Are you tired of being stuck in the so-called “IWU bubble”? Do you have a heart full of passion for community engagement but don’t where to start? WBRP provides students tons of exciting volunteering positions, so let’s get started helping our local community grow, one step each time! 1.Economic Development: Adopt a Facebook, Sponsorship Committee, Calendar committee Read more about West Bloomington Revitalization Project[…]
Are you interested in working with youth? Or are you an educational studies major looking for some internship experience to sharpen your skills up? UNITY Community Center has just the right opportunities for you! 1. Tutoring, internships, and/or teaching opportunities: During the school year, Monday-Friday, anytime between 3-7 pm. Summer, 11am-5pm on most days. All volunteerse Read more about UNITY Community Center[…]
Do you enjoy working in an environment surrounded by books? If you do, Normal Public Library is the right place for you. Partners in Reading：Every fall and spring semester, we pair college students with grade school students to read together and enjoy the library. The pairs meet once a week for 45 minutes, throughout the Read more about Normal Public Library[…]
Volunteers spend their time interacting and playing with our visitors, help us keep the museum tidy, lead free programming and assist with with education classes in and out of the museum! All volunteers complete a 90 minute orientation and a background check (if over 18) before they join the fun. Orientations last 90 minutes. Interested Read more about Children’s Discovery Museum[…]
Volunteer job description: Help with after school homework, tutoring, computer learning and fun, game room/gym/outside activities, fundraisers, holiday planning, carnivals, special events, etc. Assist in promoting members interest in educational and recreational program activities. Assist and maintain proper care, upkeep and operation of equipment used in program activity areas. We ask our volunteers interested in Read more about Boys & Girls Club[…]
Volunteer position: Book Shoppe. Requirements for the job: 1. Accuracy is the key to successfully completing the responsibilities of this opportunity—great attention to detail is necessary for performing these duties accurately 2. Ability to follow written and verbal directions, learn assigned tasks, and adhere to prescribed routines 3. Ability to provide friendly, quality service to Read more about Bloomington Public Library[…]
1. Community-Based Mentoring: The Community-Based setting allows for Bigs to spend time Littles exploring parks, visiting museums, taking in sporting events, catching a movie together – any place that sounds like fun to you and your Little Brother or Sister. The times and possibilities are up to you. 2. Site-Based Mentoring: The Site-Based model allows for the Read more about Big Brothers Big Sisters[…]
Colleges and universities desire to help mold well-rounded students who are academically motivated and are active participants in the world around them. Although the time spent in the classroom is crucial to a student’s development, the participation in extracurricular activities is just as imperative. It has been found in countless studies that participating in extracurricular Read more about Sara Baldocchi: Assessment Curriculum for IWU Student Involvement ’08[…]
Heartland Head Start Projects: I interned this spring with Heartland Head Start and although I primarily worked with one bilingual preschool class, I also partnered with one of the Family Resource Advisors (FRAs – essentially social case workers) in meeting families’ needs. Therefore, the mixture of social service agency, educative facility, and one-on-one interactions with Read more about Hayley Strege: Spring Internship ’08[…]
State Farm Projects: I worked in the Property and Casualty Actuarial at State Farm. In the Actuarial department I worked on a countrywide pricing project, where I updated and analyzed data on off-road vehicles that is used to determine whether the department should propose a rate change for 2009. I also worked with the competition Read more about Allison Hartford: CPP Internship ’08[…]
State Farm Projects: I worked in Property and Casualty Claims at State Farm. At State Farm, I worked on daily tasks in my department, including editing memos, reviewing claims procedures, and working on the Military Affinity group newsletter. I also organized an event for my department called Showcase Your Talents as part of State Farm’s diversity Read more about Julie Regenbogen: CPP Internship ’08[…]
I designed a survey to distribute to 4-H members past and present between the ages 12-14. Research by 4-H shows that if children remain club members through the age of 12-14, there is a sginificant chance they will remain involved throughout life. However, more youth than ever are dropping out in this age range and Read more about Jennifer Schnupp: ARC Internship ’07[…]
In recent years, colleges and universities across the country have recognized the value of community service in the academic curriculum. Illinois Wesleyan University is an institution solidly grounded in the liberal arts. However, until recently, the benefits of participatory action research and academically-based service learning have been ignored. Community involvement has been classified as an Read more about ’05: ARC’s Creation![…]
Jake Muehlbaur and DesaRae Myers’ goal for the fall semester of ’04 was to analyze the data for all four-year-old students at Heartland Head Start. They completed a significant amount of analysis by locating and analyzing the relevant data, and also determining the best way to organize the data. Their primary goal was to set Read more about Jake Muehlbaur and DesaRae Myers: Fall Project ’04[…]
Wesleyan Student Nicole Pierce wrote a grant for First Book-McLean County, a community partner that has provided book grants to local tutoring, mentoring and literacy programs in McLean County for 13 years. She helped them to request bookmarks for the books each child receives. The organizations goal is to provide each child in need Read more about Nicole Pierce: Bookmarks – Books for Kids in Need[…]