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Celebrate new beginnings with APPLES

By Leslie Parkins

As a new year gets off the ground, APPLES finds itself amid an exciting time of new possibilities and initiatives. Beginning January 1, I have settled into a newly developed role as director of Service-Learning and Student Programs. This new position coincided with Jenny Huq's appointment as associate director for the Carolina Center for Public Service (CCPS), where she will maintain a strong connection to APPLES while also extending global efforts, deepening partnerships and overseeing operations for CCPS. The transition is complete with permanent office space for Sarah Smith, student services specialist, who administers the Public Service Scholars program and advises the Service-Learning Initiative and Fellowships. For years, students have thought all of these programs were housed in one place and now that’s a reality. Next time you visit campus please stop by our office in the union, now complete with even more opportunities for students.

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  Events

Saturday, March 5 – 13
Alternative Spring Break experiences

Friday, April 1 – 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Annual Public Service Awards Celebration and Showcase
George Watts Hill Alumni Center

Saturday, April 16,
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
GO! Global Orientation on Culture and Ethics
FedEx Global Education Center

Alumnus Looks Back on Heel Print, Moving Forward Stepby Step

[Read more]Alumnus Looks Back on Heel Print, Moving Forward Step
by Step

When Sumeet Banker first saw a flier advertising an APPLES alternative break experience to Washington, D.C. during the fall of 2002, he could not have foreseen what would follow. While giving time through service was an easy decision, Banker did not realize then how his learning experiences through service would shape his time at Carolina and afterward.

New APPLES C-START courseon Native American Health

[Read more]New APPLES C-START course
on Native American Health

Traditionally, UNC classes are facilitated by a professor or graduate student teaching assistant that creates the course curriculum and administers course material. However, APPLES’ new spring C-START Native American Health course is taking a different approach by providing the opportunity for a student to work collaboratively with a faculty advisor to develop a syllabus and lesson plans used to teach the course.

SMART Grant Strengthens Mentoring Program forAt-Risk Youth

[Read more]SMART Grant Strengthens Mentoring Program for
At-Risk Youth

APPLES Service-Learning programs, alternative break experiences and courses have served a variety of communities over the last 20 years. Now, with the help of a grant, at-risk middle school students are among those whose lives are touched by an APPLES program. SMART Mentoring pairs UNC student mentors with area middle school students to provided positive guidance and support to students struggling with a variety of social issues.