A student planning committee is organizing this year’s EDM event as part of the “Community Action” course. Students have been divided into teams to provide a more comprehensive learning experience for the campus community. Groups include marketing, project management, and fundraising. A junior business student, Adriana Farrell, shared, “Being part of the marketing committee has allowed me a different view of this event, and we are excited to welcome new students to campus with this annual event.” Farrell said her peers find value in this course because they are taking a leading role in this event that is important to the College, the community, and the student experience.

During the August 19 event, over 300 students, new and returning, along with faculty and staff, will begin from the Alexander Campbell Auditorium to walk through campus and into the Canton community. C-SC students will serve the community during EDM at no labor cost to the organization or project requestor. Priority will be given to requests received by April 1, 2023.

“EDM represents who we are at ��������,” President Palmer shared. “It is with a purpose that our new students are led into the local community within their first days of being C-SC students because serving others and learning by doing is a large part of our identity here.” Palmer said that this event establishes the expectation for students to become a member of the local community and allows the College to show gratitude to city residents for their support.

This year’s EDM projects include landscaping, trash removal, and general clean-up at parks, community centers, library, daycare, senior housing, and additional city properties. For additional information about EDM, please contact Dr. Scott Giltner at sgiltner@culver.edu.

�������� begins the first week of school with the EDM event, formerly known as the Extreme Dome Makeover. It gives students the opportunity to go into the community to do service. Activities such as landscaping, small scale painting or general cleanup are ideal for this project. All activities must be completed within the city limits of Canton.

Work will be done from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22. Applications are due June 1.

An application for your project to be part of Everyone Doing More can be found at culver.edu/edm.

Interested people should contact Rev. Amanda Sorenson, chaplain at Culver-Stockton, at 573-288-6420 or asorenson@culver.edu.

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