Student Activities
Student Clubs

Community Service

  • Allies of the Earth Club

    Contact

    Christina Harrington
    harrin11@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Alpha Phi Omega

    Alpha Phi Omega is a co-ed community service fraternity. We are brothers working together to better our campus, community, and country through service and friendship. 

    Club Contact

    Sydney Fairchild
    fairchi3@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Christina Roberts
    robertch@seattleu.edu

    Calcutta Club

    This club gives students the opportunity to learn and grow while volunteering in India. In preparation, students attend weekly meetings to hear other students of alumnus personal testimonials of India. The club also assists in fundraising to relieve students of the financial burden of their volunteer work. Students who volunteer through the Calcutta Club receive the best of a holistic education:spiritual growth, diversity, intellectual and emotional discovery, physical courage, and the meaning of citizenship in a community of compassion.  

    Club Contact

    Madison Bible
    biblem@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Sean Bray
    Campus Ministry
    brays@seattleu.edu
    (206) 296- 6079

    Coalition for Disabled Students

    An alliance of Seattle University disabled students and the campus community.

    Our purpose is three-fold: To build a sense of community and unity within the disabled population and their allies on campus. To educate faculty, staff and students about disabilities and disability rights. To advocate for an accessible and inclusive campus and learning environment for students with physical, mental, medical and learning disabilities.

    Club Contact

    Shandra Benito
    benitos@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Monica Nixon
    mnixon@seattleu.edu

    Enactus

    Enactus is an international entrepreneurial organization that encourages members to be active members of a community. Enactus' mission put simply is: People, Profit, Planet. Members show involvement through the community while also gaining invaluable business contacts and experiences. Enactus is an entrepreneurship club within Albers School of Business and Economics, but is open to students of all majors.

    Club Contact

    Jonas Harris
    esposit1@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Leo Simpson
    Albers School of Business & Economics
    simpsonl@seattleu.edu

    Engineers Without Borders

    The mission of Engineers Without Borders is to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life. This partnership involves the implementation of sustainable engineering projects, while involving and training internationally responsible engineers and engineering students.

    Club Contact

    Bobbie Gilmour
    gilmourb@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Phil Thompson
    thompson@seattleu.edu

    Global Environmental Brigades

    Our mission is to empower rural communities in Panama to reverse degradation and preserve their environment through reforestation, sustainable agriculture, waste management and education programs.

    Club Contact

    Pauline Corporal
    corporal@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Dr. Quan Le
    lequ@seattleu.edu

    Habitat for Humanity

    The Habitat for Humanity Club at Seattle University is a Campus Chapter of the larger Habitat for Humanity Seattle/South King County. Habitat Club organizes groups of students from Seattle University to travel together to Habitat builds. Additionally, the club organizes a week long Spring Break trip in the Northwest. We also work to bring awareness to issues of affordable housing and poverty. Last year the club partnered with Campus Ministry's Soup for Substance program to bring together a group of individuals and organizations with differing positions in the world of housing to have a discussion about housing justice. 

    Club Contact

    Meeghan Bergmann
    bergman1@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Kelley Benkert
    Center for Service
    benkertk@seattleu.edu

    Jumpstart Seattle University

    The purpose of this organization shall be: to organize students in solidarity with preschool children in inner-city schools. Jumpstart is a national early education organization that trains and pairs college students and community volunteers who work one-to-one with preschool children in low-income communities to help prepare them for success in school and life.

    Club Contact

    Lianabell Soto
    sotol@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Aileah Slepski
    slepskia@seattleu.edu

    MoneyThink

    Moneythink is a financial literacy mentoring organization that connects talented college mentors to inner-city high schoolers. Students learn about saving, budgeting, goal-setting and the basics of credit and debt with the power of peer mentoring by local undergraduates. The program features two ten week curricula focusing on personal finance and entrepreneurship, with mentors engaging the students on through the class discussions, extended group projects, and goal setting workshops. Through "Moneythinking", students develop critical skills in personal financial management, basic business analysis, planning, and public speaking.

    Club Contact

    Emily Ursino
    ursinoe@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Bryan Ruppert
    ruppertb@seattleu.edu

    Seattle University Teens for Justice and Service (Just Serve)

    Just Service is a youth-run and youth-centered Seattle University program.We are committed to completing a 5-6 month service project within the community, driven by community voices. Join our coalition of college and high school students exploring social justice topics based on student interest and community feedback.

