THE ITHACAN

Campus prepares for MLK Day

January 18, 2014

The Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs will be sponsoring a series of events in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday, Jan. 20.

Service Saturday volunteer program has grown in recent years

By Ciara Lucas, Contributing Writer • December 4, 2013

There are 8,760 hours in a year. For the average college student, those hours are spent working, hanging out with friends and doing homework. However, for students who participate in Service Saturdays, more than 1,700 of those hours are spent doing community service.

Students use break to fight for causes

By Sabrina Knight, Assistant News Editor • March 21, 2013

Don Austin, assistant director of community service and leadership development, discusses his experience at an alternative spring break, where participants focused on environmental issues such as hydraulic fracturing.

Alternative fall break to assist county affected by flooding

By Lindsay Perrelli, Contributing Writer • October 13, 2011

A group of Ithaca College students has signed up to spend its fall break helping restore homes lost to Hurricane Irene in Prattsville, N.Y. The Scoharie County town was devastated by the flood in August, losing 40 to 50 percent of its homes. As a result of the destruction, the Huntersfield Christian Training Center in…