Maine Campus Compact Student Programming

Civic Fellows

Civic Fellows work individually and in teams from their campuses on issues of importance to them and their fellow students. They facilitate dialogues, advocate for social change and lobby their legislators. Last year Civic Fellows worked on the issues of diversity, fair-trade, women's sexuality, and many other topics. This year's Civic Fellows include:
Team	Civic Fellows	Working on…
Bates College	Benjamin Chin Khoa Pham Muhammad Saif Farooqui Trang Nguyen	Agent Orange Awareness and Advocacy
Bowdoin College	Matthew Wieler Robin Trangsrud Stefani Duelfer	Poverty Conference Sexual Assault Awareness
Colby College	Alan Ashbaugh Colleen McGee Elise Washer Mariah Buckley Emily Brostek	Colby South End Coalition
University of Maine at Augusta	Jared McGouldrick Jennifer Cyr Kathleen King Linda Hadley-Rood	People Speak Forums Increased Student Interaction with Legislators
University of Maine at Augusta- University College of Bangor	Iver Caldwell	Declining Student Attendance at Campus Programs
University of Maine at Farmington	Stephanie Gillingham	Substance Free Alternatives for Students
University of Southern Maine	Deborah Long Melissa Gerrish	Diversity
University of Southern Maine- Lewiston/Auburn College	Julia Adriana Trujillo Luengo	Diversity Awareness

Alternative Break Workshop

All over the country, college students are organizing winter and spring break trips to perform service and advocate for social change. On Friday, November 12th, Maine Campus Compact offered the students, faculty and staff that put together these programs a day of training on how to organize and lead alternative break trips. The workshop covered everything from the basics of trip organization to challenging existing programs to take a deeper look at the social issues they are addressing through their service.

Dialogue Facilitation Workshop

For many, dialogue is an integral part of their civic engagement efforts and yet, it may be one of the most difficult events to organize and facilitate. In this workshop, students, faculty, and staff learned the ins and outs of dialogue facilitation, covering everything from the basics of planning to the nuances of encouraging voice.

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Working With Legislators Workshop

A key element of democracy is the ability to take political action and work with legislators about policy supporting civic engagement efforts. Maine Campus Compact offered this exciting workshop to teach students, faculty, and staff the language of legislation. How do you talk to a legislator about your work? What must you do to help ensure important policy measures are enacted? This workshop helped students, faculy, and staff answer these questions and bring your civic engagement efforts to the next level. Download the workshop flyer. (196 K pdf)

CPR Training

Learning CPR is a key dimension of raising your voice. On March 5th students joined with Maine Campus Compact to learn this life saving skill. This all day American Heart Association CPR training covered adult CPR, choking, and AED. Download the flyer. (200 K pdf)

Campus Change for Civic Engagement

At this workshop, students learned how to make their campus more “civic engagement friendly.” Led by National Campus Compact's Nicholas Longo and Sherita Moses, this workshop taught the steps and skills necessary to create an academic environment in which democracy can flourish.

“The People Speak: America's Role in the World”

“The People Speak” project was launched in October 2003 to raise the level of national dialogue about America's role in the world. This year, the organizers of “The People Speak” have invited high schools, colleges, civic and business groups to organize forums around one or more of the following topics: American Power and Global Security, Prosperity in a Global Economy, Energy Choices and Environmental Challenges. The UN Foundation has awarded Maine Campus Compact with funds to be distributed to colleges interested in organizing a forum. Each event should strive to reflect a diversity of opinions and promote an atmosphere of open-mindedness. The topics are broad; we ask that you modify them in the way you feel best suits your needs and interests. Check out www.thepeoplespeak.org for more information. The application is easy and straightforward: Download the Minigrant Application Form! (124 K pdf)

A Month of Action
10th Anniversary Celebration at the State House Hall of Flags

National Campus Compact has declared February 20 - March 26 a Month of Action, intended to increase, celebrate, and deepen the student civic engagement efforts on college campuses around the country. During this month, national student groups and higher education will speak in a collective voice about the importance of promoting student civic engagement. In Maine, the Month of Action culminated on March 15th with a Tenth Anniversary Celebration. Over 125 people attended this highly successful event. Around 80 students, faculty, and staff active in civic engagement were honored for their work, and were then joined by colleagues, college presidents and state lawmakers in conversations about citizenship education in Maine's colleges and universities. Learn more about the Month of Action.

MCC Student Email List

In an effort to increase cohesiveness and connectedness, Maine Campus Compact has started a student email list. Through this listserv students have become involved in local and national ways to raise their voices. So far this year, students have received information on a range of programs, from Maine Campus Compact's Making Waves and Civic Fellows to A Rising Tide's Campaign Training Institute to the New Voters Project's voter registration efforts. To join the list, contact Tamara Heligman.

For more information

For more information on Maine's Raise Your Voice programs, contact Tamara Heligman at 207-786-8346 or click here to email.

For more information on Raise Your Voice visit
the national campaign website:
www.actionforchange.org

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