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| Sep 22, 2009 |
Students from The U volunteer during National Day of Service |
| VERMILLION, S.D. -- Sixteen students from The University of South Dakota recently served more than 165 people at the Vermillion Welcome Table in honor of the Sept. 11 National Day of Service. |
| The Welcome Table is just one of USD's Center for Academic Engagement (CAE) alternative events of service for students to connect classroom learning with community participation. In addition to honoring Sept. 11, the Welcome Table event included fire safety programming. The program was organized by CAE and closed with a reflection led by AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America members Brittany VanHove and Doni Gustafson, who are working in the CAE office through a grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Students participating in the Welcome Table event said they really enjoyed their experience and felt it was a necessary organization for the Vermillion community, including Danielle Sieck, an undergraduate student from Selby, S.D., who described the experience as "fun, especially working with fellow students to help out the community of Vermillion." In addition to Sieck, students volunteering for at the Vermillion Welcome Table for the National Day of Service included Shane Bryan of Chamberlain, S.D., Antonia Barrera of Fremont, Neb., Andrea VanHove of Marion, S.D., Monique Ellefson and Jessie Milstead of Sioux Falls, S.D., Kelsey Wickre of Veblen, S.D., Jes Colburn or Aurora, Neb., Angela Helseth of Brandon, S.D., Abbey Jones of Watertown, S.D., Justin Kloster, Hillarie Maddox and Jami Buttke of Vermillion, S.D., Luke Putnam of Rapid City, S.D., Katie Ekeren of Yankton, S.D., and Steven Harding of Jefferson, S.D. About the Center for Academic Engagement The CAE was created as a central point of contact for students to find experiential learning information, including information about service-learning, undergraduate research, study abroad and off-campus academic experiences. The office is also a place where faculty can receive support for integrating service-learning and other experiential activities into their courses. Finally, the Office acts as a general volunteer clearinghouse for Vermillion and the surrounding area.The CAE is supported by the University and a grant from Learn and Serve America through the Midwest Consortium for Service-Learning in Higher Education and the Corporation for National & Community Service. For more information, e-mail the CAE at engage@usd.edu or visit www.usd.edu/engage. |
| About The University of South Dakota |
| Founded in 1862, The University of South Dakota is designated as the only public liberal arts university in the state and is home to a comprehensive College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, the state's only School of Law, School of Medicine, the accredited Beacom School of Business and the College of Fine Arts. It has an enrollment of more than 9,600 students taught by 400 faculty members. More information is available at www.usd.edu/press/news.
This material is available in an alternate format upon request. Please contact University Relations at 605-677-5759. If you are a person with a disability and need a special accommodation to fully participate in any university activity or event, please contact Disability Services at 605-677-6389 as soon as possible, but no later than 48 hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements may be made. |
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| Phillip Carter |
| The University of South Dakota |
| 605-677-6258 |
| phillip.carter@usd.edu |
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