Category: Community Service

Alumni Spotlight: Thomas A. Fuentes Community Service Award Winner, Kristen Vaughn

Alumni Spotlight: Thomas A. Fuentes Community Service Award Winner, Kristen Vaughn

Stanbridge University awards the Thomas A. Fuentes Community Service Award to a graduate who has made a significant impact on the community by serving those in need. This year’s recipient is Kristen Vaughn, a 2023 Veterinary Technology graduate. Describe the scope of your community service. I volunteered with the Little Lion Foundation, also known as […]

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Fellowship Stories: MSOT Graduate Student Talin Mirzaei

Fellowship Stories: MSOT Graduate Student Talin Mirzaei

Join us in congratulating Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) graduate student Talin Mirzaei, a recipient of the LEAD California Community Engagement Student Fellowship. Through this fellowship, Talin partnered with an adaptive riding program called NDR Therapeutic Riding, a program offering equine-assisted activities (EAA) for people with disabilities.

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Fellowship Stories: MSOT Graduate Student Niya Custer

Fellowship Stories: MSOT Graduate Student Niya Custer

Join us in congratulating Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) graduate student Niya Custer, a 2022 Stanbridge University Presidential Community Impact Fellow. Through this fellowship, Niya partnered with an adaptive dance program called Down For Dance to empower individuals with Down syndrome to build a stronger sense of self through dance.

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Stanbridge University outREACH Featured on OC Parks Blog

Stanbridge University outREACH Featured on OC Parks Blog

Stanbridge University’s Root for Change initiative was recently featured on the OC Parks website. As part of Stanbridge’s commitment to environmental stewardship, nursing and allied health student volunteers have partnered with park staff to plant a pollinator garden to protect native plants and wildlife.

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Stanbridge University Students Talk Women in Leadership with TEDWomen

Stanbridge University hosted its inaugural TEDWomen 2020 virtual conference in partnership with TED. With the theme of “Fearlessness,” TEDWomen 2020 is a conference about the power of women to be creators and change-makers. The virtual discussion included students, faculty, and staff reactions on featured TEDWomen speakers and their impact on global challenges including COVID-19 vaccine […]

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Little Free Library Grand Opening Celebrates Literacy

Little Free Library Grand Opening Celebrates Literacy

Little Free Library is a global phenomenon. The small, front‐yard book exchanges number more than 75,000 around the world in 85 countries — from Iceland to Tasmania to Pakistan. Now, a new Little Free Library at a local homeless center in Orange County will join the movement to share books, bring people together and create communities […]

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Childhood Literacy Resources: Stanbridge University Donates and Distribute Free Laptops in Santa Ana

Childhood Literacy Resources: Stanbridge University Donates and Distribute Free Laptops in Santa Ana

Stanbridge University, focusing on Childhood Literacy Resources, partnered with Neutral Ground Services to donate over 100 refurbished laptops to Santa Ana students in need. Above all, Stanbridge University seeks to better the local and global community.

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Environmental Preservation Movement: Stanbridge University Continues Planting Trees Across Southern California

Environmental Preservation Movement: Stanbridge University Continues Planting Trees Across Southern California

As a part of Stanbridge University‘s Environmental Preservation Movement, the outREACH Root for Change Tree Planting Initiative, student volunteers planted 273 trees and native plants within Harbor View Nature Park in the City of Newport Beach.

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Gifts That Give Back – Stanbridge University Delivers Holiday Cheer to Local Children’s Hospitals

Gifts That Give Back – Stanbridge University Delivers Holiday Cheer to Local Children’s Hospitals

Looking for gift-giving that gives back to your community this holiday season? Stanbridge University aims to do just that. Gifts That Give Back –Getting in the Spirit of the Season First, Stanbridge University makes a sizable contribution to the community through holiday gift collection, wrapping, and donation each year.

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