Sleepout Raises Awareness, Grabs Attention
This past Monday evening, many students staring out of their dorm rooms into the Residence Life Quad did not see an empty patch of grass but instead one containing several cardboard constructions. These cardboard “houses”were part of the Sleepout for the Homeless, an event designed to raise awareness about homeless in our city, the state, and … Read more
Bringing Homelessness Awareness Home
On any given day, over 1.5 million people in the United States do not have a safe place to rest their head. According to the Connecticut Coalition to End Homeless, over 4,500 of those homeless are in our state. It is hard to imagine being homeless. It is hard to imagine having to worry about … Read more
SFTO Hosts Literacy Night at Local School
Last Thursday evening, Southern Future Teachers Organization (SFTO) made their way to Rock Hill School in Wallingford, Connecticut to host a literacy nigh for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders attending the school. SFTO hosted a similar event at Pond Hill School last semester and the event went over so well that Rock Hill requested that the event be held … Read more
Getting Creative for Cancer
On Monday, Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) will be running an event called Getting Creative for Cancer. The purpose of this event is to help spread awareness about cancer and to help fundraise money for the Relay for Life event on Saturday April 28th. Grace D’Amico, president of Colleges Against Cancer, says that “. . . … Read more
Big Event: The Final Countdown
It is hard to believe but the Big Event, SCSU’s biggest Spring service day, is only 4 days away. On Saturday, March 31st more than 350 students will be traveling to over 20 different sites around the New Haven area to help agencies with anything that they need done. We have a record number of … Read more
Habitat to Help Build Homes over Spring Break
Collegiate Challenge 2011 – West Palm Beach Florida While many college students may be making plans to hit the beach or relax on the couch with five seasons of Golden Girls (do not judge), 16 members of the SCSU Chapter of Habitat for Humanity, 14 students and 2 advisors, will be traveling down to Wilmington, Delaware … Read more
Southern Future Teachers Participates in Outreach to Teach
Even though school let out hours before, over 200 elementary school children and several college students filled Westwoods Upper Elementary School in Farmington Connecticut for the annual Outreach to Teach event. Outreach to Teach is an afterschool educational fair organized by the Connecticut Education Association (CEA) Studnet Program. The event is organized between the 4 CSU schools, … Read more
Passionate About Service: Why YOU Should be Involved in Service Team
What is Service Team? Essentially, Service Team’s mission is to involve the campus in service opportunities in the local community and to provide educational and awareness events on campus to help students learn more about service-related issues. Service Team is also the main body of the Service Commission of the Student Government Association, meaning that Student Government … Read more
The Big Event: Why YOU Should Participate
The Big Event is just over three weeks away. By this time many of you have probably seen the posters around campus or may have been handed a flyer while crossing the bridge or entering Conn Hall. Many of you may on the fence about whether or not you want to participate. Maybe you have … Read more
Best Buddies Hosts Spread the Word to End the Word Pledge Drive
When we think of derogatory words for groups of people in society “retarded” is probably not the first word we think of. The word has become integrated into our normal speech patterns and many of us likely hear the word on a daily basis. However, the word is derogatory to millions of people with intellectual … Read more
