Community Engaged Learning
Unsung Heroes Abound at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ
Perhaps the best word to sum up Brianna Benson’s role at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ is “caretaker.â€
‘Experiencing These Things Firsthand Left A Mark On My Heart’
An Alternative Spring Break journey to historic civil rights sites in Mississippi by Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State students and faculty touched hearts and inspired community engagement. The six-day/five-night trip in March 2025 was sponsored by Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State’s Office of Community Engaged Learning.
The King, The Queen and the Pop-Up Pantry
Members of Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State’s 2024 Homecoming Court will be among the students working with Flashes Fighting Hunger and the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Health Department at a Pop-Up Pantry created to help community members in need.
Rolling Out the (Rain) Barrels to Support Student Programs
A week-long fundraising plant event on campus will benefit the Herrick Conservatory.
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Holds Second Annual Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ’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.
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Names University’s First Newman Civic Fellow
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¶ÌÊÓƵ’s first Newman Civic Fellow.
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Holds Flashes Fight Hunger Contactless Food Drive on Aug. 26
Among the festivities marking the beginning of this unconventional semester, one Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 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¶ÌÊÓƵ State’s Community Engaged Learning, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4-8 p.m.
