Staff & Faculty Involvement
Bay State College has been fostering a culture of charity and giving back which has motivated faculty and staff to engage in a number of charitable activities designed to improve the quality of life of off-campus community residents, particularly low-income and disadvantaged individuals.
In 2009-2010:
- 23% of full time Bay State employees volunteered regularly
- Of those employees who volunteered we have counted over 35 different charities and organizations that have benefited; activities include:
- Building homes for Hurricane Katrina
- Career Readiness Workshop for foster children from CECS
- PEER Servants - Economic consulting trip to Manila, Philippines
- Partnering with Thompson Island Outward Bound Program
- Mission Haiti - Part of the Medical Team assisting FEMA/DMAT with relief efforts
- 60 mile/3 day walk for breast cancer
- Running a 5k road race while blindfolded
- Serving as a big brother
- Cooking meals for active duty military and their families
Total number of Faculty & Staff Service Hours: 1,500.5
Total number of Service Hours by Bay State College for 2009-2010: 7,137
