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METRO AREA SERVICE-LEARNING COALITION
Spring 2011
Immigration Series
Tuesday, February 8, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Exhibit Opening: Finding a Voice, Featuring artwork by Chris Leet and Jeremiah Neal
W. Dale Clark Main Library, 215 S. 15th St., Michael Phipps Gallery
Wednesday, February 9, 1:00 – 2:15 PM
Immigration Law 101, Mark J. Curley, J.D., Curley Immigration Law
College of Saint Mary, 72nd and Mercy, Mercy Hall Meeting Room
Thursday, February 10, 7:00 PM
Welcoming the Stranger: Immigrant Hospitality at the Border and Creighton, Ruben Garcia,
Founder and Executive Director of Annunciation House, El Paso/Juarez border
Creighton University, 602 N. 20th St., Harper Center Ballroom
Thursday, February 24, 5:30 – 8:00 PM
Communication Barriers in Healthcare: Effects and Interventions, Athena Ramos and Renaisa
Anthony, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, UNMC
Clarkson College, 42nd and Dodge, Howard Hall
Friday, March 25, 8:30 – 10:30 AM
Immigration Symposium & Immersion, Ed Leahy and Ricardo Ariza, Community Leaders
Metro Community College South Omaha Campus, 27th & Q, Conference Center
Thursday, April 14, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Health Care Access for Immigrants, Andrea Skolkin, One World Community Health Center
Nebraska Methodist College, 720 N. 87th St., Clark 3216
Saturday, April 30, 2011, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Community Forum: Civic Engagement and Latino Migration/Integration, Presentation by UNO and
Omaha South students
Omaha South High School Library, 4519 S. 24th Street
Events are open to the public
Purposes of the Metro Area Service-Learning Coalition
1. To increase collaboration and share selected service-learning programming among nine metro-area
universities
2. To offer coordinated programming on a selected topic each semester
3. To bring universities’ and colleges’ resources to bear in educating students and the public about
selected significant local, national, and international issues
Universities and colleges involved: Clarkson College, College of Saint Mary, Creighton University,
Grace University, Iowa Western Community College, Metropolitan Community College, Nebraska
Methodist College, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and University of Nebraska at Omaha
Spring 2011
Immigration Series
Tuesday, February 8, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Exhibit Opening: Finding a Voice, Featuring artwork by Chris Leet and Jeremiah Neal
W. Dale Clark Main Library, 215 S. 15th St., Michael Phipps Gallery
Wednesday, February 9, 1:00 – 2:15 PM
Immigration Law 101, Mark J. Curley, J.D., Curley Immigration Law
College of Saint Mary, 72nd and Mercy, Mercy Hall Meeting Room
Thursday, February 10, 7:00 PM
Welcoming the Stranger: Immigrant Hospitality at the Border and Creighton, Ruben Garcia,
Founder and Executive Director of Annunciation House, El Paso/Juarez border
Creighton University, 602 N. 20th St., Harper Center Ballroom
Thursday, February 24, 5:30 – 8:00 PM
Communication Barriers in Healthcare: Effects and Interventions, Athena Ramos and Renaisa
Anthony, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, UNMC
Clarkson College, 42nd and Dodge, Howard Hall
Friday, March 25, 8:30 – 10:30 AM
Immigration Symposium & Immersion, Ed Leahy and Ricardo Ariza, Community Leaders
Metro Community College South Omaha Campus, 27th & Q, Conference Center
Thursday, April 14, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Health Care Access for Immigrants, Andrea Skolkin, One World Community Health Center
Nebraska Methodist College, 720 N. 87th St., Clark 3216
Saturday, April 30, 2011, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Community Forum: Civic Engagement and Latino Migration/Integration, Presentation by UNO and
Omaha South students
Omaha South High School Library, 4519 S. 24th Street
Events are open to the public
Purposes of the Metro Area Service-Learning Coalition
1. To increase collaboration and share selected service-learning programming among nine metro-area
universities
2. To offer coordinated programming on a selected topic each semester
3. To bring universities’ and colleges’ resources to bear in educating students and the public about
selected significant local, national, and international issues
Universities and colleges involved: Clarkson College, College of Saint Mary, Creighton University,
Grace University, Iowa Western Community College, Metropolitan Community College, Nebraska
Methodist College, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and University of Nebraska at Omaha
