Course and site listing for Jeremy Fyke
CMST 3200: Organizational Communication
Hunger Task Force
Limit: 1 student
Contact: Kevin Ronnie
Phone: (414) 238-6470
Address: 201 Hawley Court, Milwaukee, WI 53214
Days/Hours of Operation: Flexible during regular business hours
Description of Agency/Activities: Ending Hunger is Our Mission. Hunger Task Force believes that every person has a right to adequate food obtained with dignity. Hunger Task Force works to prevent hunger and malnutrition by providing food to people in need today and by promoting social policies to achieve a hunger free community tomorrow. We attack the issue of Hunger on two fronts: Advocacy and Food Banking.
Student Role at Agency: Hunger Task Force needs some assistance on a current media project. The student will be enhancing a series of various, narrated presentations. These presentations are mostly comprised of powerpoints regarding federal nutrition programs.
Orientation: Students will need to contact Kevin to set-up an individual orientation
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Literacy Services
Limit: 1
Contact: Mark Neufang
Phone: 414-344-5878
Address: 555 North Plankinton Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203
Days/Hours of Operation: Flexible within regular business hour
Description of Agency/Activities: The primary objective is to help adults who want to improve the quality of their lives through literacy education provided by volunteers. Literacy Services is a very well organized agency with a friendly atmosphere. The center offers a condensed training, involving the utilization of materials and progress charts for interested volunteers.
Student Role at Agency: Work with the new Fund Development Director to conduct research into foundations and organizations for new funding sources, in addition to other development-related activities.
Orientation: Contact Mark Nuefang to schedule
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City on a Hill
Limit: 1
Contact: Brooke Chapman
Phone: (414) 931-6670
Address: 2224 W. Kilbourn Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53233
Days/Hours of Operation: Flexible during regular business hours
Description of Agency/Activities: Located in the heart of Milwaukee - America's 4th poorest city, where more than 62,000 children are living in poverty -City on a Hill is working to bring transformation to central city neighborhoods. Through a collaborative and Christ-centered model of service, we are working to restore hope, reduce poverty,strengthen families, and foster racial reconciliation. Our priorities include: educating youth,empoweringparents,equipping leaders for urban ministry, and engaging churches in social justice. Our mission is to save the children, reach the parents and change the city.
Student Role at Agency: Social Media Campaign: The student will work with City on a Hill in creating a social media strategy for the organization. Additionally, this student will assist in designing a few brochures that will be used for a variety of programs.
Orientation: Students will need to contact Brooke to set-up an individual orientation
March of Dimes
Limit: 2
Contact: Diana Gonzalez
Phone: (414) 203-3119
Address: 5225 N. Ironwood Road, Milwaukee, WI 53217 (Located only ½ a mile from Bayshore Towne Center)
Days/Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm. Flexible availability to Service Learners within this time frame.
Description of Agency/Activities: The Mission of the March of Dimes is to prevent prematurity, birth defects and infant mortality by funding research, programs and advocacy nationwide. Our history goes back to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the eradication of polio via the polio vaccine given to every baby. The March of Dimes Milwaukee Division is the fundraising arm that supports programs in Southeastern Wisconsin. We fundraise for the cause through 3 major events: March for Babies, Signature Chef’s Auction and Drive for Babies.
Student Role at the Agency: Various marketing, communication and event projects
Commitment: Orientation at the site, 4 hours per week scheduled by student and agency. Students need to dress professionally at this office place.
Orientation: Students will call Diana to set-up an individual orientation
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Calvary Church
Limit: 1 student
Contact: Mark McDonough
Phone: (414) 286-3285
Address: 935 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53233
Days/Hours of Operation: Flexible during regular business hours
Description of Agency/Activities: Located in the center of Milwaukee, Calvary Church works to engage the community in meaningful activities/programs. This Presbyterian church is trans-denominational. This means they believe in the worth of the particular gifts each one brings, and we enjoy opportunities to learn from one another, to create together, and, in our love for one another, show the love of God.
Student Role at Agency: Social Media Campaign: The student will work with Calvary Church in creating a social media strategy for the organization. This student will help take pictures and videos of various activities at the BigRedChurch and load them onto their webpage as well as post them on their Facebook page.
Orientation: Students will need to contact Mark to set-up an individual orientation
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Jewish Home and Care Center
Limit: 2-3 Students
Contact: Beth Draper
Phone: (414) 277-8848
Address: 1414 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202
Days/Hours of Operation: Flexible during regular business hours
Description of Agency/Activities: Jewish Home and Care Center provides our Jewish community with those services that enable our senior or inform to be a part of a quality Jewish environment, with comfort, independence, and dignity.
Jewish Home and Care Center provides services to people of all faiths needing short-term rehabilitation care and therapy as well as those in need of long-term residential care.
