.</p> <p>Dr. Seuss Day will be celebrated Sunday, March 3, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the سԹ Public Library, 65 N. Main St. The event is free, and all ages are welcome to attend.</p> <p>This annual celebration of Dr. Seuss’s whimsical writings is hosted by America Reads and the Bonner Center for Service and Learning. The سԹ Public Library will be bursting with games, crafts, stories, performances—all of the Seussical things you can imagine. Every child who attends will receive a free book and will have the opportunity to sign up for a library card.</p> <p>This event is sponsored by the سԹ College chapter of America Reads at the Bonner Center for Service and Learning. America Reads is a part of a national community service work-study tutoring program started by the Clinton Administration in 1996. The program connects college students with سԹ children to help improve their literacy skills and find joy in reading. Learn more at americareadsblog.wordpress.com or call (440) 775-8055.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-02-20T12:00:00Z">Wed, 02/20/2019 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2390">Events</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2381">Bonner Center</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/width_760/public/content/news/image/happy-birthday-dr-seuss.jpg?itok=coS1rMUF" width="760" height="462" alt="Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat illustration"> </div> Wed, 20 Feb 2019 20:56:11 +0000 anagy 153556 at Day of Service 2018 /news/day-service-2018 <span>Day of Service 2018</span> <span><span>eulrich</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-08-24T12:28:37-04:00" title="Friday, August 24, 2018 - 12:28">Fri, 08/24/2018 - 12:28</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Contact:</p> <p>Emily Peterson, Day of Service Coordinator</p> <p>(c) 734-277-8663</p> <p>Bonner Center for Service and Learning</p> <p>145 W. Lorain St.</p> <p>سԹ, OH 44074</p> <p>440-775-8055</p> <hr> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>OBERLIN—On Saturday, September 1, 2018, سԹ College first-year, transfer, and returning students, as well as faculty and staff will engage in community service throughout Lorain County as part of the college’s annual Day of Service. The event is sponsored by the سԹ College Bonner Center and takes place during new student orientation week. Day of Service not only brings the سԹ College community together through service projects, but also familiarizes new students with the greater سԹ community.</p> <p>This year’s Day of Service will begin with a morning orientation to Lorain County led by Bonner Center staff in the Carnegie Building Root Room. In the afternoon, students will disperse to over 15 local organizations, including سԹ Community Services, Kendal at سԹ, the DuBois Project, and Firelands Association for the Visual Arts (FAVA).</p> <p>Day of Service 2017 brought together more than 200 سԹ College students and staff who collectively contributed 400 total service hours in سԹ and Lorain County service sites combined.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2018-08-24T12:00:00Z">Fri, 08/24/2018 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2565">Orientation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2381">Bonner Center</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:28:37 +0000 eulrich 120411 at Annual Day of Service is August 27 /news/annual-day-service-august-27 <span>Annual Day of Service is August 27</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:01:20-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:01">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:01</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>OBERLIN—The college will hold its 20th annual Day of Service for new and returning students on Saturday, August 27. </p> <p>Organized by the Bonner Center for Service and Learning, Day of Service is the first of many opportunities throughout the school year for new and returning students to engage with local organizations. The day includes an orientation to سԹ and greater Northeast Ohio, participation in a service project, and time to discuss future opportunities for community engagement.</p> <p>The day’s activities begin at 9:15 in the Root Room of the Carnegie building and continue until 3:30 p.m. This year’s sites and organizations include:</p> <ul> <li>Big Parade</li> <li>CATTS</li> <li>Weekday Community Meals at Christ Episcopal</li> <li>DuBois Project</li> <li>Family Promise of Lorain County</li> <li>FAVA</li> <li>Johnson House</li> <li>Kendal at سԹ (indoors and outdoors)</li> <li>سԹ Community Services</li> <li>سԹ Heritage Center</li> <li>سԹ Public Library</li> <li>Peace Community Church</li> <li>POWER</li> <li>Western Reserve Land Conservancy</li> <li>VeggieU</li> </ul> <p>Read more <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/oberlin_college_day_of_service_2016#.V7xb12PVT0E">information</a> and get involved.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2016-08-23T12:00:00Z">Tue, 08/23/2016 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2381">Bonner Center</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2382">Community Service</a></div> </div> Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:01:20 +0000 Anonymous 9191 at New Initiative Provides Summer Opportunities for Community Engagement /news/new-initiative-provides-summer-opportunities-community-engagement <span>New Initiative Provides Summer Opportunities for Community Engagement</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:03:39-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:03">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:03</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In summer 2014, three سԹ College students participated in a new community service initiative--the President’s Public Service Fellowship--which provided funding for them to work full-time with a nonprofit or public sector agency in the city of سԹ. The President’s Public Service Fellowship program focuses on summer programming and organizational capacity building that supports local youth, and was directed by Tania Boster at the Bonner Center for Service and Learning.</p> <p>Miliaku Nwabueze ’16 was selected as the fellow for the city of سԹ. She coordinated community training resources and provided mentoring services for a summer employment program for 11 youths ages 14-17. This is the first piece of an “employment pipeline” for سԹ youth that will put them on a path to obtaining quality employment in Lorain County.</p> <p>Sophia Paul ‘15 was selected as the fellow for سԹ Community Services. She spent the summer training local teens who served as paid tutors in the Summer Learning Enrichment Program, designed to help 2nd-8th grade students excel through one-on-one lessons that cater to their interests and academic needs. Sophia also engaged five local teens in ecological and economic sustainability through the سԹ Community Services Food Justice Initiative.</p> <p>Peter Saudek ’15 was selected as the fellow for The Backspace at the Bridge and سԹ Public Library, where he assisted the Bridge’s program coordinator to engage local youth in summer camps and regular drop-in hours. He also supported many other opportunities such as a new collaborative effort by the Library, سԹ Heritage Center, and Firelands Association for the Visual Arts to cohost a free Lord of the Rings themed camp for local youth.</p> <p>Over the course of the 10-week program, the fellows worked full time at their sites and met weekly for reflections and trainings. Sophia Paul, who had worked with سԹ Community Services previously as a Bonner Leader, said, “I hope that the high school students learned as much as I did.” Assistant City Manager Wanda Davis in particular appreciated the time Miliaku Nwabueze spent working one-on-one with the high school students in the youth employment program to find out their interests, and designed her lesson plans accordingly. “This shows she is committed to providing experiences that are meaningful and helpful to each of them.”</p> <p>The President’s Public Service Fellowship is made possible with funding from the Office of the President. “In keeping with سԹ's tradition of community engagement, we are creating this new opportunity for students to fulfill their passion for public service within the سԹ community,” says President Krislov. “This program will assist local agencies that fill a critical need in the community, while at the same time empowering students to cultivate change.”</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2014-09-05T12:00:00Z">Fri, 09/05/2014 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2382">Community Service</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2381">Bonner Center</a></div> </div> Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:03:39 +0000 Anonymous 10991 at