The Downtown Bloomington Association is looking for volunteers to assist with their weekly Farmers’ Markets starting in May and going though October! Duties include: – assist with financial transactions – sharing information – subbing for vendors when breaks are needed – setting up and tearing down on a monthly or bi-monthly basis Contact Read more about Volunteers Needed for DBA Farmers’ Market![…]
As Youth Program Intern, Niko Garcia’s (Sociology ’15) role at the BGC was to aid, tutor, and program for the children that attend the club. With the time that Niko spent at the Boys and Girls club, he created his own basketball/fitness program for the kids that runs Wednesday and Friday nights. It is a Read more about Niko Garcia ’15: Boys & Girls Club[…]
During the spring semester, Dana worked with the Outreach Committee at Green Top Grocery. As a co-op grocery store setting roots in the Bloomington-Normal area, their success relies on bringing in new owners. Dana worked with Katie Novak and other committee members to bring awareness about what a co-op grocery store is and why eating Read more about Dana Marlin ’14: Green Top Grocery[…]
On March 25th, Sam Lalonde, Student Senate Civic Engagement Commissioner, in partnership with the Action Research Center hosted the 2nd annual Civic Engagement Banquet. Nominees and winners in a variety of categories were recognized for their continued commitment to civic engagement. The following are the winners of the 2013-2014 Civic Engagement Awards: Excellence Read more about Civic Engagement Winners Announced![…]
The YWCA McLean County is looking for students to volunteer with their monthly food bank! Volunteers would work once a month for 2-4 hours helping set up, load and unload boxes of food, and help monitor the food bank. Dates include: March 5 April 2 May 7 Interested? Contact Liz German at lgerman@ywcamclean.org or call 309-662-7826 Read more about YWCA Needs Volunteers for a Food Bank![…]
The Office of Alumni Relations invites you to join in their Thank a Giver Day on Monday, February 17th! As you may or may not know, tuition only covers 70% of IWU’s operating expenses. On February 17th, we will be 70% through the school year. On this date we celebrate Thank a Giver Day (TAG Day) Read more about Thank a Giver Day[…]
YWCA Stepping Stones Sexual Assault Program is offering 40-hour volunteer training for those who wish to provide crisis intervention to sexual assault survivors. Winter Training Schedule Every Tuesday & Thursday: January 28 – February 20, 6 pm – 9 pm Saturdays: February 1 & February 22, 9 am – 5 pm All trainings will be held Read more about Winter Training for YWCA Stepping Stones Program![…]
Name: Veronica Watson Year of graduation: May 2014 Major(s): International Studies, Diplomatic Studies Concentration Community Partner: WBRP & MCCA Veronica Watson’s Reflection: My project started after I started attending some of the meetings for the West Bloomington Housing Collaborative. The Housing Collaborative is made up of the WBRP, MCCA, Habitat for Humanity, and Read more about A Vision of West Bloomington[…]
Political Science major, Nicole Jovicevic (’16), chose to help the West Bloomington Revitalization Project for her Fall Action Research Seminar Project. The WBRP has a housing initiative focused on home improvement projects. In order to attract more applicants for this initiative and to create a visually stimulating overview for the current investors, Nicole collected the Read more about WBRP Housing Initiative-Visual Marketing[…]
As her project for the Fall Action Research Seminar, Sarah Bergman (’15), a Political Science major, explored the digital divide in Bloomington. By partnering with Bloomington School District 87, she researched student access to the Internet in by surveying District 87 teachers. The choice to survey teachers was made because of their firsthand experience with Read more about The Bloomington Digital Divide[…]
Lexia Swope, a Psychology and Sociology double major from Springfield, IL, participated in the Action Research Seminar in the fall of 2013. In this class, she created a health and wellness program for girls at the Bloomington-Normal Boys and Girls Club. The goal of the program was to promote and teach the girls to live Read more about Track Your Life[…]
As her project for the Fall Action Research Seminar, Psychology major Natalie Weimer (’16) partnered with the West Bloomington Revitalization Project to create a manual for hosting the Walk In Bike Out event that Rick Heiser currently hosts. “In an attempt to combine my passion for bikes with the revitalization efforts targeted at the Westside, Read more about Walk In Bike Out Event Manual[…]
Nathan Douglas (’15), a double major in Hispanic Studies and Secondary Education, completed a study of the availability of Spanish language services in non-profits and public agencies across the Bloomington-Normal area. The project was developed according to this guiding question: There is a large range of non-profit/public services available in Bloomington/Normal, but what is the depth Read more about Un Momento, Por Favor[…]
The Festival of Trees is a family centered holiday event for the community hosted by The Baby Fold. Proceeds from the Festival go toward serving the children and families of The Baby Fold. Visitors enjoy a venue of custom-designed trees, a large selection of celebrity items, a gingerbread village, unique centerpieces, wreaths, and holiday Read more about The Baby Fold Volunteer Opportunity: Festival of Trees[…]