College Partnerships
Upstate New York Transplant Services (UNYTS) is committed to working collaboratively with Western New York’s colleges and universities. The specific nature of these partnerships can vary based on the needs and interests of each individual school. While the nature of our partnerships may be different from school to school, one thing is certain; Upstate New York Transplant Services will do all it can to educate the students on the issues that are at the heart of our organization’s mission: organ, tissue and blood donation. (Looking for more information on how to partner with UNYTS please click here.)
Click on the below links to see how many local colleges and universities have partnered with Upstate New York Transplant Services to help spread awareness and act on the critical need for organ, tissue and blood donation.
- Buffalo State College
- Canisius College
- Daemen College
- Erie Community College - City
- Erie Community College - North
- Erie Community College - South
- Medaille College
- Niagara Community College
- Trocaire College
- University at Buffalo - North
- University at Buffalo - South
- University at Buffalo - Med School
- Villa Maria College
Buffalo State College
- Blood Drive with Information Table: 8/29/07, 10/24/07
- Fall 07: Service Learning Project with Diane McFarland’s Marketing Class (BUS 320)
- Fall 07: Service Learning Project with Diane McFarland’s Advertising Class (BUS 327)
During the fall semester of 2007, students in Dr. Diane McFarland’s BUS 320 class (Principles of Marketing) and BUS 327 class (Advertising Concepts and Practices) prepared advertising or marketing plans to help Upstate New York Transplant Services successfully market their new Community Blood Service division to the Buffalo State College community. These student-generated plans provided Upstate New York Transplant Services with several important pieces of information, including a market-specific advertising pyramid tool, brand image suggestions, target market identification assistance, product placement strategies and more.
Click Here to see the BUS 327 Blood Drop Guy
(Above: Michael Hill, Director of Education, UNYTS and John Logal, Student, BUS 327)
Canisius College
- Blood Drive: 11/8/07
- Fall 07: Service Learning Project – 11/8/07 blood drive was sponsored by the “Marketing Society,” six students in Gordon Meyer’s Management 101 class. The students promoted the blood drive through posters, candy with facts attached that were left in the lounge, email blasts, an information table and an ad that was placed in the college’s newsletter, the Stall Street Journal. The group recruited 67 donors for the blood drive!
Click Here to see the Canisius Stahl Street Journal Ad for the 11/8/07 Blood Drive
Daemen College
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Blood Drive with Information Table on Campus: 10/2/07
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Physical Therapy Students Sponsored Blood Drive on 10/2/07
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Health Fair: 11/6/07
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During the fall semester of 2007, nursing students in Dr. Lynda Cessario’s N453 class (Professional Nursing Practice III) conducted a needs assessment to address the Daemen College student community’s knowledge of organ, eye, tissue and blood donation. After conducting the needs assessment, the nursing students formulated recommendations and developed a plan to help Upstate New York Transplant Services properly educate the Daemen College community on these important issues.
Click Here to see the Daemen Nursing Student Research Project Presentation 07
Erie Community College (ECC)
ECC - City
- Health Fair on Campus: 10/3/07
ECC - North
- Blood Drive Sign-Up and Information Table: 10/3/07
- Blood Drive with Information Table: 10/11/07
- Health Fair on Campus: 11/7/07
ECC - South
Medaille College
- Health Fair on Campus: 9/17/07
- Blood Drive with Information Table on Campus: 10/15/07
Niagara Community College
- Blood Drive with Information Table and “Donate Life Day”: 9/26/07 *Students made posters to spread the word and 97 donors were recruited through the Donate Life Day!
(Above: Dan Duzy, 20, of Lockport, donates blood during the UNYTS drive held at NCCC. Photo courtesy of Charles Lewis, The Buffalo News)
Trocaire College
- Blood Drive and Information Table on Campus: 9/13/07, 11/13/07
- During the fall semester of 2007, students enrolled in Trocaire College’s surgical technology program got an opportunity to speak to Upstate New York Transplant Services employee Mary Pfeiffer, a graduate of the school’s surgical technology program herself. Mary was able to share a lot of Upstate New York Transplant Services-related information with the students, as well as answer their questions about what it is like to be a professional working in their field of study.
University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo - North
- Blood Drive: 9/4/07, 9/11/07, 9/20/07, 10/17/07, 12/4/07, 12/11/07, 1/21/07, 1/23/07
- Community Service Fair: 9/12/07
- Spring 07: Learning Service Project with Karen Swierski’s Advanced Public Relations Class (COM 453). The class promoted organ and tissue awareness through brochures, flyers and an awareness event, “UB a Superhero with the Power of Donation”. They collected a total of 298 signed donor registry cards! The event, “Save the Day: UB A Superhero with the Power of Donation” had popcorn, cotton candy, music, and an appearance from Victor E. Bull. There were also chances to win prizes, see students dressed as superheroes, and to learn more about organ and tissue donation. Students had the opportunity to ask questions and sign up on the donor registry if they had not done so already.
Click on the links below to see work created by the Spring 2007, COM 453 students and the articles that were published about the project in the school newspaper:
UB_Advanced PR_07_Save The Date Flyer
UB_Advanced PR_07_The Spectrum_March 23 07
UB_Advanced PR_07_The Spectrum_April 13 07
(Above: University at Buffalo, Spring 07 COM 453 Class)
- Fall 07: Learning Service Project with Karen Swierski’s Public Relations Class (COM 441). The students promoted and sponsored 10/17/07 blood drive. The class recruited 71 donors!
(Above: Kyle Oder, UB Blood Donor and COM 441 Student)
- Community Service Project: UB Accounting Association sponsored 12/4/07 Blood Drive. The group recruited 54 donors for the blood drive!
University at Buffalo - South
- Blood Drive: 9/4/07, 1/25/08
- Community Service Project: UB Biotech Clinical Lab Group sponsored a blood drive on UB South 1/25/08
University at Buffalo - Med School
- Med School Blood Drive: 11/27/07
Villa Maria
- Blood Drive: 9/4/07, 11/6/07
UNYTS Donate Life College Programs (PDF)
To find out more about how you or your school can help support Upstate New York Transplant Services mission to enhance and save lives through organ, tissue and blood donation please contact:
Michael Hill, Director of Education at 716.566.3928 or mhill@unyts.org
or
Kristin Zenger, Community Relations Specialist at 716.512.7908 or kzenger@unyts.org
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