Faculty & Staff, University of Cincinnati

Center for Community Engagement

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Cans & Coats Drive

The Center for Community Engagement partnered with the Freestore Foodbank to deliver basic necessities to our neighbors in need during the 2012 holiday season and cold winter months. Donations were accepted at numerous campus locations and select home athletic events from October 16th - November 2nd. The Freestore Foodbank distributes over 12 million pounds of food annually in 20 counties in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana--but their mission is much greater than simply feeding the hungry. The Freestore Foodbank connects with individuals to provide food and services while working to create stability, and further self-reliance for people in crisis.

The Cans & Coats Drive saught donations of non-perishable food, winter coats, hats, gloves, mittens, scarves and socks for distribution to the most vulnerable among us.

Over 200 cans were collected at the UC Swimming and Diving vs. Xavier!

Collection Locations

There were barrels at each location in which anyone could drop off cans, coats, and more.

Calhoun Hall (main lobby)
Campus Recreation Center (breezeway)
DAAP (5th floor entrance)
DAAP Café
Daniels Hall
French Hall East
French Hall West (main lobby)
Richard E. Lindner Center (2nd, 4th, and 5th floors)
Schneider Hall
Siddall Hall
Steger Life Center (outside rm. 455)
Swift Hall (outside the 7th floor Honors Lounge)
TUC (200 and 300 levels)
Turner Hall (lobby A)
University Pavilion

Collection at Athletic Events

The Athletic Department has stepped as a major partner in this drive with the goal of collecting 2,000 cans. In addition to the on campus collection barrels, donations were collected at home UC athletic contests including

Swimming & Diving vs. Xavier: October 19th, Keating Aquatics Center, at 3:00p
Men’s Soccer vs. Louisville: October 27th, Gettler Stadium, 7:00p
Volleyball vs. Louisville: October 28th, Fifth Third Arena, 1:00p

The most needed food items include: canned fruits and vegetables, tuna, chicken and soups. All sizes of coats and gently used or new winter clothing were/will be needed needed, especially larger sized coats.

The Freestore Foodbank was able to collect 2,600 pounds of food and 1,236 coats during this drive!

For more information contact community.engagement@uc.edu. If you'd like to make a donation to the Freestore Foodbank, visit them at http://freestorefoodbank.org/.

We hope to partner with the Freestor Foodbank again during the 2012 - 2013 academic year, so if you'd like to be involved stay tuned or contact the Center for Community Engagement directly.

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2012 National Student Day Community Service Fair

On Thursday, October 4, 2012 the Center for Community Engagement invited Faculty and Staff to meet non-profit organizations and community partners at the 2012 National Student Day Community Service Fair. Both community partners and faculty took advantage of this opportunity to network, initiate potential collaborations, and explore the possibility of a Service-Learning relationship.

Organizations that were represented at the Service Fair:

American Diabetes Association
American Lung Association
American Sign Museum
ArtWorks
Behringer-Crawford Museum
Bi-Okoto Cultural Institute
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati
Center for Service Learning and Civic Engagement
Cincinnati Ballet
Cincinnati Community ToolBank
COR Music Project
Covington Mentoring Program
Dance With My Daddy
Dramakinetics
Enjoy the Arts
Friends of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
Gorman Heritage Farm
Heartland Hospice
Hoxworth
Leap Beyond Therapy
LeBlond Boys & GirlsClub
Mercy Health - St. John
New Edgecliff Theatre
Office of Second Language Acquisition (Cincinnati Public Schools)
Ohio Oriental Culture Association
Parkinson's Wellness Chapter
Power Inspires Progress
ProKids
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Santa Maria Community Services, Inc.
Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses
St. Margaret Hall
Stepping Stones
Sycamore Senior Center
The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati
UGIVE.ORG
Warrior Run
Washington United Church of Christ
Women With A Vision
Women Writing for (a) Change
YMCA of Greater Cincinnati/Westwood School

With live music by DJ Layton from Mad Frog, a sampling of Pepsi food and beverage products, and an on-site project at which volunteers can assemble care packages to be distributed to the Anna Louise Inn and Ronald McDonald House it was a great event. Students who attended the service fair entered to win a $250 gift card to UC Bookstores, a Semester Parking Pass or a Kindle Fire.

If you were not able to attend the fair and would like to connect with one of these organizations, contact community.engagement@uc.edu

Service Learning

Service Learning (SL) is a specially designed learning experience in which students combine reflection with structured participation in community-based projects to achieve specified learning outcomes as part of an academic course requirement.

The Center for Service Learning and Civic Engagement works specifically with academic community engagement.

Philanthropy

The University of Cincinnati has a long and successful history incorporating philanthropic components into academic coursework. Learn more about current and previous courses here.