Chávez Community Changers

 

What is the Chávez Community Changers Living Community?

Purpose

The Chávez Community Changers Experience (C³), students will be able to explore concepts centered around volunteerism, activism, and civic engagement through a lens of service learning while building community with students of similar likes and interests. Students will have the added value of building relationships with faculty/staff and collaborating with departments within the SBU community. 

 

Program Overview and Requirements

Overview

Chávez Community Changer, C³, is a year-long academic commitment, co-curricular programming series. Students will reside together in Chávez Hall 5th floor. For the 2023-2024 academic year, there will be a focus on food insecurity.

Requirements

• Attend orientation prior to the start of the Fall Semester
• Attend all events and/or workshops (4 a semester)
• Actively engage in google classroom
• Attend the Spring Break Off-Campus Trip
• Attend at least one community dialogue or workshop
• Attend the C³ review reception
• Remain in good conduct standing
• Live in designated community spaces

 

Applying for C³

For the '23-'24 academic year, the application for the Chávez Community Changers Experience is included in your overall housing application.

This is a pilot program and is limited to 29 residents and will only allow individual room selection in the process. To be considered eligible for the program, you must be a rising junior (i.e., someone with earned credits combined with spring enrollment to be in the range of 57-75 credits). Residents in their first year who meet the credit requirements are not eligible for this program and should consider the Second Year Living Community.

• Application is due March 2, 2023
• There is not currently a late application process for C³, but we will update this page if one becomes available
• Applicants will be notified by March 9th if they are admitted into the community