Cobbers studying abroad this semester in India raised more than $3,000 to empower local women. Business majors Matt Gantz and Derek Algaard worked with a student from Gustavus to raise money for Water for People, an organization focused on providing sustainable wells in impoverished areas. The week-long service project was a requirement for their social…
Tag: service learning
Scarves, screw-ups, and the search for service
During the second semester of his freshman year, Scarf Boy was tasked with doing a service project along with his IOC class. Nokomis Child Care was the service organization assigned to his group. Hmm…. Donate an hour per week to play with perfectly adorable, underprivileged kids? Anyone who knew Scarf Boy knew that his invisible…
Hands for Change sends 730 students to serve
On August 26, roughly 730 students, 80 Orientation Leaders, and 40 faculty members headed out into the Fargo Moorhead area to participate in the Hands for Change event. This year marked the 20th year that Concordia College incorporated the volunteer program into orientation week. Moriah Nelson, this year’s director of Hands for Change, began organizing…