Community Engagement & New Student Programs
The Office of Community Engagement and New Student Programs educates members of the Lehman campus community on the importance of responsible citizenship through new student orientation, community development programs, service efforts, practical application of knowledge, and an awareness of global issues impacting local communities.
There are four major components of the Office of Community Engagement and New Student Programs: (New Student Programs, Community Engagement, Lehman L.I.F.E., and Service-Learning). Scroll down below our upcoming events to learn about each different area.
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UPCOMING COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:
SERVICE PROGRAM CALENDAR FOR SPRING 2013
Ongoing Projects
February- May 2013 Ongoing Event Every Tuesday 4:15pm-6:00 pm in Manhattan |
Publicolor – Enhancing Education through Environment Seeking students who interested in tutoring middle and high school students ages 13-18 yrs old in academic subjects ranging from Math, English, and The SAT’s. |
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February-May 2013 Ongoing Event |
Lift the Bronx Looking for students to help the community find social programs. Volunteers are especially needed for the Summer and Fall 2013. Must Speak English Fluently |
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February-May 2013 Ongoing Event |
Abbott House Looking for Mentors for foster care and at risk youth. |
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Short-term Projects |
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 1:00pm-4:00pm Shuster Hall Room 208 |
Pay Day Snack Day (Valentine's Day) Come support Lehman L.I.F.E. students who are traveling to Puerto Rico, Chicago, and Kenya by purchasing snacks and coffee for 3 dollars!
Valentine's Menu: Candy, Cake, Cookies, Hershey Kisses, Brownies and Hot coffee |
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013 3:15pm Meet at Shuster Hall, Room 201B for departure |
Visiting Neighbors Help deliver care packages to senior citizens for Valentine's Day. Enjoy a few hours of company, offering both senior and volunteer an opportunity to learn from one another. Share memories, conversation, or enjoy a hobby together! |
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 11:30am-1:00pm Music Building Cafeteria |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Make a Square for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Thursday, February 21, 2013 1:00pm-4:00pm Shuster Hall Room 208 |
Pay Day Snack Day (Mardi Gras) Come support Lehman L.I.F.E. students who are traveling to Puerto Rico, Chicago, and Kenya by purchasing snacks and Coffee for 3 dollars! Mardi Gras Menu: Beigneits, Spicy Wings, Cookies, Green Popcorn, Zatarans Rice and Coffee. |
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Monday, February 25, 2013 11:30am-2:30pm Music Building Cafeteria |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Make a Square for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013 11:30am-1:00pm Music Building Cafeteria |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Make a Square for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Monday, March 4th, 2013 11:30am-2:30pm Music Building Cafeteria |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Make a Square for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 11:30am-1:00pm Music Building Cafeteria |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Make a Square for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Thursday, March 7, 2013 1:00pm-4:00pm Shuster Hall Room 208 |
Pay Day Snack Day (Spanish Food) Come support Lehman L.I.F.E. students who are traveling to Puerto Rico, Chicago, and Kenya by purchasing snacks and Coffee for 3 dollars!
Spanish Food Menu: Pastelitos, Arroz con Pollo, Tacos, Arroz con gaudules, Spanish Cookie, Pink Potatos and coffee |
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Monday, March 11th, 2013 11:30am-2:30pm Music Building Cafeteria |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Make a Square for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 11:30am-1:00pm Music Building Cafeteria |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Make a Square for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:00pm-5:00pm Child Care Center Meet at Shuster Hall, Room 201B @ 2:45pm |
Jumpstart Celebrate Dr.Seuss’ Birthday by reading to children all of Dr.Seuss’ classics. |
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Sunday, March 17th, 2013 6:00am West Side Highway 30th street and 12th Ave |
NYC Half Marathon Help support marathon runners by handing out water at the West Side Highway station |
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Monday, March 18th, 2013 11:30am-2:30pm Music Building Cafeteria |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Make a Square for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 11:30am-1:00pm Music Building Cafeteria |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Make a Square for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 12:00pm-4:00pm |
POTS: Lunch Serving Come and volunteer to serve a meal to the homeless with our local soup kitchen POTS, a long standing partner with Lehman College. |
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Thursday, March 21st, 2013 12:00pm-4:00pm Shuster Hall Room 208 |
Pay Day Snack Day (Spring Smoothies) Come support Lehman L.I.F.E. students who are traveling to Puerto Rico, Chicago, and Kenya by purchasing snacks and Coffee for 3 dollars! Spring Smoothie Menu: Yogurt, Blenders Veggies, Fruit, Milk, juice. |
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Monday, March 25- Thursday, March 28, 2013 Alternative Spring Break NYC Staten Island 4 day commitment |
Rebuild Staten Island Foundation Rebuild Staten Island Foundation's mission is to provide aid to the victims of Hurricane Sandy on Staten Island through addressing the immediate needs of the community and long term plans towards rebuilding and redevelopment in Staten Island. Join us to rebuild houses. We will install drywall, priming, and other construction activities. No prior experience necessary. |
