A Catholic and Jesuit Institution Committed to Service
S Local eighth-grade students participate in the University of Success college readiness program.
tudents, faculty and staff of the University are involved in hundreds of community service and volunteer programs that have a positive impact on the region and the City of Scranton. The University has received national recognition for its community service activities, including the highly selective Community Engagement Classification designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. In the 2011-2012 academic year alone, approximately 2,750 Scranton students provided more than 175,000 hours of volunteer service, much of it in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Since 1997, students have contributed nearly 1.9 million hours of service.
Student volunteer programs
Students and alumni team up annually for a Street Sweep to clean up litter from the Hill Section streets.
The University’s Center for Service and Social Justice works regularly with more than 120 Scranton area nonprofit organizations to engage students in addressing community needs through special programs such as: • spring and fall break service trips; • food, clothing, holiday gift and blood drives; • the SMART mentoring program with the Scranton School District; • FIRST (Freshmen in Reflective Service Together) weeklong program; • Safe Trick or Treat & Easter Egg Hunt for area children; and • Community Christmas Day breakfast for Scranton residents. In August 2012, volunteers from the class of 2016 welcomed more than 200 area children for a “Backto-School Bonanza” held on Courthouse Square.
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