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Chávez Community Changers

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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, and students will be enrolled in an EXP+ credit course. After their first year there is a possible extension of a second year. Students will reside together in Chávez Hall, 5th floor. Students will have the opportunity to select which organization they would like to work with, which is determined by the Career Center & Campus Residences. 

Requirements

  • Attend Orientation prior to the start of the Fall Semester
  • Commit to 1 hour a week to engage in service work
  • Actively engage and complete all academic requirements listed in the course syllabus
  • Attend the C3 review reception
  • Remain in good conduct standing
  • Live in the designated community spaces

Applying for C3

For the 2024-2025 academic year, the application for the Chávez Community Changers Experience is included in the overall Returning Resident Room Selection application.

This is a pilot program and is limited to 34 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.

  • The priority application deadline is February 22, 2024
  • There is not currently a late application process for C3.
  • You cannot apply for both SJS and C3, you must choose at the time of your application
  • Applicants will be notified by March 7, 2024, if they are admitted into the community.