Instead of taking a take off, some students had a “day on” on Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. The Day of Service is organized by the Center for Community and Civic Engagement, and included 35 community partners. Though most students volunteered in and around the city, some traveled as far as 45 minutes to give back to their community at-large.

One popular project, hosted right on campus, was a partnership with La Conexion de Wood County. Students, helped also by Habitat for Humanity, built “Little Free Libraries” for the community.

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Projects like these provided opportunities for students to use tools and learn new skills.

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Students boarded buses with bagged lunches in hand. The lunches are prepared annually by the classified staff and administrative staff council.

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To show appreciation for the four hours of service completed by each student, the CCCE ended the day with a meal and a closing ceremony.

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Click here to read last week’s article detailing the history of the University’s MLK Jr. Day of Service.