Colloquium Assignments - Service Learning

Eagles Connect Site (Service Learning Agreement Form The form must be filled out BEFORE you begin your service learning experience- remember you are required to complete no fewer than 10 (ten) hours for University Colloquium.
Service-learning is an educational experience designed to encourage civic responsibility and to meet mutually identified community and university needs. Whether integrated into the curriculum or accomplished through independent projects, service-learning is an experiential and reflective activity that increases knowledge and skills and contributes to personal and career growth.

Summer 2013
Students in Colloquium are required to complete 10 hours of Service-learning (S.L.) related to the environment.  I have prepared the following opportunities to meet that requirement in this class by providing several 5-hour intervals of S.L. for the class.  I expect each student to attend at least one of these group opportunities, preferably all 10 hours.  If your schedule does not allow this, then you need to meet with me to make arrangements right away.  We will select the dates at the first day of class.
In consideration of the summer heat and humidity, all group opportunities will begin and 8AM and go until 1PM.  My prior experience has been that Friday and Saturday morning are the most reasonable days for these group events to occur.  That is open for discussion.
Water and treats will be provided.  Students should bring a lunch (sandwich), and any other drinks desired.  We will provide a cooler to keep it until lunch.  Lunch time is included in the 5-hour session and will continue with the learning of the S.L. requirement.

FGCU FOOD FOREST
Select among several dates.

Each Wednesday, Every other Friday beginning May 17; every other Saturday beginning May 25
Work on refining ADA accessibility of Food Forest.  (clear off Geo-grid) and other work as needed by Food Forest interns
meet at Food Forest, FGCU Campus by Kleist Health Center
Listen to this Garden Tour (WGCU April 19, 21012)

Sign up with the Food Foresters directly bring you own water and other needs

MULLOCH CREEK HABITAT RESTORATION INITIATIVE
Date by appointment- e-mail ndemers@fgcu.eduby class-
meet at address found in e-mail sent to you from ANGEL 
the demonstration plot in San Carlos Park needs some general maintenance –removal of invasive exotics and trash collected in the canals (by boat).
Digitally record the work day progress and post to facebook page to archive the effort.

HAPPEHATCHEE CENTER
Three 5-hour intervals will be provided (8:00AM to 1:00 PM)

Fri June 14
Sun 16
Fri 21 

Happehatchee Center 8791 Corkscrew Road Estero, Florida 33928

The driveway is opposite the entrance of Publix on Corkscrew Road.

These opportunities will include exotic removal and work on a mural showing the different ecosystems in our region.

BAREFOOT BEACH PRESERVE
Date selected by class: June 7

Location: Bonita Beach Road off Lely Barefoot Boulevard-

go past the guard gate, through the multi-million dollar community, past the condos and

to the end of the barrier island.

Tell the guard that you are there with the FGCU Service Learning event.

Note you will be able to stay all day if you want. so bring some supplies to spend the day at the beach!
This day will include updating the species list of the Preserve, and marking location of gopher tortoise burrow with GPS. 
Need to find website that lists the species list and the current location of gopher tortoise burrows using GPS