WSA January Community Involvement Updates

Please read the following message from our Vice President of Community Involvement regarding the WSA January Community Involvement Updates,

“Happy Western Wednesday Broncos,  

I hope everyone is doing well and class is off to a great start. Please see below for January’s Community Involvement Update from Charles Poole III our Vice President for Community Involvement.

 As always additional information can be found on the Community Involvement Page (https://wmuwsa.org/getinvolved) and you can also reach out to me via email wsa-vpcommunity@wmich.edu.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is also one week from today and in observance, there will be no classes on Jan. 17. You are encouraged to take part in events offered by WMU and the community to honor Dr. King. Please find more information on 2022 events (including the MLK Day Teach-In on Jan. 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bernhard Center) at https://wmich.edu/mlk/events. 

 The Office of Health Promotion has multiple opportunities to share! FIRE! (Fighting Ignorance and Rape through Education) and the Sexperts! Sexual Health Peer Education programs are both currently accepting new students for the Spring 2022 Semester. These programs can provide volunteer hours, service-learning opportunities, letters of recommendation, and an opportunity to work with driven peers to end sexual assault. It is also available as an internship/practicum or elective credit opportunity for many academic majors and minors! (They offer internships on a first come first serve basis.) The Office of Health Promotion is also accepting new volunteers for the FIRE Place Resource and Support Center (https://wmich.edu/healthpromotion/fireplace) for the Spring 2022 Semester. All students interested in volunteering as FIRE Place staffers will receive appropriate training and information prior to offering service. Applications for Spring 2022 Internships are due by Friday, Jan. 14. Applications for Spring 2022 Volunteers are due by Wednesday, Jan. 19. To apply to be a volunteer or to receive academic credit with either of these programs, please follow this link: https://experiencewmu.wmich.edu/submitter/form/start/267810. For more information about FIRE! and FIRE Place, you can contact the Sexual Assault Prevention Education Coordinator, Danielle Snow at hpe-firepeered@wmich.edu. For more information about Sexperts!, you can contact the Sexual Health Coordinator, Sam Weaver at hpe-shga@wmich.edu.  

  Get involved with campus events happening this week:             

• Wednesday, Jan. 12 at 5:30 p.m. Join program director Jeffrey Abshear on WebEx to learn more about the 2022 Book Arts in Italy program. Applications are due on Jan. 16.

• Wednesday, Jan. 12 from 6-10 p.m. The Student Recreation Center hosts New Year, New You with free programming opportunities, information on RSO & Club Sports, and prizes! RSVP to the event and learn more at https://wmich.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7691982.

• Friday, Jan. 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations invites you to bring a lunch and join their conversation on Immigration in Black and White: https://wmich.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7614434.

Events later this month:             

·        Nature Preserve Worker on January 17th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This is an outdoor volunteer need.  Social distancing will be encouraged. Please bring a mask and wear warm clothes and sturdy shoes/boots. RSVP Here: https://go.gryphon.org/aem/general/need/?doc_id=6194&need_id=642707

·        MLK Teach-In on January 17th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.  WSA will be having a tabling event looking for 4 people total. You may sign up to for both times to get volunteer hours.

o   11 - 1 Seeking 2 people

o   1- 3 Seeking 2 people

·        Farm Chores and Crafts on January 17th from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. They need help with farm chores or doing arts and crafts with our participants. Masks will be required when working inside. RSVP Here: https://go.gryphon.org/aem/general/need/?doc_id=6194&need_id=643051

·        WSA Monthly January Volunteer Event on January 27 at 8:00 p.m. Come Join Focus Kalamazoo and the Western Student Association in the Presidents Dining in the Bernhard Center. We will be holding our Hates for Hope Volunteer Event. There will be music, snacks, and lots of fun as we make care packages for Ministry with Community, Gospel Mission, and Loaves and Fishes. RSVP Link: https://experiencewmu.wmich.edu/event/7706837 “

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