MSU-NORTHERN HONORS VOLUNTEER OF THE GAME

MSU-Northern chancellor Greg Kegel awarded student Joseph Vernon with the Volunteer of the Game Award at a Lights home game on October 18. Nice work, Joseph!

Joseph is MSU-Northern’s Sustainability Coordinator and has been instrumental in re-vitalizing Northern’s recycling efforts. Under his direction, the Sustainability Team has more than doubled the number of recycling bins available on campus and has brought a renewed awareness of the need to recycle.

Joseph coordinates the Sustainability Team’s efforts with the communities Recycle Hi-Line efforts and can be found volunteering at the community drop-off site every month. Joseph took initiative to obtain seed money for a 1 year pilot program for recycling #5 plastics, expanding the recycling effort at Northern as well as the surrounding communities. Joseph also volunteers for community clean-up days.

In April 2014, Recycle Hi-Line recognized Joseph by presenting him with their Environmental Hero Award for his leadership and dedication to the community’s recycling efforts.

MTCC'S FIRST VOLUNTEER OF THE GAME!

Samantha Zetler, Rocky Mountain College
student and Volunteer Of the Game

We're working with Montana's Governor's Office of Community Service and MTCC's board of directors to highlight some of our state's exemplary college student volunteers this fall. Our first Volunteer of the Game recipient is Samantha Zetler from Rocky Mountain College in Billings. Samantha's off-campus service focused with Billings nonprofit organization, the HUB. The HUB focuses on providing services to mentally ill, homeless people in Billings, and Samantha's given hours of her time to supporting HUB clients.

Additionally, Samantha is involved with Rocky's Community Service office, Debate and Spiritual Life programs. Samantha's an inspiring college student volunteer, and we're proud she's representing Rocky, and Campus Compact!

MTCC board member and Rocky president Bob Wilmouth along with Montana Commission on Community Service member Jim Larson will present the award during this Saturday's (September 27th) Battlin' Bears home football game against Eastern Oregon. If you see Samantha, please tell her you appreciate her service.