COLONIALS IN THE COMMUNITY The Robert Morris Department of Athletics continues to be an active member of the community, both on a local and regional level. A number of initiatives took place in 2019-20, highlighted by Building Bridges Through Basketball, held at the UPMC Events Center Jan. 20, 2020. On the next three pages, you will find highlights of some of the initiatives that RMU participated during the 2019-20 academic year, as well as statistics from the department’s community service involvement.
BUILDING BRIDGES THROUGH BASKETBALL In tribute to the 25th anniversary of the first National Day of Service, created to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., student-athletes at RMU hosted the first “Building Bridges Through Basketball” event Jan. 20, 2020. Student-athletes from each varsity sports program invited children and their families from surrounding communities to participate in a sports mini clinic (football, volleyball, lacrosse, softball and rowing), face painting, a pompom craft, fan poster making, a coloring station, poster autograph signings, balloon animals, free popcorn and a special cheering section for young fans and their families. Student-athlete buddies then joined guests to cheer on the Colonials during the men’s basketball game against Sacred Heart.
DATING & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS NIGHT The RMU volleyball team hosted “Dating & Domestic Violence Awareness Night” Oct. 11, 2019 in its match against Fairleigh Dickinson. With October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), RMU raised awareness through the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence’s (NRDV) #1Thing campaign, which unites our individual voices while highlighting the power of collective action. The Colonials wore t-shirts during warm-ups that featured the caption “Action + Awareness = Social Change”, raffled off baskets from various generous donors, and collected donations through a toiletry drive with all items being donated to the Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh.
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2019-20 RMU ANNUAL REPORT
