Community Engagement Initiatives

This initiative provides overall health promotion activities and education. Mental health, physical health and menstrual health advocacy are all included in the service work of this initiative. Service-learning activities include health promotion through tabling in red square and/or social media promotions, events and activities such as nature walks, yoga events, art events, and other unique events that promote health and wellness.

The work of this initiative is an opportunity to highlight and honor observances that happen throughout the year and take on meaningful, timely issues. Voting rights, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, BIPOC rights…its big on purpose to be more inclusive of many opportunities for students to engage with. Service-learning activities include educational tabling in red square on current issues, educational promotion on social media as well as events and activities to promote DEIB.

This is our newest initiative, it is a program that we inherited that was created through a Communications class that no longer exists – but the program still exists! The program was created by students for students, specifically to fundraise “gap” money for students in need and professional development opportunities. Service-learning activities will include tabling to educate about student need on campus, as well as designing and implementing different fundraising strategies to accomplish their quarterly and annual goals.

Formerly known as the Nooksack Restoration initiative, the Environmental Care initiative still includes education about our local waterways and service to restore them such as clean-ups and invasive species clearing but it also expands the work to include other local and global environmental concerns. Service-learning activities have included environmental clean-ups on campus and in the community, educational tabling in red square and educational promotions through social media.