Service-Based Clubs

These student organizations are dedicated to providing service to the community. It is easy to get involved. Just email the group that sparks your interest, look for us at the Activities Fair each semester, or show up at our club meetings posted on the university's master calendar. If you are a part of a student organization that is active in service, email service@willamette.edu and we will add your information to the list.

Bearcats Offering Others Meals (BOOM)

The purpose of Bearcats Offering Others Meals (BOOM) is to offer intensive community outreach opportunities to Willamette University students and to provide local people in need with a hot meal. For more information on how to get involved, please contact Evan Jones at ejones@willamette.edu.

Best Buddies

Best Buddies is a college based volunteer program designed to promote one-to-one friendships between college students and people with developmental disabilities. Each College Buddy is asked to see his/her Buddy once a month and call or write once a week. In addition, pairs participate in monthly group activities, such as dances, arts craft nights and pizza parties. For more information or to get involved, please contact Emily Johnson at ejjohnso@willamette.edu.

Garden and Compost Society

The Garden and Compost Society's main purpose is to be an organizational tool to provide Willamette students access to volunteer opportunities involving gardening and composting. It will also act as a forum for students to discuss food sustainability on campus. For more information or to get involved, please contact Peter Henry at phenry@willamette.edu.

Stand for Children

Stand for Children is a child advocacy organization that seeks to honor children through WU Kids Day, bringing speakers and performers that embody the child-honoring philosophy, and getting students politically engaged for kids. For more information on how to get involved, please contact Ben Clanton at bclanton@willamette.edu.

Student Alliance to End Fistula

The Student Alliance to End Fistula works to educate our community about issues of global gender and health inequality and the forces that perpetuate them while taking action to support organizations that seek to end obstetric fistula. For more information or to get involved, please contact Amadou Fofana at afofana@willamette.edu.

Student Global AIDS Campaign (SGAC)

WSGAC is a chapter of the national student Global AIDS Campaign, dedicated to fighting the global AIDS pandemic. It seeks to do this by raising awareness, providing training in leadership and advocacy, and promoting direct action. For more information on how to get involved, please contact Angela Bingham at abingham@willamette.edu.

Willamette Emergency Medical Services (WEMS)

The Willamette Emergency Medical Services seeks to encourage and facilitate training of students expressing interests in emergency medical services to include but not limited to training in CPR and First Aid. To provide certification in CPR to the Willamette Community. For more information, please contact Anna Wooten at awooten@willamette.edu.