GREAT STORIES FROM OCC’S AMERICORPS STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER – HIRAM COLLEGE
Meet Jared LaPointe, AmeriCorps member at Hiram College, and read about how the Student Resource Center is bringing awareness to sexual assault and expanding other initiatives for students on campus. We opened our Student Resource Center in January of this year and were able to start the process of integrating service and use of community resources on campus! Our main initiative was reopening the Hiram Access Pantry for Personal Items (HAPPI Place), a student led campus resource that had been closed for over a year. Through great community partners and donations, The HAPPI Place can sustain itself through Fall semester…
GREAT STORIES FROM OCC’S AMERICORPS STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER – UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY
Holly McCoy (L) with OCC Executive Director Stephanie Dodd (R) during a site visit. Meet Holly McCoy, AmeriCorps member at University of Findlay, and read about how she’s fighting food insecurity and developing equality projects on her campus. Service is about more than us. It is serving the communities that we are a part of. These could be small communities like our friends and family or any clubs we are in. These could be larger communities such as our campus or our city. But more importantly, any service we do can impact our global community. My service on campus truly…
GREAT STORIES FROM OCC’S AMERICORPS STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER – KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
Meet Kalena Speicher, AmeriCorps member at Kent State University and read about how she’s fighting food insecurity by bringing visibility to the campus’ food pantry. Before accepting my position as an AmeriCorps member for the Flashes Fighting Hunger (FFH), I had no knowledge of there being a food pantry on the Kent State University campus. As I stepped into my service role, it was important to me that I focused on engaging with students and educating them about FFH. I have taken every opportunity to get our name out there. Recently we partnered with Flash Activities Board, a student engagement…
2023 Student Ping Award Recipients Announced
Ping Legacy Award Recipients Emma Hart – Oberlin College Parwinder Singh – Ohio University Ping Award Recipients Alivia Mae Kruczkowski – Defiance College Amanda Kot – Wittenberg University Anthony Wright – Mount St. Joseph University Erin Kipp – John Carroll University Graham Steed – Ohio Wesleyan University Jacob Eppley – Denison University John Holzaepfel – The Ohio State University Joseph Haas – University of Mount Union Kate Brand – Miami University Kyrsten Stuckey – Bowling Green State University Nathan Ritchey – Kent State University Ohio Campus Compact is pleased to announce the 2023 Charles J. Ping Student Service Award recipients. This annual award…
2023 David Hoch Memorial Award Recipients Announced
Ohio Campus Compact is proud to announce the 2023 David Hoch Memorial Award for Excellence in Service Recipients, Anita Ruf-Young from Cleveland State University and Sally Leber from Ohio Wesleyan University. Anita A. Ruf-Young Director, Office of Civic Engagement Cleveland State University According to Cleveland State University President Laura Bloomberg, “Everything from how Anita came into her current leadership position to how her work has impacted our campus and her own personal life suggests to me that she embodies all that you seek to recognize through this Memorial Award. Ms. Ruf-Young is herself a strategic servant leader and she inspires…
GREAT STORIES FROM OCC’S STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER – LEADERCORPS MEMBER SOPHIE SENNING
Sophie at one of the Campus Cupboard locations Meet Sophie Senning, AmeriCorps member at The University of Akron and LeaderCorps member for the SRC, and read about how she’s addressing food insecurity for students and growing UA’s Campus Garden. To me, service is more than a position. It means being an active part of my community and doing what I can to help those around me. Helping your friend, neighbor, or classmate is all service. Through serving with the ZipAssist Campus Cupboard, I have had the opportunity to work with a diverse population of students to help address food insecurity on campus. A big part of…
GREAT STORIES FROM OCC’S AMERICORPS STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER – MLK DAY OF SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS
MLK Day of Service Highlights from AmeriCorps Student Resource Center (SRC) Campuses SRC AmeriCorps members recruited more than 480 volunteers who volunteered close to 1300 hours! Mt. St. Joseph University By Anthony Wright, OCC’s AmeriCorps SRC Member The Martin Luther King “I Have a Dream Week” on campus included volunteers from the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Office, Mission Integration Office, Office of Student Engagement and Leadership, Black Student Union, Residence Life and Student Resource Center. Around 50 volunteers served 24 hours. Ohio University Eastern By Bronwyn Spencer, OCC’s AmeriCorps SRC Member OU’s Eastern campus hosted speakers on January 12th and a watch…
GREAT STORIES FROM OCC’S AMERICORPS STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER – OHIO UNIVERSITY ZANESVILLE
