Union University
Day of Remembrance
November 10, 2003
Service
Opportunities
How to get Involved!
Union University
Day of Remembrance
November 10, 2003
This day is devoted for all
students, faculty, and staff to worship and give thanks for God’s protection
during last year’s tornado. The day
will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the chapel.
Students, faculty, and staff can review and sign up for service projects
in advance in the Campus Ministries office. For questions, call Campus Ministries at
x5062.
**Classes will
be cancelled in order for students, faculty, and staff to serve together. However, the following labs and classes will
meet: BIO 100L, BIO 221L, CHE 111L, CHE
324, CHE 319L, PHY 111L, PHY 231L, PHY 430L, NUR 421, and NUR 330. In addition, student teaching will resume as
scheduled and all evening classes will be held on November 10.
Mulch tree rings
Create a flat mulch ring
approximately 2" high along the south entrance median. This team is required to bring their own
supplies
Project Leader: James
Lux
Time of Work:
Morning
Project size : 10
people
Meeting
Location: South Entrance
Special
Supplies Required: Shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, and pitch forks.
Mulch tree rings
Create a flat mulch ring
approximately 2" high along old by-pass entrance (cherry trees). This team is required to bring their own
supplies.
Project Leader: Brandon Nelms
Time of Work:
Morning
Project size: 10
people
Meeting
Location: Meet at cherry tree median
Special
Supplies Needed: Shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, and pitch
forks.
Line trim along chain link fence along Highway 45 By-pass
Line trim and clean fence along
by-pass
Project
Leader: Wayne Campbell
Time of Work:
Morning
Project Size: 20 people
Meeting
Location: Meet behind Hammons Hall
Special
Supplies Needed: Line trimmers, loppers, hand pruners, and
machete.
Rake leaves
Rake leaves across campus
Project
Leader: Hannah Vogtner
Time of Work: Morning
Project Size: The more the merrier
Meeting
Location: D-53
Special
Supplies Needed: Rakes and large trash bags.
Dirt work at student lot across from Watters dorms
Back fill top-soil along
backside of curb
Project Leader:
Keelan Cook
Time of Work:
Morning
Project Size: 20
people
Meeting Location:
Outside Watters Commons
Special
Supplies Needed: Shovels, wheelbarrows, and rakes.
Pull weeds
Pull weeds out of flower beds
Project
Leader: Crystal Skelton
Time of Work:
Morning
Project Size:
Unlimited
Meeting
Location: C-6
Special
Supplies Needed: Gloves
Lay rip rap (white stone) in washed out ditches
Lay rip rap along ditch beds and
sides
Project
Leader: Amy McCutcheon
Time of
Work: Morning
Project
Size: 15
Meeting
Location: Bridge behind the administrative offices
Special
Supplies Needed: Wheelbarrows and gloves.
Paint fence around baseball field
Brush paint and roll backside of
fence facing Penick (weather permitting)
Project
Leader: Sarah Thompson
Time of Work: Until
completion
Project
Size: 50 people
Meeting
Location: Baseball field parking lot
Breakfast for students
Serve students juice and bagels
at the Class of 2000 Pavilion before the chapel service.
Project Leader:
Residence Life Team and RA’s
Time of Work:
6:45-8:45 a.m.
Meeting
Location: Class of 2000 Pavilion
Removing chapel pew wording
Remove the random white
lettering from the ends of all the new chapel pews.
Project
Leader: Kristin Ulmer
Time of Work: Morning
Project Size: 30 people
Meeting
Location: The front of the chapel near stage
Planting trees around campus
Planting trees around campus
Project
Leader: Daniel Verbist
Time of Work: Until completion
Project
Size: 30 people
Meeting
Location: D-52
Off Campus
Opportunities:
Advertising
/ marketing materials
Project Leader: Chris Nadaskay (x5253)
Time of Work:
All day
Project Size: Up to 20 people (limited to pre-registered students in Ad
Federation)
Meeting location:
Operation Christmas Child—NEW
PROJECT
Project Leader: Joyce Henderson (x5236)
Time of Work:
Morning
Project Size: 6 people (mainly nursing majors)
Meeting location: C-19
Tutoring/teaching
Project Leader: Dr. Matt Lunsford (x5222)
Time of Work:
Morning
Project Size: 6-8 people (Kappa Mu Epsilon)
Meeting location: Contact Dr. Lunsford directly
The
Helping
to refurbish donated computer equipment
Computer
Science majors/minors
Project Leader: Dr. Jan Wilms x5267
Time of Work:
Project Size: 4 people
Meeting location: Main C hall Computer lab
Bells Nursing Home--NEW PROJECT
Singing to residents
Project Leader: Dr. Richard Joiner (x5311)
Time of Work: TBA
Project
Size: Unlimited;
however, students need be in in Proclamation, Singers, or Choral Union
Meeting
Location: TBA from Dr.
