Heavy Rain, 68 °F Posts Tagged ‘Service’
Lauding leadership
Posted in On Campus on March 5, 2013
Recognizing the Class of 2013’s Distinguished Leaders for being among the best of the best, and for making the most of their time at Denison.
The wonderful wizard of college
Posted in Beyond Campus on February 27, 2013
A play teaches local fourth-graders the importance of education and money management.
Frosty fun
Posted in On Campus on February 12, 2013
A week of winter entertainment included hot cocoa, ice sculptors, psychics, and a dance.
The significance of Selma
Posted in Beyond Campus on January 24, 2013
Winter Break was more than a vacation for 84 students participating in the Break Away program—it was a service-learning experience.
Learning from Dr. King … and one another
Posted in On Campus on January 22, 2013
On Monday, students, faculty and alumni joined their hearts and voices in the spirit of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The courage to create a just world
Posted in On Campus on January 18, 2013
In the 45th year after his death, the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lives on.
Need a resolution?
Posted in On Campus on January 3, 2013
Here’s some inspiration: DU students volunteer tens of thousands of hours in the community every year.
Remembering Liz
Posted in Beyond Campus on December 6, 2012
Friends, family and the Denison community come together to honor the memory of Liz Minter ’13, who passed away last spring of a rare brain tumor, by raising money to fund brain cancer research.
Indian summer
Posted in Voices of Denison on December 5, 2012
A senior reflects on his internship in India last summer, helping economically disadvantaged women to become entrepreneurs.
Out of the storm
Posted in Beyond Campus on November 27, 2012
When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, Lauri Pierson Weinfeld ’78 offered her rental property, rent-free, to a family in need. In Sandy’s wake, she’s hoping to do it again
Heavenly Haiti
Posted in On Campus on October 23, 2012
Eat Good. Do Good. As part of a special week exploring and celebrating Haiti, you can have your Whit’s frozen custard (almost) guilt-free.
Something for everyone
Posted in On Campus on August 31, 2012
The Academic Quad was booming as students participated in the annual Involvement Fair.
Denison in the Blogosphere (8/9/12)
Posted in Beyond Campus on August 9, 2012
In this summer’s addition, we have the Venture Philanthropy Club, a new reality show, and a video from the softball team.
Giving of the heart
Posted in Beyond Campus on July 30, 2012
Shea McMahon ’09 returned a war medal to the son of the man who lost it more than two decades ago.
Reaching the PEAK
Posted in Beyond Campus on July 23, 2012
Denison students, staff, and faculty help Newark students to learn about higher education.
Taking his best shot
Posted in Beyond Campus on July 17, 2012
For Casey Stockton ’12, basketballs have become tools for change. This October, he’s off for a 10-month journey to Rwanda.
Home improvement
Posted in Beyond Campus on July 9, 2012
Recent grad Jeremy Blake didn’t follow the traditional path to college—he’s been creating avenues for hope.
Going back to give back
Posted in Beyond Campus on May 30, 2012
Track star Dee Salukombo ’12 touches lives wherever he is. Now he’s going back to Africa to help the children of his homeland, and it’s a story that a lot of people want to tell.
Just can’t say enough about Dee
Posted in On Campus on May 14, 2012
New Denison graduate Dee Salukombo is back in the news as he leaves Granville to serve in his homeland in Africa.
One day without shoes
Posted in On Campus on April 17, 2012
Denison students ditched their shoes to help raise awareness for children in need throughout the world.
Big Red lends a hand
Posted in Beyond Campus on April 3, 2012
From community cleanup to voter registration to face painting—Big Red’s Big Day was a giant success.
Home is where the heart is
Posted in Beyond Campus on March 23, 2012
Dee Salukombo ’12 has won a Davis Projects for Peace award, and this summer he’ll use it to create a learning center in the village of his birth in the Congo.
To Chardon, with love
Posted in On Campus on March 12, 2012
In a student-organized event, Denisonians gathered on campus for a night of heartfelt music and fun for a very good cause.
Start something that matters
Posted in Voices of Denison on February 15, 2012
Emily Hopcian ’12 is learning that it’s possible to make a living and change the world at the same time.
Performance plus
Posted in On Campus on February 10, 2012
Dancer Dada Masilo did even more than stage her U.S. debut at Swasey. She also brought her insight and experience into classrooms across the campus.
‘Home of Hope’
Posted in Beyond Campus on February 7, 2012
Kayla Mahalchak ’12 returns to an orphanage in Zimbabwe she first visited in 2008.
Educational access and inequity in the nation’s capital
Posted in Voices of Denison on February 2, 2012
Jerome Price ’12 discusses on the inequities of access that exist among America’s educational systems.
