WPU creates students interested in community engagement. Community service has proven time and again to increase, not distract, from the lessons learned in the classroom.
Monday, July 31, 2017
Friday, July 28, 2017
Thursday, July 27, 2017
**JOB ALERT** Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Has SEVERAL Postings
JOB OPENINGS:<--- link to site
NOTE: Everyone applying for a Food Shuttle Job Opening must submit a completed employment application when they apply.
1. AMERICORPS COOKING MATTERS COORDINATOR
The Cooking Matters AmeriCorps member will work with Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Cooking Matters staff to implement effective hands-on Cooking Matters (CM) courses and tours teaching families at risk of hunger that healthy cooking can be delicious, enjoyable, and most importantly-affordable.
TO APPLY: Please send cover letter and resume to Pushti Patel at pushti.patel@foodshuttle.org.
2. ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT
The Accounting Assistant assists with all daily accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank deposits, and payroll.
TO APPLY: Please send cover letter and resume to human resources at HR@FoodShuttle.org.
Internship Openings:
1. SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT DEVELOPER - FALL
SCOPE OF WORK: The Social Media Content Developer will work directly with the Volunteer Manager and the Communications Manager to coordinate ongoing social media messages about the Food Shuttle volunteer and program participant experiences. View Job Description Here.
TO APPLY: Please send a cover letter and resume to volunteers@foodshuttle.org.
2. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION INTERNS
The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s (IFFS) Community Health Education (CHE) Department seeks CHE Interns to provide coordination and general support for various programs. IFFS’s CHE staff will provide training and support throughout the term of this internship.
- This internship runs from September through December 2017.
- Interns must complete required training and orientation provided by the IFFS’s CHE team in early September 2017.
- Interns must commit to a minimum of 8 hours per week.
- IFFS Volunteer Internships are unpaid positions.
To Apply: Review the Grow with Us – CHE Intern Fast Facts document to become familiar with the opportunities in the CHE department this fall. Complete the Application – CHE Internship and email the completed document and a current resume to elizabeth.weeks@foodshuttle.org.
Deadline: Wednesday, August 16
Read Three Articles: 7-27-17
Homelessness
Crews build controversial fence near homeless encampment in San Jose
North Carolina
Proposed coal ash rule change blasted by environmental groups
Wake County
An Assessment of the Apex Police Department
Crews build controversial fence near homeless encampment in San Jose
North Carolina
Proposed coal ash rule change blasted by environmental groups
Wake County
An Assessment of the Apex Police Department
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Monday, July 24, 2017
Red Cross Blood Drive
Pacers!
Our blood drive through the American Red Cross will be Thursday from 10:00-2:30.
Register online: www.redcross.org
Promo Code: WPU
THE BLOOD GIVEN WILL HELP SUPPORT RECOVERY IN TEXAS AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY!
(Eligible donors will also get a $5 eGift card from Target)
If you're on the fence about giving maybe this video will help
Our blood drive through the American Red Cross will be Thursday from 10:00-2:30.
Register online: www.redcross.org
Promo Code: WPU
THE BLOOD GIVEN WILL HELP SUPPORT RECOVERY IN TEXAS AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY!
(Eligible donors will also get a $5 eGift card from Target)
If you're on the fence about giving maybe this video will help
Read Three Articles: 7-24-17
Environment
Under pressure, Duke Energy withdraws requests to add cancer-causing pollution to N.C. water
Education
Wake Passes $1.26 Billion Budget; Schools Get $21 Million in New Funding
Women's Issues
STARTING A CONVERSATION
Under pressure, Duke Energy withdraws requests to add cancer-causing pollution to N.C. water
Education
Wake Passes $1.26 Billion Budget; Schools Get $21 Million in New Funding
Women's Issues
STARTING A CONVERSATION
Friday, July 21, 2017
Commentary: Constructing The Perfect Tomato Sandwich
Bitter Southerner editor-in-chief Chuck Reece provides his views on how to construct the perfect tomato sandwich.
