The Office of Community Engagement develops on and off campus service-learning opportunities that promote student leadership development while lending dimension to academic experience. This page highlights some those opportunities. Please contact our office if questions arise of if you have other areas of interest that you would like to explore. Thanks for taking time to consider service-learning!
Take some time to look through our service-learning partner organization [DOC] descriptions. (135 KiB) This information will be useful and connect you to community-based opportunities that will shift your passion...into action! If you are an organization and have updates that need to be included in this resource, feel free to send them to community.engagement@mnsu.edu or call 507-389-5789 for more information!
Interested in supporting a fun filled summertime festival? If so...this is the opportunity for YOU! Volunteers are needed to assist with this event being hosted at Riverfront Park in Mankato on June 8 and 9. For more information contact Jessica at artsbytheriver@twinriversarts.org.
Volunteers are needed to host the reception desk during gallery hours 2-4 times per month. Shifts are 12 noon - 4 p.m. monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. on Thursday. For more information contact Emily at info@twinriversarts.org
Camp ODAYIN, Cross Lake, MN, provides a summertime camping experience for children managing heart disease. They are looking for exceptional volunteers to support and guide these young campers from mid-July to mid-August! Nurses and Cabin Counselors will help make this experience memorable for one and all. For more information visit www.campodayin.org or phone Alison at 651-351-9185.
Do you have 12-15 flexible hours from mid-May - Mid August to give to a good cause while building networks and your resume? Help promote and develop this vital initiative that supports neighbors managing food insecurity! If interested send your resume by May 10, 2013 to: Jess Swanson at jswanson@2harvest.org or telephone 651-209-7961 for more information!
Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities, is seeking an Intern to assist with client service development. If you are interested in this rewarding opportunity please call Kath Pengelly at 651-365-3720 or e-mail kpengelly@lifeworks.org for an interview. For additional infomation visit www.lifeworks.org .
This dynamic position will be responsible to assist in the planning and impelementation of the YWCA Elizabeth Kearney Women's Leadership Development Program. Candiadtes must be available to work 20 hours per week throughout the summer and at least 10 hours per week once the program begins. For more information and to review a full position description contact Barb Dorn, YWCA Executive Director, 507-345-4629 or e-mail executivedirector@ywcamankato.org.
We are seeking person who can add value to the programming adn participation by visitors in the on-going and emerging work at the Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center-Farmamerica. We are looking for persons to assist in marketing, grounds management, volunteer coordination, curriculum development, interpretation and communications. For more information contact James L. Gibson, Execute Director at 507-835-2052 by email exedir@hickorytech.net or visit their website http://www.farmamerica.org
Nature's Nook is a nature based monthly program for pre-K through 3rd Grade children and their families. Together and through the beauty of Mankato's own Rasmussen Woods, we will promote literacy through stories and activities that explore our natural world.
Sessions include story time, activities and games, and a short lesson through the monthly topic. Potential topics include: Recycling, Trees and Plants, Water, Pollution, and Wildlife of Minnesota. January's date is Friday the 18th from 9 a.m. - 12 noon.
We are searching for students who would be willing to participate in a new volunteer opportunity to build an igloo for an elementary school.
Students would work on establishing a plan to build an igloo with elementary students in grades K-6, and would then put the plan into action with the creation of the actual igloo with the aid from the elementary kids.
The process required to create the igloo can be witnessed in the link below,
http://www.boredpanda.com/rainbow-igloo/
Bridges Elementary would like to start on this project as soon as possible so any interested students should contact us immediately at community.engagement@mnsu.edu
These on campus, Office of Community Engagement initiatives seek volunteers and service learners year round to support student driven hunger relief and literacy efforts. Current opportunities include Monday through Thursday kitchen support and literacy based initiatives with area public school students. If you are interested in learning more contact our office to get engaged today!
Project GEM is a private non-profit organization that provides artistic based educational services for special needs youth in Mankato, New Ulm and St. Peter, MN. Opportunities include: After School Art Class assistance, in-class learning, Annual Mankato Powwow, and the Annual History Fest. Details of these opportunities can be found on our website. Candidates must have their own transportation. For more information visit www.projectgemmn.org.
Many classroom, after-school, and administrative service-learning opportunities await you through Mankato Area Public Schools! For more information contact: Alison Troldahl, MAPS Volunteer Coordinator at 507-387-5501 or atrold1@isd77.k12.mn.us Link to Website: www.isd77.org
The mission of the YMCA is to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities! Volunteer opportunities are ample and emerge on a seasonal basis. If you are interested in learning more about ways that you can support strengthening our community through this vital organization, contact Naomi Chayer at: 507-387-8255 or e-mail at volinfo@mankatoywca.org .
Are you passionate about racial justice? Would you like an opportunity to work on issues that impact diverse populations? Would you like to put your Spanish or Somali language skills to god use? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, an internship with the ACLU...might be just for you! Several positions are available so don't delay...call today. For more information contact Amy Ronkkvist at 507-625-7966 or e-mail aronkkvist@aclu-mn.org.
Help adult learners gain the digital literacy skills we all need to survive in today’s world. Using an on-line education software, tutors provide one-on-one assistance with basic computer skills, accessing the Internet, and exploring career pathways. You can build digital bridges for all Minnesotans to thrive in the information age!
For more information contact: Brian Sturm at mankatoCSTP@gmail.com, visit their website at www.theMLC.org/digital or leave a message at 507-340-5278.
Fun loving, male student needed to support a gentleman managing physical challenges with participation in community - based activities. Interests include but are not limited to sporting events, county and state fairs, museums, horse racing, zoos, bowling, movies, Mall of America. Qualifications include the ability to assist with transferring to and from vehicle, from chair to scooter, and lifting a mobility scooter in and out of vehicle. Must have a valid driver's license and good driving record. All expenses will be paid. For more information, contact the Office of Community Engagement at 507-389-6076.
CLOVE is your resource for volunteering in Greater Mankato! Current opportunities are listed on their web site at www.volunteermankato.org
Looking for volunteers to staff an incredible resource library! Hours are Tuesday or Thursday evenings from 4-7p.m. For more information contact: Lisa Coons at 507-389-4272 or e-mail at lcoons@ssndmankato.org .
If you enjoy animals contact Riverside Regional Pet Center to explore the possibilities! Please respond by email to www.volunteerspot.com .We will be scheduling a training time for all interested volunteers prior to scheduling you for a specific time/day. Thanks for your interest!
Call our office today to explore the possibilities and consider how you can shift your passion into action in support of your community! 507-389-5789 or at community.engagement@mnsu.edu
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