Community Service Opportunities

What is "Community Service?"

Nazareth Receives President's Honor Roll Award for Service!
The Corporation for National and Community Service named Nazareth College to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth. To read the full press release, click here.

Community Service refers to action taken to meet the needs of others and to better serve the community as a whole. Community Service can involve direct service in which individuals work face-to-face with people in need. Indirect service involves working behind the scenes to help agencies in need.

Opportunities are coordinated through several departments of the Student Development Division, including the Center for Spirituality, Student Activities, Residential Life and Athletics. Check back often as the newsletters are updated as new events and opportunities become available!

Walking the Talk: One Student's Inauguration Journey

Nazareth creative arts therapy graduate student Kayla Bukowski's commitment to service earned her a spot in the Inaugural parade for President Barack Obama. She was one of 150 Americorps alumni from around the nation to march in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2009. Share in her moment of history through her video documentary.

Current Community Service Opportunities:

• November-December 2009 Community Service Newsletter (Service Opportunities and Articles)

• Community Service Project Description Form for Outside Agencies
  

Student Volunteer Handbook

Check out the Nazareth College Student Volunteer Handbook! Within these pages you will find information and interactive exercises that will help you identify, develop, and complete a successful community service project. You will find information on how to get started, who to talk to on campus to find support, and how to get funding! There are also special sections on paid service opportunities, who to contact for internships, and how to get involved with Service Learning (taking a class that has a service component). Take some time to explore this guide and you will find some great ideas on how to reflect on your experiences and create sustainable projects. CLICK HERE!

Nazareth College Homework Help
Join Homework Help!  Each Wednesday between 3-5 p.m. Rochester City School District high school students are brought to Naz’s campus for tutoring and to experience college life. For details regarding the next information session, CLICK HERE.  If you are interested in being a tutor/mentor, download the Tutor/Mentor Application application and bring your completed application with you to the upcoming information session.

International Service Exchange: Nazareth College and Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds England

The International Service Exchange is a unique program that gives students, faculty and staff from Nazareth College and Leeds Metropolitan University the opportunity to learn by providing volunteer service abroad.  Find more information here.

Service Floor Information

Do you want to live with students who share a passion for performing community service? Do you want to be an on campus service leader?  Do you desire to take part in and create projects, programs and reflections related to service?  If you answered yes to the above questions, then the  Community Service Floor in George Hall may be for you!

• Informational Flyer
• Application

NazLink
NazLink is an online resource that lets students search for job and volunteer positions.  Studnets can log into Nazlink here. Community organizations can post volunteer positions to NazLink for direct access to students. 

Year of Service After Graduation

The Office of Community Service has many resources for students seeking service opporutnities after graduation.  There programs include AmeriCorps*VISTA programs through New York Campus Compact and Rochester Youth Year.  Contact the Office of Community Service for more infromation!

For more information about these programs and community service at Nazareth contact:

Adam Lewandowski
Assistant Director for Community Service
alewand8@naz.edu
389-2307

Julie Lloyd
Program Specialist for Community Service
jloyd6@naz.edu
389-2304