News & Events

Register today for the Oskin Leadership Institute seminar entitled "Preparing to Make a Difference."

Resolve to get involved in your community in 2015! Stop by the University Center atrium on Wednesday, January 14th between 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Meet some of our Pride Service Site Leaders and learn about how you can be a part of making a positive impact in the Chester community.

Please note the change of the location of the 8:00 a.m. kick-off for the MLK Day of Service. The Chester-Upland School District, in collaboration with the MLK Commemorative Committee of Chester & Vicinity, announces that the host location for the MLK Day of Service activities scheduled for January 19, 2015 at Chester-Upland School District (CUSD) schools has been changed from Chester High School to the S.T.E.M. Academy at Showalter (1100 W. 10th Street, Chester) due to emergency repairs of the school’s heating system. Event timing and event inclusions will remain the same as scheduled, and pre-registered volunteers will receive a confirmation of their volunteer assignment prior to the event.

Alpha Phi Omega invites you to help make a child’s Christmas wish come true!

SAGA (Sexuality and Gender Alliance) has partnered with The Prysm Youth Center of Delaware County to support children in need this Thanksgiving!

The inaugural issue of Chester magazine, an online and print publication about the city produced by Widener University students, will be released this month and celebrated on the university’s campus.

Be an angel to a child in Chester this holiday season! Participate in the Angel Tree program, sponsored by The Salvation Army and Widener University's Office of Civic Engagement.

Widener University and The Better Living Center are teaming up to collect non-perishable food items. Donations will be bought to the Better Living Center’s food pantry to help residents in Chester. You can also donate online here - http://yougivegoods.com/2014fooddrivewidener

Awards ranging from $500 to $1,000 (with total annual funding not to exceed $2,500) will be made annually to support undergraduate student-led Chester-focused projects developed in collaboration with a Chester community partner to meet community needs.

Interested in volunteering in Chester, but don’t know how to get involved? Or who to contact? The Office of Civic Engagement is here to help! Read more about our Pride Service program sites and how you can be a part of making a positive impact in the Chester community.