For the last 25 years, the Newman Catholic Center has offered Alternative Spring Break at Eastern, a set of mission trips designed for students to help out in different communities instead of going home...
Hannah Myers, Contributing Writer
• November 6, 2017
Families laughing, music playing, colored hairspray and excitement will be in the air as more than 150 girls and 26 boys from 12 teams and six counties are set to run the Girls on the Run 5K Saturday...
Several opportunities to volunteer on campus and around the community are available all this week.
The Standing Stone Community Center is in need of one more volunteer to help move their thrift shop...
A variety of different volunteer opportunities are available both on campus and off campus for students, with some new ones coming this fall.
One of these new programs is Teen Reach, where teenagers...
Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
• September 6, 2017
Mid-Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters is beginning their first month-long recruitment process of the semester in September.
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a mentoring program between a “big” adult...
From organizing and passing out food at food pantries to tutoring a kid in need, the Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism offers several volunteer opportunities for students this semester.
One...
Whether it is delivering books to nursing homes or making crafts with seniors, students have a chance to volunteer in five different activities focused on helping senior citizens throughout the month of...
Student ambassadors in the College of Business have the chance to develop skills and access exclusive internships.
These ambassadors are a volunteer group who conduct tours for prospective...
Throughout the month of November, the Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism will educate, fundraise and assist citizens who suffer from food insecurity during its fifth annual Hunger Action...
On the table or on the floor, families were busy at work building blankets from colorful squares of fleece during Family Weekend.
The Fleece Blanket Service Project was one of many activities offered...
In grade school, we were implored by teachers to volunteer. We were encouraged and sometimes forced to get involved in our communities. Classes and busloads of us took time out of the school day to clean...
Students volunteered to read essays they wrote to an audience during “The Ghosts of the Riders Present” reading in the 7th Street Underground Wednesday.
Students of the Advanced Creative Non-Fiction...
