Presbyterian College students planting trees with Clinton Canopy

Student Volunteer Services

The motto of PC is Dum Vivimus Servimus, or While We Live We Serve, is demonstrated by the campus community in countless ways, both through everyday interactions and specific programs to serve others.

Since its creation in the early-1960s, Student Volunteer Services (SVS) has been regarded as one of the signature programs at Presbyterian College. SVS is a student-run organization that provides a variety of service opportunities. SVS allows students to get involved not only on PC’s campus but also in the Clinton community and raises awareness and support for nation-wide organizations, by offering nearly 20 different programs, including those relating to youth, the elderly, churches, and social issues. SVS programs occur throughout the year from campus-wide service days to ongoing projects, from Special Olympics to Thornwell partnerships. See the list of programs below to find where you can serve! For more information, please contact Rev. British Hyrams.

Student Volunteer Services (SVS) Programs

Students with hammers helping to built a house
Habitat for Humanity

Habitat For Humanity (HFH) seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world. Families around the world partner with Habitat for Humanity to build safe and secure homes. The Presbyterian College Chapter of Habitat for Humanity works to build homes and fight poverty housing in the Greater Laurens County community and has completed over 20 homes.

Presbyterian College Special Olympic Athlete
Special Olympics

Special Olympics provides athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. PC hosts the Special Olympics Area 5 (Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick and Newberry) event on campus. PC students participate by helping with the organization of the event, set-up and break-down, record keeping, and assisting in games.

Student volunteer helps a child to play a game with apples
Thornwell

Many of our PC students become Big Brother or Big Sister at Thornwell Home for Children. PC students are paired with a Thornwell child and spend time with their little sibling on a weekly basis. Throughout the year, BB/BS hosts several parties for the children including a Halloween Carnival and Valentine’s Dance.

Presbyterian College Unified Sports Athlete
Unified Sports

Unified Sports is a program of Special Olympics that pairs PC students with Special Olympic athletes for group competitions. Unified sports brings people together and breaks down stereotypes of people with different abilities by enabling people to engage one another through the power of sports.

Campus-wide Service Days

Throughout the academic year, SVS leaders organize campus-wide service days. These can occur during freshmen orientation, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History month, and many other occasions. Service day projects can involve working in a community garden, playing BINGO with residents at a retirement home, beautifying church cemeteries, hosting sports clinics, packing emergency meals with Rise Against Hunger, and more.