Office of Community Service and Civic Engagement Story Highlights

On the drizzly Monday before Thanksgiving, seven Trinity staff members loaded five cars full of 100 Thanksgiving meals and turkeys to deliver to two community partner locations. The 2021 Thanksgiving Drive, like every year, was a community effort. Students from the Annual Community Service Event Staff (ACES) coordinated with Director of Community Service and Civic Engagement Joe Barber to recruit donations; faculty, staff, and students from across campus donated; ACES students shopped and packed bags; and our community partners at the Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School (ELAMS) and A Place of Grace Food Pantry distributed the meals to Hartford families.

Lucia Leone ‘22 is a senior biochemistry major interested in pre-med, a Cinestudio coordinator, part of the Health Fellows program, a member of ACES (the Annual Community Service Event Staff), and an intern and ambassador at the Career and Life Design Center. With all of her studies and activities, how does she unwind at the end of the week? By hanging out with her friends in Best Buddies.

The Office of Community Service and Civic Engagement works with hundreds of students a year, encouraging future civic leaders to get involved in a broad range of social issues and to build and maintain strong, sustainable community partnerships in Hartford. We are pleased to announce the following recipients of the Community Service and Civic Engagement Honors Day Awards, as we recognize the contributions of all students to the office this year.

We asked student leaders in the office to tell us more about their community engagement work and why new students should get involved. Learn more about the leaders and student organizations in this CHER blog story.