Pitt-Bradford Students Donate
Time, Money to Community
By Kimberly Marcott Weinberg
Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing
Over the past year, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford students have contributed 7,771 community service hours and $10,337 in donations to various causes locally and globally.
The hours and donations were compiled by Tonya Ackley, coordinator of community engagement, a position created a year ago at Pitt-Bradford to match Pitt-Bradford students with opportunities for service in the Bradford community and beyond.
Alpha Phi Omega, a co-educational service fraternity, provided the most hours of service with 1,444. APO worked with Red Cross and Community Blood Bank Blood Drives, Adopt-a-Highway, Empty Bowls project to benefit the Friendship Table, Bradford Ecumenical Home, Beacon Light Behavioral Health Systems, Bowl for Kids’ Sake, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Friendship Table, George G. Blaisdell Elementary School and Special Olympics.
Students in Free Enterprise provided 827 hours of service teaching at the Federal Correctional Institution McKean, assisting local entrepreneurs, helping out with a Future Business Leaders of America high school and at the every Woman Opportunity Center as well as encouraging environmental awareness on campus.
Kappa Sigma fraternity provided 548 hours of service with the Adopt-a-Highway program, Bradford Gun Club, Bradford Ecumenical Home, Masonic Temple and SPCA.
Several student groups also received recognition for their community service efforts at the annual Leadership and Service Awards Ceremony. In addition to Alpha Phi Omega, those included the African American Student Union, Asian Student Alliance, Christ In Action, Habitat for Humanity, LGBTS Alliance, Panthers Against Tobacco, Pitt Improvers, SIFE, Men’s Soccer Team, and Theta Sigma Delta. Individual students who received recognition for their community service efforts were Danielle Erdley, Samantha McGriff, Vanessa Olivio, James Segee, Courtney Shroyer, Antony Summers and Natalie Weiss.
The Student Nurse Organization received special recognition for its commitment to service for projects such as Grandparent’s Day, Pumpkin Festival, the Annual SNO Food Drive, and the Valentine’s Day SNO-ball. SNO also had given the most in charitable donations from a student organization, having raised $1,375 and donated to organizations such as the American Cancer Society, a health mission in Africa and a clean water project and the Mental Health Awareness Walk.
In addition to matching those in need of help with those who can provide it, Ackley helps students gain real-world experience through service-learning in their courses. Her first such endeavor involved helping Dr. Reece Wilson, assistant professor of education, by connecting 14 students in his Family and Community Relations class with organizations in the community. Pairs of students volunteered with various community partners such as CARE for Children, the Compassion Project, Head Start, the Bradford Family YMCA and the Bradford Area Public Library. Each student performed approximately ten hours of service, resulting in 170 total hours of service.
Ackley said many of the organizations and events that the campus contributes to, such as Relay for Life, have been university staples for years.
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Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing
Over the past year, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford students have contributed 7,771 community service hours and $10,337 in donations to various causes locally and globally.
The hours and donations were compiled by Tonya Ackley, coordinator of community engagement, a position created a year ago at Pitt-Bradford to match Pitt-Bradford students with opportunities for service in the Bradford community and beyond.
Alpha Phi Omega, a co-educational service fraternity, provided the most hours of service with 1,444. APO worked with Red Cross and Community Blood Bank Blood Drives, Adopt-a-Highway, Empty Bowls project to benefit the Friendship Table, Bradford Ecumenical Home, Beacon Light Behavioral Health Systems, Bowl for Kids’ Sake, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Friendship Table, George G. Blaisdell Elementary School and Special Olympics.
Students in Free Enterprise provided 827 hours of service teaching at the Federal Correctional Institution McKean, assisting local entrepreneurs, helping out with a Future Business Leaders of America high school and at the every Woman Opportunity Center as well as encouraging environmental awareness on campus.
Kappa Sigma fraternity provided 548 hours of service with the Adopt-a-Highway program, Bradford Gun Club, Bradford Ecumenical Home, Masonic Temple and SPCA.
Several student groups also received recognition for their community service efforts at the annual Leadership and Service Awards Ceremony. In addition to Alpha Phi Omega, those included the African American Student Union, Asian Student Alliance, Christ In Action, Habitat for Humanity, LGBTS Alliance, Panthers Against Tobacco, Pitt Improvers, SIFE, Men’s Soccer Team, and Theta Sigma Delta. Individual students who received recognition for their community service efforts were Danielle Erdley, Samantha McGriff, Vanessa Olivio, James Segee, Courtney Shroyer, Antony Summers and Natalie Weiss.
The Student Nurse Organization received special recognition for its commitment to service for projects such as Grandparent’s Day, Pumpkin Festival, the Annual SNO Food Drive, and the Valentine’s Day SNO-ball. SNO also had given the most in charitable donations from a student organization, having raised $1,375 and donated to organizations such as the American Cancer Society, a health mission in Africa and a clean water project and the Mental Health Awareness Walk.
In addition to matching those in need of help with those who can provide it, Ackley helps students gain real-world experience through service-learning in their courses. Her first such endeavor involved helping Dr. Reece Wilson, assistant professor of education, by connecting 14 students in his Family and Community Relations class with organizations in the community. Pairs of students volunteered with various community partners such as CARE for Children, the Compassion Project, Head Start, the Bradford Family YMCA and the Bradford Area Public Library. Each student performed approximately ten hours of service, resulting in 170 total hours of service.
Ackley said many of the organizations and events that the campus contributes to, such as Relay for Life, have been university staples for years.
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