BYO Book Reading Club at Falvey Library

Mark your calendar for Falvey Library's BYO Book reading club meetings this spring! They will take place on on Tuesday, February 18^th from 4-5:30pm and Thursday, March 27^th from 12-1:30pm. They spend the first 45 minutes of each meeting reading, and then the next 45 minutes discussing our books. Snacks included, of course. 

Also, look for the Blind Date with a Book display on the Popular Reading shelves tomorrow. Students helped wrap and decorate the covers. 

Finally, Falvey Library orders Popular Reading books almost entirely based on student suggestions, so if any English students are interested in getting involved further, feel free to reach out! There is a group of student volunteers who communicate virtually through Teams, or for a lighter commitment level, Falvey always reviewing suggestions through the suggestion box in Speakers’ Corner or the web form. More info here:https://library.villanova.edu/collections/highlighted-collections/popular-reading.

 

Opportunity: Green Corps, the Field School for Environmental Organizing

This February 27-28, representatives from Green Corps, the Field School for Environmental Organizing are coming to visit campus to hold an info session and speak with as many students as possible about the program. They focus on providing recent college grads the skills and experience they need to make an impact on urgent environmental campaigns. More information below.

Green Corps Organizer Program - The Field School for Environmental Organizing

Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the biggest environmental challenges of our day.

Learn more and apply on our website!

 

The planet needs all the help it can get. To win now and build a strong foundation for lasting progress, we need people who know how to organize: to run organizations and campaigns that will inspire the support and action we need to save our environment. Our program starts with intensive classroom training. You learn about issues and campaigns, organizing theory and principles, and skills from recruiting volunteers to staging a media event. Then, you move to a more hands-on experience. You make a difference on important campaigns to transition our country to clean energy, protect wildlife, and more. For example, Lauren Karpinski, an organizer from the Green Corps Class of 2019, brought together a coalition of 40 groups that helped win a landmark solar energy bill in Arkansas.

 

We’re accepting the top 20 candidates for our 2025-2026 program. Graduates will join our more than 400 alumni who are leading environmental campaigns and organizations across the country. If you’re passionate about the environment and ready to learn and practice the craft of organizing after graduation, apply today!

 

Not a graduating senior? Add your name to our list to receive updates about Green Corps including summer internships and jobs in the environmental and broader social change field!

 

Green Corps’ year-long program begins in August 2025 with introductory classroom training, and continues with field placements in multiple locations across the U.S. (Green Corps also offers a short-term program beginning in January 2025.) Candidates must be willing to relocate. Please contact Renee Wellman at renee@greencorps.org with additional questions.