Community Engagement
Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget Do more than dream: work.
-William Arthur Ward
Here at Southern being involved in the community has become a tradition that we are proud to uphold. The University values community service, civic engagement, and social responsibility by all university members and encourages the integration of these principles in the learning experiences of students, invites community participation in the university affairs, and promotes local, regional, national and international collaborations.
Click here for the Community Service Information Form. This form is to be completed before an event is held. If your club or organization is having an event, we want to know about it! We would love to help you recruit volunteers and to help publicize your event. Please also send any publicity for the event to Kim Peterson at petersonk5@southernct.edu (as a Word document, PDF or JPEG).
Community Wide Service Events:
Breast Cancer awareness month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! If you donate $5 or more at any of our advertised tables, you can wear jeans and something pink on Thursday, 10/23. Donations can also be made to Aimee Bonn in Human Resources or the Womens Center. See the flyer at the following link for more info: http://www.southernct.edu/emailblast/10_9_08/jeans%20day.pdf
Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Department To Run Week-Long Food Drive In Support Of
Connecticut Food Bank
Date: Collections to be made at all home games from Oct. 14-18
Description: The Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Department has announced that host it will host a week-long food drive in support of the Connecticut Food Bank. Running from Oct. 14-18, the Owls will collect food and personal care item donations at their field hockey (Oct. 14), men's soccer (Oct. 15), volleyball (Oct. 17), football and women's soccer (Oct. 18) contests. Fans are asked to bring non-perishable food or personal care items to any home event during the course of the week. Founded in 1982, Connecticut Food Bank is an affiliate of America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network. It is the largest centralized source of donated, emergency food in Connecticut. Through warehouses in East Haven, Fairfield, and Waterbury, and distribution sites in New London and Stamford, the organization provides food products to more than 650 soup kitchens, shelters, food pantries and daycare programs in Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, and Windham counties.
Fans are encouraged to bring the following items that are most needed:
Food Items:
• Tuna & Other Canned Meat
• Peanut Butter
• Chunky Soups & Beef Stew
• Macaroni & Cheese
• Spaghetti & Sauce
• Rice, and Dry & Canned Beans
• Canned Vegetables & Fruits
• Powdered Milk
• 100% Fruit Juice (Cans, Bottles, Boxes)
"Sugar Free," "Low Sodium," & "No Salt"
Personal Care Items:
• Shampoo, Toothpaste, Toothbrushes
• Diapers, Detergent, Deodorant
• Shaving Cream, Razors, Hairbrushes
The American Heart Association's Start! Heart Walk
Date: Sunday, October 19th, 2008
Location: Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk , CT
Description: The Start! Heart Walk is the American Heart Association's largest, fastest growing, and most popular grassroots special event for consumers. This 5K non-competitive walking event brings together participants of all ages throughout the Fairfield County . Thousands of walkers raise money by asking friends, family members and co-workers to support them in this life-saving event!
For more information: click here!
St. Jude's Up 'til Dawn
Date: October 21st, 2008
Description: Up 'til Dawn unites students, staff and their local communities with a goal to help the children of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital . Students who lead Up 'til Dawn on their campuses educate the community about St. Jude while raising money through a variety of activities. At the end of the program, campuses host a Finale Event and stay "Up 'til Dawn" celebrating their achievements and honoring the patients at St. Jude. Students "fight the yawn" so that St. Jude patients can grow up and go to college, too.
For more information: visit their website at http://stjude.southernct.edu
Day of Service
Date: Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Time and Location: Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. in Connecticut Hall
Buses leave in front of Hickerson at 10:00 a.m.
Buses return to campus around 2:00 p.m.
Lunch is from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in Connecticut Hall
Description: Southern's Day of Service is one day where Southern students come together to say "thank you" to the surrounding communities in New Haven and Hamden for being a gracious host to us for nine months out of the year and for their continuous support of the University. On this day, students will complete service projects ranging from painting to yard work to trash pickup and cleaning.
For more information: contact: Kim Peterson at petersonk5@southernct.edu
Adopt-a-Family
Date of Collection: TBD
Date of Delivery: December 4th
Description: Adopt-a-Family is an annual food drive to Help local families during the holiday season. At the end of the food collection, volunteers help unload boxes of food the CCCC (Coordinating Council for Children in Crisis).
Friends of Rudolph
Tentative Date: December 14th
Description: The Friends of Rudolph program is an Annual holiday event co-sponsored by Southern Connecticut State University and the New Haven Police Department. The program sponsors collect new, unwrapped toys to give to local, underprivileged New Haven families. Each December, the event begins with an arts and craft session in the morning followed by a holiday show and gift-giving assembly in the afternoon. The day's events are run by volunteers.
The Big Event
Date: TBD
Description: Similar to Day of Service, on this day, students will complete service projects ranging from painting to yard work to trash pickup and cleaning.
The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life
Tentative Date: May 2nd - 3rd, 2008
Description: Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society's signature activity. It offers everyone at Southern an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Teams of people have fun while raising much-needed funds to fight cancer and raise awareness of cancer prevention and treatment. At the Relay, participants and volunteers celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer and won and remember those who have lost their battle.
Donate a mammogram
The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on 'donating a mammogram' for free (pink window in the middle). This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors /advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising. http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/
Other Community Service Events
Special Olympics
Red Cross Blood Drive - Delta Phi Epsilon
Penguin Plunge - Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Jail n' Bail - Beta Mu Sigma Fraternity
Bowl-a-thon for Make A Wish Foundation - Omega Zeta Pi Sorority
Clean-Up of Edgewood Park - Biology Club
West Rock Clean-Up - Anthropology Club, Environmental Futurists, PRISM, the College Democrats, the Newman Society, and Amnesty International
Office of Student Life - Southern Connecticut State University
ASC Room 213, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515
Phone: 1-203-392-5782 | Fax: 1-203-392-8963
