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Gigi Jennewein, Coordinator of Community Service and Outreach
Union Building Room 221
P: 765-658-4870
E: gfenlon@depauw.edu

Christine Klinger,
Program Assistant                                                                                                           
P: 765-658-4619
E: christineklinger@depauw.edu

Community Service

DePauw supports many opportunities throughout the academic year for students to engage with the local community.

FIRST-YEAR SERVICE PLUNGE

This is an annual opportunity for incoming DePauw students to join their classmates and the Greencastle community in a day of service and learning.  Offered in conjunction with the Putnam County United Way Day of Caring, this popular event aims to connect service-oriented student with  local agencies, programs and organizations. Service Plunge happens the first Saturday after the opening of academic year classes.  Sign up opens in August 2012. 

DEPAUW COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS

Every year hundreds of DePauw students chose to participate in at least one of the many student-led volunteer programs that make up DePauw Community Service (DCS).This corps of volunteers provides needed assistance to schools, shelters, retirement communities, governmental agencies, museums, and other non-profit organizations, agencies, and programs throughout Putnam County. 

SERVICE ADVISING

Interested in direct-service or other forms of civic engagement but needing advice before you commit?  Have an idea for a new partnership between DePauw students and the surrounding Greencastle/Putnam County community?  The civic engagement area of Civic,Global and Professional Opportunities is reading and willing to assist you, your friends, and your organization.

Service programs are housed in the office of Civic, Global and Professional Opportunities.

Amanda Brinkman '13

"Service at DePauw is a way of life. By dedicating your time, knowledge, and energy to others, you begin to understand what it means to live in community and grow as an individual."