In this edition… find out which of our 40+ new Spring ’25 SL/CE courses are right for you, meet the new Engage Upstate team, and see what community engagement events are in store for November!
Via the USC Upstate Office of Service Learning and Community Engagement.
Announcing: 40+ New SL/CE courses for Spring ’25!
With over 40 SL/CE courses slated for Spring ’25, there’s something for everyone!
Check out the courses by category below or view the full list on our blog.
SL/CE Courses by Category:
Join us TOMORROW for our annual SL/CE Showcase – Free food and awesome speakers!
Our annual Fall SL/CE Showcase is happening TOMORROW, Friday Nov. 8th from 11am-2pm in the CLC Ballroom, with a free buffet-style lunch at noon. Everyone is welcome!
November Community Features
Rebuilding our space with Spartanburg Area Conservancy
Spartanburg Area Conservancy is moving full-steam ahead on restoration efforts after Helene alongside dedicated volunteers–including students from our very own Engage Green program. Read More
Meet our New VISTAs & C.E. Coordinator!
Introducing: Our office’s two new AmeriCorps VISTAs and our Community Engagement Coordinator, Sam Reinhardt. Meet the Team
We want YOU to share your story for our next Community Feature! Be a guest author for our blog or have us write about your SL/CE-related project, experience, or announcement by filling out the form at the link below.
Community Engagement Events – November 2024
Campus events and programs:
- The Upstate Library’s third annual donation drive for The Period Project is happening now! Nov. 4-29th
- Join us for our Annual SL/CE Showcase (free food!) – Nov. 8th @ 11am
- Preface 2024: Dr. Jennifer Gray on Intergenerational Trauma and the Southern Experience – Nov. 12th @ 6pm
- El Centro Latino Presents: Education & the Youth with Hope Blackley – Nov. 13th @ 6pm
- El Centro Presents: A Survey of Latino Contributions in the US – Nov. 14th @ 3:30pm
- Preface 2024: Buffalo Soldiers and Tuskegee Airmen – Nov. 15th @ 6pm
Volunteer Opportunities:
- Check out volunteer opportunities through the Office of Student Involvement : A great source for validated service hours!
- First Gen Gives Back: Volunteer event with Habitat for Humanity – Nov. 9th
- Make Thanksgiving Day Cards for the Mountainview Nursing Home (Hosted by the Student Nurses Association) – Nov. 12th @ 2pm
- Plant Trees at Upstate’s new Food Forest (on-campus event!) – Nov. 21st @ 8am
- Engage Green Invasive Species Removal Project – Nov. 22nd @ 1pm
Do you have a community-involved event, activity or project that you’d like to have advertised in our December newsletter? Let us know anytime at EngageUpstate@uscupstate.edu.