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Thursday, April 4th, 2013 1:00pm-4:00pm Shuster Hall Room 208 |
Pay Day Snack Day (Free Soup Day) Come support Lehman L.I.F.E. students who are traveling to Puerto Rico, Chicago, and Kenya by purchasing snacks and Coffee for 3 dollars! Soup day Menu: Jamaican Pea Soup, Soncoho, Portuguese Soup, Spicy Tomato, Lentil Soup |
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Monday, April 8h, 2013 11:30am-2:30pm Music Building Cafeteria |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Make a Square for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 11:30am-1:00pm Music Building Cafeteria |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Make a Square for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Saturday, April 13th, 2013 Meet at Lehman College Main Gate (Gate 8) located on Bedford Park Avenue, 10:15am |
The Bronx Is Blooming Come plant and maintain our Bronx parks with students from NYU, Fordham University, Manhattan College, and Hostos Community College and have a great afternoon! |
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Monday, April 15h, 2013 11:30am-2:30pm Shuster Hall, Room 201B |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Sew together squares for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 11:30am-1:00pm Shuster Hall, Room 201B |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Sew together squares for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 12:15-5:30 Meet at Shuster Hall, Room 201B at 12:15-3:30pm |
Food Bank of New York (Harlem Location) Mind for Meals: You can make a direct impact on the lives of hungry children and families in our community by volunteering your time with The Food Bank For New York City’s Meals for Minds project! As a volunteer with Meals for Minds, you sort food, set up food stations, provide friendly service and put food directly into the hands of our neighbors in need. This volunteer opportunity is great for giving direct, personal service in a fun, energetic environment. |
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Thursday, April 18th, 2013 12:00pm-4:00pm Shuster Hall Room 208 |
Pay Day Snack Day (Healthy Day) Come support Lehman L.I.F.E. students who are traveling to Puerto Rico, Chicago, and Kenya by purchasing snacks and Coffee for 3 dollars! Healthy Day Menu: Cookies, Vegan Food, Granola bars, Fresh Fruit, Vegetable and Dip platter |
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Monday, April 22nd, 2013 Lehman College Gate 13 (By Jerome Ave.) |
President’s Service Corps - Gate 13 Clean-up Have a hand in the beautification of Lehman College by cleaning the area outside of Gate 13 and the ramp area across the street. Help make our college look more welcoming to visitors and students! |
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Monday, April 22nd, 2013 11:30am-2:30pm Shuster Hall, Room 201B |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Sew together squares for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 11:30am-1:00pm Shuster Hall, Room 201B |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Sew together squares for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
Craft of Caring: Take Back The Night Make a Square for Domestic Violence Awareness week for our “Take Back the Night” campus quilt. |
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Sunday, April 28h, 2013 8:30am South Street Seaport |
MS Walk Sign up to be a part of the Lehman College Team by visiting www.walkmsnyc.org Register for the Manhattan Walk “Join a Team” and choose Lehman College – Team Lightning from Family and Friends teams |
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Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 12:00pm-4:00pm Shuster Hall Room 208 |
Pay Day Snack Day (African Food Day) Come support Lehman L.I.F.E. students who are traveling to Puerto Rico, Chicago, and Kenya by purchasing snacks and Coffee for 3 dollars! African Food Day Menu: Bissap, Cheibujen, Ethiopian dish, Kenyan Cheesecake, Achekaye |
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 Time TBA |
The Bronx Is Blooming Come revisit the site of our last planting day and continue our partnership with Fordham and NYU and have a great afternoon! |
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Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 4:00pm-6:00pm Faculty Dining Room
Invitees are allowed to bring family |
Community Engagement Recognition Day Come to our annual awards ceremony to recognize the work of all volunteers this academic year. Special honors will be given to Lehman L.I.F.E, volunteers for 3 or more programs, and community partners. |
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Thursday, May 16th, 2013 12:00pm-4:00pm Shuster Hall Room 208 |
Pay Day Snack Day (Custom Cookie Day) Come support Lehman L.I.F.E. students who are traveling to Puerto Rico, Chicago, and Kenya by purchasing snacks and Coffee for 3 dollars! Custom Cookie Day Menu: Chocolate Chip, Sugar Cookies, Snicker Doodles, Cookie Decorations |
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Sunday, May 19th, 2013 8:30am Central Park |
AIDS WALK Join Lehman as we walk to raise awareness and funding for AIDS research for the 5th year in a row as a team! Sign up at aidswalk.net, click on “Join a Team” and Join Lehman College – Team Lightning. |
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Thursday, May 30th, 2013 12:00pm-4:00pm Shuster Hall, Room 208 |
Pay Day Snack Day (Pay Day Snack Day FINALE!) Come support Lehman L.I.F.E. students who are traveling to Puerto Rico, Chicago, and Kenya by purchasing snacks and Coffee for 3 dollars! Finale Menu: Cheesecake, Brownies, Donuts, Cookies |
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New Student Programs:
New Student Orientation is held before the beginning of each semester to help facilitate a smooth transition to Lehman College for First-Year Students and Transfer Students. Research shows that the first six weeks is a crucial period of time in which a student either feels connected to their college, or not. Therefore Lehman College hosts "Weeks of Welcome" which take place during the first six weeks of the Fall Semester.
