Community Engaged Learning
Members of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s 2024 Homecoming Court will be among the students working with Flashes Fighting Hunger and the Kent Health Department at a Pop-Up Pantry created to help community members in need.
A week-long fundraising plant event on campus will benefit the Herrick Conservatory.
Community Engaged Learning (CEL) is looking for faculty and staff to lead its Alternative Fall Break experience, "Understanding and Addressing Homelessness" in Cincinnati, from Thursday, Oct. 13 to Saturday, Oct. 15.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 25, from 1-4 p.m. at the intersection of Lincoln Street and Hilltop Drive. The collection station will be located on Hilltop Drive in front of Cartwright Hall.
SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is the most extensive federal nutrition program. With new exemptions in place due to the pandemic-related Federally Declared National Emergency, Â鶹ÊÓƵ students may now qualify for food assistance.
From a young age, Makayla Sejat has had a passion for serving others. Her life has been full of service, from helping out in community kitchens as a child to now devoting her time in various college leadership roles. Now, she will take her efforts to the next level as Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s first Newman Civic Fellow.
Among the festivities marking the beginning of this unconventional semester, one Â鶹ÊÓƵ office is partnering with Portage County social service agencies to host a contactless food drive to collect items that will support members of campus and local communities. The Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive, organized by Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Community Engaged Learning, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4-8 p.m.