School’s Out for Service
More than 600 students, faculty and staff donated their time and energy to projects around central Iowa for the annual Service Day in April.
More than 600 students, faculty and staff donated their time and energy to projects around central Iowa for the annual Service Day in April.
On April 23, Central College will sponsor its annual campus-wide Service Day in which students, faculty and staff will work on dozens of volunteer projects around central Iowa.
Students in the Writing for Non-Profit Organizations course have brought in more than $60,000 in grants for community partners in Iowa.
The students of Campus Ministries’ justice team are raising money for facial surgeries for kids around the world.
Central College was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).
In honor of National TRIO Day, Central hosted a food drive to support the surrounding communities.
Central students volunteered over winter break on Campus Ministries trips to New York to clean up after Superstorm Sandy and to Texas to help alleviate poverty.
Kathy Kelly, three-time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, will be visiting campus on Sept. 13. Kelly is an author and peace activist.
The acronym stands for Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership. The program has promoted development in the global community since its establishment in 1958.
More than 700 Central College students, faculty and staff volunteered on Service Day. Read more about five projects and community partners that are changing Iowa and the world.
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