Contact Information

Darlene Heian (Coordinator)
Emily Koch (Admin. Support)

(315) 223-2550

 

 

 

Project SHINE at UC

Project SHINE - Central New York 

Students Helping In the

Naturalization of Elders

 

 

   

News and Notes



Welcome back students!!  Last semester SHINE was a huge success and we are very happy to report that there were over 45 SHINE volunteers from Utica College.  We hope that this semester we will have more volunteers. 

If anyone is interested in Project SHINE please click on the GET INVOLVED link (just below) for information on how to get involved.  If you have any further questions about getting involved do not hesitate to contact us by email at SHINE@utica.edu or stop by our office White Hall 221.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK THE GET INVOLVED LINK BELOW!!!




 

Project SHINE would like to send a big thank you to all the Project SHINE Coaches, community partners, and faculty for making the Spring 2009 semester a success.  Utica College sent 45 coaches into the field.   SHINE staff is in the office and is available to answer e-mail questions.   If any students, faculty, or student groups are interested in participating in Project SHINE during the Spring semester please send us an e-mail at shine@utica.edu  We look forward to hearing from you.

 

BURMESE REFUGEES IN UTICAburmamap 

*The Mohawk Valley Refugee Center will be processing and resetteling over 200 refugees from the country of Burma (Myanmar).  Check out the SHINE bullentin board for more information on Burma and the refugee population.* (You can also visit www.unhcr.org for more information.)
If you have further questions regarding Project SHINE stop by and visit!  (Room 221 Miller White Hall) 
 


What we are…

Project SHINESHINE stands for "Students Helping in the Naturalization of Elders." It is a national service-learning initiative currently existing at 19 colleges and universities in 9 cities across the U.S. SHINE builds partnerships among colleges, universities and community-based organizations to benefit older immigrants, refugees and college students, who participate through a service-learning class, Federal Work Study, or as volunteers.

 

What we do…

 

Project SHINESHINE links college students with older refugees and immigrants (50 and older) seeking to learn English and navigate the complex path to U.S. citizenship. In community centers, temples, churches, senior housing and classrooms, students coach or tutor elders in English, helping them become more actively engaged in their communities and teaching the U.S. history and civics needed to pass the citizenship exam.

Here in Central New York, Utica College and Hamilton College partner with the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees (MVRCR), the BOCES Utica Access Site, Matt Apartments and the Mohawk Valley Latino Association (MVLA).

  

Get Involved <Click "Get Invovled" for more information


Project SHINEContact Utica College Project SHINE

Coordinator
Darlene Heian
dheian@utica.edu
(315) 792-3309

Administrative Support
(Health Fair Specialist)
Emily Koch
Room 221 Miller White Hall 
shine@utica.edu
SHINE LINE (315) 223-2550