Events

The Center for Student Engagement hosts a variety of events that connect students with community service, philanthropy, civic engagement and leadership opportunities throughout the year.

Philanthropy events

Our philanthropy events invite students to support campus programs and community partners through giving campaigns and special initiatives.

• Giving Tuesday: Giving Tuesday is an annual one-day event on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, which is one of the largest days of philanthropic giving each year. We run a giving campaign for Pack Provisions, the on-campus food pantry.

Volunteer and community service events

Volunteer and community service events help you meet other students, learn about local organizations and support community partners throughout the year.

• Service days: We organize several service days throughout the year. For each service day, the Center for Student Engagement works with various community partner sites to set up volunteer opportunities for students. These service days give you a chance to meet other students interested in volunteering and learn about a community organization while supporting our community partners. Our annual service days include Martin Luther King Day of Service, Cesar Chavez Day of Service and September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance.
• Blood drives: We collaborate with Vitalant to host multiple blood drives on campus each year. Donating blood is a great way to help your community and only takes about one hour of your time. Donating blood is one of the best gifts you can give to help patients and honor loved ones. It is very personal, and you will feel good knowing that your donation has a direct impact on others.
• Giving Tree: This annual program is a collaboration between the Joe Crowley Student Union and the Center for Student Engagement. Each year, we select a community partner organization that serves local children in low-income families. Students have the opportunity to spread holiday cheer by signing up to purchase a gift.

Democratic engagement events

Our democratic engagement events are nonpartisan opportunities to learn about voting, discuss community issues and build civic leadership skills.

• National Voter Registration Day: Every year, the Center for Student Engagement, in collaboration with ASUN (Associated Students of the University of Nevada), hosts a voter registration event during National Voter Registration Day (the fourth Tuesday in September). For events planned for this day, visit the University of Nevada events page.
• National Voter Education Week: National Voter Education Week helps voters bridge the gap between registering to vote and casting a ballot. During this week of interactive education, voters have the opportunity to find their polling location, understand their ballot, make a plan to vote in person or remotely and more. National Voter Education Week strives to help voters overcome common barriers and become confident voters and ambassadors of voting in their own communities for every election. For events planned for this week, visit the University of Nevada events page.
• Wolf Pack Community Howls: Wolf Pack Community Howls are small-group structured conversations about issues that impact our community. They are not debates. We are not looking for winning sides or partisan talking points. We are looking to create experiences of dialogue and bring perspectives together in one place.
  
  The Howls are for you to share your own opinions, experiences and interests related to the topic while also listening to other perspectives from your peers. No advanced research or expertise is required. The goal is to understand an issue in a new way and explore different options to address issues that impact us all. For current Howls, visit the University of Nevada events page.
• Elect All the People: Each fall, the Center for Student Engagement hosts Elect All the People, a full-day leadership training designed to demystify the process of running for office on campus and in the community. The goal of the program is to prepare students who have historically been underrepresented in leadership roles to get involved civically.