The Center for Campus and Community Connections

College Hall 151  |   connections@owens.edu


About Us

The Center for Campus and Community Connections is a walk-in office created to provide retention support through resource stability initiatives and community connections.  This includes connecting students to campus and community resources, student mentors, and volunteer coordination.

Specifically, we will:

  • Serve as the point of contact for students needing services or experiencing hardship to identify specific needs.
  • Serve as the coordinating office for the Owens Resource Stability Team
  • Connect students to peer Connection Mentors.
  • Sustain and build the Owens Harvest Food Pantry, Career Closet and Community Garden.
  • Connect students to on and off campus resources.
  • Connect the campus community to the community at-large.
  • Research and develop new resources related to resource stability to support Owens students.
  • Assist with coordination of faculty and staff development related to resource stability, service learning, and community engagement.
  • Work with internal stakeholders on College-wide service projects.
  • Model community building on and off campus.

Contact Us

Location: College Hall 151

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Krista Kiessling, Director
krista_kiessling@owens.edu, (419) 460-1272

(Vacant), Americorps Student Resource Center Coordinator
Read more at our AmeriCorps and Owens page. >>

Connection Mentors
connections@owens.edu

Hours

We are available in the Center from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday.
A scheduled appointment is always preferred.
If you are in need of assistance outside of regular office hours, please call (419) 460-1272 for assistance.

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