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Service & Volunteerism | Student Engagement & Belonging | Wichita State University

Group of students posing for the camera during Wu's Big Event. Cleaning up the river in downtown Wichita.

Through our civic engagement events, Student Engagement & Belonging seeks to engage our community and in civic engagement through a series of events to connect students to volunteer work, alternative breaks programming, voter engagement initiatives, deliberate dialogue events and campus wide events and celebrations to foster civic pride and engagement for our community.

Service & Volunteerism

  • Alternative Breaks

    Alternative Break trips give students an opportunity to learn about the unique needs of a specific area and travel to that area to volunteer alongside other Shockers. Trips may take place over Spring Break and are open to all WSU Students.

  • Community Service Board

    A student-led council that works to address issues of public concern through service and active citizenship in the community. CSB members strive to serve their neighbors in the Wichita community and beyond with dignity and respect. 

  • VolunteerICT

    Looking for volunteer opportunities? Checkout VolunteerICT, an online database of service opportunities.

Wu's Big Event

Innovation

Each semester, hundreds of Shockers volunteer to serve the Wichita and surrounding communities. Through partnerships with United Way of the Plains, Airbus, and area non-profits the Community Service Board coordinates service sites and volunteer experiences for an impact equivalent to over 400 hours of service with every Wu's Big Event.

Volunteers participating in a river cleanup in downtown Wichita

Shockers Vote! Coalition

The Wichita State University Shockers Vote! Coalition are committed to ensuring that our students and stakeholders have the tools, resources and education that they need be smart, engaged and educated voters. Check your Vote Registration, Get Registered to Vote and Receive information about voting using the University’s voter management platform.

Students tabling during Election Day event.
Voter Engagement
Shockers Vote! Coalition
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