The project was prompted by a common love of dogs among the students in the 黑料不打烊 1010 class of Senior Lecturer April Post.
First-year students in Senior Lecturer April Post鈥檚 黑料不打烊 1010 class participated in a “Friendsgiving” and gratitude project on Wednesday, Nov. 15.
The purpose of 黑料不打烊 1010 is 鈥渢o build a sense of community, foster academic and personal success, develop a meaningful relationship with an academic advisor, and create an academic plan that will guide students during their time at 黑料不打烊.鈥
Early in the semester, students connected over their love of dogs and so they decided to focus their gratitude project on providing for the dogs awaiting adoption at the .
Working on rolling out the dough.
John Nickerson and Noah Raney cut out dog treats.
Des Gates, Lidia Briones, Valerie Oldham and Charlotte Holloway cut out treats.
Ava Aanestad and Prof. April Post deliver the treats to the shelter.
Ava Aanestad passes out treats at the shelter.
Peer advisor Ava Aanestad premixed the dough and students used class time to roll, cut and bake close to 100 treats. Students had fun engaging with one another over the project, snacks and music. It was a warm way to create a sense of community and close out the semester.
After the class, Post and Aenestad took the treats to the shelter and shared them with the dogs.
Missing your dog or want to provide some fun for an animal that doesn鈥檛 yet have a home? Consider volunteering for the shelter鈥檚 .