Student Organizations

In Community Engaged Learning at Kent State, our mission is to educate and empower students to advance social change. We think that student organizations can play a large part in this work by participating in community building opportunities and community service projects. 

Our office offers a number of face-to-face programs that student organizations can take advantage of, including Service in a Flash, Days of Service, Flashes Fighting Hunger, and Alternative Breaks. 

For your reference, here is a brief explanation of each of these programs and ways in which student organizations can rely on these programs as you fill your respective calendars with experiences for your members: 

A group of students pose with trash bags after cleaning up trash in downtown Kent, Ohio.

 

Program

Purpose 

Student Org Possibilities 

Service in a Flash 

Small gatherings (no more than 15 people) on-campus organized around the completion of a simple, easy-to-complete service project while also getting to know other Kent State students in a safe and relaxed setting.
  • Social events for members (with individual members choosing to sign-up on their own for existing Service in a Flash events)

     
  • Co-sponsor a Service in a Flash event with CEL for your entire organization (e-mail CEL Coordinator Tiera Moore at tmoore71@kent.edu to make arrangements)
     

Days of Service 

A collection of simultaneous on-campus Service in a Flash projects during one block of time (examples: Make a Difference Day; Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Day of Service; Martin Luther King Day of Service)
  • Social events for members (with individual members choosing to sign-up on their own for various projects during the Day of Service)

     
  • Reserve/co-sponsor a Day of Service project for your entire organization (e-mail CEL Coordinator Tiera Moore at tmoore71@kent.edu to make arrangements; limited to 2 projects facilitated  per event)

Alternative Breaks

Trips to regional, national, and even international locations led by student and staff leaders during breaks in our academic calendar. These immersive experiences include direct service opportunities, dialogues and discussions, and cultural exploration all of which focus on making change on a specific topic or issue area. 
  • Opportunities for members of an issue-focused organization or a group dedicated to making positive change to register together to participate in an immersive experience

Flashes Fighting Hunger

An organization committed to food security at Kent State. It runs an on-campus kitchen facility that runs on recovered food, shared kitchen space in Tri-Towers, and volunteers who want to make a difference! Flashes Fighting Hunger also serves as a food pantry for the campus and surrounding communities, prepares meals for local social service agencies, and distributes food using its mobile pantry unit. 
  • Social events for members (with individual members choosing to sign-up on their own for various volunteer shifts)

     
  • Sponsor/reserve a Flashes Fighting Hunger volunteer shift for your organization by e-mailing CEL Coordinator Tiera Moore / Campus Kitchen Leader Nathan Ritchey and making arrangements with them

     
  • Sponsor a food drive throughout the year by communicating and working with Tiera and Nathan. 
     

 

Finally, we also have one-time service projects and volunteer shifts related to the programs listed above that are available on our Volunteer page.

If any of this sounds of interest to you, please email Tiera Moore, our Coordinator of Community Engaged Learning, at tmoore71@kent.edu or community@kent.edu.  

We look forward to working with student organizations in the Kent State community to educate and empower students as they make the world a better place!

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