Civic Action Week is a campus-wide week of events for students, faculty, staff and the broader community to learn, engage, and encourage collective responses to persistent societal challenges. Mark your calendar for April 5–10 for a number of in-person volunteer opportunities, virtual remote opportunities, and educational events.

Examples of events include a fun kick-off event with trivia, a Careers in Social Change Panel, a ribbon-cutting at the new Sprout Garden, a neighborhood walk, and a number of donation drives.

Prizes will be given throughout the week. Share how you give back or what you are doing to celebrate Civic Action Week by tagging @drakeservice #DrakeServes on social media.

Civic Action Week will center around the Pathways for Civic Action and Social change. We recognize that there are many strategies needed to create change; the Pathways include: Community Engaged Learning and Research, Community Organizing and Activism, Direct Service, Philanthropy, Policy and Governance, and Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Responsibility.

Learn more or contact amanda.martin@drake.edu.

— Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning