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-11 posts tagged "volunteering"
lettertotheeditor | Friday, January 27, 2023
The University of Notre Dame does an excellent job of reminding us how important it is to reach out to “the least of our brethren” and practice social justice as part of our daily lives. There is the Center for Social Concerns on campus that does an excellent job clarifying this for us. One of
Tess Brennan | Wednesday, November 9, 2022
The summer service learning program (SSLP) and its international counterpart (ISSLP) have been phased out by the Center for Social Concerns. NDBridge is the University’s new summer community engagement program, limited to rising sophomores. The previous programs were open to students in each of their three summers. NDBridge will continue to offer eight-week service-based immersion
Angela Mathew | Tuesday, October 11, 2022
The Center for Social Concerns (CSC) no longer provides vehicles for students to rent, free of charge, to do social service as part of community-engaged learning courses. The CSC’s website states “effective June 1, 2022 the center will no longer offer vehicles for reservation.” This change has impacted community-based learning courses across disciplines like romance
Isabelle Kause | Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Sophomore engineering majors, Luke Christy and Kyle Connors, partnered with John Young Middle School in Mishawaka and the Kids Golf Foundation at Harvest Farms Country Club in Sugar Grove, Illinois in order to teach underprivileged kids how to play golf and expose them to the different opportunities that golf has to offer. Christy argued that
Megan Fahrney | Friday, April 8, 2022
Over 30 teams are set to sail in the 2022 Fisher Regatta, kicking off Friday at St. Mary’s Lake. The Regatta is Fisher Hall’s signature fundraiser that the hall hosts every year to raise money for St. Adalbert Catholic School in South Bend. Most dorms enter at least one homemade boat in the race. Other
Lilyann Gardner | Wednesday, February 23, 2022
A recent partnership between the University of Notre Dame and the Boys and Girls of St. Joseph County has garnered attention and recognition from the Boys and Girls Club of America. In collaboration with the Boys and Girls Club of St. Joseph County, the Office of the Executive Vice President’s University Enterprises and Events (UEE)
Eva Analitis | Friday, January 21, 2022
“Service” is one of those words that typically evokes supportive sentiments. It’s almost universally regarded as positive to serve one’s community, and most people would consider volunteering to be a hallmark activity of a civic-minded person. Growing up, volunteering and doing service were essential to our development into conscious citizens and gaining a broader understanding
Ellie Dombrowski | Friday, April 3, 2020
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Notre Dame-sponsored volunteer trips were cancelled. Although most of such trips were cancelled, one group remained: the Notre Dame chapter of the Global Medical Brigades (GMB). A group of 33 students traveled to Panama on Saturday March 7. “[The] first two days we [focused on] access to
Nola Wallace | Thursday, February 27, 2020
Sometimes within our tri-campus bubble, we forget to think about the community outside of the University. South Bend, even with all of its hot spots and local charm, is a city in need of service from people like you. There are many organizations in need of young, smart and energetic volunteers — that I know
Emma Ault | Friday, September 27, 2019
On Sunday the Near Northwest neighborhood of South Bend will be hosting its annual Arts Cafe. Members from the Saint Mary’s student body will be participating in the event by helping out in the children’s area for the third year in a row. “The Arts Cafe is a neighborhood festival in the Near Northwest neighborhood.