| UTA Volunteers foster community and university collaboration |
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| Written by Johnathan Silver, The Shorthorn staff | ||||
| Wednesday, 12 August 2009 01:41 PM | ||||
 Social work junior Erin Rosko prepares bags of food for Mission Arlington on March 23 as part of her volunteer work. Rosko was required to log 25 hours for her Social Work Practice I class. (The Shorthorn: Jacob Adkisson) Student group UTA Volunteers promotes and participates in community service programs for the university. “Volunteering is important because you’re helping those that can’t help themselves,” UTA Volunteers adviser Karen Monken said. According to the group’s Web site, there are more than 100 volunteering opportunities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The group helps animals, senior citizens, the homeless and the disabled. “Members of UTA Volunteers can develop skills in leadership, communication and civic engagement that will help them in areas of life besides volunteering,” Student Activities Director P.K. Kelly said. As membership director, interdisciplinary studies senior Stephanie Fenniri plans recruitment and retention activities. “It exposes students to unfamiliar situations that allow them to grow and develop as a person,” Fenniri said. Throughout the year, the group volunteers at Mission Arlington. Executive director Tillie Burgin said volunteering gives a sense of fulfillment. “I am so humbled and thankful,” Burgin said. “Words are not adequate to express my gratitude for the students at UTA.” UTA Volunteers activities include serving the youth at Boo at the Zoo, donating hair to Locks of Love and One Night Without a Home, an effort to increase hunger and homelessness awareness. Burgin said she likes student involvement and encourages students to continue volunteering. The mission needs volunteers from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. “It feels good to know that you can give a bag of groceries to someone who doesn’t have something to eat,” she said. To donate time, view UTA Volunteers’ Web site at http://www.uta.edu/studentaffairs/stuact/volunteers/. Views: 1165 | E-mail
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