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UM-Dearborn Student Adam Harris Featured in Live United Campaign
Adam Harris of Lathrup Village used a November 2007 Alternative Spring Break trip to Lake Charles, Louisiana to propel himself into volunteering. Following 10 days of hurricane recovery relief Adam, who is now 21, returned to the University of Michigan Dearborn, where he developed a student organization called Students Working Onward Together (SWOT). This organization offers U of M students an opportunity to get involved in volunteering in southeast Michigan. This year for the first time, 50 students from across the U.S. convened in southeast Michigan for a local Alternative Spring Break – all thanks to Adam’s passion and leadership.
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Alternative Spring Break - Detroit
Approximately 50 college students, many of whom were strangers from communities in Michigan and across the country, gathered together in Detroit February 23 through March 1st with one common goal- to make a difference. Each day these committed individuals went out to five different service agencies in Detroit to serve. They painted hallways, gyms and boiler rooms. They chopped wood, restored a bowling alley, built a ramp, and interacted with children. But most of all, these students showed families facing challenge, the single mothers living in poverty, and at-risk children that they are not forgotten. They showed an urban community that is facing economic disparity that they cared.
The theme for Alternative Spring Break (ASB) in Detroit was “Passion In Action.” The week of service was a truly unique opportunity for a group of young adults to invest their passions into their community through volunteering. These students dedicated themselves to no longer being bystanders of issues and the obstacles that urban communities across the country are currently facing.
Vice Chancellor Henderson at the University of Michigan Dearborn said that “It is the power of service that will change you forever.” The participants in ASB Detroit were transformed after a week of service in the city of Detroit. To learn more about ASB Detroit, click here ( http://www.umd.umich.edu/asb/ , http://uwsemasb.blogspot.com/, http://youtube.com/unitedwaysemich, http://flickr.com/photos/uwsem/sets/72157603982381295/) You will be able to read the participants blog, watch the videos, and see the pictures that illustrate the significance of service and living united.
The ASB Detroit experience was made possible through many dedicated individuals from a unique partnership between The United Way of Southeastern Michigan and the University of Michigan at Dearborn. FedEx, Deloitte, Target, Kroger, Cheaptickets, Enterprise, and Panera were all sponsors that help make this experience a success!
Michigan Campus Compact supports college students' efforts related to community service, service-learning, advocacy and civic engagement. MCC offers programs, grants and resources that enable students to gain applicable knowledge and skills as well as network with their peers across the state. There are many great opportunities to become involved and Michigan Campus Compact can assist students in creating lasting community change.
The Michigan Service Scholars AmeriCorps Program offers a $1,000 education award for students completing 300 hours of community service in one year. These are just two ways in which Michigan Campus Compact supports student engagement, see the links below for more information on programs, grants and resources that are available to students at member campuses.
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Service/Civic Engagement Resources and Opportunities for Students:
MCC Internship Opportunity- Interested in a year-long paid internship? Send your resume in today!
MCC Campus Engagement Fellows Program
Campus Compact Youth Voter Initiative - includes models, links, templates, and election-related activities that campuses can use to engage their students.
How to Get a Job in the Nonprofit Sector: A Guide for College Students produced by the Michigan Nonprofit Association
Institute: Service Learning and Civic Engagement
Michigan Service Scholars AmeriCorps Program - Do Service, Earn $ for College!
Outstanding Student Service Awards