The CSL in a Nutshell Your Monthly Updates from the KU Center for Service Learning

September Spotlight: Super Service Saturday

Last weekend, around 380 KU students gathered in the Kansas Union to take part in Super Service Saturday. They were bussed to over 20 different volunteer sites, from community gardens to the public library. Super Service Saturday by the Numbers: 380 Volunteers + 4 Hours of Service per Volunteer= 1,500 Total Hours of Service  With the value of 1 volunteer hour being about $25, Super Service Saturday contributed the equivalent of about $38,000 back to Lawrence community organizations and nonprofits during this single day of service. Thank you to the students who took time out of their weekends to serve the community with us, and to the Center for Community Outreach for putting together such an awesome and meaningful event! For more information about the CCO, click here .

Upcoming Opportunity: Nonprofit Shadow Day

Every year, Nonprofit Connect hosts Shadow Day, through which students have the opportunity to experience a "day in the life" of a nonprofit professional in the Kansas City area. This is a great chance for students to get a better idea of what jobs exist in the nonprofit world, and if it something they would be interested in pursuing. Shadow Day will take place on October 18 this year. Nonprofit Connect extended their Shadow Day registration deadline, so we have too! Want us to pay your Shadow Day registration fees? Click here for more information.

Upcoming Opportunity: Service Learning Abroad

The CSL is going global! Our brilliant Associate Director will be leading a Winter Break course to Costa Rica, where students will learn about eco-tourism and collaborative environmental conservation efforts through hands-on service learning experiences. Learn more by checking out  studyabroad.ku.edu/environmental-conservation-and-service  and apply by October 1! Questions? Email us at csl@ku.edu or stop by our table in the Kansas Union before tomorrow's football game!

Upcoming Opportunity: Mini Big Event

Registration for this year's Mini Big Event is open! The Big Event is a "non-needs based community service event" that takes place every spring. It is a ways to say "thank you" to the Lawrence community for being such great neighbors and partners over the last 150 years. The Mini Big Event will be held outside the Burge Union on October 19. Visit thebigevent.com/volunteer for more information!

On the Agenda: September and October

Sept. 20-21: Fur Ball Volunteers Needed Sept. 21: Fall Alternative Break Application Deadline Sept. 23-27: KU Blood Drive Sept. 24: Student Community Service Collaborative Meeting Sept. 25: MEDLIFE KU General Body Meeting Sept. 25: Extended Deadline to Apply for Nonprofit Shadow Day Scholarship Oct. 1: CSl Costa Rica Winter Course Application Deadline. Oct. 3: Mini Big Event Registration Deadline If you are part of an organization that puts on service-related events and would like them to be included in our monthly newsletter, please email katekemper@ku.edu !

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