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FEATURED STORY |
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CSI (Community Service Initiative; Spartanburg
by Dean of Student Affairs Stacy Flowers
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Case Name:
“Service”
Personnel:
Students from the CollegeTown Consortium, including Converse
College, Sherman College, Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg Technical
College, USC Upstate, and Wofford College.
A local animal shelter needs
assistance in caring for the animals that are entrusted in their care. A small
abandoned graveyard needs weeding and a little TLC. The local Goodwill store
needs assistance in creating displays and helping families search for items that
are needed. Other community agencies also need assistance to provide services to
the Spartanburg, SC, community.
The CSI Leaders (college Student Affairs
Officers) recognized that local college students could help care for the
animals, clean the graveyard, and assist all of the community agencies that have
requested assistance. CSI Leaders interrogated local community agency leaders
and began planning a day of community service.
Summary:
It was
months in the planning, but on February 26, 2005, students from all six
Spartanburg area colleges converged on the city for a day of community service
activities. The events were known as CSI: Spartanburg, more specifically,
Community Service Initiative: Spartanburg. Approximately 365 students met at the
Hangar in downtown Spartanburg and selected sites to work for the day. After
receiving a free t-shirt and a huge thank-you from Bill Barnet, Mayor of
Spartanburg, students were sent to the various sites to begin their day. Upon
their return, they were treated to lunch from Zaxby’s and given time to reflect
on the day’s experience.
Case Closed!
After comparing notes
concerning the success of the day’s activities, the CSI Leaders declared the
case to be solved, only to be revisited next year!
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Students from
Sherman (center) and the other five colleges in Spartanburg gather in the
registration area at the Hangar.
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Sherman student
Kristen Denette (right) encourages participants to sign up for service at Skylyn Place.
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Registration at the
Hangar.
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Participating
students wear their t-shirts proudly.
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Spartanburg Mayor Bill
Barnet III welcomes students to CSI.
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Sherman faculty member
Mitzi Schwartzbauer, D.C., helps out with some cleaning at Skylyn Place.
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Sherman student Liz
Jeffries helps organize clothing at the Children’s Shelter. | |
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