PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Rising sophomore Abigail Bensley (Malvern, Pa.) of the Southern Connecticut State University gymnastics team recently volunteered to participate in a genomics research study for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
This event is just one example of many community outreach events that SCSU student-athletes will take part in as part of the Tim Greer Insurance Agency Community Service Cup.
Initiated in September, 2008, the ‘Community Service Cup’ program provides a competitive format that allows student-athletes to gain an enriched experience through engagement with the on-campus and local communities by supporting ventures of traditional citizens, campus community members and peer students and student-athletes. SCSU student-athletes volunteered more than 4,000 hours of their time to numerous outreach efforts, both on-campus and in Greater New Haven, during the 2013-14 academic year.
Source: http://www.southernctowls.com/news/2014/8/11/GEN_0811143842.aspx