Below is a list of the current opportunities within each Pathway, new experiences will be added over time.
Year 1: Introductory Experiences
Discover opportunities for community action. Describe how community action can promote equity.
- Participate in GIV Day or other one-time service opportunities
- Participate in a social justice or environmental justice focused student organization
- Participate in a dialogue group
- Publish an opinion about a social justice related topic in The Gettysburgian
- Publish in Eisenhower Institute’s Ike’s Anvil student blog
- Participate in a justice-related educational event (Poverty Simulation, Center for Public Service Adams County Driving Tour, Center for Public Service Gettysburg Borough Walking Tour, etc.)
- Attend an LGBTQA+ Awareness and Advocacy Training
Year 2 and 3: Exploratory Experiences
Engage in community action. Describe how that community action promotes equity.
- Serve on an advisory group addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion (Senate, Conservatory, Public Policy, Greek Life, etc.)
- Participate in an ongoing service project or program (El Centro, Painted Turtle Farm, Campus Kitchen, Casa de la Cultura ESL classes, etc.)
- Participate in a College-sponsored political debate
- Actively participate in a social justice- or an environmental justice-focused student organization
- Participate in a Center for Public Service Immersion Project
- Serve as a Program Coordinator for the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC)
- Coordinate a donation drive or fundraiser
- Participate in a multi-day Eisenhower Institute experiential education program focused on justice and community change
Year 4: Consequential Experiences
Experiences within this Pathway include serving as a first-generation student mentor, coordinating a large-scale philanthropic event such as Relay for Life, and attending or participating in Eisenhower Institute programs, among many others.
- Serve on the executive board of a social justice- or an environmental justice-focused student group
- Complete a Center for Public Service Summer Fellowship
- Create or lead a Center for Public Service Immersion Project
- Serve as a First Gen Student Mentor
- Serve as a Center for Public Service Student Program Coordinator
- Apply for and implement a summer social justice or peace grant (Mattson Summer Experience, Davis Projects for Peace, etc.)
- Coordinate an ongoing service project or program for other students
- Coordinate a large-scale philanthropic activity for the campus community (Relay for Life)
- Participate in an internship at a nonprofit focusing on social justice and advocacy
- Serve on a political campaign or in a community advocacy effort
- Complete Eisenhower Institute’s Environmental Leadership program
- Conduct research with a professor on a social justice or environmental justice focused topic
- Serve as a House Leader for Justice/Change-Oriented College House
- Implement a faculty-mentored Community-Based Research project
- Participate in a year-long Eisenhower Institute experience education program focused on justice and community change