CSI Community Service Institute

Community Service Institute, or CSI, offers community engagement training to prepare students to work with Bonner Center community partners. CSI offers tours of its sites, an alternative history tour of Greensboro, information, history, and skills-building workshops throughout the year. Guilford faculty and staff are invited to contribute to all CSI activities.

REGULAR CSI EVENTS Orientation to community sites, geography and history NEW GREENSBORO TOUR  Where are our sites, what do they look like, who lives there. Support for Service Learning DAY OF SERVICE  Bonner Center, Project Community Club, Food Justice Club and site and project coordinators assist the College to introduce students to community engagement. • YEAR OF SERVICE reflection and award day sponsored by Community Scholars Program Learn about sites and projects COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FAIR  Held at the beginning of each semester. Look for time and location on the Buzz. Non-profits, grassroots and community organizations looking for your help. Required preparation COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TRAINING  For all students involved at Bonner sites. Social justice, anti-racism, cultural competency, reflection and etiquette skills to help students in an increasingly diverse world.  • Language Lesson exercise Required preparation PRACTICUM  Work with Project Community before you go off campus Project and site management PREMESTER TRAINING For site and project coordinators and Fellows who are leading sites and projects.  • Schedule • Spring schedule Strongly recommended  UNDERSTANDING RACISM WORKSHOP   Essential exposure to history, local history, discussion about identity and action. Offered by the Diversity Action Committee. Look for announcements on the Buzz.

FALL 2017 COMMUNITY SERVICE INSTITUTE Program 8:30 AM – 3 PM Saturday, Sept 2 Register here (link) Want to give a presentation? 8:15 AM Registration, coffee 8:30 – 8:50 AM Welcome and Intro Community Engagement Training 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Videos and discussion 10:45 – 11:30 AM Language lesson Food for Thought 1:45 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch with Project Community & Community Scholars Program sign up Pechakucha presentations  12:45-1:45 PM Block 1, Issues College Access Challenges faced by our refugee and immigrant allies Tutoring and mentoring techniques Food security and sovereignty Domestic abuse and maltreatment Reflections on "Understanding Racism" 2:00-3:00 PM Block 2, How-To Not Boring: How to Make a Useful Presentation Service Learning and Academics Ramen Sucks