Community Engaged Learning
Unsung Heroes Abound at Â鶹´«Ã½
Perhaps the best word to sum up Brianna Benson’s role at Â鶹´«Ã½ 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´«Ã½ students and faculty touched hearts and inspired community engagement. The six-day/five-night trip in March 2025 was sponsored by Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Office of Community Engaged Learning.
The King, The Queen and the Pop-Up Pantry
Members of Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s 2024 Homecoming Court will be among the students working with Flashes Fighting Hunger and the Kent 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´«Ã½ Holds Second Annual Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™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´«Ã½ 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´«Ã½â€™s first Newman Civic Fellow.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Holds Flashes Fight Hunger Contactless Food Drive on Aug. 26
Among the festivities marking the beginning of this unconventional semester, one Â鶹´«Ã½ 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´«Ã½â€™s Community Engaged Learning, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4-8 p.m.