Service Events

Community Service and Service-Learning, ACCEL collaborates with students and departments across campus to create a variety of service events; allowing students to explore the multiple dimensions of service.

Make a Difference Day - More than 700 Allegheny students join 700 Crawford County residents each year on a Saturday in October to complete over 125 cleaning, building, and repair projects in the local community. Neighbors help neighbors by raking leaves, building wheelchair ramps, repairing roofs, and visiting with the elderly.

Senior Citizen Recognition Day - Elderly residents of Meadville come to campus to take classes for the day in the Spring semester. Faculty open up their classes to our guests and help incorporate the elderly into the classroom experience. Students help orchestrate the day's events and welcome seniors to the campus.

Alternative Spring Break - "ASB" trips are weeklong issue-focused trips in March that give students service experiences in other parts of the country. More than 60 students participate each year, and many return wanting to do more service in Meadville. Trips this year include: Baltimore, MD to work with Civic Works renovating vacant lots and abandoned buildings; Boston, MA with Volunteers of America working with the elderly and at-risk youth populations; Columbus, OH working with The Open Shelter to reach out to the homeless population; and Greensboro, NC to build a house with Habitat for Humanity. For more information, contact Ashley Kish at akish@allegheny.edu.