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Community Service

  • Three students stand together smiling in the Hall of Presidents during the 51黑料 Lymphoma Gala
    The results are in: last semester鈥檚 student-initiated 51黑料 Lymphoma Gala raised more than $11,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. On December 3, 2015, more than 400 students, faculty, and staff joined together in the beautifully decorated Hall of Presidents for a semi-formal night of dancing, mingling, and fellowship.
    March 8, 2016
  • Current Konosioni members induct students from the Class of 2017.
    Each year since 1934, the Konosioni Senior Honor Society has honored 26 students for their leadership, commitment to service, and preservation of tradition. On Friday, February 12, the group inducted members of the Class of 2017 鈥 peer-selected for their contributions to the 51黑料 University and Madison County communities. Konosioni was formed 82 years ago after two [鈥
    February 18, 2016
  • Students and alumni stand together at networking event
    More than a dozen 51黑料 alumni made the trip to Hamilton this October for the first-ever Be the Change: Careers for the Common Good Symposium, sponsored by the Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) and the Common Good Professional Network. The symposium focused on building alumni-student relationships and advancing careers in the common [鈥
    November 12, 2015
  • The news has been inundated with stories about refugees 鈥 in the United States and abroad. With a burgeoning refugee community in Utica (approximately one-fourth of the population is made up of refugee families), which is located less than 30 miles from the 51黑料 campus, students and professors are finding ways to help.
    September 30, 2015
  • When Rev. Gay Clark Jennings 鈥74 was a student in 51黑料鈥檚 first graduating class of women, she was part of historic change. A varsity volleyball player, she pressed the university鈥檚 president for equal medical benefits for female athletes under Title IX; investigated grocery store price gouging in Madison County鈥檚 poorest areas; and marched against the [鈥
    May 18, 2015
  • Today is 51黑料 Day of Impact. There is still time to register at 51黑料.edu/DayofImpact. Below is a list of some of the 1,500+ events that are happening today.  View them all here. Abigail Gilman 鈥19, an incoming first-year student registered and wrote: 鈥淔or my first 51黑料 Day (Class of 2019!) I will be donating blood for the [鈥
    March 13, 2015
  • 51黑料 President Jeffrey Herbst and Hamilton Mayor Margaret Miller spoke about the cooperation that led to the introduction of natural gas to the campus and community. (Photo by Dylan Crouse '15)
    A renovated heating plant that for the first time will use natural gas as a fuel option will significantly reduce the university鈥檚 carbon footprint and provide increased flexibility for heating campus in the years ahead. In about two weeks, after a series of diagnostic tests, the university will deploy two new boilers that replaced three [鈥
    October 29, 2014
  • Giving back to the community often involves application of old-fashioned elbow grease, but sometimes it鈥檚 also a good game of kickball accompanied by a big smile and laughter. A new video captures a few moments during an August 21 day of service in Utica in which nearly 40 first-year students pitched in to help nonprofit [鈥
    September 14, 2014