Student Role at Agency:
Students can take on various roles within the Jewish Home and Care Center. They have the opportunity to assist the activities staff in providing enriching programming experiences both at the facility and out in the community at large. Students can help in conducting research as well as creating/updating social media pages. The students can assist in creating a volunteer newsletter and designing other brochures. Other projects available for service learners include, but are not limited to devising communication plans, and assisting in the department of Human Resources with hiring and screening.
Special Requirements: Jewish Home and Care Center requires all volunteers to fill out JHCC volunteer applications, and background check forms. They are required to go through a one hour on-site orientation, and our students are asked to perform at least two hours of service per week during the semester. Consistency and punctuality are very important to our residents.
Orientation: Students will call Beth to set-up an individual orientation
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Spotted Eagle
Limit: 1
Contact: Carrie McGhee
Phone: Carrie: (414) 342-0700
Address: 3209 W Highland Ave.
Days/Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday: 8am-5pm
Description of Agency/Activities: Spotted Eagle, Inc. is a federally funded non-profit organization that exists to assist American Indians in their efforts to successfully enter the workforce and access workforce development training programs designed to enhance and encourage self-sufficiency and self-determination.
Student Role at Agency: Assist with annual campaign and publicity efforts
Orientation: The student will need to call Carrie to set-up and individual orientation.
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Indian Summer Festival
Limit: 1
Contact: Judy Dordel
Phone: 414-774-0380
Address:
Days/Hours of Operation:
Description of Agency/Activities:
Student Role at Agency: Assist with grant research and planning and promotion activities for the March (Winter Pow Wow) and July (Golf Outing)
Orientation: Contact Judy to Schedule
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Boys and Girls Club
Limit: 1 student
Contact: Anton Timms
Phone: (414) 267-8111
Address: 1558 N. 6th St. Milwaukee, WI 53212
Days/Hours of Operation: Flexible during regular business hours
Description of Agency/Activities: The Boys and Girls Club is a youth guidance organization offering positive and safe activities for children ages 6 - 18. The Boys and Girls Clubs exist to inspire and empower all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
Student Role at Agency: The student will be assisting the communications/donor relations department
Orientation: Students will need to contact Anton to set-up an individual orientation
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Milwaukee College Prep
Limit: 1 Student
Contact: Maggie Broeren
Phone: (414) 445-8020 ext. 292
Address: 2449 N. 36th Street, Milwaukee, WI
Days/Hours of Operation: Monday through Thursday’s 9am-2pm
Description of Agency/Activities: Milwaukee College Prep is an elementary and middle charter public school. There is an unrelenting focus on academic achievement and character development. They embrace a philosophy of love and hard-work coupled with a college-bound curriculum grounded in basic skills, outstanding literature and moral virtues. In partnership with parents, they provide an environment of high expectations and accountability that equips all students with the choice to determine their success in life. In addition to the core curriculum of phonics, poetry, vocabulary, foreign language and mathematics, MCP offers physical education, art and music classes once per week in elementary and twice per week in Middle School. Many students stay after school to get involved in extra-curricular activities.
Student Role at Agency: Assisting with multiple tasks in the development office
Orientation: The student will need to call Maggie to set-up and individual orientation
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Dance Circus
Limit: 1 Student
Contact: Betty Salamun
Phone: (414) 277-8151
Address: 527 N 27th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53208
Days/times of Service: OPEN—Monday through Friday between 11:00am and 6:00pm (would prefer same day/time each week)
Description of Agency: DanceCircus presents dance-theatre -- original, elegant, dramatic performances moving mind and heart --storytelling with a twist (and turns and jumps).
Talk-dance hot topics and cool moves the critics call “witty” and “spellbinding.”
Collaborations with poets, musicians, visual artists, dancers, actors, signers and singers produce multi-media performances. Currently working towards The Cities Project, a spring 2012 dance-video project, exploring who and what is visible and invisible in our culture. DanceCircus Artistic Director Betty Salamun will work with videographer Susan Borri, dancers, kids, seniors and general public.
Action outreach in nationally recognized community projects and cross-curricular residencies shaped by heart. As part of The Cities Project, Betty will be working with seniors and issues of memory at Mitchell Manor.
Under the direction of choreographer Betty Salamun, DanceCircus embodies the expressive connections bring artists, participants and audiences together March, 2012.
Student Role at Agency: The student will be assisting in recruiting students as well as organizational/corporate sponsorships/scholarships. This will be done through their Youth Dance company by going out into the community, sending letters, and researching additional sponsors.
