More than 1,400 Philadelphia University faculty, staff and students participated in a campus-wide Day of Service, totaling more than 4,700 community service hours. 

To view a photo gallery from the Day of Service, please visit www.PhilaU.edu/DayofService/PhotoGallery/

The service activities kicked off a five-day Presidential Inauguration celebration of Stephen Spinelli Jr., Ph.D., as the University’s 11th President.

Projects throughout the Day of Service, held on Wed., Oct. 1, included city beautification of Mt. Airy, Germantown, Roxborough, Fairmount Park, East Falls, Philadelphia Zoo and Kensington; tutoring elementary school children; packaging food items at Philabundance; “greening” of the East Falls SEPTA train station; knitting and crocheting items for babies being treated at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; registering voters in East Falls and Germantown; and sorting career clothing for women entering the workforce; among many others.

“Day of Service was an inspiring and rewarding day for all involved,” said Dr. Spinelli. A campus-wide Day of Service with faculty, staff, and student involvement is a shining example of the collaborative nature of the University and truly exemplifies the many ways Philadelphia University students understand the power and importance of service and giving.”

Examples of projects that tied into academic curriculum included Interior Design students designed special rooms for three sick children in collaboration with the Make-A-Wish Foundation; Industrial Design students built an interior ramp in the home of a wheelchair-bound man; and Architecture and Industrial Design students built a trench at the Weavers Way Farm.

“The commitment and dedication from the faculty, staff and students was exceptional,” said Mark Govoni, Dean of Students and chair of the Day of Service committee. “The range of projects, the variety of locations and the diversity of people served all made the day a remarkable success for the Philadelphia University.”

View over a hundred photos from the week's festivities! www.PhilaU.edu/Inauguration/PhotoGallery/