Community Engagement:
Community Service is a very large part of our day to day operation and includes many of the events listed below.
Ongoing and One-Day Service projects allow students to volunteer for programs on a one-time basis or as a continual volunteer project such as Publicolor, Free Arts NYC Days, Million Trees NYC tree planting, Bronx One On One Mentoring mentoring program, participating with Jumpstart on an ongoing basis, Computers for Youth teaching children and their families how to use their new educational system.
Walks/Runs - A wonderful way to involve students in making a difference is to create a team to participate in a walk to raise awareness or money for research. Lehman students have participated in Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera’s “Walk With Me” Against Domestic Violence, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, and the American Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Walk at Orchard Beach. During the Spring semester members of the Lehman Community participate in the MS Walk and AIDS Walk New York.
Craft of Caring - We recognize that most of our students have quite busy schedules, balancing school, work, family and a host of other experiences. Therefore we continued to hold a series to make service more accessible for those with limited time available. Through our Craft of Caring series, Lehman students and staff participated in one-day service projects right here on campus. Students can stay at the program for the whole time, or feel free to drop by and contribute for a few minutes. Programs include Treats for Troops care package creation, Surgi-doll sewing, cards and trick or treat bags for the Child Care Center.
Civic Engagement Recognition Day – Our fifth annual ceremony to recognize the work that our students have done in the community and across the globe was held on May 4,2011 Our guest of honor and keynote speaker was Carter Via, Executive Director of Cross Cultural Thresholds. Students’ commitment to civic engagement and global citizenship is recognized at this annual event of those who volunteered for three or more programs. We also recognize outstanding commitment to civic engagement by a student group, outstanding commitment to service by and Orientation Workshop Leader and the award for Excellence in Civic Engagement by a student.
The President’s Service Corps, endorsed by President Ricardo Fernández completed its first full year in existence and inducted 6 new members in May of 2011. This select group of 10 students is made up of the top student leaders in service who will serve as ambassadors for Lehman College in both on- and off-campus volunteer efforts. The President’s Service Corps serves as site leaders, engaging their peers and promoting campus-wide involvement in the community over the next academic year.
Lehman L.I.F.E.:
LEHMAN L.I.F.E. SUPPORTS SERVICE OPPORTUNITITES FOR STUDENTS BY CREATING AWARENESS OF NEED IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD AND FOSTERING ACTION THROUGH VOLUNTEER WORK. OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF ISSUES AFFECTING HUMANITY FROM OUR CAMPUS TO THE GLOBAL SOCIETY.
Students have traveled to Dominican Republic, New Orleans, Virginia Beach, Cincinnati, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Kenya to perform community service efforts and aid other communities in their own sustainability. Each year, we begin planning for the following academic year's trips. If you would like to get involved, please contact our office right away!
Service Learning:
In its most basic form, Service-learning is an instructional approach that draws explicit connections between classroom learning and immediate issues in the community by creating opportunities for students to be active in community-based service or research as part of a course. Faculty members work with the Office of Community Engagement and New Student Programs and a community-based organization or non-profit to create an in-class experience that relates to a particular service project that students within that course will partake in. Reflection is a large part of the educational process of volunteer work.
About Us:
Amanda Dubois is the Director of Community Engagement & New Student Programs. She has a B.A. from Bridgewater State College in her home state of Massachusetts and an M.A. in higher education administration from New York University, where she previously worked as a community development educator in residential education. She is a researcher and educator in the area of the sophomore experience and has over ten years of experience in higher education programs.
Dubois has served as an intern with the National Orientation Directors Association and worked on orientation and welcome programs at four different colleges and universities over the past decade. She recognizes the need for a strong orientation program to shape students' experience and to aid in the retention of the second-year population. Dubois's motto is "Inspire, Higher"— if you get excited or passionate about something and exhibit that to others, often you will inspire someone else to do the same.
Location: Shuster Hall, Room 208
Phone: 718-960-8151
Fax: 718-960-8243
E-mail: amanda.dubois@lehman.cuny.edu
Last modified: Apr 17, 2013
