(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) April 16, 2009 - South University's faculty, staff and students will team up in a broad effort to Help Our Neighbors in during the National Week of Service April 19 to 25, 2009. The faculty, staff and students at South University are no strangers to community service. Since its inception, South University has been actively involved to community outreach with various projects ranging from collecting donations for pediatric patients in local hospitals to sending gifts to underprivileged children around the world at Christmas time.
During the National Week of Service, the South University will host a canned food drive, donating the results to the Montgomery Area Food Bank. Additionally, the faculty, students and staff find that donating blood is easy because the LifeSouth Community Blood Center bloodmobile will be on-campus Tuesday and Wednesday.
"Participating in the National Week of Service complements our campus environment of serving our students and serving the community where we live and work," South University President Victor Biebighauser said. "Giving back to the community is always the right thing to do, and providing opportunities for service learning is an important part of South University's mission."
Established in 1899, South University is a private academic institution dedicated to providing educational opportunities for the intellectual, social and professional development of a diverse student population. South University offers educational programs at the associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels with campuses located in Columbia, S.C.; Montgomery, Ala.; Savannah, Ga.; Tampa and West Palm Beach, Fla. Further information on South University is available at: www.southuniversity.edu.