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NCCC Makes a Mark on Muncie
By Vanessa Jane Brown & Alexander Kemp
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team, Maple 2, is serving with Red Tail Conservancy and Muncie Delaware Stormwater Management (MDSM) in Muncie, Indiana, in an effort to save Camp Munsee, an educational woodland for the community. The effort entails the removal of hundreds of acres of Asian Bush Honeysuckle, an invasive plant species that threatens to wipe out Indiana’s native plant life. Area Student to attend National event for Women Student Leaders
Vinton-Shellsburg alum and current UNI student, Haley Boeckmann, the daughter of Tom and Lisa Boeckmann of Vinton, will attend the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders in Maryland.
Haley was nominated for this conference by the RLC (residence life coordinator), and will be attending with one other student from UNI. NCCC Lends Helping Hand at Scattergood Friends School and Coralville Lake
By: Holly Elder and Megan Richards
AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) Oak 3 is helping staff at Scattergood Friends School and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the next eight weeks, May 5 - June 30. NCCC members are assisting Scattergood School staff with completing such tasks as maintenance and farm upkeep.
Elise Healzer chosen to attend conference
Iowa N.E.W. Leadership is an intensive 5-day residential institute designed to empower women and increase the participation of underrepresented groups in all sectors of leadership. The Institute experience is built around a challenging curriculum that develops knowledge and skill in key areas, including: strategic communication, policy analysis, philanthropy, negotiation, community development, professional sustainability, relationship-building, productive engagement with difference, conflict and collaboration.
Aaron Koppen Named to Spring 2011 President's List at LeTourneau University
Aaron Koppen of Shellsburg, Iowa, was named to the Spring 2011 President's List at LeTourneau University.
Koppen achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average to receive this honor.
LeTourneau University Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Steven D. Mason said being named to the President's List is a significant academic achievement and honor.
AmeriCorps NCCC Corps Member Spotlight - Brittany Bergstrom
Name: Brittany Bergstrom
Hometown: Bethel, CT
NCCC Team: Cedar 2
Brittany graduated from Westfield High School in 2007, then went to Western Connecticut State University and graduated in January 2011 with a Bachelor's of Arts and Sciences in Social Science. Before AmeriCorps NCCC started, Brittany graduated from college a semester early in order to prepare for her service year. AmeriCorps NCCC Takes Out the Invaders
By: Alex Johnson
A team of AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) members is assisting YMCA Storer Camps on a variety of projects for eight weeks between March 17 and May 13, in Jackson. The NCCC team, Cedar 1, is helping remove invasive species and provide outdoor education to children through workshops to restore the grounds and educate the community about the natural area surrounding the camp.
AmeriCorps NCCC Goes to Camp
By: Kristy Hawes
The AmeriCorps NCCC team, Oak Seven is working at Camp Helen Brachman in Almond, Wisconsin from May 5 to June 30. The team is doing a number of maintenance repair projects so that the camp is able to run during its summer sessions.
The team is doing such things as building and maintaining nature trails, painting and staining buildings, repairing bicycles and rebuilding docks. NCCC Maple 4 Painting at Vinton Community Pool
By Gaby Nieves & Phil Schaefer
AmeriCorps NCCC team Maple 4 is painting the Vinton community pool this week.
The paint for the pool is a two-part paint that dries immediately. It takes 7-10 days to cure before it can hold water.
The team is also painting the lifeguard seats and restroom privacy fences. CPU students hope to jump into Guiness Book of World Records
Led by the High School Biology Club and high school teacher DeEtta Andersen, the Center Point Urbana School District tried to set a new world record Wednesday afternoon.
At 3:05 p.m., 387 students began doing jumping jacks in the CPU Middle School gym. Another group of elementary and high school students began at the same time at the school building in Center Point.