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Freshmen, sophomores and juniors who are seeking to become active leaders are invited to apply for Service Advocates, a yearlong civic engagement and service program sponsored by the Office of Community Service.

Service Advocates participate in regular training, direct service and reflection activities. They practice valuable leadership in the Aquidneck Island community, endeavor to promote a positive culture of service, and increase volunteerism at local nonprofits.

The program is open to undergraduate students in good academic standing who have a demonstrated financial need. Service Advocates perform approximately 100 hours of direct community service at their primary site, and also receive a stipend of $1,000 per year towards their education.

Applications are available online and are due Monday, April 20. Applicants may be selected for an interview between Tuesday, April 21 and Thursday, April 23.

For more information on the Service Advocates program, visit the Community Service website.

The Dean of Students Office is accepting applications for its student conduct hearing board for the 2015-2016 academic year.

Students who serve on the student conduct hearing board take on a leadership role by helping to uphold the University’s student code of conduct, and hold non-adversarial hearings for alleged violations of the code of conduct.

The Dean of Students Office sees the value and importance of student input on community expectations and is excited to offer this opportunity to its students. This is one of the most thought-provoking and rewarding ways a student can serve the Salve Regina community.

Applications are available in the Dean of Students Office in Miley Hall, Room 118 or online. For more information, contact J. Malcolm Smith, dean of students, at malcolm.smith@salve.edu or Jennifer Jensen, assistant dean of students, at jensenj@salve.edu.

Applications are due Wednesday, April 22.

The Department of English and Communications is encouraging students to take a break from their studies for the chance to win $300 in prizes by participating in the third annual FlashLit Film Adaptation Challenge.

The challenge, which begins Friday, April 17, requires students to adapt a literary work into a three- to five-minute film in just 72 hours. Similar to the nationally successful 48-hour film festivals, filmmakers will not receive any information about the work they will adapt or other in-film requirements until the official kickoff event.

During the kickoff event, which is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday in the McKillop Library, Room 106, student teams will sign up, learn tips for quickly crafting a successful film and discover what work they must adapt. At least one representative from each team must be present at the kickoff event.

Teams will have the weekend to script, film and edit their short film before submitting it on DVD or flash drive by 5 p.m. Monday, April 20. The submitted films will be screened at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 in the DiStefano Lecture Hall, where the judges will award prizes in various categories and the audience will vote for a “fan favorite” prize.

Challenge rules:

• Teams of up to three students plus any number of cast and crew may participate.
• Students may assist on as many films as they like, but may only be an official team member for one film.
• The literary work to be adapted will be selected in advance by department faculty. It will be a short and recognizable piece such as a short story or poem.
• Adaptations could be sincere or satirical, period or contemporary, done in the style of a film trailer or documentary.
• Submissions will be judged based on originality, engagement with source material and technical execution.

The challenge is cosponsored by the Office of University Relations and McKillop Library. For more information, email Dr. D. Matthew Ramsey at dmatthew.ramsey@salve.edu.