Today UCA’s Dietetic Interns spent the day learning about culture. Cultural competence, cultural awareness, tolerance, hidden bias, diversity – all terms essential for a health practitioner’s vocabulary. Students explored their own personal biases and learned about implicit privilege. Then, they ate a lunch with dishes from around the world. During lunch students wore glasses to mimic what vision is like as we age.  What a day!

“We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.”
–Kofi Annan

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 is the deadline for the FACS Scholarships for the academic year of 2016-2017. Apply now! 

The 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines is designed to help Americans eat a healthier diet. Intended for policymakers and health professionals, this edition of the Dietary Guidelines outlines how people can improve their overall eating patterns — the complete combination of foods and drinks in their diet.

From The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: “The Academy supports the key recommendations of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines, which recommend that everyone ‘consume a healthy eating pattern that accounts for all foods and beverages within an appropriate calorie level.’ The overall pattern of food eaten is the most important focus of healthy eating and has been related to a decrease in prevalence of chronic disease.” See the statement from the Academy here.

 

Welcome back to campus! Are you looking for new ways to get involved on campus and in the community this semester? Email volunteer@uca.edu for help getting started! You could be a…

Tutor for Youth and Adults

• Faulkner County Juvenile Court – all subjects (T or TH 4-5 pm)
• Conway Cradle Care—especially anatomy, physics, and algebra III (W6-7 pm)
• Boys and Girls Club—reading and math (variable)
• Literacy Action of Central Arkansas—literacy and ESL (variable)

Leader for Young Women

• Girl Scouts Mayflower (MWF 8:35-9:05 am)

Food Provider

• Conway Locally Grown (F 2-4 or 4-6 pm)
• Bear Essentials Food Pantry (on campus) (W 11-1)
• First United Methodist Church Food Pantry (variable)

Friend to Someone Special

• Community Connections (variable)
• Faulkner County Day School – Workforce (variable)
• Conway Human Development Center (variable)
• Make-a-Wish Foundation (variable)

Do you want to be a part of ONE BIG DAY of students giving back to the local community? Save the date for The Big Event on March 12, 2016! Volunteer sign-up will be available soon on OrgSync!

More volunteer events are listed on the OrgSync calendar, and a full list of ongoing volunteer opportunities is available at https://uca.edu/servicelearning/partners/current-community-partners/.

Are you volunteering? Make sure to log your involvement on OrgSync for the Bears Serve Challenge! If you serve 30 hours this academic year, you’ll be invited to the Bears Serve Celebration on April 18th and be eligible for recognition and prizes. Instructions for logging hours are available here: https://orgsync.com/57941/files/838708/show

And finally, if you are passionate about volunteering, consider joining a registered student organization (RSO) dedicated to service! Student United Way, Rotaract, and Circle K are all active at UCA and ready to help you find a community of peers who share your commitment and passion. Search for these RSOs on OrgSync for more information.

Email volunteer@uca.edu to get started with these and many more volunteer opportunities!

Our very own FACS teacher, Rachel Schichtl is on the Board of the UCA Bear Essential Food Pantry…. Want to know more?? Read this:  Food Pantry Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 2.1!

 

These are pictures of Personal and Family Finance students working on their PFF Music Project. Students created a personal finance message they wanted to express; selected background music of a song they knew; created new lyrics to support their message; added visuals; and posed for their album cover before they played their presentation for the class. Class members voted on their favorites. The top 2 musical groups received bonus points. Videos can be seen here:

 

 

 

As this semester comes to an end, students are turning in projects and the finals rush is upon us. As I reflect on the semester, my first back at UCA as a professor, I think about what went well, what didn’t, and how I will improve. The students really impact us and I’m not sure if they know it or not.

When I look at some of the images of things that occurred over the semester I am absolutely humbled by what they can accomplish. Individually and collectively, every student I have had makes a difference. They are someone’s child, sister, brother, mom, dad, friend…..they are everything to someone. I hope they know how remarkable they are and that their dreams are achievable.  “Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.”  -Theodore Roosevelt

 

 

JOB DESCRIPTION:  The Development Intern will work closely with the Development department assisting with such tasks as fundraising, donor stewardship, volunteers and database management.  While assisting with a wide range of fundraising projects, interns will gain substantial hands-on experience and specific training in many aspects of nonprofit development. Intern will work 15 hours a week. The Arkansas Foodbank offers this internship opportunity for interns during the Spring, Summer and Fall semesters.  This is a non-paid position.

• Process donations and prepare acknowledgement letters and other correspondence
• Update and correct database records
• Assist with Special Event planning
• Assist Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator with materials for Volunteers
• Assist development department by performing miscellaneous administrative activities.
• Assist with special events and social media
• Other duties as assigned

 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

1) High school diploma or general education degree (GED); 2) Development interns will be actively enrolled in an University/College

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:

1) Ability to communicate effectively, oral and written format. 2) Ability to problem solve. 3) Ability to operate basic computer software. 4) Ability to lift approximately 20-25 pounds.

CLOSING DATE:  This position will remain open until filled

APPLICATION:  To apply for this position, submit a resume or an Arkansas Foodbank employment application to: Chief Development Officer, Jennifer Belt, Arkansas Foodbank 4301 West 65^th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72209 or email toJbelt@arkansasfoodbank.org.