The Center for Service and Action holds several events throughout the academic year designed to engage LMU students with the greater Los Angeles community. Find out how you can make a difference and make some friends along the way.
Advocacy Teach-In
The Advocacy Teach-In is an annual event that brings LMU students, staff and faculty together for a day-long social justice learning experience. The event consists of a keynote speaker, who is a community leader doing advocacy work on- and/or off-campus, and hosts five to seven workshops that are led by various non-profit organizations and have different social justice focus(es). This signature event is typically held on a Saturday from 9am-2pm during the spring semester (typically late March or early April). To view past Advocacy Teach-In speakers and workshops, click here.
Community Service Fair
Every year, the CSA invites our non-profit organizations to come to campus to recruit volunteers and raise awareness about the local and global social issues their work focuses on. This event is open to staff, faculty and students. The Community Service Fair takes place each September.
Blood Drives
CSA together with Crimson Circle sponsor two Blood and Bone Marrow Drives every academic year. Every pint collected saves three lives so please consider donating to this important cause. Blood Drives take place each semester.
As we continue to face a critical blood shortage, there are no words to capture how important the gift of donation is. I hope that you will spread the word in your areas to any interested students and colleagues.
Perks of donating
- Free movie ticket
- 1 hour of service for Service Org members
- Pint for a pint: eligible 21+ donors will receive a voucher for a free drink at The Loft
Who can donate?
If you're healthy, at least 17 years old and weigh 110 pounds you can donate blood.
Justice on Tap
Justice On Tap (JOT) brings students, staff, and faculty together as a community for a keynote speaker and a facilitated discussion on a variety of social justice issues. JOT aims to puts the social in "social justice" by uplifting social justice advocates on- and off-campus and gathers the LMU community together for an evening of socializing and social justice.
JOT started in 2019 in partnership between the Pam Rector Center for Service and Action and the Burns Recreation Center, specifically at The Loft, which is LMU's craft beer and wine bar. The idea was to create an opportunity to have social justice speakers talk on a certain topic followed by a chance for people to mingle and talk further about the issues over a pint of beer... hence the "on tap."
Note: JOT held at the Loft are only available for participants who are 21 years and older and who have a Loft membership. However, JOT held outside the Loft are open to students, staff, and faculty of all ages.
ServeLA
ServeLA is CSA's annual Fall semester service kick-off event. This one-day service event connects new and returning LMU students to service in the LA community through hands-on service and meaningful reflection. ServeLA offers the opportunity for students to build community with their peers, be exposed to local service and justice offerings, and be people with and for others. ServeLA takes place each September.