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May 4, 2016

INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

EMPLOYEE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FAIRGetting involved outside of campus can serve as a way to connect you to friends with common interests and to build your network. This fair-style event on May 11 from 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. in the Union Ballroooms will feature tables from community organizations, non-profit groups, local civic clubs and much more. Come learn more about orga-nizations that already have DSA employees as members or new organizations that may be a good fit!

PROJECT CONVERSATION INTERNSHIPApplications for Project Conversation internships are open at career.fsu.edu/SeminoleLink. Due May 9.

REGISTER FOR FALL 2016 INVOLVEMENT FAIRRegistration is now open for the Fall 2016 Involvement Fair which will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 30, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. in and around the Oglesby Union. Due to space limitations, they will accept the first 175 student organizations and departments who register to participate in the Involvement Fair. Confirmation of registration and event details will begin to go out in early August. The last day to register will be Fri-day, Aug. 19. Please complete the form at https://nolecen-tral.dsa.fsu.edu/form/start/99168 to reserve a spot.

OLDER AMERICANS MONTH SELFIE PROJECT

May is Older Americans Month. It is a time to celebrate our nation’s aging population, or older Americans. This year’s theme is “Blaze a Trail,” and the Area Agency on Aging for North Florida, Inc. wants to highlight the contributions and impacts that our country’s older Americans have had on others with a selfie photo project throughout May. Please take a selfie of yourself and an older adult, then post it on social media and tag AAANF (Instagram: AAAN-orthFlorida; Twitter: AAANorthFlorida; or Facebook: Area Agency on Aging for North Florida, Inc.). Use the hashtag #OAMTrailBlazer, and share a sentence or two about what that older adult in your photo means to you.To learn more about Older Americans Month or download a logo to use in your selfie visit http://oam.acl.gov. This is not a location or age-bound project. Participants are wel-come to take and post as many photos as they’d like. The target is to have 500 posts using #OAMTrailBlazer.

CELEBRATE ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTHThe Asian Coalition of Tallahassee will celebrate Asian American Heritage Month by showcasing the talents of local members at an event on May 7 from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library. The free event, which will include cultural performances and displays, is open to all.

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAYCongregation Shomrei Torah will host Yom Hashoah, commemo-rating Holocaust Remembrance Day, on Thursday, May 5 at 7 p.m. Margareta Ackerman, a comput-er science professor at Florida State and author of Running from Giants: The Holocaust Through the Eyes of a Child, will serve as guest speaker for the evening. Ackerman’s book recounts her

grandfather’s experiences as a child during the Holo-caust and is currently used in Florida public schools. The event is presented by the Holocaust Education Resource Council, Tallahassee Jewish Federation, Temple Israel and Congregation Shomrei Torah.For more information, call 850-443-9649 or email [email protected].

OUT FOR UNDERGRAD HOSTS FALL INDUSTRY CONFERENCES FOR LGBTQ STUDENTSOut For Undergrad is a nationwide network of volun-teers with a mission to help high-achieving LGBTQ undergraduates reach their full potential.Each year, the organization selects a diverse class of top-performing LGBTQ students from around the country to attend its industry-focused conferences: weekend-long summits where LGBTQ professionals educate students about job opportunities in highly competitive industries — and inspire them to pursue challenging, ambitious careers.The organiztion hosts conferences on business, tech-nology, engineering, and has recently added market-ing. The goal of O4U Marketing, whose conference will be hosted at Pepsico’s Chicago offices in September, is to bring business, marketing, communications, lib-eral arts, and design students together with LGBTQ professionals from top marketing, digital, retail, and consumer product companies. Students will tru-ly learn what life is like in the fields of advertising, product management, analytics, media, and branding. All admitted students receive full travel and lodging scholarship.Students can apply to attend one of the conferences by May 22 at outforundergrad.org.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Please join us in making the 2016 JDRF One Walk a huge success by

volunteering just a few hours of your time. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is in need of volunteers to assist with various job duties on walk day including walk route, water stations, activities area, food tent, and

more.

