dudley-pubserv October 2010

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Help Restore Franklin Park this Saturday

by Dudley Public Service

*Franklin Park Cleanup* * * * Saturday Morning, Oct 30* Come restore beautiful Franklin Park while enjoying a refreshing lovely morning outside with fellow graduate students! We will be meeting on the Dudley House steps at 9:00am. Students at the nearby Longwood Campus are encouraged to participate and can meet us at 9:30 am in the Harvard Medical School Quad. For more information please email us at dudleypublicservice(a)gmail.com. RSVP are recommended but not required. Don't forget to bring a water bottle and clothes that can get dirty. Hope to see you there!

13 years, 6 months

Science + Volunteering = win-win

by Dudley Public Service

Here are two great ways to combine an interest in science with a commitment to public service. Science in the News and The Science Club for Girls make important contributions to the Boston/Cambridge community and are looking for new volunteers. *Science** in the **News** (SITN)* is a graduate student organization at Harvard whose goal is to increase scientific literacy and awareness. Since our founding in 1999, we have grown to offer year-round programs, including our fall lecture series, the SITN Flash (our biweekly e-newsletter), Scienceby the Pint (our science cafe series), school outreach programs, and science communication training for our members. There are many ways to get involved in SITN and share your enthusiasm for science with others, whether it be writing for the SITN Flash, advertising for our lectures, participating in a program at a local school, or helping with website development. SITN seeks volunteers from all disciplines to sustain our programs. Check us out ( http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu) and contact us (sitnboston(a)gmail.com) to get involved. *Science Club for Girls:* Are you a female studying science, engineering or math? Do you enjoy working with children and shaping minds? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of young girls? Then volunteer with Science Club for Girls! Science Club for Girls is a unique 10 week afterschool based program that recently received a 2010 MetLife Afterschool Innovator Award! We work with girls in grades K -7, exposing them to the wonders of science in a fun, hands-on way. Led by female volunteers, our girls have the chance to be positively influenced by women who are already in science or studying to have a career in science, engineering, math or technology. Your presence allows these girls to see that they too can become strong women who can pursue these careers.   We are seeking bright, energetic women to serve as Science Club Mentors who will help show young girls that science, math and engineering can be fun! We provide all training, curriculum, materials and even snacks, so that you and your clubs can be successful. You can volunteer for as little as 2 hours per week and we are currently looking for volunteers on the following days/times: Cambridge: Tuesdays, 3:00-4:15 p.m. Thursdays, 2:30-3:45pm Boston: Wednesdays, 5:00-6:00 p.m. To apply or get more information, check out us out online at www.scienceclubforgirls.org and fill out our application here<http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e32erictgf7io3yh/start> . If you have any further questions, you can contact our Volunteer Coordinator Meredith Blake at mblake(a)scienceclubforgirls.org

13 years, 6 months

Nonprofit Panel Event this Thursday

by Dudley Public Service

*Event: Is a Nonprofit the Best Way to Implement Your Idea for Change?* *Panelists*: • Sadaffee Abid – Founder and CEO, Buksh Foundation - Former CEO Kashf Foundation, Pakistan • Mark Culliton – CEO, College Bound Dorchester • Dr. Ramaswami Balasubramaniam - CEO/President, The Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) – India • Imari K. Paris Jeffries – Executive Director, Friends of the Children *Host*: The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Student Advisory Board *Date and Time*: Thursday October 21st , 6:30-8:00pm *Location*: Weil Town Hall (Belfer 1st Floor) *Additional Information*: The past decade has seen an incredible proliferation of nonprofit organizations, which indicates the enthusiasm for nonprofit start- ups while simultaneously posing many challenges. This panel brings together experts from international and domestic nonprofits, working across many sectors, to discuss the benefits and challenges of implementing ideas for change through existing and new nonprofit ventures.

13 years, 6 months

Volunteer Opportunities at Cambridge Schools

by Dudley Public Service

Cambridge School Volunteers (CSV) is looking for volunteers who can make a one or two hour per week commitment for the fall semester in a Cambridge Public School. Volunteer at one of 12 elementary schools providing early literacy or math tutoring; classroom assistance; early-grade book publishing; or after-school homework support. At the high school Cambridge Rindge & Latin School (CRLS), near Harvard Yard, opportunities include: one-to-one tutoring in almost any subject before, during or after school; classroom assistance; college planning and essay writing help and Science Olympiad advising. All schools accessible via walking or public transportation. Contact CSV at csv(a)cpsd.us, 617-349-6794, or www.csvinc.org to register for an orientation.

13 years, 6 months

$$ for Grad Student Public Service Projects: Info Session This Thursday

by Dudley Public Service

*2010 COOP Grant Info Session* *Thursday, Oct 7 7:30-9:00pm* *Dudley House Common Room* Here is your chance to stand up and give back to the community in your own way. Thanks to the generosity and community spirit of the Harvard-MIT Cooperative Society (The COOP), Harvard graduate students have an opportunity to receive funding for their community service projects through Dudley Public Service. An informational session will be held at *7:30pm, this Thursday, Oct 7 in the Dudley House Common Room*. Past winners will present their work and we will be available to help you get started on your grants. *Food and Refreshments will be served*. These grants will fund community service projects organized by Harvard graduate students from GSAS or the professional schools (HLS, KSG, HMS, GSE, etc…). We value innovation, so please do not feel limited to traditional forms of public service. If there is a way you can extend your graduate studies into a community service project, we would love to hear about it. Please send us your ideas or ask questions at dudleypublicservice(a)gmail.com Application details are available at: www.fas.harvard.edu/~dudley/fellows/pubserv/coopgrants.html

13 years, 7 months

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