{"id":24993,"date":"2025-09-08T14:21:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T18:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/?post_type=story&p=24993"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:07:12","slug":"pride-in-my-community","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/08\/pride-in-my-community\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Pride in my community\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Clarkies learn about nonprofit management by volunteering in Worcester<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Serving meals. Shoveling snow. Hydroponic gardening. A simple chat over lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A student in MPA 3011 volunteers at the Worcester Senior Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Students in the Master of Public Administration<\/a> program engaged in these activities and more during the inaugural offering of Seminar in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management, a course designed primarily for students in the 4+1 Accelerated Master\u2019s Degree<\/a> Program that sends Clarkies out into the community to learn what it takes to fund, run, and organize a nonprofit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the spring 2025 semester, Clarkies spent 12 weeks volunteering at organizations like the Worcester Senior Center, the Mustard Seed, Abby\u2019s House, Veterans Inc., and the Francis Xavier Center. They also supported the Woo Fridge<\/a> mutual aid effort. In total, the students donated 642 community service hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n