Title: AmeriCorps UCAN Serve Coordinator
Email: duamericorps@du.edu
Phone: 303.871.3332
The AmeriCorps UCAN Serve Program is located in Driscoll South, Suite #6.
Focus:
Hana coordinates the AmeriCorps UCAN Serve education award program, which provides students who are doing community service
work with tuition and student loan grants.
Background:
Hana received a BA in both Ecological Studies and Theology & Religious Studies from
Seattle University. She is currently pursuing an MA in International Administration
from DU's Josef Korbel School of International Studies in conjunction with the Peace
Corps Master's International program. After one last quarter of classes, she will
be heading off to the Peace Corps to participate in NGO development early next year.
"Having served as an AmeriCorps volunteer with Seattle University and an AmeriCorps
VISTA in Harlem, I am delighted to be on the coordinating end of things, working with
DU students engaged in community service here in Denver."
Anita Spotlight
Reflects on Public Achivement (PA) on Blog
The goal [of PA] is to create a space for students to discover their power to create tangible change in their community. That includes open discussions about social justice issues like privilege and oppression, as well as certain key activities like one-to-ones, "world as it is/world as it should be", "world cafes" and others from the PA handbook
Manuel Del Real
DU Student, Class of 2009 and 2011
Every time I look at the murals, it gives me great pride as an alumnus to be able to see students make a change...Being a coach has also helped me realize I am the mentor that I used to look up to.
Hava Gordon
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology
Last year, I taught a Service Learning FSEM: Youth Cultures: Inequality, Resistance, and Empowerment. This was the first time teaching my FSEM as a service learning class, and it was an amazing experience. With the help of my wonderful Service Learning Associate, Cameron Lewis, our class partnered with The Spot youth center and Rainbow Alley. Both organizations work to empower teens by providing a safe and creative space for low-income, homeless, and LGBTQ youth. FSEM students joined outreach workers at The Spot on night walks around the city, distributing needed items to homeless youth. Students also participated in consciousness-raising workshops at Rainbow Alley, connecting with Rainbow Alley youth through these workshops.
