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Service-Learning is a key component of a Jewell education, and students can fulfill this commitment in many ways.
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Current Opportunities
 **NEW**
4th Annual Missouri Campus Compact Statewide Conference, October 17-October 18. Proposals due June 6, 2008. More information here.
Pritchard Humanitarian Service Award:
Congratulations to Brittany Edwards, the 2008 recipient of the Pritchard Humanitarian Service Award!
Read about Julie Bramon's experience in Nepal working with Peace Rehabilitation Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to stopping the sex trafficking of women in Nepal, and Lauren Hale's summer teaching English in Guatemala, both of which were funded by the Pritchard Award.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY!!!! Seeking AmeriCorps*VISTA Member to implement Service-Learning at Cottey Collge.
Click here for more information.
Student Opportunity--Weigh in on Public Policy Issues Online
Forum for Democracy, a non-partisan free web site, is launching its Beta version on Monday, October 8th. Students are invited to weigh in on either side of the public policy debates the site is conducting on a weekly basis. The site encourages informed responses, including not only blogging but also video and all forms of citizen journalism, which you are encourage to upload to the site.
Once formally launched, the site will be awarding free trips, prizes and scholarships to the best and brightest solution-based participants. The aggregated majority and minority opinions will be presented to elected representatives in Washington, D.C. as an expression of the Voice of We the People. In time students will be able to earn college credit for participation. Please visit www.forumfordemocracy.com.
The following community partners offer service-learning opportunities. You may contact the agency directly or e-mail servicelearning@william.jewell.edu for assistance.
Agency/Organization: El Centro, Inc.
Project Description: Students can assist with various programs. Students as Teachers offers tutoring for children and The Migrant Education Program provides after-school activities in a safe environment. Students can also help with El Centro's Citizenship Classes.
Contact: Della Muzquiz, (913) 281-1186
Location: 1330 S. 30th St., Kansas City, KS
Email: dmuzquiz@elcentroinc.com
Agency/Organization: Iglesia Camino Vida y Verdad
Project Description: Students assist with participatory activities with school age ESL students who are at an intermediate level of English.
Contact: Gustavo Morales, Pastor, 816-213-7691 or Ruth Kauffmann, 781-7700 x5714
Location: 541 S. Elmwood, Kansas City, MO
Email: gdmoralescvv@juno.com or kauffmannr@william.jewell.edu
Agency/Organization: Linden West ELL Program
Project Description: Assist in the elementary classroom with students requiring extra help or minimal translation to Spanish.
Contact: Kathleen Fitzgerald, (816) 413-4765
Location: 7333 N. Wyandotte, Gladstone, MO
Email: kfitzgerald@nkcsd.k12.mo.us
Agency/Organization: Migrant Farmworkers Project
Project Description: Volunteers tutor children of migrant farmworkers. This requires "enthusiastic volunteers who can commit to regular attendance." August through October only.
Contact: Migrant Farmworkers Project, (816) 474-9868
Location: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church / Lexington, Missouri
Email: mfpstaff@gmail.com
Agency/Organization: Northland Head Start
Project Description: Assist in a pre-school classroom with children who have limited English skills.
Contact: Brenda Stottler, (816) 468-8662
Location: 3100 NE 83rd Street, Kansas City, MO 64119
Email: brenda-sottler@ymca-kc.org
Agency/Organization: Second Friends Preschool
Project Description: One-on-one tutoring of students who need extra help with classroom concepts. Teach basic Spanish in small group setting.
Contact: Angela Bush, (816) 781-3882
Location: 309 E. Franklin, Liberty, MO
Email: abush@2bcliberty.org
Agency/Organization: YouthFriends-Liberty and North Kansas City School District
Project Description: Work with school age students as a tutor, lunch buddy, or morning greeter. See children once a week for a minimum of eight weeks.
Contact: Pam Polson, (816) 413-5479
Location: Varies -- in Kansas City
Email: Ppolson1@nkcsd.k12.mo.us
Contact: Dee Rosekrans, (816) 736-7104
Location: Liberty
Project Description: Assist with childcare during Monday and Wednesday evening adult ESL classes.
Contact: Brenda Laney, (816) 217-7823
Location: Raytown
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