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Service Opportunities

At Ursinus, you gain the skills to live a life of purpose. We graduate students whose success is intertwined with the welfare of others.

  • Corrine has been involved with Cradles to Crayons in Philadelphia for 3 years. The organization focuses on children from low-income famil...

    Corrine has been involved with Cradles to Crayons in Philadelphia for 3 years. The organization focuses on children from low-income families and foster children. Their motto? Quality = Dignity. 

  • When alumnus Rob Teti '95 needed volunteers at his animal sanctuary and learning center Chenoa Manor located in Chester County, our Tau S...
    When alumnus Rob Teti ’95 needed volunteers at his animal sanctuary and learning center Chenoa Manor located in Chester County, our Tau Sigma Gamma sisters made the trip to help.
  • Ursinus has a tradition of providing first-year students with time and transportation to volunteer in the region during August Orientation.
    Ursinus has a tradition of providing first-year students with time and transportation to volunteer in the region during August Orientation.
  • Remi is the site coordinator for Integrate for Good, which seeks to include people of all abilities--mental, physical, or social. The gro...
    Remi is the site coordinator for Integrate for Good, which seeks to include people of all abilities--mental, physical, or social. The group fosters growth & support, uplifts participants, and forms friendships.

Civic engagement is at the heart of what we do.

The Ursinus Center for Advocacy, Responsibility and Engagement (UCARE) introduces students to the needs of the community and provides opportunities to connect the classroom and society. It encourages students to make positive change, and helps develop the skills and motivation to make a difference. From growing produce to tutoring, Ursinus students make an impact in the Collegeville community.

  • Place-based, experiential learning beyond campus
  • Reciprocal community-campus partnerships
  • Publicly-engaged scholarship, leadership, and action

A sampling of Ongoing Volunteer Locations

Among many volunteer sites are Heartland Hospice, ACLAMO in Norristown, America Reads tutoring sites, Montgomery County Victim Services, the Greater Norristown Police Athletic League, Columbia Cottage and Trinity United Church of Christ. The Ursinus Office of Sustainability is actively engaged in the greater community. Last year the Ursinus Organic Farm partnered with the Collegeville Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) as a vendor at the Collegeville Farmers Market, selling freshly harvested produce and talking with community members about a shared love of local agriculture. The offices of Sustainability and Facilities Services, the Environmental Studies program and UCARE participate in the annual Stream Cleanup organized by the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy (PWC).

Become a Bonner Leader

The program is designed to heighten the overall education that students receive by asking them to engage in ongoing service work and helping them develop the experience, skills, knowledge and values necessary to make that work meaningful and lasting. Learn more.

Interested in Sustainability?

EcoReps and Sustainability Fellows offer great opportunities to do sustainability-related community service on campus. Find out more.

Photo of UCARE Fellows Cole Grubbs '25 & Kate Rubinkam '26 kicking off Spring voter registration

UCARE Kicks-Off PA Voter Registration

Each year, UCARE & UC Votes kicks off our biannual nonpartisan Voter Registration tabling!. Stop by to check and/or update your registration status, register to vote, learn about what’s on the upcoming ballot, & more.