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The Office of Community Relations connects university resources to local community needs to increase the quality of life and enrich all San Marcos citizens.
The Office of Community Relations builds bridges between the university and the community by engaging in numerous outreach efforts including those with neighborhood associations, nonprofit organizations, area schools, businesses and residents.
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Pack It Up and Pass It On is the annual Texas State University recycling program that allows students to leave behind items they no longer need to benefit needy San Marcos residents. Free Shopping Day will be May 17.
Pack It Up and Pass It On, the annual university “green” move-out recycling program that allows our students to leave behind items they no longer need to benefit needy San Marcos residents, is underway. Last year, residence hall students filled five storage PODS with thousands of useful items such as clothes, shoes, toys, furniture, electronics, unopened toiletries, non-perishable food, computers, household items and books that more than 1,000 clients from United Way of Hays County agencies selected from as they "shopped" for free in the LBJ Student Center Ballroom. Approximately seven tons of useful items were diverted from area landfills!
Get involved! Community service documentation provided.
The annual recycling program that allows students to donate unwanted items to local needy families upon move out. more info and the Pack It Up video...
San Marcos News: Reuse and Outreach to the Community
Pack It Up and Pass It On
Texas State University staff and student volunteers prepare for the 10th Annual “Pack It Up and Pass It On” recycling collection with donations from hundreds of students moving out of resident halls that benefit clients of United Way agencies and keeps seven tons of reusable items out of area landfills. Mayor Daniel Guerrero proclaimed “Pack It Up Day” and honored students who work with the program that assists more than 1,000 needy residents every year. Local residents wanting to donate items can call TxSt Community Relations to make arrangements for drop-off.
(512) 245-6945
Front Row L-R: Mayor Daniel Guerrero, Yesenia Jimenez, Emeri Lombardo, Natasha Satterwhite, Chandra Satterwhite, Judith Younger and Council Member Kim Porterfield. Back Row L-R: Luis Madrid, Miguel Arredondo, Channa Taylor, Council Member Shane Scott, Eluid Uresti, Brian Limas, James Cramer, Ivana Flowers, Stacey Wilson and Lisa Merino.
College Awareness Tours
The Office of Community Relations give local school children a V.I.P. tour of campus while promoting higher education. more...
Welcome Back Bobcats
Be the first to receive your free “Welcome Back Bobcats!” kit. The kits are free for local businesses and contain valuable information about marketing to Texas State students. more...
Bobcat For A Day 
Texas State Students! Be paired with an area high school student for the day. Show them what it's like to be a Bobcat!
Campus Construction Updates
Become familiar with present and future construction projects on campus. more...
Learn about alternative bus stops and pedestrian paths, available parking lots and road closures.
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