April 17-23: Events celebrate WSU Civic Engagement Week

face-the-music-mural
Students work on “Face the Music” mural.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Service projects, a mural unveiling, leadership awards and other events will be part of Civic Engagement Week at Washington State University April 17-23.

For details, visit http://cce.wsu.edu.cew.

Highlights open to the public will include:

Tuesday, April 19, noon-1 p.m., Terrell Library atrium: Unveiling of a mural, “Face the Music,” created in a criminal justice/women’s studies class by students expressing their experiences of social justice and domestic violence.

Tuesday, April 19, 4:30-7 p.m., CUB ballroom: Annual Leadership and Engagement Awards of Distinction (LEAD) ceremony, including speakers and awards presentations. Learn more at http://studentinvolvement.wsu.edu/leadership/lead-awards/.

Thursday, April 21, noon, CUB L60 Butch’s Den: Water privatization discussion, “Is Water a Human Right or a Corporate Commodity?” Learn more at http://cce.wsu.edu/programs/public-square-program/.

Friday, April 22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Glenn Terrell Mall: Earth Day fair.

Saturday, April 23, 9-11 a.m., throughout Pullman: The WSU Greek community will collect bags of food donations door-to-door for Palouse Cares, which will distribute them to area food banks. For a list of suggested donations, visit http://cce.wsu.edu/donationguide.

 

Contact:
Erin McIlraith, WSU Center for Civic Engagement, 509-335-0578, emcilraith@wsu.edu

 

 

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