Meet Rebekah Gaus, AmeriCorps member at Ohio University Zanesville (OUZ), and read about how she’s helping fellow students break through barriers: Whether it be offering students meals for the holidays or working to open a Cat’s Cupboard, AmeriCorps members Taylor Danner and Rebekah Gaus are advocating for students on OHIO’s regional campuses. AmeriCorps is a nationwide program dedicated to placing volunteers in non-profits and community organizations to help build communities and address the problems facing those communities and as members, Danner and Gaus are doing just that. Danner completed her first year with AmeriCorps in Pike County when she was…
GREAT STORIES FROM OCC’S AMERICORPS STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER – OHIO UNIVERSITY CHILLICOTHE
Meet Paige Danner, AmeriCorps member at Ohio University Chillicothe, and hear about a recent project she developed to introduce campus students to the resource center: The Hilltopper Resource Center is a fairly new program at Ohio University Chillicothe. I knew that we needed to create an event or program that would let students know we were on campus. I thought providing meals for Thanksgiving for students would not only be able to provide a resource to some of our students, but would also bring attention to our center. I contacted a local comedian, Lori Graves and ran through some ideas with her on how to…
GREAT STORIES FROM OCC’S AMERICORPS STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER – MT. ST. JOSEPH UNIVERSITY
Congratulations to Anthony (Ant) Wright, Ohio Campus Compact AmeriCorps member and student at Mt. St. Joseph University (MSJ) for earning the Mission Mug Service Award for his work in the MSJ Student Resource Center! The Mission Mug Service Award is given each semester at MSJ to those who are an example of living MSJ’s mission: “Mount St. Joseph University is a Catholic academic community grounded in the spiritual values and vision of its founder, the Sisters of Charity. The University educates its students through interdisciplinary liberal arts and professional curricula emphasizing values, integrity, and social responsibility.” Members of the Mount community…
Meet Our 2022-2023 AmeriCorps Members
Ohio Campus Compact is excited to announce the newest cohort of AmeriCorps members serving across Ohio at Student Resource Centers for the 2022-2023 academic year here. Currently in it’s fourth year, Ohio Campus Compact (OCC) has been selected by ServeOhio, Ohio’s commission on service and volunteerism, to sponsor AmeriCorps members at higher education member institutions throughout Ohio to develop a Student Resource Center program. In support of the mission of Ohio Campus Compact, the AmeriCorps Student Resource Center Coordinators will support the development and growth of the Student Resource Centers, an Ohio Campus Compact initiative, which is designed to support…
We’re Hiring!
Ohio Campus Compact is looking for a Nonprofit Operations Manager to support member engagement, program development and support, and office management. Please see the job description below for more information. Resumes should be sent to admin {at} ohiocampuscompact(.)org by July 20, 2022. Job Title: Nonprofit Operations Manager Organization: Ohio Campus Compact (OCC), 615 N. Pearl Street, Granville OH 43023 Type: Part-time hourly employee position, 25-30 hours per week M-F, flex-time between 9am5pm Contact #: 740-587-8568 Position reports to: Ohio Campus Compact Executive Director Ohio Campus Compact (OCC) is a statewide non-profit coalition of 40 college and university presidents and their campuses working to…
April Spotlight: AmeriCorps Member Mid-Year Retreat
The Ohio Campus Compact AmeriCorps members met at the Food Pantry Network of Licking County in Newark, OH, on Friday, March 18, for their mid-year retreat. Members were able to participate in professional development and receive updates and information from Ohio Campus Compact and ServeOhio. The location of the winter retreat supplemented the LeaderCorps project of member Stephen Pierce who serves at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC). Stephen organized a food drive to coincide with AmeriCorps Week to celebrate the contributions of AmeriCorps members. AmeriCorps is a national service program that engages more than 80,000 Americans in intensive service each…
A New Leader for Ohio Campus Compact
– The Board of Directors of Ohio Campus Compact has selected Stephanie L. Dodd as its Executive Director. This is the first change in leadership since 1997 for the thirty-year-old nonprofit organization, which advances the public purpose of colleges and universities by deepening their ability to improve community life and educate students for civic and social responsibility. Current Executive Director Richard Kinsley announced his impending retirement in the summer of 2020. Dodd brings to her new role broad experience in education, public service and the nonprofit sectors. She served as an elected member of Ohio’s State Board of Education from…
2022 CHARLES J. PING LEGACY AWARD WINNERS
Ohio Campus Compact is excited to announce the Charles J. Ping Legacy Award winners for 2022! OCC’s Charles J. Ping Student Service Award is designed to recognize and honor undergraduate students for their outstanding leadership and contributions to community service or service-learning on their campus and within their community. The Ping Legacy Award recognizes students who address economic, emotional, and environmental community needs. The award is named in honor of Charles J. Ping, who served as President of Ohio University from 1975 – 1994. An early supporter and Board Member of Ohio Campus Compact, Ping has been a tireless advocate for campus-community partnerships…
