Student Center for Volunteerism (SCV) was founded in Fall 2003 by Nadine McDonald, Megan Lahman, and Kyle Hines who are students at Frostburg State University. They wanted to create a place for students to plan and execute volunteer events on the FSU campus and the surrounding community.

SCV has now grown tremendously over the past year and currently provides many service learning and volunteer opportunities including but not limited to Day of Caring and Sharing, Oxfam Hunger Banquet, Alternative Break: Jacksonville, FL - Habitat for Humanity, Alternative Break: Tennessee - Cumberland Trail, Relay for Life, Alternative Break: New Orleans, LA, and Glories Happy Hats - Homecoming Weekend Service Project.

The Student Center for Volunteerism web site was designed by Courtney Coleman and Corey Ryan. The template for the SCV web site was designed by Joseph Ruiz.

Meeting Times for 2009-2010:

General Member Meetings: Weekly meetings will be held on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement (Braddock House).

Colleges Against Cancer: "Colleges Against Cancer is anationwide collaboration of college students, faculty and staff dedicated to eliminating cancer by initiating and supporting programs of the American Cancer Society in college communities." (Quoted from the National Constitution.) This organization will be helping SCV run the Relay for Life event on campus. This organization will also be running programs that support the main areas of the organization. The main areas of the organization are: advocacy, cancer education, Relay for Life and survivorship. For more information about the Colleges Against Cancer chapter at FSU, please attend the weekly meetings on Mondays at 6 p.m. at the Braddock House or contact Amy Thompson, President of Colleges Against Cancer. An e-mail link for Amy can be found on the Officers and Members Page.

Best Buddies is an officially recognized organization on campus. Best Buddies Mission Statement is: "To enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships." If you would like more information, please send an e-mail to Nick McMorris or contact the Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement at 301-687-4210. The Best Buddies meetings will be held every other Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Braddock House. The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2009.

The Ophelia Project believes that everyone deserves a safe, healthy setting for personal and professional growth.  Whether it’s a child in a classroom or a worker in his/her office, everyone should expect a secure environment, free from emotional torment.  We believe that each individual can contribute to creating these safe social climates in the home, in school, throughout their communities, and within the workplace. The date, time, and location, of the Ophelia Project meetings for 2009-2010 will be announced in October. For more information about Ophelia Project, please contact the Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement for more information.

Vday is a global non-profit organization to end violence against women so all of our procceeds are donated to the Dove center and the Family Crisis Resource Center. The Vday meetings for the Fall Semester will be held on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in the Lane University Center Room 203. VDay program at FSU sponsors the Vagina Monologues in February and also sponsors the Hand-made Scarf sale. For more information about VDay at Frostburg State University, please contact Dawn Lucas. An e-mail link for Dawn can be found on the Officers and Members Page. "Vday is a spirit: We believe that women should spend their lives creating and thriving rather than recovering from violent and traumatic events."

Campus Girl Scouts is a new, up and coming campus organization for anyone looking to be a mentor for young girls. In 2008, we are focusing on helping local troops and an educational program called Studio 2B designed for middle and high school girls who deal with everyday challenges and situations.  The organization was founded in 2005 and is always looking for new members both male and female. You don't need any girl scout experience to be involved with this group. If you are interested in becoming a member of Campus Girl Scouts, please contact Patricia Lucast. For more information about Campus Girl Scouts, please see this handout or attend the Campus Girl Scouts Meetings. The Campus Girl Scouts Meetings will be held on Mondays at 7 p.m. at the Braddock House. The handout is in an Adobe PDF. If you need to download the Adobe Reader, please click the graphic below:

Schedule of Events for 2009-2010: To help with the planning of any of the 2009-2010 events or for information on the events, please contact the student coordinators that are in charge of the event. E-mail links for the Student Coordinators are listed on the Officers and Members Page of the web site.

Please note that pre-registration is required for all events. Please contact the Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement to register.

Updated 10/18/09