Joiner
United Way of West Tennessee--NEW PROJECT
Interior painting
Project
Leaders: Dr. Darin White
Time of Work: Until completion
Project
Size: 20 (Already filled—Union Men’s Basketball Team)
Meeting
Location: TBA
Other
information: The United Way
will provide all supplies. The group
will paint United Way’s new offices.
Carl Perkins Center (downtown)--NEW
PROJECT
Planting flowers
Project Leader: Dr. Michael McMahan
Time of Work: Until completion
Project Size: 1 (already filled)
Meeting
Location: TBA
Boys and Girls’ Club at Issac Lane-- NEW
PROJECT
Tutoring
Project Leaders: Tony Winkler and Ashley Goss
Time of Work: Until 5 p.m.
Project Size: 9 people
Meeting
Location: Birdcage in
Penick Hall (main hallway of PAC)
Boys and
Girls’ Club at Lincoln Courts-- NEW PROJECT
Cleaning and organizing
Project Leader: Katie Woodruff and ladies’ basketball team
Time of Work: Until completion
Project Size: 5 people
Meeting
Location: Wellness Center
Boys and
Girls’ Club at Whitehall Elementary-- NEW
PROJECT
Tutoring and cleaning
Project Leader: James Waddell
Time of Work: Until 5 p.m.
Project Size: 2 people
Meeting
Location: Career Services
Boys and
Girls’ Club at Brownsville-- NEW PROJECT
Bulletin boards and cleaning
Project Leader:
Audrey Darby
Time of Work: Until 3 p.m.
Project Size: 4 people
Meeting
Location: Theater
Food
for the Soul-- NEW PROJECT
“UU Gospel Choir” and
“Sociologists in Motion” will provide gospel music and 1,000 hot dogs to the
community in the Westwood Recreational Center in Jackson.
Project Leader: Dr. Toni Chiareli, x.5399
Time of Work: 10 a.m. to noon
Project Size: Unlimited
Meeting
Location: BAC Sociology
Department
Youthtown
Variety of projects from
painting to cleaning
Project
Leaders: Amanda Jones,
Lisa Whiffen, and Stacey Chandler
(Panhellenic)
Time of Work: Until completion
Project
Size: 50 people
Meeting
Location: D-52
BirthChoice
One team of 8 men to do
painting, landscaping, etc.
One team of 10 women to assemble
cards and ribbons for the Sanctity of Life Day
Project
Leaders: Lee Eubanks,
Toria Argo, and Lauren Oldham
Time of
Work: Until
completion
Project
Size: 18 people (see
above)
Meeting
Location: C-8
School of Education Service Project
Connecting with students in a
local school
Project Leader: Professor Sandra Hathcox (x5375) or current education professor
Time of Work: At least two hours
Meeting
Location: Varies according
to school
Other
Information: All education
students will hear about this project through their education classes. However, non-education majors should contact
Professor Sandra Hathcox directly to sign up for this event. Student should be professionally
dressed.
Habitat for Humanity
Construction
Project Leaders: Erin Moore and Josh Hall (ATO)
Time of
Work: All day
Project
Size: 10+ people
Meeting
Location: C-16
Christian Women’s Job Corps
Interior painting / light clean
up
Project
Leader: Marci Coleman
Time of
Work: Until completed
Project
Size: 10-12 people
Meeting
Location: C-12
Morningside Assisted Living
Lead a program, particularly
singing, and visit with residents
Project
Leader: Laura Lee Moore
Time of
Work: Morning
Project
Size: 10 people
Meeting
Location: C-10
Cheyenne Trace Assisted Living
Read to residents, help clean
residents’ rooms, singing, and landscaping work
Project
Leader: Annie Ross and
Brent Jones (freshmen council)
Time of
Work: Morning
Project
Size: 15 people
Meeting
Location: C-15
Other
Information: Lunch will be
provided.