Orientation: The student will need to contact Betty to set-up and individual orientation
Special Requirements: Background check and ability to climb to 2nd floor (no elevator)
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Milwaukee Public Museum
Limit: 1 student
Contact: Marge Schell
Phone: 414-278-2717
Address: 800 W. Wells St. Milwaukee, WI
Days/Hours of Operation:
Week of Jan 30- orientation to MPM: Mon-Thurs between 9am – 2pm
Feb. 11- Orientation for new volunteers: 8 – 9:30am
- Training for Ask Me! Desk volunteers: 9:30 – 11am
Feb. 18- Coordinating 140 volunteers that night for a beer tasting event (supervising on 3 floors, moving volunteers, and other HR duties)
Feb. 25- Recruitment of volunteers from the community: 1 – 4pm
Mar. 10 & Apr. 21- Orientation for new volunteers: 8 – 9:30am
- Training for Ask Me! desk volunteer: 9:30 – 11am
*The remaining 3 – 5 weeks would be working with Marge in planning for the new fiscal year- Mon-Thur: 9am – 2pm
Description of Agency/Activities: MPM is the intersection of human history and natural science. We educate, explore, discover and preserve the world and its people. We have the tools with which to ask and answers questions: Why do caterpillars change into butterflies? Which is the heaviest planet in our galaxy? How could one asteroid wipe out all the dinosaurs? We believe that within every person is a burning desire to more fully understand the marvels, the oddities and the secrets of their world. We believe it is our job to stoke and feed that fire. For it inspires us to keep learning. To turn more stones. To look closer at life. To ask the never-ending question: What can we discover next?
Student Role at Agency: The student would be assisting with training, supervising, special event coordinating, and planning for the next year. (please see ‘days/hours of operation’ for a more detailed description)
Orientation: The student will need to contact Marge to set-up an individual orientation
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CORE/El Centro
Limit: 1 student
Contact: Jillian Holy-Skaja
Phone: (414) 384-2673 ext. 12
Address: 611 W. National Ave. 4th floor (Suite 409)
Days/Hours of Operation: Flexible
Description of Agency/Activities: CORE/El Centro is a natural healing center particularly for low-income and under-served populations with an emphasis on serving the Hispanic population in Milwaukee. CORE is founded on the central principle that the body's natural ability to heal itself is enhanced when energy and vibrational medicine is integrated with conventional medicine, cognitive behavioral principles, and spiritual practices. The center offers a variety of services that assist an individual in their personal healing. Some of the bodywork modalities offered are Therapeutic Massage, Reiki, Healing Touch, Color Therapy, and Acupuncture. The center also provides classes in stress reduction and holistic exercise such as Yoga, Nia, children’s ballet and Zumba. While parents are taking advantage of the many offerings at CORE, children can spend time at the Children's Activities space. Here, they are exposed to fun and healthy games while their parents are participating in exercise classes.
Student Role at Agency: Core/El Centro is moving to a new location in March and will assistance in signage and various modes of communication to current clients as well as welcoming new clients. A new system of communication will have to be designed/set-up in the new space. Additionally, there are a few special events to kick off the new space that will need assistance.
Orientation: The student will need to contact Jillian to set-up an individual orientation
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La Causa
Limit: 1 student
Contact: Sandra Morales-Salcedo
Phone: (414) 902-1590
Address: 136 W. Greenfield Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53204 (corner of 2nd and Greenfield, inside Rockwell building – door not easily seen from the street)
Days/Hours of Operation: Flexible, but during regular business hours
Description of Agency/Activities: La Causa Inc. is celebrating its 400th year of service for the community in 2012! La Causa Inc. is a charitable 501©(3) tax-exempt organization and is one of the largest bilingual, multicultural agencies in Milwaukee providing a broad range of family-centered programs and services; with a budget a little over 16 million and employs approximately 280 employees.
La Causa Inc.’s mission is to: “Provide children, youth and families with quality, comprehensive
services to nurture healthy family life and enhance community stability” and has various programs to serve the community, in both English and Spanish. The several divisions include the Early Education and Care Center, the La Causa Charter School, the Crisis Nursery and Respite Center, the Family Resource Center, and the Social Services programs.
Student Role at Agency: The student will be working in their Human Resources Dept. on several different projects. Projects include revising a user-friendly safety manual, revising performance evaluations, develop an OSHA plan, and others.
Orientation: Students will need to contact Sandra to set-up an individual orientation
Redline Milwaukee
Limit: 1 student
Contact: Lori Bauman and Steve Vande Zande
Phone: (414) 491-9088
Address: 1422 North 4th St. Milwaukee, WI 53212
Days/Hours of Operation: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10:00-3:00. Some flexibility with other days
Description of Agency/Activities: Redline Milwaukee is an arts and education incubator with goals of access, professional development and social justice. They meet these goals through three programs: education, exhibition, and residency.
Student Role at Agency: Volunteers will be responsible for helping create and implement a social media-marketing plan and promote social events.
