This program is held right before school starts or within the week that classes resume. It involves getting tours of six organizations, having lunch at the zoo, volunteering at one of five sites, and having dinner together while reflecting on the day's events. The Volunteer Program organizes this program as a means by which new students can feel a part of both our campus and surrounding community. Many students volunteer to help people with disabilities during the Special Olympics District Bowling Tournament. Volunteers serve as score keepers, lane helpers, and awards presenters.
Volunteers gather at a local restaurant for a reflection session following the event.
This event usually takes place in October. This is a national one-day service event that occurs in late October in which people across the country go out in their communities to volunteer. After volunteering, people return to UW-Parkside for a reflection session in which we discuss people's experiences and thoughts. We view video footage of everyone at their work sites. Thirty-one student volunteers participated last year.