It's hard for us to track exactly all the service our students do throughout the year because they do so much. We can record attendance at events but the many independent service projects go unrecorded and untold.
It's really important to celebrate the work any person does for the community, and especially so for college students. They're in school to earn a degree and professional experience. It takes a lot of effort and good time management to volunteer for even a couple hours of one day. Many of our students volunteer consistently throughout the whole year.
To honor and show off all the work our students have done this year, check out an abridged list of their activities and impact on the community. For more photos and information visit our Facebook page.
9/11 Day of Service
Seventy-five students woke up bright and early to honor the President's call to serve on 9/11. Among other activities they made cards for soldiers and led a food drive.
Seventy-five students woke up bright and early to honor the President's call to serve on 9/11. Among other activities they made cards for soldiers and led a food drive.
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| A dozen students made almost 100 cards for local soldier support organization Operation: Helping Hands for Heroes. Photo by Dr.Michael Smith |
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| Students Amanda Parmley and Catherine Campbell paint walls at Baptist Fellowship of Angier, a local church and tutoring program. Photo by Andrew Treffer |
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child is a two-way street of box making and box collecting. Our students made boxes and helped receive them (Campbell was an OCC Receiving Center).
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| Campbell's administration poses with their OCC boxes. Photo by Campbell University |
Baptist Fellowship of Angier
Baptist Fellowship of Angier, or BFA for short, has its roots in Campbell's student body. Four afternoons a week a handful of Campbell students run a tutoring program for Angier's youth.
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| Campbell student Krysta Bell volunteers with BFA. Photo courtesy of Catherine Campbell. |
MLK Day of Service
Every year citizens all over the country serve their community to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Campbell is no exception. This year hundreds of students took time at the beginning of the semester to serve.
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| Photo by Michael Smith |
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| Photo by Kristin Smith |
Service learning
Campbell's service learning stars are individual departments. We can commend the Communication Studies Department and (Foreign Language/Biology) Honors 101 and 102 classes for taking learning outside the classroom and into the community.
Mission trips
Campbell's primary mode of service is mission trips. Each major break in the academic calendar features a couple different and interesting trips, all with the purpose of serving.
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| A group of students ventured to Red Springs, NC over spring break to serve at a NC Baptist Men camp facility. |
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| This group spent part of winter break in India serving the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata. |
We're always proud of the service our students do. Thank you to each one of you who donated your time and gifts to someone in need!
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