-- HAWK Radio Solicits Donations for Homeless Youth –
-- 24 Hour Live Broadcast Celebrates College Radio Day --
HAMBURG, N.Y. – Listeners of HAWK Radio and the entire Hilbert College community came together to donate over 600 personal items to support Compass House, a Western New York based not-for-profit, which provides young men and women shelter, counseling, and other services.
Hilbert’s mascot, Bert the Hawk, was relegated to a small island on the campus pond while the college’s web radio station, HAWK Radio, collected donations of personal items for homeless youth as part of a 24-hour live broadcast to celebrate College Radio Day 2017.
HAWK Radio’s special live broadcast and Bert’s stay on the island began on Thursday, October 5 at 3 p.m. and ended the following day, Friday, October 6. HAWK Radio can be accessed from any web browser (on any computer or mobile device) at http://hawkradio.hilbert.edu.
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College Radio Day 2017 is a worldwide event organized by the College Radio Foundation, which aims to raise the profile of college radio stations across the country and encourage increased student participation.
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Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 900 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college’s engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college’s first graduate programs and evening degree programs geared to adult learners.