Aquinas College
Social Action Committee Coordinator 2009 - 2010
Accomplishments
Project Management
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Reinstated small community garden behind Campus Ministry building with cross-departmental support from the college. A revived campus project.
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Took students to experience and reflect on poverty in our state – Week-end trip to Catholic Worker in Detroit, Michigan within the first 6 weeks of the academic year
Event Planning
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Supported “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness” week with innovative program – created “Flex to Food” program where students could use their excess “flex” cash on their student meal plan to purchase canned and non-perishable food items for Baxter Community, Grand Rapids food pantry
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Increased campus awareness of social justice issues – Peace Fest 2011: 10 - 20 participants
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Participated in a resource table in a public school for “counter-recruitment” led by local NGO
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Bought and delivered food for local charity's “Christmas Basket” program for a vulnerable community member
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Hosted conscious-raising documentaries: “ReThink Afghanistan” with Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy
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Participated in and promoted Dominican Sister's Hiroshima Memorial event
Staffing
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Held weekly meetings and maintained student participation of 5 - 10 volunteers
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Created and coordinated a volunteer executive team
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Interviewed and hired new Coordinator
Accounting
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Allocated all Committee funds (<$1000) for the year – many donations to other clubs and organizations
Stakeholder Management
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Maintained relationship and funding with Workers Rights Consortium – went before Student Senate to defend the need to fund the program for the college's bookstore supplies
Marketing
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Wrote, published and distributed social justice related articles in a mini-zine format by student authors for the campus community – had both winter and fall issues, 100+ copies
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Brought awareness to campus of social justice related events in the community via postings on Intranet (the Moose) and Social Media; events and news listings
