During the month of October, Quinnipiac University's Student Media Group took time out of their weekend to give back to their community.  Fourteen students got down and dirty by helping to clean up the greenhouse at Roses for Autism, an organization in Guilford that provides individuals on the autism spectrum the chance to learn the skills necessary to maintain meaningful employment.

This past week, faculty and staff -and even the women's lacrosse team- took part in the University of New Haven's Days of Caring 2011.  The 71 volunteers helped out throughout the day at four different organizations.  At the West Haven Child Development Center, volunteers took part in a variety of tasks.  Some participants took care of children, others painted classrooms, and a few cleaned up the playground.  Then at the West Haven Community House, four dedicated volunteers cleaned up a huge playground area that hadn't seen much love since Hurricane Irene.