Southern Utah University’s Inaugural Day of Service
Published: April 04, 2025 | Read Time: 2 minutes
Southern Utah University showed its true colors – literally – at SUU’s inaugural Day of Service event on March 29, 2025. The day was a powerful display of community spirit during the university’s Founders Week.
A sea of red-shirted T-Birds – students, faculty, staff, alumni, and local residents – united to give back to Cedar City and Iron County. In total, over 150 volunteers rolled up their sleeves, contributing an impressive 310 hours to beautify their community.
Pam Brannin, Director of the SUU Community Engagement Center, noted, "Service events are such a great way for people to come together, regardless of their connection to SUU, and work side-by-side to strengthen our community, as well as our ties to each other."
From landscaping at the Canyon Creek Services Domestic Violence Shelter and the Festival Country K9s Dog Park, to tackling graffiti in multiple locations, cleaning up the I-15 interchange with the City of Enoch, and picking up trash in high-traffic locations by the Iron County Visitors' Center and Bicentennial Park, the impact was felt across the region. Volunteers also crafted blankets for Iron County Holiday Assistance and created "I Spy" bags for young patients at Intermountain Health’s Cedar City Hospital.
"The SUU Day of Service is a perfect way to wrap up a great Founders' Week. SUU has a rich history, from its very inception, of the community providing service to help support our campus. This day was an opportunity for SUU to give back to the community that so generously supports us," said Ron Cardon, Assistant Vice President, Alumni and Community Relations,
“College students don't typically take classes that teach them to be active, contributing community members,” explained Brannin. “However, regardless of their major, their GPA, the classes they take, or the clubs or other activities they participate in while here, students will be community members their entire life! We want to provide the skills and experiences that leave them well-prepared to participate and give back to the communities they live in - from Cedar City and beyond.”
Contact Information:
Brooke Heath
435-586-5400
brookeheath1@suu.edu