Community Service

 

You can find honors students all over the UIW campus participating in the many service activities offered through the university. Here's one example:

In October, the Honors Program joined many other student organizations collecting cans of food as part of the Student Government Association's annual Golden Harvest. It was a fun and meaningful event.

All proceeds collected went to the San Antonio Food Bank, which services the San Antonio metropolitan area. Monetary prizes went to the top three student organizations bringing in the most food. We did not win the money for the Golden Harvest this time, but at the end of the day, the money wasn't the most important thing. It was great to know that the hundreds of pounds of food collected would go to people in need. 

 

Our New Community Service Partner!

In the spring of 2009, the students prepared their recommendations for who we would partner with in community service. The resounding winner, among five worthy causes, was Haven for Hope. Haven for Hope is an umbrella organization with a 37-acre campus in downtown San Antonio providing essential social services to the city's homeless population.

In the fall of 2009 we will be developing our signature program, an educational program and tour of Haven for Hope to be given to eighth-graders in metropolitan San Antonio beginning in the spring of 2010. We will also be assisting with tutoring and sports activities for the youth living on the Haven campus.