Civic Engagement

Serve Our Community

Service Opportunities

Student Leadership, Involvement, & Community Engagement (SLICE) has a variety of opportunities to serve our community. CWU students can make a difference on campus and beyond simply by volunteering their time. Our upcoming programs and service opportunities are also available on our Presence page. By joining the SLICE organization in Presence, you will be able to see our events, programs, and volunteer opportunities in the SLICE.

Student organizations can also get involved in any of these service experiences. You and your members can either sign up individually or reach out to slice@cwu.edu for more information on securing space for your members!

SLICE loves to partner with off-campus agencies/organizations to promote serving our community off-campus. If partners do not have an active memorandum of understanding but are interested, please complete the SLICE MOU Intake process. Please note that CWU requires an active MOU to advertise service opportunities to students Sample Blank Mou. 

If you are already an on-campus or off-campus partner and would like advertise a service opportunity to students, please contact SLICE at slice@cwu.edu.

Current SLICE Volunteer Opportunities and Events

On-Campus Volunteer Opportunities and Events

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Wednesday, January 10th

Volunteer hours available from 9am to 5pm

Donation appointments from 10am to 3:30pm

Five million patients need blood every day, and you could save three of them with just one donation! Equally important, volunteer your time to help this event run successfully! Volunteer duties vary but include helping with check-in, supporting donors, passing out snacks, and assisting as needed to make it a success. Volunteers will not take or be exposed to blood. 

Volunteers, please follow this link to sign-up!

Donors, please follow this link to sign-up!

International Café

Thursday, January 18th and Thursday, February 1st

from 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Located in SURC 137 A and B.

The mission of the International Café is to facilitate cultural awareness and mutual understanding for all students on the campus, both domestic and international, and provide a forum to meet, exchange ideas, and form life-long friendships. The International Café promotes beneficial interaction between CWU's international and domestic students. It then guides them to work together in leadership and community engagement roles. This promotes cross-cultural friendships!

No registration is required.

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Wednesday, February 14th

Volunteer hours available from 9am to 5pm

Donation appointments from 10am to 3:30pm

Five million patients need blood every day, and you could save three of them with just one donation! Equally important, volunteer your time to help this event run successfully! Volunteer duties vary but include helping with check-in, supporting donors, passing out snacks, and assisting as needed to make it a success. Volunteers will not take or be exposed to blood. 

Volunteers, please follow this link to sign-up!

Donors, please follow this link to sign-up!

Off-Campus Volunteer Opportunities and Events

28th Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner

Wednesday November 22nd

Volunteer shifts 4:15pm to 6:15pm and 6:00pm to 7:30pm

 The Ellensburg Parks and Recreation Department, Rotary, and CWU present the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 from 3-6 p.m. at the Armory at the Kittitas Valley Event Center, 901 E 7th Ave. The seated dinner is free to the public and all are welcome to attend. Multiple volunteer shifts and duties are available. Please contact Dania Cochran at Dania.Cochran@cwu.edu to volunteer.

 Kittitas County Early Learning Coalition Volunteer Opportunities

Learn about developmental screening by facilitating parent child play based early learning activities. Follow this link to visit coalition’s volunteer page to learn how to get involved.