Read Three Articles: 7-21-17
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Read Three Articles 7-20-17
Native Americans
Police shootings of Native Americans spark a movement
Poverty
It's So Much Harder to Escape Poverty Than You Might Think—It Can Take Decades and an Incredible Streak of Good Luck
Homelessness
Top 5 Ways To Help The Homeless In The Summer
Police shootings of Native Americans spark a movement
Poverty
It's So Much Harder to Escape Poverty Than You Might Think—It Can Take Decades and an Incredible Streak of Good Luck
Homelessness
Top 5 Ways To Help The Homeless In The Summer
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Read Three Articles: 7-18-17
Economics
Why I’m Marching to Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Plant
Wake County
Summer food program provides meals to kids in need
World
Man Wearing ‘ICE’ Jacket In Hispanic Community Church Causes Stir
Why I’m Marching to Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Plant
Wake County
Summer food program provides meals to kids in need
World
Man Wearing ‘ICE’ Jacket In Hispanic Community Church Causes Stir
Monday, July 17, 2017
Read Three Articles: 7-17-17
World
"HELL ON EARTH": ABUSES AGAINST REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS TRYING TO REACH EUROPE FROM LIBYA
Incarceration
We Can't "End Mass Incarceration" if We Erase the Experiences of Criminalized Women
North Carolina
Here's what one man learned in a year of listening to North Carolina
"HELL ON EARTH": ABUSES AGAINST REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS TRYING TO REACH EUROPE FROM LIBYA
Incarceration
We Can't "End Mass Incarceration" if We Erase the Experiences of Criminalized Women
North Carolina
Here's what one man learned in a year of listening to North Carolina
Friday, July 14, 2017
Read Three Articles: 7-14-17
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Read Three Articles 7-13-17
Economics
MORE THAN 570 BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OPPOSE ELIMINATION OF USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Poverty
Growing Community and Feeding the Revolution on an Atlanta Urban Farm
World
Why Iranian women are wearing white on Wednesdays
MORE THAN 570 BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OPPOSE ELIMINATION OF USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Poverty
Growing Community and Feeding the Revolution on an Atlanta Urban Farm
World
Why Iranian women are wearing white on Wednesdays
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Read Three Articles: 7-12-17
Raleigh
Plans for Raleigh’s bike-share program take shape
Economics
Healthy job market awaits 2017 grads, but job-hunt skills are still necessary
North Carolina
The mathematicians who want to save democracy
Plans for Raleigh’s bike-share program take shape
Economics
Healthy job market awaits 2017 grads, but job-hunt skills are still necessary
North Carolina
The mathematicians who want to save democracy
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Read Three Articles: 7-11-17
Environment
Levi’s Stadium rooftop garden: Urban farming hits new heights
Economics
Hillbilly Hero
World
Child Labor and Slavery in the Chocolate Industry
Levi’s Stadium rooftop garden: Urban farming hits new heights
Economics
Hillbilly Hero
World
Child Labor and Slavery in the Chocolate Industry
Monday, July 10, 2017
Read Three Articles: 7-10-17
North Carolina
Orange County Schools Takes Step Toward Confederate Flag Ban
Opinion
6/13 Letters: NC gerrymandering an obstacle to legislative progress in North Carolina
Raleigh
At Immigrant-Rights Rally, Reverend Barber Offers Refuge to Family of Man Under Threat of Deportation
Orange County Schools Takes Step Toward Confederate Flag Ban
Opinion
6/13 Letters: NC gerrymandering an obstacle to legislative progress in North Carolina
Raleigh
At Immigrant-Rights Rally, Reverend Barber Offers Refuge to Family of Man Under Threat of Deportation
Friday, July 7, 2017
The Bucket List: 42 Carolina Chicken Joints
Be the first to post a pic on our Facebook in WPU gear at any of THESE gets a $5 gift card to the bookstore!
Summer Reading Books: The Ties That Bind Colleges
Ohio State, the football-mad university of more than 60,000 students, could hardly be more different from Williams College, the prestigious liberal arts school in the Berkshires, or Loyola University Maryland, a Catholic college in Baltimore.
But this summer, all of their incoming students received the same reading assignment: “Just Mercy,” a memoir by the lawyer Bryan Stevenson of his work defending the poor and the forsaken, and a call for criminal justice reform. At least 70 colleges over the past three years have asked their first-year students to read the book, making it one of the most popular summer reading picks for American colleges.
Click HERE
But this summer, all of their incoming students received the same reading assignment: “Just Mercy,” a memoir by the lawyer Bryan Stevenson of his work defending the poor and the forsaken, and a call for criminal justice reform. At least 70 colleges over the past three years have asked their first-year students to read the book, making it one of the most popular summer reading picks for American colleges.
Click HERE
Read Three Articles: 7-7-17
North Carolina
Obtaining sanctuary in North Carolina
World
THE CASE AGAINST REFUGEE CAMPS
Environment
Eat Less Meat: A Small Change with a Big Impact
Obtaining sanctuary in North Carolina
World
THE CASE AGAINST REFUGEE CAMPS
Environment
Eat Less Meat: A Small Change with a Big Impact
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Read Three Articles: 7-6-17
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Essential Songs To Celebrate Fourth Of July Like An American
“The Star-Spangled Banner” - Whitney Houston
"Party in the USA remix"-Notorious B.I.G.
“We The People” - Billy Ray Cyrus
John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)
Aaron Tippin - Where The Stars & Stripes & The Eagle Fly
Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom
Neil Young Rockin' In The Free World
More HERE
"Party in the USA remix"-Notorious B.I.G.
“We The People” - Billy Ray Cyrus
John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)
Aaron Tippin - Where The Stars & Stripes & The Eagle Fly
Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom
Neil Young Rockin' In The Free World
More HERE
Read Three Articles 7-4-17
Mental Health
Families Falling Apart: When Adult Children With Mental Illness Don't Want Help
Good News (and punny)
Homeless Outreach Gets A Lift
World
THESE THIRD GRADERS WILL INSPIRE YOU TO JOIN THE HUNGER MOVEMENT
Families Falling Apart: When Adult Children With Mental Illness Don't Want Help
Good News (and punny)
Homeless Outreach Gets A Lift
World
THESE THIRD GRADERS WILL INSPIRE YOU TO JOIN THE HUNGER MOVEMENT
Monday, July 3, 2017
Read Three Articles: 7-3-17
Opinion
President Carter, Am I a Christian?
Economics
Desired for their labor, rejected as neighbors. Farmworkers in California face hostile communities
Environment
Nancy McFarlane Signs On to National Climate Mayors Agreement
President Carter, Am I a Christian?
Economics
Desired for their labor, rejected as neighbors. Farmworkers in California face hostile communities
Environment
Nancy McFarlane Signs On to National Climate Mayors Agreement
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