Community Service & the Community Engagement Board (C-Board)

For additional information about current service and volunteer opportunities, see the latest version of our C-Board Digest.

Community Service @ Pratt

Pratt students interested in community service or volunteer work have a variety of options to get involved and give back to the community.

In addition to the projects listed below, information about our other service programs and resources can be found on the left-hand column under "Community Service." These additional pages include details about the Alternative Spring Break trip, the Team Pratt initiative, and our volunteer database.

About the C-Board

The Community Engagement Board (or C-Board) consists of a group of Pratt students who organize and plan service, volunteer, and civic engagement opportunities for the campus community. This includes overseeing the Team Pratt project and planning Pratt's annual Alternative Spring Break trip.

Studies show that students who participate in frequent community service and volunteer work are more likely to succeed and have higher grade point averages than those who do none at all. In an effort to focus on and promote Pratt's interest in community service in the college environment, the C-Board was created in Fall 2008.

Our goal is to not only get students involved with community service, but to also help participants learn about the larger issues behind the projects we work on.

2012-13 C-Board Student Coordinators:

• Service Projects - Olivia Suffern
• Service Projects - Marian Obando
• Service Projects - April McMullan
• Social Justice - Chelsea Miller
• Campus Liaison - Neil Doocy
• Fundraising- TBA
• Promotions - Kai Xiang

   

Upcoming C-Board Projects 

Currently we are planning events for the upcoming of next semester. Please check back for updates.  We are currently working on our next major project: Operation Gobble. For questions, please contact the Office of Student Activities at (718) 636-3422. For more information on any of our projects, email cboard@pratt.edu.

Get Updates on C-Board

• To receive weekly (school-year only) emails about upcoming C-Board projects and updates, join our C-Board Digest list serve by emailing alodman@pratt.edu
• Join our group on Facebook - C-Board Facebook Group
• Students are also encouraged to add Stu Act (Student Activities) as a friend on Facebook to receive updates on C-Board, Program Board, the Inter-Greek Council and more! - Add Stu Act as a Friend

Contact Us

Individuals interested in service opportunities (including the alternative spring break trip) and organizations looking for volunteers can contact Amber Lodman, Pratt's Community Service advisor, at alodman@pratt.edu or at (718) 636-3679 for more information.

Mailings can be sent to 200 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205, ATTN: Student Activities.

Andrew is also the advisor for the Community Engagement Board. Please contact him if you wish to contact any of the individual board members or if you are interested in developing a project with C-Board.

NOTE: Requests for free student art work and skills do not always fall under community service. At this time, we are not sponsoring requests for philanthropic design competitions. Requests for interns should be addressed to the Center for Career & Professional Development. Thank you.

Office location: Student Activities Graduate Intern Office in Chapel Hall.

C-Board is sponsored by the Office of Student Involvement.