ENGAGE Week 2011
by Jamie Gonzales |
UAA's Center for Community Engagement and Learning (CCEL), in conjunction with Student Life and Leadership, is pleased to announce ENGAGE Week, a series of events packed with opportunities to learn about the social issues impacting our community, as well as ways for you to make a difference.
Come to as many activities as you can; they are free and open to all students. For
community service projects (including schedule and sign-ups), visit the FUSION website.
A schedule of events follows below. For more information regarding ENGAGE Week, or
if you have any questions, please visit the CCEL website. You can also follow us on Facebook.
Monday, Oct. 17 - Poverty, Hunger, Homelessness
- Brown Bag Lunch: Change for a Better Alaska: A Discussion on Panhandling and Homelessness
12 p.m., Student Union, Lyla Richards Room - Hunger Banquet
4 p.m., Student Union Cafeteria
- Brown Bag Lunch: Alaska Native Student Success K-12
12 p.m., Student Union, Lyla Richards Room - Evening Panel: First Generation Access to Higher Education
5 p.m., UAA Campus Bookstore
Wednesday, Oct. 19 - Health and Mental Health
- Brown Bag Lunch: Health Disparities for Minorities
12 p.m., Student Union, Lyla Richards Room - Global Health: International Service Learning - Guatemala and Cameroon
5 p.m., UAA Consortium Library, Room 307
- Brown Bag Lunch: Invisible Children documentary
12 p.m., Student Union, Lyla Richards Room - Evening Panel: Refugees and Immigrants in Anchorage
5 p.m., UAA Campus Bookstore
- Community Partners Speed Dating
8:30 a.m. for faculty, Student Union Cafeteria
10:30 a.m. for students, Student Union Cafeteria - Recycle Bin Decorating
11 a.m., Student Union - ENGAGE Week Participant Reflection Lunch
1 p.m., Student Union Den
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