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Northeast Joint Summer Session Registration and Tour Volunteers

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ORGANIZATION: UDC College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences

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The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is proud to co-host the 2019 Joint Summer Session (NEJSS), taking place June 2-5, 2019. This year’s theme is Urban Agriculture-Creating Links.
https://www.nejointsession.org/

NEJSS is supported by the Northeast Extension Directors Association (NEED), the Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors (NERA), and the Northeast representatives of the Council for Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching (CARET). The meeting will begin on June 2, 2019, with an optional tour of UDC’s Firebird Farm and Bertie Backus Urban Food Hub. On June 3, 2019, we will engage attendees in a daylong conversation around urban agriculture, urban sustainability, and resilient cities. NEJSS will focus on three key objectives of urban agriculture:

* Innovating food production to meet the demand for healthy nutrient-rich food
* Improving public health through better food access and food security
* Introducing ecosystems services into the ecologically disrupted urban scape, including introducing nature-deprived populations to their food source and nature connection

Closing remarks will be delivered by Dr. J. Scott Angle, Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

All volunteers should plan to be there for the entire shift, knowing that we’ll dismiss them if the need is no longer there. For questions, please contact Pho Palmer Murphy at phomika.palmer@udc.edu.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

Sunday, June 2
12PM - 5PM
Conference Registration
Embassy Suites Chevy Chase

Sunday, June 2
1PM - 5PM
Bertie Backus Food Hub and Firebird Farm Tour Assistant
Embassy Suites Chevy Chase

Monday, June 3
7AM - 12PM
Conference Registration
University of the District of Columbia (Van Ness Campus)
Student Center

LOCATIONS

Embassy Suites Chevy Chase
4300 Military Road NW
Washington DC 20015

University of the District of Columbia (Van Ness Campus)
Student Center
4200 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20008

The University of the District of Columbia is located at the Van Ness/UDC Metro stop on the Red Line. There is a parking garage on campus for those who prefer to drive ($8 for 1-3 hours; $12 for 4-6 hours; $20 for 7 hours or longer). Limited street parking is available.

3 Shifts

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  • Mon Jun 03, 2019 - 07:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    Conference Registration Volunteer at UDC Student Center B-Level
  • Sun Jun 02, 2019 - 01:00 PM to 05:00 PM
    Urban Food Hub and Firebird Farm Tour Volunteer Assistant
  • Sun Jun 02, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 05:00 PM
    Conference Registration Volunteer at Embassy Suites Chevy Chase
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About UDC College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences

Location:

4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008, US

Mission Statement

The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences of the University of the District of Columbia offers research-based academic and community outreach programs that improve the quality of life and economic opportunity of people and communities in the District of Columbia, the nation and the world.

Description

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is an urban landgrant university that offers associate, baccalaureate, graduate and professional degree programs, as well as community education and certificate programs to learners of all ages. The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) embodies the landgrant tradition of UDC. In addition to offering innovative academic programs in urban architecture and community development, urban sustainability, health education, nursing, and nutrition and dietetics, we also offer a wide range of community education programs through our five landgrant centers (1) the Center for Urban Agriculture & Gardening Education, (2) the Center for Sustainable Development & Resilience, which includes the Water Resources Research Institute, (3) the Center for Nutrition Diet & Health, which includes the Institute of Gerontology, (4) the Center for 4-H & Youth Development, and (5) the Center for Architectural Innovation and Building Science.

CAUSE AREAS

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WHEN

Sun Jun 02, 2019 - Mon Jun 03, 2019
07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This opportunity has 3 shifts

WHERE

4200 Connecticut Ave. NWStudent CenterWashington, DC 20008

(38.944492,-77.065384)
 

DATE POSTED

May 20, 2019

SKILLS

  • Organization
  • People Skills
  • Verbal / Written Communication
  • Multi-Tasking
  • Customer Service

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 18
  • 5 hours
  • Must sign liability waiver and be able to travel to UDC Van Ness Campus or Embassy Suites Chevy Chase

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