2022 Annual Meeting – Cultivating Change and Sense of Belonging on Campus: The Future of Community and Civic Engagement.
Ohio Campus Compact’s Annual Meeting is being held on Thursday, August 4th, 2022. This year’s event will be located at The Blackwell Inn & Pfahl Conference Center on The Ohio State University campus. Our theme is “Cultivating Change and Sense of Belonging on Campus: The Future of Community and Civic Engagement.” The OCC Annual Meeting offers participants the opportunity to: 1. Network with others working to advance community and civic engagement; 2. Receive resources on best practices in community partnerships, faculty development, and student learning related to community and civic engagement; and 3. Share updates on critical state, regional, and national…
GREAT STORIES FROM OCC’S AMERICORPS STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER – UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
Written by Temilolu Fayomi, Ohio Campus Compact’s Student Resource Center Coordinator at the University of Akron For our MLK day service project, we wanted to create meal bags that would be distributed at our grab-and-go locations across campus. Not all students have time or a need to utilize the full services of our cupboard, but they still need food for one meal or a day, that is when they utilize our grab and go locations. We recognized that many students had the same need for hygiene, they needed enough to get by, but not our full services, so we packaged…
Great Stories from OCC’s AmeriCorps Student Resource Center- Central Ohio Technical College
Hannah Brunaugh (she/her/hers) is a first year Student Resource Center AmeriCorps member serving at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC). She’s excited to make a difference at COTC and help students with various challenges they may face. In the past she has developed and overseen many projects with focuses on mental health advocacy and food insecurities. Hannah is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Education with the goal to be an 8th grade science teacher. In her free time, she enjoys coaching middle school cheer at a local school, being outdoors, and spending time with her family and friends. Written…
Great Stories from OCC’s AmeriCorps Student Resource Center- Lorain County Community College
Victoria is a second year Student Resource Center AmeriCorps member serving at Lorain County Community College. She’s currently studying Psychology at Cleveland State University and plans on going into Child Psychology. Aside from studying, she enjoys art and music! Written by Sarah Boeglin, Ohio Campus Compact’s Student Resource Center Coordinator at Owens Community College “Since I work closely with the Commodore Cupboard Food Pantry on campus, I noticed that there was a huge need for diapers and wipes for the patrons, especially from single mothers. We get requests every day from mothers looking for diapers for their babies. Upon further research,…
Great Stories from OCC’s AmeriCorps Student Resource Center- Owens Community College
OCC’s Student Resource Center Coordinator at Owens Community College, Sarah Boeglin, with Free Store sign acknowledging ServeOhio’s 2021 Make a Difference Day Grant. Written by Sarah Boeglin, Ohio Campus Compact’s Student Resource Center Coordinator at Owens Community College This school year I am serving as an AmeriCorps Member through Ohio Campus Compact at Owens Community College as a Student Resource Center Coordinator in their Center for Campus and Community Connections. I connect students to resources off campus and on campus, including the Harvest Food Pantry, Career Closet, Community Garden, and now the Free Store as well. ServeOhio’s 2021 Make a Difference Day Grant funded the…
