The Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) fosters a commitment to social responsibility and engagement through mutually beneficial, community-centered partnerships.
Students learn the leadership skills needed to impose lasting social change through a variety of collaborative civic projects serving the areas of child and youth mentoring, food and shelter, educational enrichment, and community health. The COVE provides a forum for questioning and reflecting on the root causes of challenging social issues.
Since the COVE’s founding in 2001, thousands of students have contributed more than 610,000 service hours, equaling almost $16.8 million in economic impact with community partners.
Colgate students volunteer at the Hamilton Fire Department, helping to serve and protect the local community by responding to real-life emergencies.
Through the dedicated community service pre-orientation program, students are exposed to a variety of local volunteer opportunities, including working in the Colgate Community Garden.
Students volunteer to promote civic engagement on campus and help students register to vote through the Colgate Vote/Democracy Matters project.
Student volunteer opportunities are offered year round and often coincide with larger campus celebrations like MLK Week and 13 Days of Green.
Colgate has close ties with many local businesses and organizations for students to pursue a variety of community engagement opportunities, like at the Chenango SPCA shown above.
Partner with the COVE
The COVE connects current students, faculty, and staff with community partners searching for volunteer support and service-learning experiences. We also offer programming with our local public schools to support rising students interested in expanded learning. There are so many ways to get involved in your community, why not start today?