Defying the distance
Posted in On Campus on January 25, 2012
On Monday, the campus community celebrated the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. through a series of “teach-ins.”
A new way to celebrate King Day
Posted in On Campus on January 19, 2012
The college’s annual celebration of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. takes a new form this year.
Mumbai movie-makers
Posted in Beyond Campus on December 12, 2011
Megan Keaveney and Sibylle Freiermuth, both Class of ’11, traveled to India last summer with a goal of improving the health of women living in poverty.
Filling empty bowls
Posted in On Campus on November 17, 2011
The art and craft of helping to feed the hungry.
The $10,000 question
Posted in Beyond Campus on September 20, 2011
Each year, a student organization decides how to put venture philanthropy funding into action. The current project aims squarely at the lethal abuse of prescription drugs.
Remembering 9/11
Posted in On Campus on September 12, 2011
Marking the 10th anniversary of tragedy with community-building, service and song.
Returning the love
Posted in Voices of Denison on June 24, 2011
As a child, Lauren Mueller ’13 found refuge in CASA, a nonprofit group supporting foster children. Today, she is helping others receive the care.
The long run
Posted in Beyond Campus on May 31, 2011
Track and cross country standout Dee Salukombo ’12 is running home to Lakewood—120 miles on foot. Here’s why.
An ice-cold good deed
Posted in Beyond Campus on May 27, 2011
The club hockey team’s home ice gets a stone cold upgrade—and everybody wins.
Local kids have their interests ‘PEAKed’
Posted in Beyond Campus on April 26, 2011
Students teach local second-graders about the environment and what it’s like to go to college.
Making peace
Posted in Beyond Campus on March 30, 2011
Two seniors are headed to India this summer with a $10,000 award from Davis Projects for Peace.
An educated conversation
Posted in Voices of Denison on March 25, 2011
Jerome Price ’12 talks with students, faculty and local residents as he searches for answers to tough questions on education.
Peace Corps & Denison go hand-in-hand
Posted in Beyond Campus on February 25, 2011
Again this year, the Peace Corps has recognized Denison as one of the nation’s top producers of volunteers.
Arts and sciences with The Works
Posted in Beyond Campus on February 10, 2011
It’s just one of the ways that students and profs help local schoolchildren to learn, but it might be one of the most fun.
48 hours to serve
Posted in On Campus on January 27, 2011
Hours donated: 539. Money raised: $1,048. Service to others: priceless.
‘You have spoken pointedly, but out of love for humankind’
Posted in Voices of Denison on January 17, 2011
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Newark Advocate reprints a supportive open letter to King from philosophy professor Ron Santoni, originally published on June 29, 1967.
‘There, it’s OK to die’
Posted in Voices of Denison on December 20, 2010
Madeline Weinland ’10 reflects on her experience as a Denison Community Association hospice volunteer.
23 million thanks
Posted in On Campus on November 11, 2010
On Veterans Day, Denison honors those who have served.
This is your brain on caffeine
Posted in Academics & Research on November 9, 2010
Science students and professors offer neuroscience program for central Ohio high-schoolers.
Bowl-ing downhill
Posted in On Campus on November 3, 2010
The DU Art Collective’s annual Bowl-a-Thon taps the artistic urges of an entire community with the cause of helping its less fortunate members.
Water of life
Posted in Beyond Campus on October 12, 2010
Students win a $10,000 prize and spend a month in China to help give a town new hope and resources for clean water.
Whole hog for local farming
Posted in Beyond Campus on September 2, 2010
Denison visits the Knox County Fair to show its support for local agriculture and Ohio farming families.
Make it happen
Posted in On Campus on August 24, 2010
Students get hopped up on pizza, caffeine, and ideas for social change at the ‘Make It Happen’ social entrepreneurship workshop, a six-day summer program.
Habits of mind — and heart April 19, 2013
Getting silly with Steve March 15, 2013
Let the mortarboards fly May 15, 2013
The (Not So) Abominable Snowman March 25, 2013
Waiting for Huffman March 20, 2013
The end of the Knobel era May 7, 2013
Five things I wish I knew at 22 May 24, 2013
Africa Moves! May 1, 2013
Eagle eyes May 21, 2013
It all adds up May 2, 2013
Brava! April 9, 2013
Carol of the bells May 29, 2013
Vote of confidence April 29, 2013
Getting silly with Steve March 15, 2013
What happened on Deliria? April 30, 2013
‘I Love Granville’ March 28, 2013
The sound of music April 16, 2013
Novel ink April 2, 2013
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