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Community Service and Service-Learning at Allegheny

Community Service and Service-Learning, ACCEL collaborates with student leaders, community partners, faculty and various campus departments to facilitate meaningful and effective service. We work with local, national and international partners to inspire social responsibility through experiential learning.
Community Service and Service-Learning, ACCEL collaborates with student leaders, community partners, faculty and various campus departments to facilitate meaningful and effective service. We work with local, national and international partners to inspire social responsibility through experiential learning.

Community Service At Allegheny

The community service movement at Allegheny is driven by student leaders and strives to meet real needs in our community. The Office of Community Service and Service-Learning works with student leaders, community agencies, and other College departments to plan meaningful projects, promote student involvement that makes a difference in our community, and encourage student leadership, reflection, and learning. Each year, more than 60% of the student body completes more than 25,000 hours of community service.

Community Service in Action Through partnerships with local agencies, the Office of Community Service and Service-Learning sponsors diverse programs based on student interests and motivation. Students at Allegheny work with disadvantaged children, at-risk youth, mentally challenged people, and the elderly. They tackle societal problems such as hunger, homelessness, domestic violence, teen pregnancy, wildlife rehabilitation, and environmental decay. Students can participate in one-time service projects such as Make a Difference Day, weeklong service plunges during Spring Break, or on-going service opportunities in our local community.

More than 50 student service leaders are trained each year to lead on-going service with our agency partners in the Meadville community. These students organize and facilitate programs at their site, and recruit, orient, and train other Allegheny volunteers. Peer-to-peer recruitment and student leadership are two unique aspects of the service movement at Allegheny College.