Student Leaders: CityQuest
CityQuest 2009: One Piece of a Bigger Picture
In partnership with BECU, 700 new and returning SPU students spent Saturday, September 26, 2009 engaged in service with 32 community organizations around Seattle during the John Perkins Center's CityQuest event.
Where did students serve? Here's a list of CityQuest sites.
Photos from CityQuest 2009 are available on the John Perkins Center's Flickr page..
Telling the Story
Volunteer service continues at Seattle Pacific University after CityQuest. Thanks to support from BECU, students will report on their volunteer work throughout the year using Digital Storytelling.
Reports from CityQuest are available here.
Community Feedback on CityQuest
Beacon Hill Blog posts Q/A with CityQuest Coordinator Owen Sallee.
Fremont Universe announces CityQuest's arrival in its neighborhood.
SPU Students to volunteer at Lawton Elementary, report from the Magnolia Voice.
SPU Starts New School Year on Beacon Hill, report from the Beacon Lights Beacon Hill Blog.
Forest Stewards at the Cheasty Greenspace received media attention for their project and their ongoing connection to SPU through CityQuest and Sharpen.
The Queen Anne View announces CityQuest 2009's projects in the neighborhood.
White Center Blog welcomes CityQuest 2009 to the neighborhood.
The Nature Consortium appreciated the work of students from Dr. Gulberg's and Dr. Prins' USEM classes during CityQuest 2008.
WhiteCenterNow featured a report on the work of Dr. Amorose's USEM students at Lakewood Park in 2008.
The CityQuest 2008 rally featured SPU Unlimited, Boeing Employees Credit Union's Debbie Wege and the John Perkins Center's Owen Sallee. Visit SPU's I-Tunes University to view or download video from the event.
For Students and Faculty
CityQuest allows incoming SPU students to engage the culture through community service.
The Saturday before Autumn Quarter begins, freshmen work alongside community-serving organizations in a day of service — while developing relationships with peers and community leaders.
A Day of Service and Fun
CityQuest is one of the highlights of Orientation/Welcome Week. It gives students a unique opportunity to develop relationships while serving.
As an incoming freshman, you’ll reach out through service projects that benefit social service agencies, churches, and individuals around Seattle. Through CityQuest, SPU hopes to connect you with Seattle-area service organizations, leading to your ongoing volunteer service.
Time for a Rally!
CityQuest begins with a group rally in Martin Square at 9 a.m. You’ll hear a guest speaker and join in prayer to start the morning. Next, join your group, and head for your assigned site. You’ll be on site from about 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Lunches, CityQuest T-shirts, and gloves are provided!
Participate in service as a USEM
USEM Faculty are invited to participate in CityQuest with their USEM students. Our hope is that you will participate in the CityQuest day of service, helping an organization whose mission compliments your course content. Then sometime during the Fall Quarter you will return to the site for an additional day of service.
“It made me want to do more community service, because I saw that it helped people … and when a train like this starts, it can't be stopped.” — SPU freshman, returning from CityQuest
For Community Organizations
CityQuest is a great way to introduce your organization to energetic SPU students — through a day of service. Community-serving organizations within a 15 miles of Seattle Pacific University are invited to submit project requests. Student work groups are dispatched in groups of 20.
Sign up your organization, and let SPU students serve at your organization for a day.
Your agency’s mission and activities must be in agreement with Seattle Pacific University’s Volunteer Service and Resource Promotion Guidelines.
Questions about CityQuest? Contact Owen Sallee, Coordinator for Global and Urban Involvement: (206) 281-2932 or owen@spu.edu