• Have a positive impact on the community
• Meet like-minded students
• Opportunity to earn $1,000 scholarship
• Professional networking and career exploration
• Resume booster! Employers and graduate programs love to see service
• Recognition at the Civic Engagement Award Ceremony
• Work-Study students may get paid depending on the nature of their experience
• Contributing to others increases personal wellbeing

The Changebuilders program in conjunction with New Jersey Campus Compact (NJCC) is designed to offer Drew students the opportunity to volunteer both locally and abroad. In an effort to increase a culture of community service at Drew, this program allows students to give back to the community while refining their leadership skills, communication, global awareness and much more! As a Changebuilder, students are expected to complete a required number of hours of community service for the year.  Students can also sign up for the year-long immersive experience certificate program, in which they commit to 45 total hours of service and professional development activities.  Those who successfully complete their community service hours will be awarded a certificate at the Civic Engagement Award Ceremony.

• Despite the pandemic, the 2019/2020 academic year saw 26 Changebuilders, with 19 0f them logging over 570 hours of community service.  Although most students learned remotely this year, Changebuilders were as dedicated as ever to aiding their local communities in any capacity they were able, as well as to their own personal and professional development.
  • The Drew Food Pantry opened in the Fall of 2020, and has since then been incredibly well supported by faculty, staff, campus groups, and our Changebuilder, Action, and Civic Scholar volunteers who all made this year’s success possible!  Visit our Pantry page to learn more.