Requirements: A short background check/questionnaire
Orientation: The student will need to call Lori/Steve to set-up an individual orientation
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Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation
Limit: 1 student
Contact: Jessica Kveen
Phone: (414) 937-6780
Address: 638 N. 18th Street, Suite 108, Milwaukee, WI 53233
Days/Hours of Operation: Flexible during regular business hours
Description of Agency/Activities: The Foundation is dedicated to advancing the quality of life of individuals and families affected by hemophilia or other blood disorders by providing a broad range of services and programs while supporting research to improve care and to find a cure. The Foundation was incorporated in 1974 as a private, non-profit organization and it serves the needs ofover 2,400 Wisconsin residents as well as their family members.
Student Role at Agency: The student will make a 5-7 video for the foundation’s annual Reception (fundraising event). The video should tell a compelling story about who GLHF helps, and what we can do with the donors generosity. It will be shown during the program section of the Reception and before or after their voice auction. GLHF will help the student conduct interviews with clients who receive GLHF services. The Reception is March 30th, so if time allows, the student could create a complimentary video that would be more generic and used for Youtube.
Orientation: The student will need to call Jessica to set-up an individual orientation
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Lake Valley Camp
Limit: 1 student
Contact: Jim Flint
Phone: 414-431-4508
Address: 2480 West Cherry St Milwaukee, WI 53205
Days/Hours of Operation: Flexible Monday through Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Description of Agency/Activities: Lake Valley Camp provides a safety net for youth living in Milwaukee’s most underserved communities when they are not in school.
During Lake Valley Camp programs, young people exercise their minds and bodies while developing life and social skills.
Student Role at Agency: The student will be working on both video and printed marketing materials for Lake Valley Camp.
Orientation: The student will need to call Jim to set-up an individual orientation
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City of Milwaukee Department of Public Information
Limit: 1 student
Contact: Bill Arnold
Phone: (414) 286-3285
Address: 200 E. Wells St, Room 706 (City Hall)
Days/Hours of Operation: Flexible- will work with your schedule: Monday through Friday 8am – 4:45pm
Description of Agency: The office of Public Information is responsible for all marketing/PR, social media, web, and media relations for the Milwaukee Common Council – City Clerk’s Office.
Student Role at Agency: Projects include: writing media advisories, conducting research analysis, web writing, updating social media pages, writing newsletter material, etc. Students might also attend various events such as news conferences, common council meetings, news events, and internal or community receptions. The student should have an interest in communications, public relations, politics, writing, and media relations.
Orientation: Students will need to contact Bill to set-up and individual orientation.
Special Requirements: A department manager who handles HR duties will explain “work rules” on or near the volunteer’s first day, and will also likely conduct an “exit interview” when the volunteer’s service time is at or near the end.
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Child Development Center of St. Joseph
Limit: 1 student
Contact: Sr. Mary Brendan Bogdan
Phone: (414) 645-5337 ext. 262
Address: 1600 W. Oklahoma, Milwaukee, WI 53215
Days/Hours of Operation:
Description of Agency/Activities: The center is a not-for-profit, community based,early education school for young children on Milwaukee's south side. St. Joseph'scontinuesthe 150 year tradition of theFelician Sisters' commitment to care giving in solidarity with needs of the community. WE provide family-focused child development and education within a Christian-oriented environment. Administrators, teachers and staff are dedicated to providing quality programming that develops the whole child while ministering to families. In concert with our mission and values, we believe that families are enriched when children are raised to respect the dignity and self worth of themselves and others.
Student Role at Agency:
Orientation: Student will need to call Sr. Mary to set-up an individual orientation.
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Voces de la Frontera
Limit: 1 student
Contact: Joe Shansky
Phone: (414) 218-3331 or (414) 643-1620 ext. 207
Address: 1027 S. 5th St. Milwaukee, WI 53204
Days/Hours of Operation:
Description of Agency/Activities: Voces de la Frontera is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year. It has provided 10 years of dedicated leadership to immigrant, worker & civil rights. Onsite is a low-wage and immigrant worker's center that opened in Nov. 2001. The center was created to respond to the immediate problems low-wage immigrant workers face. The center provides a legal clinic where workers can obtain free legal advice about labor and civil rights, as well as ongoing English language and citizenship classes. The agency also engages in organizing with low wage and immigrant workers and students (high school and college) for positive community change. Ongoing campaigns include humane immigration reform and access to higher education for immigrants.
Student Role at Agency:
Orientation: Student will need to call Joe to set-up an individual orientation.
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Artworks for Milwaukee
Limit: 1 student
Contact: Jodee Benavides
Phone: (414) 688-6550
Address: 706 S. Fifth St.
