WELCOME STUDENTS IN COMMUNITY
This is your Students in Community informational page. It will be updated with training opportunities and links also sent out through email. Check back often to discover new events and opportunities that can be added as work hours.
Whatcom Museum Free First Friday
First Friday of every month
12:00 pm- 9:00pm
Whatcom Museum will have free admission, extended hours until 9 p.m. and special, free programming! Each month, we’ll bring a different mix of artists, performers, and experts to lead workshops and activities for all ages.
View our local history, fine art, and Indigenous cultures exhibitions in the Lightcatcher and Old City Hall (don’t forget the birds!), visit the Family Interactive Gallery for special crafts and programs for children, and check out the calendar below to see the incredible events we’re lining up.
https://www.whatcommuseum.org/free-first-friday/
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WEGROW Garden
Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024
11:00am to 12:30pm
1815 Ellis St. (across from the Bellingham Foodbank)
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Time to put the gardens to bed! Learn the tools and tricks at this hands on community workshop- turn your garden debris into black gold!
Family Friendly. Bring friends.
Learn about WEGROW and determin if you would like to work at the WEGROW garden more.
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Learning Together Forums:
Wednesday, Oct. 23rd, 2024
2:30-4:00 pm
Wednesday, Nov. 20th, 2024
2:30-4:00 pm
Sign up for calendar invitations!
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Wednesday, October 23, 2:30-4:00 pm (SDG #11)
Responsible Consumption and Production
Wednesday, November 20, 2:30-4:00 pm (SDG #12)
Bellingham Public Library is partnering with WWU’s Sustainability Engagement Institute and Center for Community Learning to bring the local community together to talk about sustainability. Everyone is welcome. Share your hopes and challenges related to creating a more sustainable region and meet others doing inspirational work. Participants will leave with new connections and opportunities for action. Forums are free and open to all.
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https://www.cefellows.org/forums
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Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth (BAAY) Haunted House Volunteers needed
Event volunteers are asked to attend a virtual volunteer training on Monday, October 21 at 6:00 PM.
Volunteer shifts available:
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Oct 18 (load in),
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Oct 24-26 (event),
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Oct 27 (strike).
We’re gearing up for BAAY's Nightmare on Maple and the Fear Garden at Boundary Bay will rise again for the 9th year in a row. We would love your help to make it a success! There are volunteer shifts available on Oct 18 (load in), Oct 24-26 (event), and Oct 27 (strike). Please click the link below to sign up for a shift. We would love to have your help, as well as an opportunity to reconnect with you!
Click here sign up for a shift 👻
Event volunteers are asked to attend a virtual volunteer training on Monday, October 21 at 6:00 PM (meeting link will be sent via email). If you cannot attend the training, volunteers should review the training documents on their own time before their first shift.
We hope to see you soon!
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Juliette Machado
Bellingham School District Volunteer Application
Complete ASAP
All Student in Community members are required to complete the online application which includes a disclosure statement, review of policies and procedures, and picture identification. This information is used to perform a background check through Washington State Patrol, a requirement for all district volunteers.
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When volunteer applications have been processed, applicants receive an email confirmation upon approval. The process can take up to one week from the time the application is completed. Approved volunteer status is valid for two academic years.​
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Required Student Employee WWU Onboarding
HR Onboarding is hosting orientation sessions for new student employees! ESE students are required to attend one of the sessions. This is paid time that should be entered on your timesheet. So please make sure your I-9 form is completed prior to your start date so your timesheet is available to you. Sessions are open to all new student employees:
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(THEY WILL BE ADDING MORE TIMES)
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11/7 1:15pm - 2:30pm
Session 4
12/11 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Session 5
Sign-up for CE Fellows Cohorts
Join us for the CE Fellows Cohorts this winter quarter. REgistration will be available soon. Learn about the fall cohort here:
Work with City Sprouts Farm
Are you interested in attending a work part at City Sprouts Farm?
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The easiest way to engage with the farms is to attend a work party or community event at the farm. You can sign up to get news and notifications here.
Common Threads Farm Volunteer Application and Orientation material
Emily Hie emily.hie@commonthreadsfarm.org is the main contact for Common Threads Farm.
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Common Threads Office location:
801 W. Orchard Drive (Suite 2)
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I've compiled some onboarding resources for all of you to look through as you're able, and I've listed your weekly availability at the top as well so that we can easily reference what's current for you. Please take a look at the logistics document for the club that you've been assigned to, as well as the education and behavior management resources that will inform you on how to interact safely and professionally with the students we serve.
Common Threads Farm Volunteer Application and Orientation material
You will all need to complete the volunteer application process through the Bellingham school district here: Volunteer Application. Once completed, BPS will notify you of the results within a
few days. If approved, please forward your approval email to volunteer@commonthreadsfarm.org once you receive it.
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In the meantime, if students want to start accumulating hours, we have school day harvest parties and after school work parties happening almost every day and WWU students would be very welcome to join!! We'd just ask that they let us know when they're planning to be there so that we can provide them with a Common Threads shirt and be ready to communicate the plan with them. They can email Emily Hie emily.hie@commonthreadsfarm.org.
Here is the schedule for fall school-day harvest parties. After-school harvest parties definitely need support too, and those dates and times are listed on the get involved tab on our website!
Please review the Students in Community Work Study plan for 2023-2024 members
Stay Connected- Attend one or both!
Thursday, October 17th
3:00pm to 4:00pm.
Friday, October 18th
11:00pm to 12:00pm
Let's meet at the Basic Needs Hub Viking Union 4th floor room VU420.
We are having two Students in Community member meet-ups this week. Please let me know which meeting you're planning on attending by either responding to the outlook calendar invitation or by emailing or texting me.
TIny Farm @ City Sprouts Farm workparty
Monday, Oct. 21, 2024
1:30 pm to 3:30pm
2918 Birchwood Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225
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​The “Tiny-Farm” is an experiential and educational farm space located within City Sprouts Farm in the Birchwood neighborhood of Bellingham, WA. Envisioned lovingly by a few Western students, the Tiny-Farm is a project that was born out of a desire to learn about regenerative farming and food justice through a completely immersive and hands-on approach while also helping to meet the needs of food insecure students on campus.
Center for Cross Cultural Resources: Resilience/Wellbeing at WWU Workshop
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Academic Instructional Center West (AW) room 304
Common Threads Onboarding
October 16th through November 7th
Several weeks of onboarding. Attend what you can! Emily will be coming to WWU for special onboarding sessions for our group, but these are open to anyone. Please email email letting her know if and which sessions you are planning on attending.
Please review the schedule and email Emily: emily.hie@commonthreadsfarm.org
View the Onboarding schedule here
Location:
801 W. Orchard Dr. Building D, Suite 2, Bellingham
Note: The bus takes awhile!
Timesheet
Continue to update both the Google Timesheet and the WWU Web4U timesheet tracker after each workday.
Please make sure to document on your timesheet 30 minute lunch breaks at least every 5 hours.
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Career Services Center
(Complete any of these events or trainings for additional hours.)
Complete a career services training or review the career services resources for additional hours. We will continue to build out our resumes and practice identifying transferable skills.
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Get a Food Handlers card to help with Food prep at Common Threads Farm
The authorized online training program is www.foodworkercard.wa.gov. Cost :$10 - please connect with me to cover the cost.
Required Hazing Prevention Training
Students in Community 2024-2025 Community Partners
Common Threads Farm
Community Supervisor Emily Hie