Service

The Franciscan Center for Social Concern at SBU Anyone interested in social justice, peace, and the environment is encouraged to go to the Franciscan Center in room 128 of Robinson Hall.

SBU Ministries Located in the Thomas Merton Center, University Ministries oversees numerous programs. One such program is Warming House, which is a place of welcome where men, women, and children in need can come to receive a warm meal and supportive companionship.

The Journey Project at SBU The Journey Project matches students with opportunities for service to the greater community, thereby giving students "a chance to develop skills in a real world setting, to practice leadership, and to reflect together on their values, goals and dreams." Along with SBU Ministries, The Journey Project is located in the Thomas Merton Center. Mike Williams (mwilliam@sbu.edu) is the director of the Project.

The Challenge 24 Competition Challenge 24 is a mathematics competition for 4th-, 5th-, 6th-, and 7th-graders, hosted each spring by the SBU Department of Mathematics. Participants play the 24 Game, in which players are presented with a card showing four whole numbers between 1 and 9, which they must combine to make 24 using only addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. All four numbers must be used exactly once, but it is not necessary to use all four operations. The Department of Mathematics needs about 30 student volunteers for the Challenge 24 Competition. If you would like to work with kids who love math, sign up to help us! When the next Competition is being planned in the spring, volunteers will be solicited by its coordinator, Dr. Doug Cashing (De La Roche 102), by email and in mathematics classes.

The Peace Corps "Life is calling. How far will you go?" Free materials about the Peace Corps are available on the "Job Search" shelf of the "Resources" bookcase in the Mathematics Suite (room 102) of De La Roche Hall.

Teach For America A national corps of outstanding and diverse recent college graduates, all of whom commit two years to teach in under-resourced urban and rural public schools.