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Pine Jog Fellowship: Cultivating Community Involvement and Environmental
Leadership, formerly known as the Arthur R. Marshall Fellowship was created to
develop a cadre of young adults who are knowledgeable about various
environmental issues impacting South Florida, and who understand the social,
environmental and economical interrelationships that are critical to addressing
these issues. These young adults will also be trained in an educational process
that facilitates the exploration of community issues and provides them with the
skills necessary for effective problem solving and civic engagement. In turn,
this cadre will serve as youth leaders facilitating school age youth in issue
investigation and community problem solving. Fellows must make a minimum
commitment of three semesters with the option of additional participation.
During the
first semester, fellows will
participate in a special topics course on sustainability issues which includes
the following:
- Welcome Ceremony July 25, 2009
- One week of first hand exploration of sustainability issues (See course
calendar)
- An opportunity to receive 3 credits from FAU's College of Education
During the
second semester, fellows will:
-
Work individually or in teams to complete their own community project
related to one or more of the focal issues.
- Training in the Earth Force Community Action and Problem Solving (CAPS)
program,
- Develop a portfolio on their chosen issue.
- Complete a program evaluation.
- Meet monthly to share the progress on their projects. (See course
calendar.)
- Have an opportunity to receive 3 credits from FAU's College of
Education.
In
a
third semester, Fellows will work individually or in teams of
two, to facilitate a group of school-aged youth in learning about environmental
issues and undertaking their own service learning projects using the Earth Force
process. Fellows will also meet monthly during this semester and mentor their
youth groups at least two hours per week. Project assessment and tracking will
be part of each Fellow’s responsibility. Fellows will develop a portfolio on
their youth action project. Interested students are able to earn three credits
from FAU's College of Education for participating.
The 9th group of the Pine Jog Fellows: Cultivating Community Involvement and
Environmental Leadership formally assembles on July 25th, 2009.
Becoming a Pine Jog Fellow will reward you both personally and professionally
with many valuable experiences. The program is designed to assist you in
acquiring real world leadership, facilitation and teaching skills. You will:
- Gain valuable insights into local environmental and sustainability
issues
- Expand your resume
- Build partnerships through networking with local and national experts in
their fields
- Sharpen your public presentation skills
- Learn the art of facilitation and mentorship through working with school
age youth
- Earn community service hours
- Make friends in your community who share similar interests
- Be able to give back to your community!
Up to 9 hours of college credit is also an option.
We are looking for students interested in political science, urban planning,
environmental studies and education, but also anyone interested in environmental
issues. Candidates for The Pine Jog Fellowship Program must have a social
security number, be at least 16 years of age, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, pass
the CPT (if appropriate, GPA & CPT requirement may be waived), have excellent
oral and written communication skills, be a team player, like working with young
people and be able to pass a background check through the School District of
Palm Beach County. All applicants must have a written recommendation from at
least one of their professors or teachers. Needs-based transportation assistance
may be available.
Application forms must be submitted to Pine Jog Environmental Education Center by
April 10, 2009.
Approximately 30 fellowships will be awarded. If you have further questions, please contact
Carrie Mohanna by email (
cmohanna@fau.edu) or call 561-685-1040.
You may download the 2009 brochure
here.
You may download the application in PDF by clicking
here.
The Pine Jog Fellowship provides an opportunity for high school and college
students to earn college credit through Florida Atlantic University’s College of
Education. College students will need to register as they would any other FAU
course. The high school students participating in Dual Enrollment will need to
read the following information and follow all of the steps outlined below to
ensure eligibility for dual enrollment.
To be eligible for participation in the Pine Jog Fellowship Dual Enrollment
Courses a student must have:
- Completed their freshman year of High School,
- Achieved a high school grade point average of 3.0 or higher (based upon
an unweighted 4.0 scale),
- Taken one of the following tests and scored at least:
- SAT: Verbal 440; Math 440 (NOT PSAT)
- ACT: Reading 18: English 17; Math 19
- CPT (Accuplacer): 83 Reading Comprehension; 83 Sentence Skills and
72 Elementary Algebra
- Satisfied any course prerequisites
- Received approval of the high school principal or designee
Participating students are required to pay the dual enrollment fees associated
with each course using their OASIS account. Late fees will be assessed if
students fail to pay their bills by the University deadline. Students must earn
at least a "C" in all college work attempted to remain in the program. Students
are responsible for their own transportation and any parking, traffic, and
library fines incurred.
FAU's Testing & Evaluation Office offers the CPT (Accuplacer)
For information contact them at 561-297-3160 or their website at
http://www.fau.edu/testing/ACCUPLACER.php.
Palm Beach Community College also offers the CPT for more information please
contact them at 561-868-3012 or their website at
http://www.pbcc.edu/x6827.xml
Students may obtain their FAU NetID (email) after paperwork has been processed
at the following link below:
http://accounts.fau.edu/
Complete the following 3 forms, then proceed to the next section for more
information
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High School Non-Degree Application Form
MUST BE TYPED ONLINE OR WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Needs to be completed by the high school student.
