It’s National Volunteer Week. National Volunteer Week is an opportunity to recognize the impact of volunteer service and the power of volunteers to tackle society’s greatest challenges, to build stronger communities and be a force that transforms the world.

To help us share the impact of Drake’s volunteer contributions, student organizations and other groups are invited to submit volunteer projects and service hours for the 2021–2022 academic year. Please submit this form (https://drake.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eKb6RXtgt3wUyuW) by May 11. Groups can also send information directly to amanda.martin@drake.edu if it is tracked in another format.

We’d also like to give a shoutout to everyone who engaged with Civic Action Week last week! More than 215 members of the Drake and Des Moines community participated in a number of events organized by several groups.

To see an ongoing list of volunteer opportunities, visit drake.edu/volunteer. To set up a 1-on-1 meeting to discuss your skills and interests in order to get connected to the community, contact servicelearning@drake.edu.

— Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning