As the largest student organization on the Holy Cross campus and one that offers service to the community, the impact of Student Programs for Urban Development on the Worcester area is enormous. The numbers tell the story.
Number of students currently participating in a SPUD activity: 700
Percentage of all current students who have participated in SPUD: 53
Percentage of seniors who have participated in SPUD since their freshman year: 65
Number of outreach programs that students served when SPUD was founded in 1968: 6
Number of outreach programs that students serve today: 40
Number of vans students use to travel to SPUD service sites: 7
Farthest distance students travel: 40 miles to Campion Center (home of retired Jesuits)
Number of Holy Cross students working at the Nativity School of Worcester (the highest number out of any SPUD organization): 60
Total number of hours all students work as SPUD volunteers per year: 13,000
Total amount in dollars that would be needed this year if each student in SPUD was paid minimum wage ($8 an hour): $104,000
Number of student leaders working as SPUD interns: 7
Number of years Marybeth Kearns-Barrett, associate chaplain and director of service and social justice programs, has been serving as SPUD faculty adviser: 7
Number of people expected for the 40th anniversary of SPUD event on April 6: 150
Student Programs for Urban Development: By the Numbers
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