Today begins a Week of Action for Ball State University. It's a week of blood drives and cell phone collections, speakers and panel discussions, a craft night, a concert and even a poverty simulation.
It's a week for students to realize they have voices and find ways to use those voices, Kathy Smith, associate director of Leadership and Service Learning, said.
But that doesn't mean their voices should become silent as soon as the week ends.
Aside from being organized and having a title, this week isn't significantly different from the other 32 weeks of the year when school is in session.
There are blood drives on campus nearly every month, and the University Calendar lists the speakers, performances and panel discussions happening every day - even crafts happen each Saturday at Late Nite.
This week, the Office of Leadership and Service Learning is highlighting opportunities for students to use their voices to make a difference in people's lives, but next week and the week after, those opportunities will still exist.
The online Pride Guide lists five organizations solely devoted to service activities, and most of the hundreds of other campus organizations benefit a charity or put on events that help the community in some way. Even "non-joiners" can participate in temporary service commitments, such as the Alternative Spring Break program, which gives students the option to travel with the intention of completing service assignments during the week off of school.
While at Ball State, every student should lend a hand to one of these organizations, one of these causes or one of these opportunities.
Chances to make a difference in this community - or even across the world - are everywhere.
It's up to each individual student to find those opportunities and take action.
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