Days/Hours of Operation:
Description of Agency/Activities: Artworks is a non-profit organization that serves Milwaukee high school students who face any of the following significant barriers to employability:
Underperformance in High School– These teens have low GPAs and/or may drop out, despite having the capacity to graduate. At ArtWorks, we teach them that earning a high school diploma is key to finding employment success.
Disabilities– At ArtWorks, we teach our Interns to overcome employment barriers inherent to misperceptions about their abilities.
Lack of resources and/or mentors– At ArtWorks, we provide our Interns with resources and mentoring opportunities with ArtWorks’ staff, volunteer Career Coaches, and Lead Artists that can increase their chances of employment success.
Student Role at Agency:
Orientation: Student will need to call Jodee to set-up an individual orientation.
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Common Ground
Limit: 2 Students
Contact: Kathleen Scott
Phone: (414) 758-7968
Address:
Days/Hours of Operation:
Description of Agency/Activities: Common Ground is a non- partisan organization comprised of 44 small businesses, congregations, non-profits, colleges and labor unions. We live and work in four counties in Southeast Wisconsin(Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee).
Common Ground exists to build and support an organization to address Greater Milwaukee’s critical social issues in an effective, non-partisan way. We spent our first year listening to over 1,400 people discuss their concerns including health care, education, jobs and economic development, crime, mental health, youth activities, immigration and housing. The Strategy Team (elected by the member organizations) prioritized the concerns and decided on the issues for the Core Team (member organizations) to take on. We are currently engaging in three major issue campaigns: Education, Foreclosures, and Healthcare. Each member is encouraged to participate in the Actions or Issue Team meetings that resonate with them. It is the active participation of its members that makes Common Ground work.
Student Role at Agency: After attending three training sessions, students will be able to assist in Common Ground’s community organizing efforts. They will attend meetings on Education, Health Care, or Milwaukee Rising. Community organizing tasks include 1 on 1 meetings, finding new students who may be interested in organizing MUs campus, conducting, listening sessions and developing potential on-campus campaigns. Other special tasks include: video work, photography, writing, research, fundraising, data base updates, and social media updates.
Orientation: Students will need to call Kathleen to set-up individual orientations.
Special Requirements: Students will have to attend three mandatory training sessions before they can volunteer. Furthermore, students are required to commit to a Common Ground activity once a week.
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Frank Zeidler Center for Public Discussion
Limit: 3 Students
Contact: Rev. Lisa Bates-Froiland
Phone: (414) 238-1043
Address: 1905 Wisconsin Ave.
Approximate Travel Time by Foot: 10 minutes
Approximate Travel Time by Car: Less than 5 minutes
Days/Hours of Operation:
Role 1: Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, 1:00-3:00pm for office work
Role 2: First Thursday of each month, 6:30-9:00pm for Community Conversations
Description of Agency/Activities: The Zeidler Center for Public Discussion is interested in promoting civil conversations on issues of importance. We employ the Public Conversations Method and facilitate small group discussions involving people who may hold sharply divided positions on issues. Trained facilitators use a series of questions designed to foster respectful listening and promote mutual understanding. Mutual understanding may form a solid foundation for conflict resolution or cooperative action.
Student Role(s) in Agency: Assist with promotion/communication by enhancing and updating website, establishing and maintaining database of contacts, and producing promotional materials for print/email distribution. Assist with hosting Community Conversations of the First Thursday of each month, beginning October 6th. Participate and/or observe Community Conversations.
Commitment/Requirement:
Role 1: above requires 2 hrs. per week;
Role 2: requires attending planning meeting on last Tuesday evening each month (1.5 hrs.) and the Conversation on first Thursday of each month (2.5 hrs.)
Orientation: By appointment with director, Dr. Lisa Bates-Froiland (batesfroi@gmail.com) or (414) 238-1043.
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Schlitz Audubon Nature Preserve
Limit: 1
Contact: Bri Bromberek
Phone:
Address: 1111 E. Brown Deer Rd, Bayside
Days/Hours of Operation: This position requires 10-15 hours of work per week. Regularly scheduled days/times of position will be coordinated at time of interview and are flexible depending on student’s schedule: Monday-Friday anywhere from 9:00 am-5:00 pm.
Description of Agency/Activities: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center (SANC) is a privately funded, non-profit organization dedicated to connecting people with nature and inspiring them to become responsible stewards of the natural world. The Center offers a wide range of educational programs for toddlers though senior citizens. Situated on 185 acres along the shores of Lake Michigan, SANC’s 6 miles of trails take visitors through 185 acres of unspoiled natural beauty.
