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YULE LOG 2012
Sunday, December 9th, Voorhees Chapel at 4:45 PM
Yule Log began in 1918 when the students, approaching their first winter holiday season, asked to illuminate a tree and burn a Yule Log in the foyer fireplace in College Hall. The students stood with candles on the beautiful winding staircase and sang Christmas carols. Today, held in Voorhees Chapel, the ceremony embraces a diversity of seasonal celebrations, cultures, religions and traditions. Just as they did ninety three years ago, our students will be holding candles, singing songs, and reading passages that highlight our Douglass community and the advent of the winter season.

Please join us at 4:45pm for this one hour ceremony in Voorhees Chapel, followed by a dessert reception held in the N.J.C. Lounge in the Douglass Campus Center. We hope that you, as an important part of the Douglass family, will attend with your special Douglass student!

For more information, please email Jocelyn Tejeda at jt519@echo.rutgers.edu.

Save the Date!
Douglass Women's Career Development Day
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Douglass Campus Center
Designed especially to help graduating seniors prepare for life after Douglass
Free and open to all Rutgers students; registration information coming soon!

Gender and Disaster

Specifically for Douglass Residential College Students only.
Jacquelyn Litt (Dean, Douglass Residential College and Douglass Campus; Professor, Department of Sociology and Department of Women's and Gender Studies)

Natural, manmade, and technological disasters have become a way of life in the 21st century. This seminar explores the social dimensions of disasters on populations, with a particular focus on social inequality in disaster recovery. We explore national and international policy regarding disasters, disaster relief efforts, and new models for understanding disasters. Examples include 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the BP and Exxon Valdez oil spills, and the Haiti and Japan earthquakes.

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You can register for a Byrne Seminar through WebReg. Have questions? Email Angela Mullis, Director, at mullis@oldqueens.rutgers.edu.

International Service Learning Project Scholarships

Want to make a difference? Thinking about service learning in an international context?

Then consider participating in an International Service Learning Project through
Rutgers Study Abroad

***SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR DRC STUDENTS***

For more information on the International Service Learning Project go to http://studyabroad.rutgers.edu/

Applications will be available this spring

Don't miss this opportunity to explore your world!

Office of Civic Engagement & Service Education Partnerships Program

Students Advancing Literacy Skills in Adults (SALSA) will begin its pilot during the Spring 2013 semester and is searching for 10 highly dedicated students to help pioneer this effort. Students in SALSA will serve as Conversation Partners supporting local community organizations offering Adult ESL/ESOL services.
Students will be expected to:
*serve at their sites for approximately 3 hours per week
*attend 4 CESEP recitation sessions for one credit per semester (these are offered at various times)
*participate in scheduled training & orientation *undergo a background check, if required by their host site.
This is a great opportunity for someone who is interested in becoming a teacher, looking to get involved in the community, or interested in languages and cultures. SALSA is a great way to get hands on experience and to make a difference in someone's life. Examples of the offerings at some of our Community Partner sites include English conversation groups and Civics for persons preparing to take the U.S. citizenship exam.

If interested contact Erika Remache, Adult Literacy Outreach Coordinator, via e-mail at remachee@rci.rutgers.edu or phone at (732) 932-1276.

Love to talk?

The Douglass Call Center is currently looking for students to call alumnae and parents to encourage them to make a financial contribution to the Douglass Annual Fund.

Gifts to the Douglass Annual Fund support the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College in its mission of providing ongoing financial, programming, and communications support to Douglass College, her students and her alumnae. The pay rate is $10.00/hour.

Qualifications include:

Individuals must be current degree seeking, full-time students or graduate students of Douglass Residential College.
Individuals must possess a positive, friendly attitude and be articulate, personable, reliable, respectful and sincere.
Individuals should be good listeners with the ability to overcome rejection.
Individuals must be willing to work a minimum of three shifts per week. The program is scheduled to start in September and end in April. Shifts are available Sunday from 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. or 5:30 – 9:00 p.m and Monday through Thursday from 5:30 – 9:00 p.m.

To submit an application visit http://douglass-rutgers.thecallingcenter.com
For more information about the Douglass Call Center contact Mercedes Carpenter at Mercedes.Carpenter@ruffalocody.com