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The Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education is celebrating a quarter century of student-led service at ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ as it continues to promote positive social change and contribute to the well-being of those on campus and surrounding communities through volunteerism.

The Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) provides alternative service-oriented break trips for ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ students.

On Feb 26, former congressmen Mike Capuano (D-Mass.) and John Faso (R-N.Y.) joined ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ students in the Golden Auditorium for an honest dialogue about their careers on Capitol Hill and their stances on several key issues.

A new ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ student group is performing Disney-themed virtual concerts for children in hospitals across the country.

Melanie Tlaseca Verde ’23 is representing ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ this year as a Newman Civic Fellow, receiving the national fellowship that recognizes students who dedicate their time to creating positive change in local and global communities.

The Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) celebrated National Volunteer Week this year with a series of awards for its most dedicated and successful student volunteers.

The ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ Vote Project (CVP) brought former congressmen Peter Smith (R-Vt.) and William Enyard (D-Ill.) together on Feb. 8 for a discussion that ranged from campaigning and partisanship to voter suppression and term limits.

Historically, young adults have the lowest rate of voter turnout of all groups. In 2016, only 48% of ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ students voted. The ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ Vote Project — a student volunteer organization — hopes to change that.

With a keynote event in Memorial Chapel on January 30, Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi helped ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ close its 10-day commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.

As a child, Hannah Spotts ’20, absolutely loved reading. Now, she shares her enthusiasm for the written word with local students as a Liberty Kids volunteer.