Student Role(s) in Agency: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center’s marketing department is seeking an energetic, enthusiastic student for the spring semester to help us increase awareness of the Center. We’re a busy department with plenty of opportunity for practical, hands-on experience in marketing, public relations, and event planning. You’ll be assisting with a variety of tasks that include the following: Submitting events to online community calendars. Updating media lists and media kit information, as needed. Identifying and pursuing new media contacts and promotional opportunities. Monitoring media coverage and updating media tracking library. Miscellaneous copywriting for fact sheets, Website updates, press releases, etc. Assisting with editing and coordination of bi-monthly newsletter and weekly e-newsletter. Assisting with coordination and execution of Annual Gala fundraising event on Friday, June 1, 2012. Additional marketing duties and general office support, as assigned.
Commitment/Requirement: This position requires an application process. How to Apply:
Submit your resume, letter of interest, and two writing samples via e-mail to: Bri Bromberek, Marketing Coordinator, at bbromberek@sanc.org.
Orientation: Scheduled upon confirmation of position
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Milwaukee Catholic Home
Limit: 1
Contact: Mary Cherniack
Phone: (414) 220-3223
Address: 2462 N. Prospect Ave.
Days/Hours of Operation:
Description of Agency/Activities: This is my 9th year that the MCH volunteer coordinator has planned and hosted their large recognition volunteer appreciation week events held in April. The volunteers, residents and people from the community are incredibly good to the organization so the coordinator is looking for a volunteer to help provide some fresh ideas and help in preparing for the events.
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Orientation:
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Daystar
Limit: 2
Contact: Janet Robinson
Phone:
Address:
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Kathy's House
Limit: 1
Contact: Herb Ayres
Phone: (414) 453-8290
Address: 600 N. 103rd St. Milwaukee, WI 53226
Days/Hours of Operation: Flexible – the house administrative offices are open Monday- Fridays, 8am-5pm and 5pm-8pm and weekends 9am-5pm. Our experience requires at least a three hour block of time is the minimum. After a student is oriented and has a project assigned, less time also will work. We also have a great deal of flexibility with some student volunteers.
Description of Agency/Activities: Kathy’s House is a not for profit organization operating a hospital hospitality house dedicated to providing lodging and a supportive environment for patients of all ages and their families who find it necessary to travel to Milwaukee hospitals for specialized medical treatment. We have been in business for over ten years and host approximately 500 to 600 families a year. Our facility, located near the zoo, is a very large house with 18 guest rooms. We have all the amenities of home with a large kitchen, dining room, living room, library, laundry, family center, and exercise equipment – just like home. We have free off street parking and we conveniently located.
Student Role in Agency: Annual fundraising event on May 5, 2012 and could benefit from some student help in preparing and planning the event – especially communication expertise.
Orientation: Schedule independent orientation
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United Cerebral Palsy of Southeastern Wisconsin
Limit: 1
Contact: Nirvana Cobb
Phone: 414-329-4507
Address: 7519 W. Oklahoma Ave
Days/Hours of Operation: Days we wish to have the volunteer report would be Monday 10-2, Wed 10-2 and Friday 10-1 or Tues/Thurs 10-2 time slot
Student Role(s) in Agency: The role of the student would be to assist with me the Special Events Manager with projects related to the upcoming special event “Taste of Milwaukee”. This would include follow up phone calls to restaurants, sponsors, and auction donors. Other tasks would also include assisting the volunteer coordinator with the recruitment emails, letters or calls. There will be some light online sponsor research.
Description of Agency/Activities: UCP-SEW provides essential assistance to individuals and families through respite services, employment services, independent living services, information and advocacy. Most of our clients are people with disabilities other than Cerebral Palsy. We also host three annual events that raise money for our clients and organization.
Commitment/Requirement: We are a very flexible organization and would work within the students needs. We could use the assistance as long as a student is available. It is a great opportunity to be exposed to non traditional methods of fundraising for non profits as well.
Orientation: Once a student is interested we can schedule the orientation
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Social Development Commission
Limit: 1
Contact: Jenny Gryniewicz
Phone: (414) 906-2818
Address: 4041 N. Richards Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Days/Hours of Operation: Flexible, but would like to be consistent throughout the semester.
Description of Agency/Activites:
Mission: Empowering Milwaukee County residents with the resources to move beyond poverty.
Since 1963, the Social Development Commission (SDC) has established itself as a leading advocate for low-income individuals and families in Milwaukee County by planning, coordinating, and providing human service programs.
Student Role at Agency: The Service Learner will work closely with the Community Relations Department to prepare for small and large community events. This individual will work on putting together packets for the solicitation of sponsorships, preparing nametags, ordering food for the events, preparing bulk mailings etc.