    Club Contact

    Kendra Jozwiak jozwiakk@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Kelly Benkert
    benkertk@seattleu.edu

    Social Work Club

    Our Mission:  In keeping with the pillars of the Jesuit tradition – mind, heart, justice, service, and faith – along with the National Association of Social Worker's standards of ethics, we, as a collective body, intend to promote social justice, community outreach, campus and community awareness and empower and advocate for vulnerable populations. These outcomes will be achieved through recognizing the dignity and worth of every person, community service, and a proactive approach to social justice issues by students.

    Club Contact

    Anna Mason; Lauren Cutright
    masona1@seattleu.edu; cutright@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Mary Kay Brennan
    College of Arts and Sciences
    mkbrenn@seattleu.edu

    Students for Life

    One of the founding principles of this club is the notion of being a "compassionate and loving group with a desire to create dialogue about life issues."  The Students for Life group will actively promote and facilitate this dialogue between individuals.  As a community rooted in social justice, Seattle University Students for Life will participate in events in and around the Seattle area that actively encourage our membership to perform service in the community.  These ideas include:

    1. On-campus resource center for expecting mothers: a way to work within the Seattle University community by providing expectant mothers with necessary resources ranging from clothing to formula, and a place where individuals can discuss the impact a life has on them.
    2. Gabriel Project: a way to help individuals with crisis pregnancies through the process.  This is an opportunity for membership to reach out to the greater Seattle community and provide them with much-needed assistance.
    3. Education: a formal dialogue for individuals on life issues, and educating students, faculty, staff, and the friends of Seattle University on life issues using debates, movies, dialogues circles, and other mediums of communication.

    Club Contact

    Gabriel Campbell
    campbe36@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Therese Cory
    College of Arts and Sciences
    coryt@seattleu.edu

    SU Rotaract

    Rotaract stands for "Rotary in Action", and focuses on the development of young adults as leaders in their communities and workplaces. Members complete service within their communities and can participate internationally and is available to individuals between the ages of 18 and 30. Rotaract partners with local Rotary clubs to create service projects for the members.]

    Club Contact

    Emily Thomas
    emilythomas46@yahoo.com

    Advisor

    David Chow
    chowd@seattleu.edu

    SUrving the Homeless

    Partnering with DESC, this club connects Seattle University students with community service opportunities and spreads awareness about the homelessness that pervades the Seattle community.

    Club Contact

    Dakota Barnes
    barnesd3@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Maria Metzler
    maria.metzler@gmail.com

    Sustainability Education and Engagement Delegates (SEED)

    Sustainability Education and Engagement Delegates (SEED) are dedicated to facilitating peer dialogue, advocating for the need to live within environmental limits, and fostering environmental leaders for a just and sustainable campus.

    Club Contact

    Kathleen Dickerson
    dickers6@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Christina Shapland
    shaplandc@seattleu.edu

    World Water Partners

    We are a group of students dedicated to the establishment of a just and sustainable world, beginning with the most basic human need:  WATER.  We are committed to making access to clean, stable water accessible reality for every single person we can. This student organization is a grassroots, student-driven effort to expand the network of providers and encourage collaboration, raise awareness, galvanize support, and gain funding for clean water projects. Our activities include: The "Student Ambassador" program, which provides students with opportunities to work with some of the largest non-profit organizations in the water sector to help develop partnerships and collaborations among the various organizations. Students are selected to represent one non-profit organization, acting as a liaison, conducting research, and gathering information about their current water projects. This work will eventually serve to create a comprehensive network of provider projects encouraging collaboration, thereby increasing efficiency, accessibility, and lowering costs of projects. Students will have the opportunity to develop relationships with these organizations, learn more about the non-profit sector, and aid in making clean water a reality. Grassroots advocacy and fundraising for our various projects. Several fundraising events are planned and organized by students, who are encouraged to utilize their individual talents, creativity, and motivations to galvanize support and funding for this incredible cause. We are currently planning and raising funds for a clean water project in Darmang, Ghana, founded by a SU student in 2010.

    Club Contact

    Jessica Shill
    shillj@seattleu.edu

    Advisor

    Philip Thompson
    College of Science & Engineering - Civil & Environmental Engineering
    thompson@seattleu.edu