Our office is located is located in the Danforth University Center, room 250, on the second floor in the Campus Life area. Feel free to stop by, or email us at to schedule an appointment. Click here for tips on reaching us.

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Office Contact Information:

• Phone: (314) 935-5599
  Fax: (314) 935-6609
  Email: communityservice@wustl.edu

• Mailing Address (for USPS)
  Community Service Office
  Washington University in St. Louis
  1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1059
  St. Louis, MO 63130

• Street Address (for mapping software and UPS /FedEx shipments)
  Community Service Office
  Washington University in St. Louis
  Danforth University Center, Room 250
  6475 Forsyth Blvd.
  St. Louis, MO 63105

Driving/Parking Directions
We are located on Forsyth between Big Bend and Skinker.

• From Forsyth, turn north onto Wallace Drive
• Drive straight ahead to the underground parking garage
• Parking is available at $1per hour ($5 maximum) and payable by cash or credit card.

• We organize community service initiatives that are reliable, long-lasting, and make substantive impact on the St. Louis community.
• We inspire students to establish and deepen a personal commitment to community engagement and social justice.
• We communicate opportunities for involvement with student-led service initiatives and in response to voiced community needs.
• We engage students in the process of creating community partnerships that are sustainable, effective, and of mutual benefit.
• We facilitate collaboration among individuals and organizations with a common vision.

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The Community Service Office at Washington University aims to provide meaningful opportunities for students to volunteer their time and energy in response to voiced community needs. We understand that community service takes many forms - including volunteerism, advocacy, education, and philanthropy.

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51% of WU students participate in community service during college.  
This is higher than the 46% average participation rate at a comparison group of twelve highly selective private research universities in the nation.
Source: Class of 2008 Senior Survey

21% of WU students participate in community service during all four years of college.
This is higher than the 18% average participation rate at a comparison group of twelve highly selective private research universities in the nation.
Source: Class of 2008 Senior Survey

Rate of WU community service involvement, by academic year:
41% of freshmen
45% of sophomores
45% of juniors
45% of seniors
Source: 2007 Enrolled Student Survey

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Greeks using athletic events for charity
October 7, 2009 - Student Life
The Swamp was filled on Sunday with volleyball teams vying for bragging rights and raising money to make one girl’s dream come true at the Chi Omega Classic.

WU sponsors, sends tutors to St. Louis charter school
September 30, 2009 - Student Life
A Washington University-sponsored charter school in South St. Louis opened its doors over the summer to its first class of 90 fifth-graders. The Inspire Academy, one of 82 charter schools in the Knowledge Is Power Program, intends to provide under-resourced and underserved children with a college preparatory education.

Nine years of helping needy with Give Thanks Give Back
October. 8, 2009 - Record
Now in its ninth year, Washington University's Give Thanks Give Back campaign again will help make the holiday season brighter for needy St. Louis area families.

First, Service
Sept. 17, 2009 - Record
More than 1,000 WUSTL freshmen started the academic year giving back to their new community, volunteering to help clean and paint 12 St. Louis-area schools as part of the 11th annual Service First event Sept. 5.

All-University blood drive Sept. 15
Sept. 10, 2009 - Record
The first of four University-wide blood drives this academic year will be held Sept. 15 at nine locations throughout the Danforth and Medical campuses. All students, staff and faculty members are encouraged to participate in this effort to replenish the region's blood supply.

AOII pumps up for first large philanthropy event
August 31, 2009 - Student Life
Since its founding last spring, the Delta Kappa chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi—Washington University’s newest sorority—has been hard at work programming for this coming year. Now, the chapter is preparing for its first large philanthropy event to benefit the sorority’s national cause, the Arthritis Foundation.

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