Orientation: TBD
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Milwaukee Ballet Marketing Department
Limit: 1 Student
Contact: Leslie Rivers
Phone: (414) 902-2103
Address: 504 W National Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53204
Days/Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Description of Agency/Activities: Milwaukee Ballet strives to inspire its audiences to think within and beyond traditional ballet through the presentation of quality performances and the implementation of educational opportunities. Milwaukee Ballet and Milwaukee Ballet School are recognized among the top companies in the nation. With an annual operating budget of more than $5 million, Milwaukee Ballet presents more than 40 performances to more than 50,000 people each year. Its resident company includes 25 professional dancers along with 18 trainees in its Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II program and is one of the few dance companies in the country to maintain its own symphony orchestra. Milwaukee Ballet School, the official school of the Ballet, is a nationally accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD) with an enrollment of nearly 900 students at three locations throughout Southeastern Wisconsin.
Student Role at Agency: Students will assist in various marketing and PR projects as well as help with the educational programs and special events.
Orientation: The student will need to call Leslie to set-up and individual orientation.
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Repairers of the Breach
Limit: 1 Student per activity
Contact: Maryann Radowski
Phone: (414) 476-3032
Address: 1335 W. Vliet, Milwaukee, WI 53213
Days/Hours of Operation: TBD (Normal business hours: contact Maryann)
Description of Agency/Activities: Repairers of the Breach is a non-profit organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of homeless and near-homeless people by offering them advocacy, daytime shelter, and resources. Their self-governed daytime center, which is run by homeless leaders who are transitioning out of homelessness, is a "living room" to 80-100 homeless each day, including people who live on the street, those who live in shelters, and those at risk of becoming homeless.
Working in cooperation with a number of local organizations, Repairers of the Breach offers its members: free telephone use for job- and home-seeking; a telephone message system for call-backs from employers, etc.; legal services; job services; a safe haven; leadership development; education on health and other areas of interest; literacy education.
Student Role at Agency:
Orientation: Students need to call Tudy to arrange an individual orientation
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Community Advocates
Limit: 1 Students
Contact: Ruthie Lombardo
Phone: (414) 270-2957
Address: 728 N. James Lovell Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233
Days/Hours of Operation: One day per week, (supervisor will work with student to determine best day/time), but the office is open Monday through Thursday 9am-5pm.
Description of Agency/Activities: Since 1976, Community Advocates has maintained and strengthened its mission to provide basic needs advocacy and services to low-income, at-risk individuals and families in the Milwaukee area. Community Advocates serves as the lead agency fro the Milwaukee Continuum of Care. The Milwaukee Continuum of Care is a coalition made up of 100+ organizations providing services and advocacy around ending homelessness.
Student Role at Agency: Seeking a marketing/communications student to assist with developing a presentation for local faith-based and fraternal organizations. We anticipate CA staff addressing groups to inform them of the mission and services of our agency and, as an additional component, an educational piece about responsible charitable giving (not specifically for CA but a general guide). We envision a flexible PowerPoint (allowing the presenter the freedom to personalize the message while interacting with the audience) and an additional PowerPoint (or video) and handout that explains and promotes responsible charitable giving. The student will be given access to all needed agency information and giving guidelines and will benefit from working with CA’s professional Development staff
Orientation: Student should contact supervisor to arrange orientation
Special Requirements: Students need to complete an application and a background check.
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Journey House
Limit: 2 Students
Contact: Jessica Herzog
Phone: (414) 647-0548
Address: 1900 W. Washington St., Milwaukee, WI 53204
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Description of Agency/Activities: Established in 1969, Journey House is grounded in the philosophy that Education is a Family Journey. We embody this belief through our mission of working with the community utilizing a self-help philosophy in order to increase education, reduce unemployment and crime, strengthen families, and revitalize neighborhoods.
Journey House begins with the conviction that everyone has (a) the right to a high quality of life and (b) the basic assets for attaining it. At the same time, members of urban Milwaukee communities face challenges to their quality of life, and must therefore develop specific academic, employment, and life skills in order to become full participants in the benefits and responsibilities of civic society. For this reason, Journey House exists as a community-based opportunity oasis where men, women, and children on Milwaukee’s diverse Near South Side can build these vital skills and reach their goals.
Student Role at Agency: Duties for Organizational Communications would involve assisting the community relations department in a number of different projects including: Attending and documenting various Journey House programs using photo or video, Photo and video editing, Social media activities, Developing targeting marketing materials, printed or web-based, Assisting with special event planning, Soliciting in-kind donations, Updating internal documents, Writing press releases Light data entry, Other duties dependent on the skills and interests of the volunteer
Commitment/Requirement: Orientation required before beginning service. Exceptional writing and communications skills, strong skills with Microsoft office, desire to work behind the scenes and in an office environment
Orientation:
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Walnut Way
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Contact: Nicole Lightwine
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Pan African Community Association
Limit: 2 Students
Contact: Christiana Attere, Program Director
Phone: (414) 442-5864
Address: 6222 W. Capitol Dr. Suite 101 Milwaukee, WI 53216
Days/Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday - 9am-5pm. Work with the director to select at service time.
