Clemson Service Alliance

Clemson University Service Alliance

Service Learning Opportunities with PSA Centers, Institutes and Extension Service

The Conestee Foundation in Greenville is hosting a large cleanup event of Lake Conestee and the surrounding forest. They are hoping to recruit 200 volunteers to remove over 200 tons of trash in the park.

Lake Conestee was created in the early 1800's through damming of the Reedy River. The lake was severely polluted during the Industrial Revolution, and was left unused for many years to slowly recover. The 145 acre lake is now approximately 90% silted in, and contains a beautiful bottomland forest. The Conestee Foundation was started in 2000 to monitor and help recover the lake, and to turn the land into a nature park and environmental education complex. With the help of several generous grants and partnerships with the City and County of Greenville, the Conestee Foundation currently owns over 300 acres of land with 2.2 miles of trails and boardwalks and an observation deck overlooking beaver dams. The Foundation is continuing to work with a group of stakeholders to expand the park to 600-800 acres, and make it the southern hub of the developing Reedy River Greenway.

This cleanup event will be a great opportunity to share the story of Lake Conestee, promote watershed stewardship, and bring together many local volunteer groups and student organizations. A flyer for the event is attached Additional information about the event can be found at<http://www.saludareedy.org/conestee.html www.saludareedy.org/conestee.html. For more about the Conestee Foundation, please visit our site:<http://www.conesteepark.com>www.conesteepark.com

CLEMSON INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Interested in:	Community Service Students and Service-learning Students Developing project-based service learning activities in collaboration with campus faculty
Office location:	800 Clemson Rd, Columbia SC
Mailing address:	PO Box 23205, Columbia SC 29224
Contacts:	Ben Boozer, Program Director Bill Molnar, Program Associate
Phone:	803-788-5700, Ext. 32
Fax:	803-736-4418
Website:	NA
E-mail:	benb@clemson.edu

Public/Community Service Opportunities: Program development in community development corporation setting.

Relevant Areas of Study: Sociology, planning, health care, public administration, non-profit administration.

Research Opportunities: same as above.

Orientation and Training provided by:

Staff mentoring, orientation program, participation in CD agent training.

Teleconferencing/Polycom capability?	Yes
Lodging on site if overnight stay needed?	No
Reimbursement of student/faculty travel expense to site if needed? (Full or Partial)	Yes
Paid Internships available? *possibly depending on circumstances.	Yes*

Volunteer hours are generally available:

Weekday, daytime hours
Weekday, evening hours
Weekend, daytime hours
Weekend, evening hours
Summer Break
Fall/Spring Break

CLEMSON EXTENSION SERVICE - SUMTER COUNTY, CYFAR, NIF, AND OPERATION MILITARY KIDS (OMK)

Interested in:	Community Service Students and Service-learning Students Developing project-based service learning activities in collaboration with campus faculty
Office location:	115 North Harvin St., 5th Floor, Sumter SC 29150
Mailing address:	Same
Contacts:	Barbara P. Brown, County Agent and Director of the statewide initiatives
Phone:	803-773-5561
Fax:	803-773-0070
Website:	NA
E-mail:	babrwn@clemson.edu

Public/Community Service Opportunities: Working with GIS, after school, Arts Community Development, deliberative dialogue (NIF).

Relevant Areas of Study: Opportunity for all.

Research Opportunities: Endless, connections can be make with anyone.

Orientation and Training provided by: No info provided.

Teleconferencing/Polycom capability?	--
Lodging on site if overnight stay needed?	No
Reimbursement of student/faculty travel expense to site if needed? (if included in grant)	Maybe
Paid Internships available? (if included in grant)	Maybe

Volunteer hours are generally available:

Weekday, daytime hours
Weekday, evening hours
Weekend, daytime hours
Weekend, evening hours
Christmas Break
Summer Break
Fall/Spring Break

CLEMSON EXTENSION SERVICE - YORK COUNTY

Interested in:	Community Service Students and Service-learning Students Developing project-based service learning activities in collaboration with campus faculty
Office location:	6 South Congress St., York SC 29745
Mailing address:	PO Box 669, York SC 29745
Contacts:	Eleanor Jones, County Extension Agent
Phone:	803-684-9919
Fax:	803-684-2297
Website:	NA
E-mail:	ejones@clemson.edu

Public/Community Service Opportunities: Tutoring and classes (English) for Latino population (York, Lancaster, or Chester Counties); Spanish classes for local non-profit organization workers (York, Lancaster, or Chester Counties); Asset mapping of cultural arts and economic opportunities and agri-tourism in the three counties.

Relevant Areas of Study: No info.

Research Opportunities: See above.

Orientation and Training provided by: Mentoring and one-on-one contact.

Teleconferencing/Polycom capability?	No
Lodging on site if overnight stay needed?	No
Reimbursement of student/faculty travel expense to site if needed? (Unless grant funding can be secured.)	No
Paid Internships available? (Unless grant funding can be secured.)	No

Volunteer hours are generally available:

Weekday, daytime hours

Last updated: March 18, 2008
Maintained by Kathy Woodard
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