“We learned plenty about the importance of the protecting our seas and how we can do so in our daily life.” Continue reading
Save the Seas
Project Topic: fundraiser
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
“I actually fee like I made a difference.” Continue reading
Caring for Local Families in Need
“This project made me get up and do something myself to help make change, and that is a good feeling.” Continue reading
Playing Music to Feed the Homeless
“Helping my immediate community can be done by doing what I love.” Continue reading
Protecting Against Liberia’s Rainy Season
Quijuie worked on a project close to home, for 12 years he had lived in one of the most flooded parts of Liberia and had experienced the rainy season’s damaging effects. In order to prevent peoples’ homes from flooding during Liberia’s rainy season, he organized and raised money to have workers build a drainage system for community members in his hometown. Continue reading
Saving Springbrook Nature Center
“I can definitely say I’ve enjoyed this project. It’s given me a chance to contribute a little something to a place I care about greatly. It also pushed me out of my comfort zone.” Continue reading
World Awareness Club
This civic engagement project centered on starting a club on campus that would focus on global justice issues. To jump start the club, they organized an art show and auction to raise awareness on global hunger and raise money for Action Against Hunger–an organization that focuses on ending child malnutrition by providing clean water and sustainable food solutions. Continue reading
The Ethics of Psytrance
“This project allowed me to see how ethics can be applied in everyday life. I was able to see how working together with other people to do good things, even if they are small things, is a step in the right direction to making the world a better place for all to live in.” Continue reading
Animal Ethics Club
The Animal Ethics Club, now in its 6th year of operation, started as a civic engagement project. Four students created the club, organized work parties at a local farm sanctuary and a clinic for homeless people and their animals, educated students about vegetarian and vegan food, served free vegan food, and raised money for local animal groups. Continue reading