Description of Agency/Activities: The Pan-African Community Association, a non-profit community organization unites all people of African descent in the Greater Milwaukee area and beyond with the motto of "Many Faces, One Strength!" It brings resources and expertise together and matches them with the needs of our community; especially recent African Immigrants and Refugees, helping them transition and integrate smoothly into a new society and economic structure.
Student Role at Agency:
- Work to develop a media kit for PACA that can be used for press releases, scheduling of media appearances and coverage of PACA events.
- Assemble reports for PACA’s Building Healthy Refugee and Immigrant Communities, program (student should have interest in health matters).
Special Consideration: It is essential for students who wish to be placed here to be self-motivated and work with little direction. Projects will be assigned, but it is up to the students themselves to be able to take the project and run with it.
Orientation: Tuesday, January 31st at 10:00am or 2:00pm. Contact Christiana to set-up schedule the orientation
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St. Catherine Residence
Limit: 2 Students
Contact: Tudy Tucker
Phone: (414) 272-8470 x.103
Address: 1032 E. Knapp St., Milwaukee, WI 53202
Transportation: Get on the #10 East (Direction:Downtown/Bayshore) at 16th or 10th and Wisconsin. Take to Astor and Knapp. Get off and walk one block East.
Approximate travel time by car: 5 Minutes
Approximate travel time by bus: 15 Minutes
Days/Hours of Operation: Wednesdays 9am – 3 pm and Thursdays 11am – 3pm
Description of Agency/Activities: The mission of St. Catherine Residence is to ensure safe, affordable and supportive housing to women with limited income who have diverse talents and needs and aspire to maximize their personal growth and employment opportunities. St. Catherine’s acts as a housing facility for all persons who are capable of independent living. They accept residents of all faiths and backgrounds.
Student Role at Agency: Students will work on promoting various health and wellness services of St. Catherine’s. They will design announcements, flyers, etc. for activities. In addition, students will work on a variety of other marketing/promotional projects conducting several focus group discussions, finding posters that can be framed relevant to health and wellness, working with welcome speakers, etc.
Orientation: Students need to call Tudy to arrange an individual orientation
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Notre Dame Middle School
Limit: 2 Students (prefer upper-class or mature, self-motivated students)
Contact: Jenna Kashou
Phone: (414) 671-3000
Address: 1420 West Scott Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204
Days/Hours of Operation: Negotiable
Description of Agency/Activities: The Notre Dame Middle School, located on Milwaukee’s South Side, is an all-girls school, where 99 percent of the student population is Latina. Following in the Christian tradition, Notre Dame fosters respect, responsibility, and sharing of personal talents, and prepares students for admittance to a college preparatory high school. In a bi-literate (English and Spanish) setting, with emphasis on leadership skills, critical thinking, and social justice, young women are empowered to make positive contributions to society.
Student Role at Agency: Assist Notre Dame administrators with special projects, communication and marketing-related projects and events. Evaluate Notre Dame's communication processes and create a communications audit and/or communication plan. Students interested in this role should be self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Commitment: Service Learners are required to attend a one-time, 3 hour class entitled "Safeguarding All of God's Family," an initial training for Safe Environment Education as mandated by the Archdiocese (not included in Service Learning hours). This class is MANDATORY if you wish to do service at NDMS and will be offered at Marquette on Saturday, September 17th 9:00am-12:00pm in Cudahy 001.
Orientation: TBD
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City of Milwaukee Department of Employee Relations
Limit: 1 Student
Contact: Marti Cargile, Human Resources Representative
Phone: (414) 286-8767
Address: 200 E. Wells St, Room 706 (City Hall)
Days/Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm, though
afternoons are preferred. Arrange specific times with Marti – will work around student’s class schedule.Description of Agency/Activities: The employees in the Department of Employee Relations perform a wide variety of important human resources related duties and responsibilities. These activities directly contribute to the selection, development, and retention of a productive and diverse workforce that carries out the City's mission for its citizens. The Staffing Department oversees the staffing needs of the Fire and Police Departments for non-sworn personnel, the Milwaukee Public Schools, and the City of Milwaukee, including the I-9 process, pre-employment drug testing, and other activities. The Compensation Department deals with the following: salary administration, minimum wage, payroll, and other topics. The Employee Benefits Department deals with employee leave of absence, medical leave, worker's compensation, employee medical benefits, and other related issues.
Student Role at Agency: The main area that the student will be assisting with is in the Staffing Division. A Service Learner may perform a variety of tasks, such as conducting surveys, helping in recruiting new employees, and reviewing applications for minimum requirements. The person may use the phone, a computer (Excel, Word), and may, on occasion, have the opportunity to work at an off-site location assisting with test administration.
Orientation: Orientation will be set up individually with Marti
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