Campus-Wide Days of Service
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Fresh START Day of Service: Saturday, August 31, 2024
Fresh START Day of Service is one of Penn State's largest days of service, designed for incoming first-year, change-of-campus, transfer, and world campus students who are new to the University Park campus. The primary goals of Fresh START are:
- Introduce new students to the many service and civic engagement opportunities available in the State College community as well as organizations at Penn State students can become a part of
- Help students build new friendships with other students transitioning to Penn State
- Get students engaged with involvement at Penn State and in the community, all while having FUN!
Fresh START Day of Service encourages new students to “get rooted” in service opportunities in Happy Valley and within student organizations, that they can then engage with throughout their academic careers at Penn State. Our hope is that, through Fresh START, new students will develop a passion for giving back to the community and will continue to engage in service and civic engagement throughout their lives.
- Please complete the interest form if you would like to attend. Slots will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
Student Organization Volunteering
Student Organizations and Faculty & Staff Volunteers can register to be a part of the biggest Day of Service at University Park! Volunteers are needed! Groups and organization planning to complete service together are encouraged to arrive early and line up together.
Typical Fresh START Schedule:
- 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.: Check in outside of Alumni Hall in the HUB-Robeson Center
- 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Snacks & Team Building Activities
- 10:30 a.m.: Begin Dismissing to Community Partner Sites
- 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Volunteering with Community Partners
- 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.: Meal & Service Organization Fair to learn more about how to get involved
What to know before volunteering
- Be sure to wear closed-toe shoes and clothing you don't mind getting dirty
- Participants will receive free lunch, free snacks and a free t-shirt
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The MLK, Jr. Day of Service takes place each year nationally on Martin Luther King Day in January. This Day of Service is hosted by the Dr. MLK, Jr. Commemoration Committee and the Office of Student Leadership and Involvement. It is designed to engage students in their community and to answer the Dr. King quote;
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?" - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Summer Day of Service occurs each summer and brings together students who are here for the summer (many from the LEAP program for incoming students) to engage with the local community and do something meaningful over the summer break.
Summer Day of Service Details:
Location: Stone Valley Recreation Area
Date: July 20, 2024
Time: 9:30am - 2:00pm
Please reach out to serviceleadership@psu.edu and/or 814-863-4624 for more details!
