SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa., Sept. 28 -- Slippery Rock University issued the following news release:
Service is part of the culture and community at Slippery Rock University. One example is the First Year Day of Service event hosted by the Haverlack Civic Scholars, Sept. 19, at the Smith Student Center.
"In order to have community, you need to be community," said Emma Stasiak, a junior management major from Windber (Windber HS), who transferred to SRU this year. "That's what service is to me. Being the community that other people need."
Over the course of three hours, more than 20 first-year students put together hundreds of care packages for veterans in need while learning about the importance of community service from Butler County organization...