The Community Service Connection is here to help motivate and promote the importance of helping students learn how the community works and the different challenges of citizenship while providing leadership and professional development opportunities.

Our goal is to stimulate a change within UTPA students to produce an outcome that not only addresses community needs, but also allows students to gain important life skills. We do this by:

• Connecting students and student organizations to volunteer service opportunities on campus and within the local community
• Assist in forming a connection between UTPA students and community organizations and businesses looking for volunteers
• Promote and implement service projects on and off campus

UTPA Students In Service

Students restore Sam Houston Jones State Park near Lake Charles, LA during their Alternative Spring Break Program. Students help make Family Weekend a fun and exciting time for parents and children of the UTPA community. Future Volunteer in Action.  It’s never too early to start lending a hand!