Every Campus a Refuge is Clemson University’s branch of a national initiative that creates ecosystems of welcome and integration support for refugees resettled in Clemson and meaningful, global learning experiences in the Clemson community. Our work is spearheaded by a faculty-led Creative Inquiry team, which aims to develop interdisciplinary experiential projects that connect, welcome, and empower our refugee neighbors in partnership with Clemson’s local resettlement agency, Lutheran Services Carolinas (LSC). However, we can’t do this work without the help of student, faculty, and community volunteers! Some of our past projects have included co-hosting a community dinner with a refugee family, providing English instruction to individuals and families catered to their personal and professional goals, and offering childcare while adults take English classes. This year, we will further some of these projects and even as we develop new ones. 

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Potential Volunteer Activities

• Tutoring children and teens with homework

• Practicing English with guests

• Helping fill out forms (doctor, dentist, insurance, bills, paperwork)

• Collecting and sorting donations 

• Tabling to raise awareness about the organization

• Engaging family in the community on and off campus (taking to school sports events, community events, accompanying to stores) 

• Driving to appointments & places around town

• Calling offices for appointments, apartment information, etc.

• Moving in/out and setting up the house/apartment 

• Help applying for Food Stamps and practice using EBT cards

• Welcoming at the airport 

• Public transit orientation (help get bus IDs and how to use)

• Organizing and attending events such as:

  • Art show 

  • A benefit concert 

  • Collaborative projects

If you’d like to get involved in the Creative Inquiry team as an undergraduate student or graduate student assistant, reach out to our faculty mentor, Dr. Angela Naimou (anaimou@clemson.edu). If you’re interested in learning more about volunteering opportunities, please sign up for one of our volunteer training sessions and fill out our volunteer application form. Also, see our volunteer information packet. Explore the links below by clicking on the buttons.