(Community Auxiliary for Service)

In 1990, a group of students created CAUSE (Community Auxiliary for Service) to channel the campus's growing interest in community service. The CAUSE office and mailbox are located in the student club office space in Pearlstone. Open meetings are held monthly, and in September CAUSE sponsors a "mini-fair" where students can meet team leaders and representatives of the service agencies.

The Community Auxiliary Service club, better known as CAUSE, is an umbrella organization on campus for many types of community service projects.  You can get involved two ways, as a CAUSE member or part of a CAUSE Team.

• CAUSE Member: Come to our meetings, Monday nights at 9:05 PM in Buchner Hall to help organize campus wide events sponsored by CAUSE like Hunger and Homelessness week.
• Member of a CAUSE Team:  Participate in reoccurring projects such as Habitat for Humanity Saturday trips, Blood Drives, or Tutoring.

Current Teams
CAUSE organizes a number of "teams" that are led by one or two students and provide service weekly at several different sites. Current teams include:

Animal Activists
Big Brother Big Sister
Blood Drive
Garden Harvest
Habitat for Humanity - Sandtown
Hispanic Apostolate
Nursing Friends
Old Goucher Neighborhood Collaborative Club (OGNCC)

Click appropriate link for more information.

CAUSE Leaders: Fraley Coles, Rachel Pemberton, Kate Young, Natalie Kossack, Aunaleah Husted, and Lillian Sears (SGA Representative)

If you are interested in becoming a team leader or creating a new team, contact the Community Service Coordinator  at 410-337-6483.

Other Service Programs
In addition to the efforts of CAUSE, various other student groups are involved in service. Other clubs that have organized service activities in recent years include Hillel, Red Hot Blue, Umoja, House Council, jHOLA!, Seekers, and EARTH.