Monday, September 17, 2018

[087] MTSU students discover volunteer options at fair




MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Representatives came off-campus from Rutherford County Schools, Alive Hospice, Department of Veterans Affairs and Special Kids, to name a few.

On campus, vendors attending the annual MTSU Volunteer Fair recently included Health Promotion, EXL (experiential learning) and the MTSU Stormwater Program, among others.

More than 20 companies and departments participated in the four-hour event under one large tent in the Student Union Commons, seeking volunteer help from new and returning MTSU students.

To watch video from the Volunteer Fair, visit https://youtu.be/86tcNdzwKmg.

The fair lets registered nonprofits — Greenhouse Ministries, Voluntary Service, His Healing Hands and others — recruit students to allow them to become plugged in to community service and volunteer opportunities in order to make a difference.

Mercedes Woody, 21, a senior biology major from Memphis, Tennessee, listed MTSU Health Promotion, Alive Hospice, His Healing Hands, Garden Patch Thrift Shop and Special Kids as nonprofits she is considering … in addition to her involvement in student organizations such as the NAACP, Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity and Student Government Association.

“It’s really good,” Woody said of the Sept. 5 Volunteer Fair opportunities. “There are a lot of group volunteer options for a lot of organizations I’m in. I can get a lot of people out (to support them).”

Roommates and School of Nursing freshmen majors Courtney Edde, 18, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, and Sarah-Kate Blackburn of Cornersville, Tennessee, also checked out various nonprofits.

“I really like hospice,” Blackburn said after visiting with representatives from Avalon Hospice in Murfreesboro. The pair also spoke with Nourish Food Bank representatives.

The Volunteer Fair is a Connection Point activity, helping students find involvement with companies and organizations outside of their academic pursuits.

MTSU has more than 300 combined undergraduate and graduate programs.


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