- NO documentation is needed.
- Print form
- Sign form
-
High School Non-Degree Residency Classification Form
MUST BE TYPED ONLINE OR WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
See information below for completion of the form.
- Needs to be completed by the high school student through Part I.
- Florida Resident Classification sections needs to be completed by the
parent/guardian. Residency is based on the parent/guardian of the high
school student and the information provided is based on parent/guardian.
- Documentation is needed. Complete at least two (2) numbers and dates on
the form with copies.
- Citizenship section -- MUST BE CHECKED -- If the parent/guardian or
student is a resident alien, copies of the front and back of the Resident
Alien card are required. Also indicate the country of citizenship on the
copies.
- If the parent/guardian is a Legal Alien, copies of visa, et. al. from
the INS are required.
- Print form
- Parent/Guardian must sign the Affidavit section and date.
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Immunization Form
- The FAU Immunization form cannot be typed online--print out pages 1
and 2 and complete.
- High school student completes Section A & C.
- Parent/Guardian of the high school student -- need signature in
Section C.
- Section B, Part I
- If the student has copies of records that are acceptable (with the
appropriate immunizations and physician's signature and office stamp);
attach these copies to the immunization form, the physician signature is
not needed. Also acceptable is high school printout of inoculations with
high school stamp.
- If the student does not have copies of records,
then Section B must be completed by a physician and also signed and
stamped.
After downloading and completing the above three forms, obtain and complete the
required high school form from your guidance counselor or HS Dual Enrollment
Coordinator. Mail or bring completed forms to Pine Jog Environmental Education
Center, Attn. Carrie Mohanna by the
required deadline.
Please obtain a Palm Beach County Dual Enrollment Permission Form from your high
school. In most cases, Pine Jog will mail you a sample copy of this form in your
acceptance letter. You can only be registered for courses listed on this form
and approved by your guidance counselor. A Book Voucher is not required for this
program. The Pine Jog Fellowship is a three semester program. Each semester, the
student will need to obtain and turn in this form.
PLEASE do not detach any pages from these forms keep intact.
Mail complete packet containing the High School Non-Degree Application Form,
High School Non-Degree Residency Classification Form, Immunization Form, Summer
Dual Enrollment Permission Form, Fall Dual Enrollment Permission Form to:
Carrie Mohanna,
Pine Jog Environmental Education Center,
6301 Summit Boulevard,
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33415
Please see due dates for program in section below.
- Applications are due April 10th, 2009
- Acceptance packets mailed April 30th, 2009
- Dual Enrollment Packets due May 20th 2009
- Summer Dual Enrollment Fees due July ____ 2009
- Fall dual enrollment fees due August ____ 2009
- Dual enrollment permission forms from guidance counselor for spring
course due ______2009
- Spring registration via OASIS by December_____ 2008
Eligible previous high school dual enrollment students will be able to register
on-line via FAU's OASIS website (
http://oasis.fau.edu/).
Check for any "holds" against your registration. These holds must be cleared by:
so that you can register via internet (OASIS).
The procedures for internet registration are outlined below:
- Upon receipt of the completed forms, authorization will be given for the
primary course(s). You can only register for courses approved by your
guidance counselor on the permission form.
- You may begin to register online.
- After registering, check "OASIS" to make sure you are registered. Print
your schedule.
- For the spring semester only, mail your dual enrollment
permission form from your Guidance Counselor to:
Ms. Demarus Johnson
Florida Atlantic University
Registrars Office - SU 145-O
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
FAX (561-297-2081)
This must be done before you can register via OASIS and needs to be received by
Ms. Demarus Johnson no later than December ____ 2009.
NOTE: You will not need to have a current FAU parking decal for this program
http://www.fau.edu/parking)
You will be charged a student fee ($60/Fall and Spring; $25/Summer) payment is
due by:
- Summer: TBA
- Fall: TBA
- Spring: TBA
This is a recurring charge each term.
Important Information:
Students taking dual enrollment courses are subject to the rules and regulations
of Florida Atlantic University as stated in the
FAU University Catalog.
Students will be exposed to a learning environment that promotes an open
exchange of ideas. Course content is presented on an adult level and class
discussions require a mature understanding of divergent viewpoints and the
ability to think critically on controversial issues.
Descriptions of courses are available for viewing in the
FAU University Catalog.
- First Semester - Summer B 2009
July 25-July 31, 2009 - 7:30am-5pm (times are approximate) Welcome Ceremony
on July 25, 2009 One week of first-hand exploration of sustainability and
environmental issues.
- Monthly Meetings
- Second Semester - Fall 2009
August 22, September 12, October 17, November 14, December 5 9am- 4pm
- Third Semester - Spring 2010
January 9, February 13, March 20, April 17, May 1 9am- noon
* Most Courses are held at:
Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
6301 Summit Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33415