NYU Alumni Global Days of Service
About Global Days of Service
The NYU Alumni Global Days of Service initiative is an opportunity for alumni to make a difference by participating in community service projects across the globe. Service is a long-standing tradition at New York University, and this annual program allows our alumni community to harness its collective power and make a global impact.
Volunteer opportunities and service projects included in the NYU Alumni Global Days of Service aim to inspire action, promote social good, and motivate the alumni community to make a positive impact. Since its inception in 2017, NYU alumni and other community members have come together to make a difference in underserved communities across the globe.
NYU Alumni Global Days of Service 2017-2021 Collective Impact Highlights
138
Community Service Projects
3,925
Service Hours Completed
$96,134.52
Estimated Total Economic Impact
1,468
Number of Volunteers
2,171
Food Items & Supplies Donated
Here are a few highlights from the many ways NYU alumni brought the spirit of service to their local communities:
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- NYU College of Dentistry raised over $1,200 and rode more than 1,000 miles in support of the NYU Oral Cancer Center
- NYU Student Life re-potted and moved over 100 native plants from Stuy Cove Park in preparation for site repurposing project in 2020 as part of the Give Where You Live project
- NYU Alumni Club in Japan prepared and delivered 60 onigiri (rice balls) for the homeless residents of Shibuya
- NYU Latinx Alumni Network prepared and delivered 35 meals to home bound residents in the Bronx
Additionally:
- NYU Tandon alumni mentored 50 students of color participating in NYU Tandon's Creativity in Engineering, Science, & Technology Program
- NYU Liberal Studies served 241 individuals lunch at the Bowery Mission
- NYU Alumni Association cleaned and prepped two acres of Washington Square Park for reseeding
- NYU Alumni Club in Argentina planted 30 trees at the Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur with Plantarse.
- NYU Recent Alumni Network collected 20 bags of garbage and leaves and painted 60 benches near the Van Dyke Community Center in Brooklyn
- NYU Alumni Club in Austin collected 10 bags of trash from the water and marsh of Lady Bird Lake