We hope you’ll consider joining JDRF as we raise funds to help cure, better treat, and prevent type 1 diabetes (an incurable autoimmune disorder.)

*JDRF will sign-off on all community service hours obtained by volunteers

pertaining to this event*

To sign-up to volunteer please contact Andrea Carlile at (850) 933-7670 or [email protected].

Event Details:

2016 JDRF One Walk, Tallahassee

Southwood Town Center Saturday, May 21,

2016 Registration/Check-In: 8:00 a.m.

Walk Starts: 9:00 a.m. (Volunteer start/end times will vary)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION’S ONE WALK

Organizers of this year’s One Walk are looking for volunteers to assist with duties including walk route, water stations, activities area and food tent. The May 21 event at Southwood Town Center raises funds to help cure, better treat and prevent Type 1 Dia-betes, an incurable autoimmune disorder. Registration for the walk opens at 8 a.m. and walk begins at 9 a.m. Volunteer start and end times will vary based on duties. JDRF will sign off on all community service hours obtained by volunteers for this event. To sign up to volunteer, contact Andrea Carlile at 850-933-7670 or [email protected].

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR ALZHEIMER’S EVENTThe Blondes vs. Brunettes Flag Football Game is a volunteer-driven event that raises awareness and funds for the Alzheimer’s Association. Two teams of women – divided to reflect the age-old rivalry between blondes and

brunettes – compete in a flag football game to help end Alzheimer’s. Organizers seek game day volun-teers for set-up, game assistance and clean up. Volunteers are needed on May 14 from 3:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., with kick-off at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at the gate to the Florida High Football Field in Southwood at 3000 School House Road or by visiting act.alz.org/bvbtallahassee. Children 12 and under enter free.For more information, contact Michelle Drinks at [email protected].

VOLUNTEER AT THE KEARNEY CENTERThe Kearney Center is a 24-hour compre-hensive emergency service center that serves as a point of entry into assistance by coordinating ser-vices and respond-ing to immediate needs of individuals

and families until appropriate permanent housing can be arranged. The center’s mission is to reduce homelessness by providing a safe environment that promotes dignity and respect for individuals in our community who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless. They would like to offer the students of Florida State University the opportunity to join us as volunteers. Volunteers make a weekly commitment to providing service to the center. Volunteers are needed for weekday shifts between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Mandatory volunteer orientation sessions are avail-able every Monday at 4 p.m. and every Friday at 1 p.m. and are offered at our facility, located at 2650 Municipal Way. Contact [email protected] with any questions, comments, or concerns.

VOLUNTEER WITH EMANCIPATION DAYThe Knott House Mu-seum and the John G. Riley Center host this annual celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation on Fri-day, May 20. Reenactors, perform-ers, and local dignitaries gather with the community to celebrate this historic event. Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers will help with set up and break down; distributing programs, serving refreshments and lunch, helping with Knott House tours, orienting visitors to the park, and helping with school groups. Those interested in volunteering for this event, can register at the following link: bit.ly/EmanDay-Vol2016. Email Lydia Nabors at [email protected] with any questions.

NONPROFIT ENTERPRISE & SOCIAL INNOVATION SUMMITRegister today for the Nonprofit Enterprise & Social Innovation Summit, the region’s first-ever summit on nonprofit enterprise and social innovation. This one-day summit will bring leaders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors together to share ideas and strategies for advancing social innovations through entrepreneurship.Social entrepreneur Robert Hacker, consultant, au-thor and professor at FIU and MIT Sloan, will provide the keynote address as part of the FSU Jim Moran In-stitute for Global Entrepreneurship’s Advice Straight Up speaker series.When: June 8, 2016 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PMWhere: Turnbull Conference Center555 West Pensacola St.Tallahassee, FL 32306Registration is $100 for the public, $75 for members if the Institute for Nonprofit Innovation and Excel-lence, and $45 for students. Ticket price includes a full day of presentations and interactive events, breakfast, lunch, breaks, Summit swag bag and t-shirt.For more information contact [email protected].

