Bennion Community Center - Student Affairs - University of Utah

him ideal for coordinating volunteer work and involving students.
The Bend continued to engage the local community with
increased responsibility and ownership through the Site Steward
Program. Student and community volunteers may commit a few
hours a week to care for a small portion of the site where they
control weeds and water new plants. This allows Bend leaders to
focus more on developing leadership and educational skills among
volunteers.
Bend-in-the-River Staff
Coordinator
Morgan Bennion Fellow
AmeriCorps Intern
AmeriCorps Intern
The Bend served multiple educational uses. University faculty
continued to provide service-learning course opportunities.
Service-learning scholar Kristen Bushnell used the facility for her
Integrated Service Project. As an educational outreach effort, the
project translated responsible building practices through the use
of urban ecology. The project included construction documents,
plans and diagrams of upcoming technology.
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The partnership shared with Salt Lake City’s parks and recreation
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and sustainability departments brought Mayor Ralph Becker and
sets of recycling and waste bins placed along the Jordan River
Parkway. The bins are part of a multi-jurisdictional effort to
increase awareness and community participation in cleaning up
and restoring the river’s natural function.
Annual events such as the Legacy of Lowell Community
Service Day, the Fall Planting and the Earth Day Planting and
Celebration experienced high numbers of volunteer involvement.
Volunteers came from the university, city public schools and
surrounding neighborhoods.