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Chancellor's Award Honors Campus Volunteerism Record-Setting Amount for University Fundraising on the West Coast By D. Lyn Hunter, Public Affairs Posted April 21, 1999 Joan Gatten, an administrative assistant at Doe Library, loves poetry. In an effort to share her passion for prose with the campus community, she founded Rhyme and Reason, an open-mike poetry reading series held regularly at the Berkeley Art Museum. Gatten, who started the series in August 1998, volunteers many hours publicizing the group's activities and networking with local poets as well as Berkeley scholars, staff and students. She aims to encourage experimental modes of expression while cultivating an inviting atmosphere of diversity and collaboration at the readings. Gatten is among the select Berkeley staff, students and faculty who have been recognized for their outstanding community service. The Chancellors Award for Service, presented by the Human Corps Task Force, is given annually to those on campus who contribute to the community in exceptional ways. The winners will be honored at a ceremony Thursday, April 22 at Barrows Hall. One faculty winner is history professor Robert Brentano, who as chair of the Academic Senate organized "Senates' Saturday School," bringing local high school students and campus faculty together in a classroom setting. The professors lead discussions in the humanities and social sciences, and help students improve their writing and critical thinking skills. The program was set up to help disadvantaged students prepare for admission to the University of California. Berkeley students were honored for their work on such projects as "Take Back the Night," a domestic violence education program; "Women and Youth Supporting Each Other," a mentoring organization that matches college women with junior high school girls; and the Raza Health Fair, which provides education and resource information to Latinos with limited access to health care. Recognized student groups include the Cal Football Players Mentoring Program, which pairs up players with at-risk students from local schools, and Black Graduate Engineering and Science Students, which conducts outreach to recruit African American students and faculty to the fields of science and engineering. The Human Corps Task Force, part of the Chancellor's Advisory Committee, was created in 1987 as a result of state legislation designed to encourage students to enrich their education through community service.   1999 Community Service Award Winners Students Natalie Clarke WYSE (Women and Youth Supporting Each Other) Aimee Durfee Pro bono legal services Rebecca Fisher Take Back the Night Mary Lai Asian Pacific American community Frank Lozier Pilipino Academic Student Services and Bridges Raquel Pacheco University Health Services Student Groups Black Graduate Engineering and Science Students Cal Football Players Mentoring Cal Students for Educational Outreach MESA Mentoring Program Youth Mentor Program Volunteer Placement Program Faculty Robert Brentano Early Academic Outreach Program John Hurst Service Learning Staff Brenda Coker Health*Matters Joan Gatten Rhyme and Reason Open Mike Poetry Series   [HOME]   [SEARCH]   [ARCHIVE] April 21 - 27, 1999 (Volume 27, Number 31) Copyright 1999, The Regents of the University of California. Produced and maintained by the Office of Public Affairs at UC Berkeley. Comments? E-mail berkeleyan@pa.urel.berkeley.edu.