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Upcoming Events

Blood Drives

We value giving back to our community, and one way we do this is by hosting 2 blood drives every semester. This gives our students the opportunity to donate when able and volunteer for community service hours.

By donating 1 pint of blood, you can help save up to 3 lives. Please consider getting involved with our blood drives, either by donating or by volunteering, and become "Someone's Hero".  All of our drives take place on campus from 11:15am - 5pm in the Betty Tipton Room of the Student Center. You can sign up to donate through our recruitment tables or through the Red Cross using zipcode 06226.

Fall Dates

  • September 17 & 18
  • November 17 & 18
a woman smiling while lying down to donate blood
a man lying down donating blood with others on similar gurneys behind him
students sitting at a table with water, juice boxes and snacks on it
Zaine, the volunteer coordinator previously, pushing a shopping card loaded with food items
A student standing beside a cupboard loaded with canned goods and other foodstuff
student holding a tray with various foodstuffs on it with a cupboard open behind them
Women's center ambassadors dropping off HERFest hygiene donations.

Shawn's Cupboard

Food insecurity does not only impact our community, but also our campus. 1 in 5 college students in Connecticut face some type of food insecurity and we use our food pantry, Shawn's Cupboard, to help them. Our pantry is a student-led free and confidential source of not just food but hygiene products and recipes as well as seasonal products (hats, backpacks, notebooks, etc.) as donated. Thanks to donations from our campus and our community partners (including our churches!) and partnerships with Stop & Shop and CT FoodShare, we are able to stock our shelves with the fuel our students need to succeed.

Visit us

The Pantry is open Monday-Friday from 10am-5pm at the Knight House.

Thursday Knight Cafe

Grab your free pancakes every Thursday night in the Student Center Cafe from 8:30pm - 10pm with chocolate chips on the first Thursday of the month! Enjoy themed nights, live music, karaoke, Kahoot, and time with your friends with a sweet treat!

Fall Dates

  • August 27
  • September 3, 10, 17, 24
  • October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
  • November 5, 12, 19
  • December 3
students holding plates of pancakes
Student worker serving pancakes to a line of students.
Frida giving a peace sign and holding a plate with pancakes on it
students standing behind a table with plates of pancakes on it
students sitting on steps and chairs enjoying a pasta dinner
students enjoying a plate of food at the pasta night
loaves of bread on a table

Pasta Nights

Our much anticipated comeback is still in the works! Join Father Larry and his team for free pasta with meatballs, garlic bread, and salad at Newman Hall (290 Prospect Street) once we are back to serving dinners. Stay tuned for more updates!