A Season of Firsts

By Valerie Lane, Assistant Director of Community Programs  Community Engagement Initiative, UD Spring semester 2020 proved to be a season of firsts for the UD community. It was the first time professors were challenged to move 100% of classes online, the first Spring...

My Most Important Connection on Campus

Community Engagement Scholar, Jayne Schiff By Jayne Schiff Class of 2022, Animal Science (major) and Wildlife Conservation and Ecology (minor) As I approach the halfway point of my undergraduate education at UD, it feels important to reflect on where I have come from...

My Pre-Semester Service Trip Experience 2019

By, Ryan DeRosa Class of 2023 Environmental Studies & Public Policy Double Major + Concentration in Planning & Design My name is Ryan DeRosa and I am a rising second year student at the University of Delaware. This past summer I moved into UD 2 days early in...

Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico

By, Ryan Kheshgi Class of 2021 Accounting Ryan Kheshgi is an accounting major and an ambassador for the scholars program. During his winter break, he had the opportunity to travel with the Blue Hen Leadership Program to Luquillo, Puerto Rico to participate in a 10 day...

​Hygiene Kits for the Homeless

CE Scholar, Meghan Nevola By, Meghan Nevola  Class of 2021 Elementary Education with a concentration in Special Education; minors in HDFS (Human Development and Family Services), Disabilities Studies, and Applied Music During this pandemic, I have been doing my...