Day of Service demonstrates spirit of Columbus State

This weekend was truly what keeps all of us inspired, committed and amazed at the service focus of Columbus State University students, faculty and staff. For our second annual Day of Service, we again partnered with United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley, which is one of the nation's top 100 such organizations among 1,200 in the U.S. Well before 9 a.m., hundreds of students, faculty and staff gathered and began to load buses, ably driven by our transportation team, and we fanned out to a dozen different United Way projects on both sides of the Chattahoochee River. My wife, Lauren, and I joined a great group at the Russell County Child Advocacy Center, where we went to work. Around 12:30, we gathered back at the CSU intramural complex for a cookout and thank you. We have a giving university community, in both treasure and talent, and this was a fantastic event coordinated by CSU's Center for Career Development.