New Nazareth Students Take Part in Orientation Day of Service, Aug. 26
Nazareth College celebrates the arrival of its biggest incoming class ever with the annual Orientation Day of Service! From partnering with the Red Cross to distribute and install smoke detectors to Rochester community cleanups with Habitat for Humanity, Nazareth students will be making a difference and learning more about our vibrant community. At Nazareth College, Orientation for new students includes a community service component. This Day of Service will be held on Friday, August 26th from 1:00 to 4:45 p.m. More than 600 students (first year, transfer and international students) along with orientation leaders, faculty and staff travel to one of 31 service sites within the community. Contact information: Adam Lewandowski, Associate Director for the Center for Civic Engagement, alewand8@naz.edu, 585-389-2307 office | 585-451-4996 cell
The Nazareth College Orientation Day of Service has several goals:
- To introduce new students to the core value of service at Nazareth College and explore the relevance of service to the college’s mission
- To introduce new students to the community that they are now part of at Nazareth
- To help students identify some of the assets and strengths as well as the challenges present in the community
- To meet some of the community challenges
- To introduce new students to the concept of Civic Engagement
- To give students an opportunity to get to know each other
STUDENTS gather on the Nazareth Campus at 1 p.m. at the Arts Center before departing on buses for locations throughout Rochester.
**Students arrive at sites at 2 p.m. and work until 4 p.m. Nazareth President Daan Braveman is also visiting these sites below. **
Sites Approved for MEDIA Visits:
- Flower City Habitat for Humanity - (Habitat house) 331 Orange St, Rochester, NY 14611 students cleaning neighborhood near Sahlen stadium to prepare for new homes to be built
- Clara Barton School #2 - 190 Reynolds Street, Rochester NY 14608 preparing for new school year
- American Red Cross Smoke Detector Community Canvas – students meet at Penfield High School- 25 High School Dr, Penfield, NY 14526 and canvas the neighborhood near Penfield H.S.
List of partnering community service sites:
- American Red Cross
- Cameron Community Ministries
- Camp Good Days
- Child Care Council
- Clara Barton School #2
- CP Rochester
- Discovery Charter School
- EquiCenter
- Faith Child Care Nursery School
- Flower City Habitat for Humanity
- Flower City School #54
- Foodlink Inc.
- Friendly Home
- Friends& Foundation of Rochester Public Library
- Genesee County Museum
- Girl Scouts of Western NY
- Heritage Christian Services
- Hickok Center for Brain Injury
- Hillhaven Nursing Home
- Hillside Family of Agencies
- Imagine It LLC
- Kodak School #41
- Lakeshore Elementary
- Lewis Street YMCA
- Mt Hope Cemetery
- Never Say Never
- Seneca Park Zoo
- Sisters of St. Joseph
- St. John's Home
- The Jewish Home
- Town of Penfield Community Victory Garden
The Orientation Day of Service program is sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement, Student Orientation and the new Center for Life’s Work.
For More Information
Julie Long | Nazareth Chief Public Relations Officer | (585) 389-2456 | jlong2@naz.edu
Nazareth University is an inclusive community of inspired learners, educators, and changemakers who for nearly 100 years have been driven by a bold commitment to action, empathy, equity, and leading innovation for the common good. Impact experiences are at the heart of a Nazareth education, preparing each student to discover within themselves the potential to cultivate positive change in their life's work, in any career field, and in a world that is constantly evolving and infinitely interconnected.
Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of larger universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, Nazareth University graduates are able to launch a lifetime of impactful leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.
