Skills Trainings
Note About Conferences
Conferences count as ONE skills training, not a series of separate skills trainings.
Some examples of on-campus courses/trainings/conferences that have met the skills training requirements in the past are:
Other resources for trainings:
http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse.cfm (not all meet PSS skills training criteria, but may still be of interest to you).
On Campus Opportunities
Fall 2008 Trainings
Carolina Navigators Training Session
Saturday, September 6 - 1:00-4:00 PM
FedEx Global Education Center
301 Pittsboro St.
Room 3024
After studying abroad, are you looking for an audience to recount your
stories? Do you want an opportunity to dispel stereotypes about your
culture and better inform the community about your country? Are you
passionate about a global issue and eager to share your knowledge?
Become a Carolina Navigator! Attend our fall training session.
Email navigators@unc.edu to reserve your seat. For more information go to http://gi.unc.edu/navigators.
Safe Zone Ally Trainings
The purpose of Safe Zone is to create a network of allies for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students, and by doing so, to make the University community a safer and more supportive place. Trained allies receive a Safe Zone sign to display in their living space to let others know publicly that they identify as an ally for LGBT persons.
- Tuesday, August 5, 1-5pm
- Tuesday, September 9, 4-8pm
- Wednesday, September 24, 3-7pm
- Wednesday, October 22, 4-8pm
- Thursday, November 13, 10am-2pm
To register for a Safe Zone training, contact Stephen Wiseman and let him know the date of the training for which you would like to register.
HAVEN (Helping to Advocate Violence Ending Now) Training
Tuesday, September 16
5-9pm
Location TBD
Monday, October 20
5-9 PM
Location TBD
Tuesday, November 11
5-9 PM
Location TBD
The HAVEN (Helping Advocate Violence Ending Now) Program is a campus and community-wide initiative to increase support for student survivors of sexual violence and to further the universities' efforts to prevent sexual violence. Trained HAVEN allies serve as "safe spaces" around the campus for students to go for information, discussion, and referral. If you are interested in becoming a HAVEN ally or have any questions about the program, please email dos@unc.edu. Space is limited.
Disaster Relief Training
Thursday, October 2
7-9pm
Campus Y, Anne Queen Faculty Lounge
Extended Disaster Relief is a student organization that formed immediately after Hurricane Katrina to provide long-term, sustainable relief and support for communities affected by natural disasters. Extended Disaster Relief works to raise awareness on campus about the issues still facing Katrina victims and participate in short-term disaster relief aid trips to natural disaster sites across the U.S. With questions and to RSVP, please contact guo.merrybelle@gmail.com. Please visit http://www.unchost.org/edr for more information.
Nourish International
October 11, 10am-2pm
October 25, 12-5pm
Students will learn about some of the goals, strategies and tactics involved
in marketing for the non-profit sector. Following the training, students
will participate in market research to send Nourish on its way to founding
new chapters in the coming year. Free pizza lunch included!
To register for either of the trainings or for more information, please contact Amy Holter at amy.holter@nourishinternational.org.
Nourish International works with students to solve some of the problems caused by global poverty. By running ventures on their campuses during the year, Nourish Chapters earn money to conduct sustainable development projects in communities abroad. Over the summer, students from Nourish Chapters travel abroad to partner with local communities to implement these solutions.
On Campus Conferences
NOTE: Conferences count as ONE skills training, not a series of individual skills trainings.)
2008 STRETCH Conference
September 26 and 27
The STRETCH (STudents REaching Toward CHange) Conference focuses on leadership
roles in public service and activism and the issues driving social service
today. The conference will take place on Friday, Sept. 26 and Saturday,
Sept. 27. Students must attend Saturday's workshops for it to count as a
PSS skills trainings. Friday night's event do not count. To learn more or
to apply, visit http://studentorgs.unc.edu/studgov/
Off Campus Opportunities
Trainings:
Conferences: (NOTE: Conferences count as ONE skills training, not a series of individual skills trainings.)
9th Annual WILD Conference – Women In Leadership Development
Saturday, November 1
10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Duke University
The WILD Conference is a one-day leadership program designed specifically for college women students. This year's theme, "Making Connections," focuses on how to make the critical connections necessary to become a leader. A collaboration of Triangle-area colleges and universities, the mission of the WILD Conference is to inspire, develop, and empower a diverse community of collegiate women as leaders.
The registration deadline is Friday, OCTOBER 24, 2008. There are a limited number of scholarships available to attend this conference, so register early if you’d like to be considered for one!For more information or to register, visit http://www.ncsu.edu/csleps/leadership/wild.htm
Questions? Contact Ashley Fogle [fogle@unc.edu] or Pam Lach [plach@email.unc.edu]
The Power is Yours
Saturday, November 8
High Point University
This conference provides networking, sharing and learning opportunities for students involved in civic engagement and environmental efforts on campus. This year’s conference will also include a panel discussion comprised of Peace Corps and AmeriCorps Volunteers, businesses that implement environmental best practices, Nourish International, The Gathering, Teach for America, The Roosevelt Institute (a student think tank, based at UNC-Chapel Hill), and other individuals who are actively involved in civic engagement and environmental efforts.
The deadline to register for the conference is October 10, 2008. With questions, please contact Jonathan Romm at jromm@elon.edu. Please visit http://org.elon.edu/nccc/events/2008Conference.html for more information and to RSVP.
Spring 2009 Trainings
Safe Zone Ally Trainings
The purpose of Safe Zone is to create a network of allies for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students, and by doing so, to make the University community a safer and more supportive place. Trained allies receive a Safe Zone sign to display in their living space to let others know publicly that they identify as an ally for LGBT persons.
- Thursday, January 22, 3-7pm
- Wednesday, February 18, 4-8pm
- Tuesday, March 24, 4-8pm
- Thursday, April 16, 10am-2pm
To register for a Safe Zone training, contact Stephen Wiseman and let him know the date of the training for which you would like to register.
Carolina Navigators Spring Training Session for New Presenters
Saturday, January 24
1:00-4:00pm
Global Education Center
291 Pittsboro Street
Room 3024
Email navigators@unc.edu to reserve your seat.
Learn more
On Campus Conferences
NOTE: Conferences count as ONE skills training, not a series of individual skills trainings.)
Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE)
Read. Write. Act. Conference (online)
Week of February 2
Each year, the Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE) hosts the National Read. Write. Act. Conference for campus-based literacy programs and their community partners. We value our gatherings of engaged and committed participants, but we also recognize that many of our constituents don't have travel budgets, and those that do have limited funds. This year, in order to include more participants and to reduce our carbon footprint, we've decided to host our first ever *virtual* Read. Write. Act. Conference.
Visit http://www.readwriteact.org/rwa/conference.html for more information.
2009 Unity Conference
May 3-5
Email haleykoch@gmail.com for more information.
The Carolina Center for Public Service strengthens the University's public service commitment by promoting scholarship and service that are responsive to the concerns of the state and contribute to the common good.
“A Community Engaged University” recognized by the
Carnegie Foundation
CCPS is a unit of the Office of Vice Chancellor
for Public Service and Engagement.