Serving Your New Community
Serving Your New Community (SYNC) is a volunteering opportunity that connects incoming students to their new community. Students have the chance to serve with community partners in various locations throughout the Palouse to learn about their new community, see more of their new surroundings, and meet other incoming students.
Event Information
The event is split into two sessions. Participants will participate in one of two sessions with no sign up required based on their living group. Service projects can include site cleanup, gardening, painting, basic construction and other service needs.
Event Dates: Friday, Aug. 21 and Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020
Community agencies within a 35 mile radius of the University of Idaho may sign up to host student volunteers.
Sign up is closed.
Event Schedule
- Student volunteers arrive to the East side of the Bruce Pitman Center at 8 a.m.
- Group leaders depart with student groups at 8:30 a.m.
- Groups volunteer from 9-11:15 a.m.
- Group leaders facilitate reflection at 11:15 a.m. on site and depart for Bruce Pitman Center at 11:30 a.m
- Student volunteers arrive to Theophilus Tower Lawn at 8 a.m.
- Group leaders depart with student groups at 8:30 a.m.
- Groups volunteer from 9-11:15 a.m.
- Group leaders facilitate reflection at 11:15 a.m. on site and depart for Theophilus Tower Lawn at 11:30 a.m.