DePaul Community Peacemakers (CPM) Application

DePaul Community Peacemakers (CPM)
Application
Chicago Public Schools’ Office of Service-Learning & Civic Engagement & Vincentian Community Service
Office (VCSO) of DePaul University Ministry
Program Overview
The Community Peacemakers (CPM) is a partnership between the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and DePaul
University. The partnership matches DePaul Peacemakers with high school teachers and their students and
focuses on a series of educational activities that explore the root causes of violence and alternatives for peace in
schools. These activities are facilitated by the DePaul Peacemakers in collaboration with the classroom teacher.
CPM involves an exploration of attitudes, behaviors, knowledge, and skills which promote non-violence
through dialogue, practice, and consensus-building. Each of the activities in the Community Peacemakers
initiative will focus on such themes as root causes of violence, privilege and oppression, Restorative Justice
practice, peace-makers and peace-making, and social justice.
Through the course of the program, DePaul Peacemakers will work with CPS students and teachers to create a
peace project for their specific school. This project will focus on the issues of violence that CPS students
identify and the nonviolent solutions for those issues. Partner CPS high schools will carry out their projects on
DePaul’s Vincentian Service Day, May 2 nd, 2015.
Vincentians In Action (VIA)
The Community Peacemaker (CPM) program is rooted in the Vincentians In Action (VIA) framework.
Through CPM, the tenets of Awareness, Dialogue, and Solidarity will explored to bring DePaul Peacemakers
alive as Vincentians In Action (VIA) committed to community, spiritual growth, and fighting injustice.
Through the practice of compassionate-listening and accompaniment, we hope to create a space to share stories
and insights about the social justice issues pertaining to violence present in Chicago’s many communities. We
believe that, within those spaces, we can learn from the experts (the CPS teachers, students, and community
members) to work together for peace and justice.
DePaul Community Peacemakers
Each DePaul Peacemaker will be assigned to a CPS High School in which they will be responsible for visiting
weekly from January thru June 2015. As college mentors, DePaul Peacemakers will be responsible for
engaging the students in promoting peace throughout their school and community in an effort to reduce violence
in the city of Chicago. The initiative will culminate with a peace project for Vincentian Service Day on
Saturday, May 2nd 2015.
Commitments and Expectations
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Application
o Group Interview: Friday, November 7th from 4:00-5:30pm, Room TBA.
o Fall Orientation: Friday, November 14th from 4:00-6:00pm, Room TBA.
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Weekly Service & Reflection
o DePaul Peacemakers commit to co-facilitating a session once a week with their CPS teacher
from January through June 2015; schedule TBD with teacher.
o Each DePaul Peacemaker will dedicate around 5 hours a week to the initiative:
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3 hours
CPS Classroom Preparation & Facilitation
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1.5 hour
VIA Meeting (Fridays 3:30-5:00pm)
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.5 hours
Communication
VIA Big 8, Kick-Off, & Vincentian Service Day
o DePaul Peacemakers commit to participating in VIA Big 8, a monthly space and place to build
community, reflect on service, social justice and spirituality. Dates below; meetings are held
from 9:30-11pm in SAC 161.
November 6th
February 12th
April 23rd
January 22nd
March 5th
May 14th
o DePaul Peacemakers and CPS teachers and students will participate in a CPM Kick-off
on Friday, February 6th, 2015.
o DePaul Peacemakers and CPS teachers and students will develop a peace project for
DePaul’s Vincentian Service Day on May 2 nd, 2015.
DePaul Community Peacemakers Application
Name (First, Middle, Last): ______________________________________________
DePaul ID#: _______________
Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY): __________________________________________
E-mail: ______________________________________________________________
Cell Phone: (_______) _______-____________
Street Address: ______________________________________________
City/State/Zip: ______________________________________________
Are you an alum of a CPS High School?
Yes/No
If so, please list graduating high school: __________________________
Year in College: ___________________________________________
Major/Minor: ______________________________________________
Please list all other DePaul leadership positions for which you are applying and/or those you will continue
to hold in the 2014-2015 academic year:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Please answer the following questions in no more than 2 pages total.
1. Why are you interested in becoming a DePaul Peacemaker?
2. Please describe any experience working with young people, service-learning, community
participation, or civic engagement; particularly in diverse settings.
3. What ideas do you have for engaging high school students in peacemaking?
4. How did you hear about us?
Applications are due Friday, October 17th by 5pm to:
Rubén Álvarez Silva
Vincentian Community Service Office, University Ministry, 2250 N. Sheffield Avenue, Room 311
Chicago, IL 60614
Office 773-325-1193 Fax: 773-325-7901
Email: [email protected]

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