Days of Service
The Stockton Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning supports several campus-wide Days of Service every year. These events have become a part of the fabric of our culture and are looked forward to by faculty, staff, students and community partners alike.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is Stockton University’s signature annual day of service. It brings together over 900 students, community members and community partners, and often encompasses over 25 projects both on- and off-campus. The goal of days of service are to provide an intensive, community-wide experience for students and to introduce them to partners where they can serve long term and develop an ongoing relationship.
Stockton University students deliver finished dog beds to the Atlantic City Humane Society for the 17th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
Make a Difference Day
Make a Difference Day always occurs during the third week of October and is a day of service that includes on- and off-campus activities and programs.
Make a Difference Day at Stockton University encompasses service projects from a diverse array of community partners.
Read Across America
Read Across America is celebrated every year by the SCCESL during the first week of March. Stockton students read to and engage with community youth through school and community partner programs.
New Student Day of Service
Previous Fall Day of Service projects have included:
- Supporting with clothing distributions with Eastern Service Workers Association
- Beach clean ups
- Developing materials for afterschool programs
- Canvassing communities after Hurricane Sandy
- Food preparation and distribution with The Salvation Army
Organized in conjunction with the Office of Student Development, Fall Day of Service typically occurs on the first Saturday after the beginning of the Fall semester. An opportunity to learn about Atlantic City, see the AC campus and serve with community partners from Atlantic City, it includes both educational and service modules.
