CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROFILE
First of all, as a Community Service Director, I acknowledge and proud of the commitment of our staff for their unreserved contribution for the citizenship and community services.
As part of the Oromia State University (OSU) commitment to expand the horizon of community service provision in scale and type, staffs of the University have been engaged in delivering
varied community services which are either product of individual initiative or organized effort made by the University.
Housing for Needy Communities
Blood Donation
Health Insurance
Supporting Regional Initiatives
Support students and schools
Scholarships and Education materials
About Community Services at OSU
As clearly stipulated in the Higher Education Proclamation No. 1152/2019 and Oromia Regional State Regulation No. 232/2022, community service is part and parcel of the duties of academic staff of higher learning Institutions. University senate legislation requires all academic staff to allocate part of their working time on community service activities.
Benefits of Community Engagement
- Helps Connect to the Community
- It Benefits for Career Prospects
- Raises Social Awareness
- Establishes Contacts and Friendships
- Helps to Improve our Skills and etc
Major Citizenship and community services Achievements in Oromia State University
The Oromia State University, the government capacity building higher education institution, is working on citizen ship and community services as its main mandates targeting community development. Accordingly, through this effort endowment, more than 50 mothers and children considered to be helpless and above 60 children living on the streets have been benefited from OSU community service.
The university has been helping above 100 needy families’ by covering education materials and school fees.