Community Service and Volunteerism

Unlocking your potential! This is at the center of the mission here at Community Service and Volunteerism. It is our intention to engage the University, its students, and faculty in positive community projects meant to broaden and strengthen the relationship with Morris and the surrounding area. This interaction fosters a better understanding between the school and town and improves student awareness of local issues and concerns.Here are some of the major projects and events we coordinate throughout the year:

• Volunteer Fair: the fair brings in representatives from local organizations to recruit volunteers and present information about their ongoing intitiatives and projects.
• Trick-Or-Can Food Drive: the UMM residence halls and CSV coordinate a collection in the Morris community of non-perishable food items. All donations go to the Stevens County Food Shelf.
• Toys For Tots: throughout November and December, there is a collection of new, unwrapped toys which are later distibuted to needy children through the local churches.
• Adopt-A-Family: coordinated by Stevens County Human Services, this program pairs up a sponsoring individual or group with a family in the community to purchase items from their "wish list".
• Random Acts of Kindness Day: we encourage students, staff, and faculty to brighten the day for others by writing personalized notes, sending candy packages, and paying random compliments.
• Ice Cream and Lollipops Children's Art Show: following in the footsteps of a 25-year tradition, ICLC is an art show featuring work by first and second-grade elementary school students from throughout Stevens and Pope County.
• Soup & Substance: CSV coordinates a series of issue-based panel discussions which are meant to bring together students in meaningful communication and enjoy hot soup.