BECOME A 2-1-1 BIG BEND VOLUNTEER HOTLINE COUNSELOR2-1-1 Big Bend is available 24 hours a day to listen and provide emotional support, crisis counseling, suicide prevention and information.The organization relies on the support of dedicated volunteers to keep its hotlines fully staffed.Hotline volunteers come from diverse backgrounds, are at least 18 years old and live in the greater Tal-lahassee area. Volunteers who are fluent in Spanish and/or Haitian Creole who can assist callers whose native language is not English are of particular need.Those interested in volunteering can learn more about the program and summer training at upcoming information and interview sessions, which will be held at the following dates at times:• May 10, 6 p.m., Leon County Public Library, 200

W. Park Ave, Program Room B• May 12, 2 p.m., B.L. Perry Public Library, 2817

South Adams Street• May 14, 10 a.m., Northeast Branch Public Library,

5513 Thomasville Road• May 16/17, 7 p.m., FSU, Psychology Building,

1107 W. Call Street, Room A204For more information, contact the volunteer coordinator at 850-617-6309 or [email protected].

APPLY FOR GREEN FUND MONEYThe Green Fund provides an opportunity for stu-dents 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 sup-port of efficiency, conservation, and sustainability efforts. Get all the details at http://sustainablecampus.fsu.edu/Green-Fund/Green-Fund-application.

INTERNSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS & OPPORTUNITIES

BECOME A CERTIFIED OMBUDSMANFlorida’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program has intern positions available statewide for students inter-ested in becoming certified ombudsmen. Ombudsmen advocate for the rights and welfare of those living in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and adult fam-ily care homes. Comprehensive training sessions be-gin in summer and lead to state certification. Interns will perform administrative assessments and on-site complaint investigations. Interns will work at least 20 hours a week, with a one-year minimum commitment to the program. This is a great opportunity for health care, social work, and psychology majors, or for any student who wants to make a difference and advocate for those who may not be able to advocate for them-selves.

SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS NOW HIRING STUDENTSThe Sustainable Campus program seeks to have our campus serve as a living model of sustainability, providing learning experi-ences that students, faculty and staff may develop, apply and practice at FSU and in their extended communities. The program

is rooted in the values of sustainability as a process, participation & action by our campus community, education, and collaboration. The program has grown tremendously over the past five years, due largely in part to incredible students.. Student coordinators are the backbone of the pro-grams and they are looking for some new talent to join the effort to grow sustainability across campus. Check out the job descriptions for the following po-sitions: garden manager, reCycle bike coordinator, Garnet & Gold Goes Green coordinator, social me-dia coordinator, graphic designer, writer and web designer.Interested in applying? Email Kristen Lee ([email protected]) with the following information: contact info (FSU email and phone number), resume, specific position and a brief statement of interest.

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SUMMER INSTITUTE OF CONFLICT RECONCIL-IATION & NONVIOLENCE

Selma, Alabama-based nonprofit Something New will host it’s annual Summer Institute of Conflict Reconciliation & Nonviolence from July 18 to July 22. The weeklong training program, part of the organization’s New Way program, finds an appropriate setting in historic Selma, where the principles on nonviolence were proven tried and true during the Voting Rights Movement of 1965. Participants will leave with an understanding of the principles behind the Civil Rights Movement and also how these timeless concepts are still applicable and desperately needed today.The goal of the program is to teach people to effectively and peacefully handle conflict. Build-ing on the principles of Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the nonviolence method of conflict reconciliation can be power-fully applied to any setting, any issue, any rela-tionship. Topics covered include introduction to nonviolence, culture, values, defining nonvio-lence & violence, historical perspective of nonvi-olence campaigns,levels & types of conflict, principles of nonvio-lence, and steps of nonviolence.Cost for the institute is $400, and includes train-ing program and all materials, lunch and snacks during the training and a two-year certification in Nonviolence and Conflict Reconciliation.For more information, visit www.somethingnew.org.