Area Relief Ministries
Help with intakes and organizing
Christmas donations
Project
Leader: Sarah Bradley
Time of
Work: Morning
Project
Size: 5 people
Meeting
Location: C-20
WRAP (Women’s Resource and Rape Assistance Program)
Cleaning, sorting donations, and
organizing the storage area
Project
Leader: Liz Williamson
Time of
Work: Morning
Project
Size: 5 people
Meeting
Location: D-49
RIFA (Regional Inter-Faith Association)
Cleaning and sorting donations
Project
Leader: Melissa Gruver
Time of
Work: Morning
Project
Size: 10 people
Meeting
Location: C-18
Dream Center
Cleaning
Project
Leaders: Leah Anderson,
Whitnee Morrow, and Kristen Edwards
Time of Work: Morning
Project
Size: 10-15 people
Meeting
Location: C-17
Care Center
Interior fall cleaning, possibly
raking leaves
Project
Leaders: Christie
Scarbrough and Elizabeth Miller
Time of
Work: Until completed
Project
Size: 10-15 people
Meeting
Location: D-54
Carl Perkins Child Abuse Prevention Center
Cleaning out and sorting
donations
Project
Leader: Cindy Harrell
Time of
Work: Until completed
Project
Size: 4 people
Meeting
Location: Outside Hurt
Commons
West Tennessee Legal Services
Clerical assistance
Project
Leader: Ema Wall
Time of
Work: Morning
Project Size: 2 people
Meeting
Location: Sound booth in
chapel
Parkway Courts Headstart
Assisting the teachers in the
classrooms and working with social workers
Project
Leader: Donna Reed
Time of
Work: All day
Project
Size: 3 men; 3 women
Meeting
Location: SUB Fountain
City of Jackson Parks and Recreation
Project Description TBA
Project Leader: Kerra Kunce
Time of Work: TBA
Project Size: 20 people
Meeting
Location: SUB Student
Lounge
Mission Convalescent Home
Activities with the residents,
assistance with some maintenance
Project
Leaders: Dawn Stoika and
Luke Pruett
Time of
Work: Until completed
Project
Size: 3 men; 2 women
Meeting
Location: A-1
Boys and Girls Club on Lexington Avenue
Project Description TBA
Project
Leader: Lauren Robbins
Time of
Work: Until
completion
Project
Size: 12
Meeting
Location: Lexington Inn
Washington-Douglas Headstart
Assisting the teachers in
classrooms and working with social workers
Project
Leader: Laura Bush
Time of
Work: All day
Project
Size: TBA
Meeting
Location: The Learning
Center
Jackson-Madison County Disaster Relief
Hanging sheetrock, replacing
windows, and other construction work
Project
Leader: Matt Oshel
Time of
Work: All day
Project
Size: 20 people
Meeting
Location: D-48
Special Skills
Needed: See project
description
Red Cross
Putting together comfort kits
that will be used for disaster
victims
Project
Leader: Rachelle
Haskins
Time of
Work: Morning
Project
Size: 4 people
Meeting
Location: Outside the
library
The Salvation Army
Clean up and yard work
Project
Leader: Connie Cooper
and Julie Paul
Time of
Work: Until completed
Project
Size: 10 people
Meeting
Location: Campus
Ministries office
Parkview Montessori Elementary School
To help move large items off
their stage and to assist teachers in cleaning classrooms
Project
Leader: Jon Blair
Time of Work: 9:30
a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Project
Size: 25 people
Meeting
Location: A-7
Other
Information: Lunch provided
by the principal.
Alexander Middle School
Cleaning projects in the school
Project
Leader: Lauren Pennington
Time of Work: Until 3:30 p.m.
Project
Size: 10 people
Meeting
Location: A-9
The Greening of East Jackson Through Chemistry
Planting trees at local public
schools
Project Leader: Neil Jackson
Time of Work: Until completion
Project Size: 30 people
Meeting
Location: Small gym
Other
Information: In addition to
the above work on November 10, students can also participate in planting
trees on Saturday, November 8 (8:00-3:00 p.m. in residential areas that have
lost trees due to the recent storms.
Contact Neil Jackson at x4841 to volunteer.
**Students,
Faculty, and Staff are encouraged to sign up for service projects in advance
in the Campus Ministries office! Additional project opportunities not included
in this booklet are also available in Campus Ministries.