George Washington University
EN-13: Community Service

GW employees are invited to join service events and projects across GW such as Freshman Day of Service, King Week, and others. Faculty and staff also act as mentors and advisors for student projects that are a part of GW UpStart. GW also hosts "Give a Gift" annually for faculty, staff, and students. This annual holiday event voices the needs and gifts wanted by partner organizations' constituents. GW departments, individuals and student groups provide educational and household items as well as toys and clothing. Individual requests and needs are fulfilled while complete privacy is maintained. More than 500 individuals receive gifts annually from the "Give a Gift" program.

https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/university-service-takes-giant-leap-forward https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/day-service-deepens-gw-connection-community https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/service-awards-recognize-gw-community-efforts https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/day-service-deepens-gw-connection-community https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/service-awards-recognize-gw-community-efforts The Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service integrates civic engagement into George Washington University’s educational work. We focus GW’s resources to meet community needs beyond the campus, promote active citizenship in a diverse democracy, and enhance teaching, learning and scholarship at GW. GW students meet local needs through ongoing community-engaged scholarship courses and research as well as co-curricular community service and civic engagement programs, such as engageDC, GW SMART DC, and Jumpstart. Immersion programs such as Alternative Breaks , Freshman Day of Service and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service get students engaged in national and international service that makes an immediate and powerful impact. GW combines opening Convocation for Freshmen with a day of service, engaging 2000 students in a kick off to the school year that highlights the interconnection of GW's academic, civic and community engagement. The Nashman Center has the following goals: Meet Community Needs - Develop strong reciprocal, respectful, active democratic community partnerships - Use GW’s expertise and resources to address pressing human needs - Use evidence based strategies - Ensure that projects have demonstrable outcomes for community - Focus on several strategic partnerships with multiple programs Promote Active Citizenship in a Diverse Democracy - Engage GW with the District of Columbia and the world - Unite people of diverse backgrounds in meaningful relevant common experience - Learn the values and skills needed to participate in public decision-making and community life Enhance Teaching, Learning and Scholarship - Promote and support engaged scholarship, including service-learning and community-based research - Support scholarship about service and civic engagement - Collaborate nationally and internationally to further higher education’s commitment to civic engagement