Dutchess Community College Service Learning

08/28/2019

Fall 2019 is underway and projects have already begun! Yesterday, Werner Steger's History of the U.S students received their copy of "No Pity: People With Disabilities Forging A New Civil Rights Movement" and heard from Linda Bertollozzi from DCC's Accommodative Services. They will be constructing a timeline of important milestones & achievements in the disability rights movement.

Layout & design will be constructed by Visual Arts students and will be on permanent display in the Accomaditve Services office.

07/18/2019

FYI: With temperatures expecting to climb into the mid to high 90s, the City of Poughkeepsie will open a cooling center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 21 at the Public Safety Building located at 505 Main Street. Also, the municipal pools – Pulaski Park Pool at 162 Washington Street and Spratt Park Pool at 121 Wilbur Boulevard – will be open for free during those days. Hours of operation are from 1-7 p.m. Please help spread the word!

The City of Poughkeepsie is opening a cooling center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, July 19 and Saturday, ...

05/30/2019

At the unveiling earlier today of the Family Partnership Center Partner Mural created by Holly McCabe's Art 147 students. Each student chose an organization and digitally illustrated that particular organization in a single square of the mural. When assembled, the squares formed a quilt representing all organizations housed within the Family Partnership building and is displayed in the lobby entrance.

05/14/2019

Thank you to all our wonderful community partners & faculty this academic year that offered service-learning opportunities to our students. We worked with 40 agencies and 45 faculty members to offer over 100 course sections with service-learning opportunities. Enjoy these photos from yesterday's Service-Learning Recognition Ceremony and thank you to everyone who was able to attend!

05/02/2019

Holly McCabe's illustration students have been working hard to create a tapestry representing the 18 agencies that are located in the Family Partnership Center. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Kellie Wofford coordinating between the many students & agencies involved in this project. We can't wait to their work is unveiled- stay tuned!

04/30/2019

Today was the last day of Tara Sweet's ESW 202 semester-long service-learning project as personal trainers for Ramapo for Children's Staff Assistant Program!

04/29/2019

On Saturday, April 20th & 27th, professional photographer and part-time faculty member Sean Hemmerle — whose work can be found in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art — held a Photography Masterclass for his students and community members. Using the Fall Kill as a case study, Hemmerle taught attendees how to share their “Poughtential Place” with the community through photography.

Following the class, students submitted their photos and poems for inclusion in a Community Gallery Show on May 3 from 5-7pm (First Friday) at the newly-opened Trolley Barn on Main Street.

This event is being produced by MASS Design Group’s Hudson Valley Design Lab in collaboration with Hudson River Housing, Sustainable Hudson Valley, Project for Public Spaces, Dutchess Community College, and Marist College with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

04/25/2019

Susan Conrad's GLG 124 & PHS 102 teaching hands-on lessons for Earth Day at Morse Elementary on Tuesday!

04/25/2019

Last week Terri Burke's A Biomedical View AIDS/HIV
students went to Hudson Valley Community Services to create safe s*x & needle exchange kits! Keep an eye out for these students next Tuesday 4/30 for the second part of their project: educating & distributing safe s*x kits here on campus!

04/23/2019

Joe Allen's ENG-226 students taught within the classroom today at Morse Elementary School about the Industrial Food Chain and how it impacts us and our planet. The students used fun, interactive activities to teach the kids.