Real World Edge Opportunities
Possible Citizenship or Real World Edge Hours
If you are interested in taking an academic service learning class, here is a list of the classes that could possibly count towards the Real World Edge.
Possible Citizenship, Leadership, or Real World Edge Hours
Boy Scouts of America is looking for a volunteer to do an internship in marketing/communications. This would involve enhancing publications in house, creating and publishing an electronic newsletter, and maintaining an e-mail database. Times would be flexible depending on the requirements of the internship. The hours for the service center are 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. However, some work could be done offsite. The service center is in Harvey at 2201 US 41 South. If you are interested in this internship, please contact Dewey Jones at the Hiawathaland Council, Boy Scouts of America, 2210 US 41 South, Marquette, or by calling 906-249-1461.
Possible Real World Edge Hours
Brookridge Heights, an assisted-living facility, is looking for volunteers to help with their new program that will work with our upcoming Memory Care community. As a Memory Care volunteer, volunteers will spend your time one-on-one with residents dealing with dementia and Alzheimer’s. You will also be able to stay up on community news and get updates as to the resident progress and all of our community events through our Memory Care page on Facebook. That way if a volunteer isn’t here for a week you don’t have any surprises when you come back.
The Memory Care program we are adapting comes from similar communities in California that are owned by the same company that currently manages us. This volunteer program is the only organized program in the country that works directly with Alzheimer’s and dementia and has gotten quite a bit of national attention.
Unfortunately, our memory care community will not actually be finished until February-March which is when we will be kicking this program off in its full capacity. If anyone is interested in this type of work, we can tailor their current volunteer opportunities around the current residents that are affected by Alzheimer’s. For more information, please contact Paul Guindon, activities and events coordinator, at 906-869-4120.
Possible Citizenship, Leadership, or Real World Edge Hours
Child and Family Services of the U.P. is looking for a creative student who would be available to update our web page. Our current page can be found under Child and Family Services of the Upper Peninsula. We will provide all necessary background information to the student. We are a 501C-3 private organization. Our programs include: adoptions, foster care, before- and after-school programs, and counseling to name a few. This would be an interesting project for a student interested in human services. For more information, please contact Al Hendra at 906-228-4050.
Possible Citizenship, Leadership, or Real World Edge Hours
The Marquette Arts and Culture Center will be looking for volunteers to help with the production of Beauty and the Beast, a youth theatre production, from September through January. They need assistance with all technical areas of production including sets, costumes, props, lighting, etc., and also with assistance in loading in Friday, January 15 and loading out on January 23-25. Youth supervision.
Other areas for volunteers include promotions, volunteer coordinator position, fundraising, program designer, poster design, etc. There are many different areas to work on scheduled times or on your own time.
If you are interested in volunteering or have more questions, please contact Nikke Nason at 906-228-0472 or facebook: City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center.
Possible Citizenship, Leadership, or Real World Edge Hours
The Marquette Arts and Culture Center is looking for volunteers to assist with facebook, flip video capturing photos, poster design, brochure design, poster and brochure distribution, online calendar updating, press release writing, etc. For more information, please contact Nikke Nason at 906-228-0472 or by facebook: City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center.
Possible Citizenship or Real World Edge Hours
The Marquette Citizens for Peace and Justice (CPJ) seeks students with lively interest in issues of peace and justice who can help build and maintain the CPJ website. The Citizens for Peace and Justice believe in the principles of non-violence and reject war, terrorism, and all forms of violence as responses to conflict. We challenge the growth of militarism in the world and work toward a transfer of world resources from military to human needs. We educate, organize, and build coalitions locally, nationally, and globally in order to create a more peaceful and just world. In addition to ongoing activities, CPJ meets the first Thursday of every month at 7:15 p.m. very close to campus. If you are interested in volunteering or need more information, please contact Carol Strauss at 906-227-1201 or Sarah Redmond at 906-892-8173 (home) or 248-752-0388 (cell).
Possible Citizenship, Leadership, or Real World Edge Hours
The U.P. field deputy for the Department of Natural Resources, Stacy Welling, is looking to add to the membership of the Citizen's Advisory Council for the Western Upper Peninsula. This group meets bi-monthly to discuss a lot of DNR-related issues. More information about the Citizen's Advisory Council can be found on the DNR website. If you are interested or need more information, please contact Stacy at 906-228-6561.
Possible Citizenship, Leadership, or Real World Edge Hours
Are you interested in learning about the Waldorf style instruction through shadowing an expert teacher and by taking charge of the class for two months while the expert teacher is away? If so, then we have a great opportunity for you. The school runs through May 2010 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. -12:30 p.m. in downtown Marquette. There will be approximately 10, 4 to 7 year olds. For more information or to apply, contact Jon Barch at 319-541-5318. To learn more information about Waldorf education, you can check out this site.
