by Nicole Maunsell, Communications Manager, Faculty of Management
Every June, Dalhousie’s Faculty of Management holds a Day of Caring, where staff, faculty, students and alumni leave their desks and classrooms in the Rowe building and help out in the community. It started with the Management Career Services office in 2010, and every year since then it’s been a Faculty-wide event.
Marianne Hagen, the alumni and student engagement officer, works with the United Way to find organizations in the HRM area who can use the help of 20–40 enthusiastic volunteers for the day. Participants have painted rooms, sorted cutlery, cleaned pantries, shoveled dirt, installed flower beds and pulled weeds for organizations such as Adsum House, the YWCA, St. Paul’s Family Resource Centre, Spencer House Seniors Centre and Saint Stephen’s School.
For participants, it’s not just a chance to get out of their usual routine and meet people in the building that they don’t regularly get a chance to interact with; it also lets them learn more about the organizations in their community and the clients they serve.
“It’s really about nurturing a sense of community for the Faculty,” says Hagen, noting that collaboration is one of Management’s values under the new strategic plan. “We support our students year-round in raising money for the community with events such as Movember, Light the Night and 5 Days for the Homeless.” The Day of Caring gives everyone a chance to get involved and contribute.
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