DIVISION OF STUDENT SERVICES |
SEEDS (Students for Education, Empowerment, & Direct Service) |
Calendar Spring 2013
SATURDAY COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
Environmental Restoration and Education
Service Projects almost always include a hearty meal! Email Emmanuel "Chuks" Enemchukwu to sign up, for questions, or to request an accommodation.
Planting at Oaks Bottom, February 2nd, 10am-2pm
Join SEEDS and Portland Parks & Recreation for a morning of planting native plants in Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. The plants you plant will help improve habitat for local amphibians and other wildlife that live in and migrate through the refuge. Please dress for the weather and wear close-toed shoes that can get wet (rubber boots are best!). Tools, gloves, snacks, and training will be provided. Come get your hands dirty and help keep one of Portland's most unique parks healthy and beautiful!
Johnson Creek Watershed Wide Event, March 2nd, 9am-Noon
Join SEEDS and your fellow Portlanders for the 15th Annual Watershed Wide event, brought to you by the Johnson Creek Watershed Council. We will be planting and mulching native trees and shrubs, removing invasive species, and cleaning up trash with volunteers throughout the Portland Community. Are you ready to make an impact?
Check back soon for more service projects!
Hunger and Housing Awareness
Service Projects almost always include a hearty meal! Email Nikki Cohen to sign up, for questions, or to request an accommodation.
Check back soon for more service projects!
Other Opportunities
Alternative Spring Break 2013
Join a group of ten other Reedies, led by Talia Tiffany '13 and Heidi Whitehouse '13, in a week of service on the Oregon Coast with Food Roots NW, a non-profit dedicated to cultivating a healthy food system for the North Coast of Oregon. Applications are due Wednesday, February 10th - Click here for more info and to apply!
Screening of "The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia"
Join SEEDS and Project Eye to Eye on Friday, February 15th at 6 PM in Psych 105 for this movie; discussion and snacks to follow. Read more about the film on its official website.
Blood Drives
Many of us well know that an emergency is not the only time to give blood, but a lot of the time people find it hard to get to the Red Cross and donate blood. So, come to the next Blood Drive, here on campus, on Monday, February 11th, from 11am to 4:30 pm in Kaul! Click here for more info and to sign up.
Important Deadlines 2012-13
McGill-Lawrence Internship Proposal Deadline
Monday, March 4th an Noon
Mellon Environmental Studies Summer Experience Fellowship Deadline
Monday, March 4th
Click here for information on other Reed-sponsored grants.
