{"id":74,"date":"2021-09-24T18:05:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T18:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/involvement\/civic-engagement\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:52:31","slug":"service-and-community-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/student-involvement\/service-and-community-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Service &amp; Community Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu alignwide wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Student Involvement &amp; Leadership Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/student-life\/involvement\/overview\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Getting Involved<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/student-life\/involvement\/student-activities\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Office of Student Activities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/student-involvement\/service-and-community-engagement\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Office of Service and Community Engagement<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/parents-families\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">New Students &amp; Families<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/student-life\/involvement\/about-atherton\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">About Atherton Union<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/butleru.sharepoint.com\/:f:\/s\/OfficeofStudentActivities\/EjRp34nZj8NJhSJUQkrOxIABICaSNhtqkrjpRXjPwyItig\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Policies &amp; Guidelines<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 id=\"h-the-office-of-service-amp-community-engagement\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Office of Service &amp; Community Engagement<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Office of Service &amp; Community Engagement connects Butler students with service and philanthropy opportunities in the Indianapolis community and beyond!&nbsp; Through monthly service projects, annual philanthropy events, and immersive education. We strive to engage in meaningful personal development around social justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The office is comprised of several departmental programs\/initiatives as well as various committees of<a href=\"https:\/\/sga.butler.edu\/?_ga=2.203121623.736500833.1553023039-128505869.1541097196\"> Student Government Association.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left alignwide\" id=\"h-programs-and-initiatives\">Programs and Initiatives<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tAmbassadors of Change\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ambassadors of Change&nbsp;is an interactive, pre-orientation program which focuses on service to the community and leadership skill development. Incoming first-year Butler students will be introduced to the campus and local community through dynamic service education, service opportunities and entertaining activities during the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/ambassadors-of-change\/\">Learn about Ambassadors of Change here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tButler Food Pantry\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Butler Food Pantry is a free, confidential service for all Butler students. The Pantry is staffed by student members of the student organization, Community Engagement Program Council. This resource provides nonperishable food packages for any Butler student in need of assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/volunteer\/butler-food-pantry\/\">Learn about the Butler Food Pantry here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tVolunteer Opportunities Council\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Volunteer Opportunities Council is dedicated to helping students get involved both on and off campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:voluteer@butler.edu\" type=\"mailto\" id=\"mailto:voluteer@butler.edu\">Contact the Volunteer Opportunities Council<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tBulldogs Involved Through Service (BITS)\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bulldogs Involved Through Service is Butler University\u2019s annual day of service. Over 300 First Year students gather on Butler&#8217;s campus for check-in before being transported to over 10 different service sites. BITS typically takes place during Welcome Week in the fall semester unless Labor Day is that following Monday, BITS will take place the next weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/bits\/\">Check out more information on BITS here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tDawgs Vote\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Butler University has a strong commitment to developing well rounded, civically engaged students who are prepared to be global citizens. 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