Service week to begin
By Sarah LaVoie
Daily Forty-Niner
Cal State Long Beach colleges and student
organizations will exhibit various community service programs during their
Six Days of Service, beginning Oct. 25.
"This is the first official week of service,
but we are planning for it to be an ongoing annual event," said Vasanthi
Ananth of Student Life and Development.
During the week of service, each of the
colleges and student organizations on campus will sponsor activities such
as workshops, public presentations and panels highlighting community service.
Each day a different college will host a variety of events to showcase
its service activities.
The service week, created to promote community
involvement and service, will offer an opportunity for students to become
aware of the different types of campus programs that provide community
service and for the different colleges and student organizations to exchange
their ideas, Ananth said.
Edward Zlotkowski, a pioneer in the field
of service learning, will kick off the week with a presentation on the
fifth floor of the University Library on Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. The week
will conclude with a community clean-up project Oct. 30 in the 6th District
of Long Beach.
Students, faculty and staff will join community
members in painting and doing other clean-up activities throughout local
area communities for the Saturday service project. The day of service,
co-sponsored by various university organizations -- including the Community
Service Learning Center, Associated Students Inc. and Long Beachís Department
of Community Development -- will conclude with a barbecue lunch at noon.
For more information, opportunities to
volunteer and a schedule of the events, one may call (562) 985-4181. |
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