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Community Service & Service Learning OFFICE MISSIONThe Saint Peter's College Office for Community Service and Service Learning upholds and promotes the Jesuit ideal of educating students to be "Men and Women for Others." We strive to provide opportunities for our students which allow them to come to know both themselves and the world we live in more fully. Through participation in meaningful and potentially life-changing volunteer experiences, the Community Service Office prepares students for a lifetime of learning, leadership and service, while cultivating an awareness and appreciation for diversity not only while being a student of Saint Peter's College but as an alumnus as well. SERVICE OPPORTUNITIESThrough the Office for Community Service, students have a wide array of volunteer opportunities available to them. Annually, more than 700 students volunteer on 50 or more projects at 30 different sites in Hudson County. The results are astounding. During the past year, Saint Peter’s students contributed more than 16,000 hours of service and raised over $8,000 for various charitable causes.
Students have the option of individually committing to at least 5 hours a week tutoring in local schools through our America Reads Program, or at least 2 hours weekly in any number of local agencies with our Loyola Volunteer Program. In conjunction with student clubs and organizations, the Community Service Office allows for students to participate in events through our Monthly Service Calendar. The Service Learning Program exists through a partnership with the Academic Affairs division which allows faculty members to include community service experiences into select courses. The program has students working at least two hours a week at local schools or social service agencies as part of their course requirements, allowing them to get "real life" experience in a way that helps others.
For more information please contact us at CommunityServices@spc.edu or call 201-761-7395.
EVALUATIONDid you participate in a Service Event during the Fall 2008 semester?? We want to hear what you thought of your event! All kinds of opinions are needed, the good, the bad and the ugly. Let us know how the Community Service Office did planning the event... or how your club did as they planned their own Community Service event.
Click Evaluation to get started. We thank you for your time in advance! FALL 2008 SPECIAL EVENTS
SEPTEMBER: BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRiveoctober: stamp out despair- stamps collected for elizabeth detenTIon CENterNOVEMBER: HUNGER & HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS MONTH...food drive, coat drive, housewares dRIVE, MEN'S CLOTHING DRIVEANNUAL FOOD DRIVE
NOVEMBER 3-14th
DROP OFF: Jazzman’s Café- (The corner by the couches)
Non-perishable goods can be dropped off by the main entrance of each college building. All donations benefit the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. Sponsored by the Office for Multicultural Affairs, Sodexho, and the Office for Community Service & Service-Learning.
Sodexo is collaborating with us in this endeavor as they are entering SPC in the Guinness Book of World Records Contest against other colleges and universities to see which institution brings in the most food on November 12th 2008! Donate as much as you can on this one day to help SPC beat all the other colleges!!
ANNUAL COAT DRIVE, BLANKET & MEN’S CLOTHING DRIVE
ALL MONTH LONG
DROP OFF: COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICE DINNEEN 127
New and lightly used men and women’s coats will be accepted by our partner in this endeavor, Jersey Cares. Also, we will be looking for new and lightly used blankets, to help keep the homeless members of our community warm during the winter nights. The main drop off site will be outside the Community Service Office in Dinneen Hall 127.
Men’s Clothing is also being collected throughout the month. The following items are particularly needed to keep our homeless friends on the streets warm through our Midnight Run program: Men’s long sleeve t-shirts, sweaters/sweatshirts, pants (bigger sizes appreciated), socks, underwear, thermal underwear, hats, scarves and shoes.
New and/or kindly used, clean blankets are being collected for our friends living on the streets of Manhattan and Jersey City, NJ. The winter months are coming and some of the homeless men and women rather stay on the streets where they consider its safer than in a shelter. Please help them be as warm as possible on the upcoming cold, winter nights!
FACES OF HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS PANEL
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10th 2008
11:00 A.M. MCINTYRE LOUNGE, ROOM A
Current and former homeless people who will share personal experiences of homelessness, explain who becomes homeless and why, and present ways to get involved in solutions for ending and improving this problem. For more information please contact Anna Brown at abrown@spc.edu or Michele Harman at mhartman@spc.edu. Hosted by the Political Science Department and Social Justice Department, and the Community Service and Service Learning Office.
MIDNIGHT RUN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17th (Event full, to be placed on the waiting list email CommunityService@spc.edu)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20th (Catholic Retreat participants & leaders)
MEET @ 8 p.m. Center for Ministry and Service
Help feed the homeless men and women on the streets of NYC. Due to a large amount of support from students, this event is full.
ANNUAL HUNGER BANQUET
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13th
4 P.M. McIntyre Lounge
Participate in a skit-like learning experience where participants get the opportunity to learn about hunger issues. Faculty members are invited to bring their classes. Please R.S.V.P. by Friday, November 9th Sponsored by Sodexho and the Indo Pak Club
SOUP KITCHEN VISIT TO THE HOBOKEN SHELTER
WED. NOVEMBER 24TH 5:30 P.M.
(Event full, those registered should meet at Campus Ministry @ 5 p.m.)
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY OF THE ABOVE EVENTS PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMUNITY SERVICE & SERVICE-LEARNING OFFICE AT 201-761-7395 OR EMAIL COMMUNITYSERVICE@SPC.EDU |
