Civic Engagement & Service Program

 

Volunteer Service
doing good with your time 

Philanthropy
doing good with your money

Community Partnerships
connecting the College and the community

 

 

Good men make a difference in the world, and helping you become "a man who serves" is part of the mission of Hampden-Sydney College.  Our Civic Engagement program provides you with opportunities for volunteer service and other forms of engagement with the surrounding community.  There are many ways you can be involved, so read on!

The program has 3 areas, all of which focus on helping students explore ways of connecting and contributing to the world outside the college gates.  For some of you, this will provide practical experiences that will help you make career choices (like coaching or teaching, for example).  For others, it will give you a way to balance your studies with different pursuits, like working with kids.  We hope that the habits you develop here will help you build a life after college that is fulfilling and meaningful, one that truly exemplifies what it means to be a good man and a good citizen. 

Volunteer Service

Many students here are doing amazing things -- helping to build houses, working with kids, caring for abandoned animals, and cleaning up rivers and roadsides, just to name a few.  Some are doing this work as part of service clubs.  Others are in organizations (all kinds) that want to do service projects from time to time.  And some are simply individuals responding to a call for help with a particular project.  You can jump into volunteering in lots of different ways.

Here are some of Hampden-Sydney's service clubs:

	Good Men Good Citizens	GMGC is a student group that works with other clubs and groups to support service work at Hampden-Sydney.
	Circle K	Circle K is a Kiwanis-affiliated club that does a wide range of service projects.  They always have something happening on weekends!
	Habitat	The Habitat club supports the local Farmville Habitat organization, by organizing volunteers for the builds, raising funds, and raising awareness.
	Hampden-Sydney Mentor Program	The H-S Mentor program pairs college students with local elementary school students.  Mentors go once a week to visit their "little brother" at school and become a positive presence in his life.
	Sigma-Nu Hampden-Sydney Animal Rescue Club (SHARC)	SHARC works with the local animal shelter to help abandoned animals get adopted.  They spend time with the dogs there, walking and socializing them.

In addition, while not a student club, the Hampden-Sydney Volunteer Fire Department is largely staffed by students.  It provides protection to the College and to several areas of Prince Edward County.

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