Civic Engagement and Service-Learning (CESL)
Support Community Engagement!
Civic Engagement and Service-Learning (CESL) offers courses and programs that engage with communities in collective learning and work for a more just world.
This semester, students in CESL programs—including The Boltwood Project, Community Scholars Program (CSP), IMPACT, Mentoring with Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the Civic Engagement and Public Service Certificate—are partnering with communities to:
- Offer community sessions with Right Care Alliance on strategies to protect patients from unnecessary health care costs and debt.
- Lead community painting workshops to encourage social support and contribute to a mural with the Amherst Survival Center.
- Create an electronics repair collective with the UMass Mutual Aid Project and the UMass Amherst Maker Space to interrupt the technology waste stream and educate about planned obsolescence.
These are just a few examples of CESL students’ commitment to joining with others to build just communities.
Your gift of any size is needed to support student transportation to local community partners in addition to community-engaged projects and summer internships. It makes a big difference.
Thank you!
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Power Hour #1
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 10-11 a.m. EDT on April 24 will win a $2,000 bonus!
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Student Alumni Association | 128 |
| 2 | $500 | UMass Women into Leadership | 90 |
| 3 | $500 | Professional Writing and Technical Communication | 36 |
| 4 | College of Education Student Emergency Fund | 10 | |
| 5 | Men's Lacrosse | 8 |
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Power Hour #2
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 12-1 p.m. EDT on April 24 will win a $2,000 bonus!
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Protect Our Breasts | 112 |
| 2 | $500 | University Without Walls | 69 |
| 3 | $500 | Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning | 31 |
| 4 | Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences | 29 | |
| 5 | Indian Classical Arts Society | 27 |
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Power Hour #3
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 3-4 p.m. EDT on April 24 will win a $2,000 bonus!
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Minuteman Marching Band | 87 |
| 2 | $500 | Fencing Club | 74 |
| 3 | $500 | Active Minds | 65 |
| 4 | Climbing Club | 60 | |
| 5 | HackUMass | 33 |
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Power Hour #4
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 6-7 p.m. EDT on April 24 will win a $2,000 bonus!
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | The Massachusetts Daily Collegian | 277 |
| 2 | $500 | Men's Ultimate Frisbee | 134 |
| 3 | $500 | UMass CHAARG | 99 |
| 4 | Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management | 85 | |
| 5 | The Boltwood Project | 75 |
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Power Hour #5
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 11 a.m. - noon EDT on April 25 will win a $2,000 bonus!
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Stonewall Center | 160 |
| 2 | $500 | Model UN | 71 |
| 3 | $500 | Women for UMass Amherst | 48 |
| 4 | Film Studies Program | 41 | |
| 5 | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 13 |
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Power Hour #6
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 1-2 p.m. EDT on April 25 will win a $2,000 bonus!
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Men's Rugby | 167 |
| 2 | $500 | Women’s Rugby Football Club | 122 |
| 3 | $500 | Student Care & Emergency Response Fund | 52 |
| 4 | UMass EMS | 46 | |
| 5 | UMass Hillel | 33 |
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Power Hour #7
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 2-3 p.m. EDT on April 25 will win a $2,000 bonus!
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Men's Club Rowing | 216 |
| 2 | $500 | Women's Club Ice Hockey | 123 |
| 3 | $500 | Spanish and Portuguese Studies | 78 |
| 4 | Filipino Student Association | 69 | |
| 5 | Nursing Study Abroad Scholarships | 25 |
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Power Hour #8
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 8-9 p.m. EDT on April 25 will win a $2,000 bonus!
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Duly Noted | 270 |
| 2 | $500 | Women's Ultimate Frisbee | 148 |
| 3 | $500 | Boxing Club | 80 |
| 4 | Engineers Without Borders | 40 | |
| 5 | Cape Verdean Student Alliance | 32 |
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