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Here is a place to start work on the Big Event Article, feel free to edit, add, comment, leave sources or do anything. Thanks.

Suggested steps before making article public

• Copy and paste existing material about big event already on wikipedia Oldag07 (talk) 03:45, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
• revise existing material, and look for where additional material should be added.
• Brainstorm what needs to be added

• list of the universities participating
• look for any images that are allowed by wikipedia policy- Image policy

• Find additional sources. We do have a lot of university websites/ newspaper articles. try to find some local newspapers, and hopefully some national ones too.
  • coverage by the Eagle
  • norman transcript(local, non-university related)
  • [3] (American Profile)

Introduction header stuff. . . . .

History

Students at Texas A&M originated The Big Event, the largest one-day student-run service project in the nation.

The annual event began in 1983 after the Texas A&M Student Government Association passed a resolution encouraging students to show their gratitude to the community by giving of their time. From its beginnings of six individual students wanting to contribute back to the local community, The Big Event has expanded to allow over nine thousand students to participate in over 500 jobs, such as raking leaves, painting houses, and trimming trees.

The concept for The Big Event has spread throughout the nation, and as of 2007, 71 schools across the nation participate each year including 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 68 universities. The 2008 Big Event attracted 10,600 students who worked a record number of 1,000 jobs.

Locations

University	Location	Local name
University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL	Capstone Event
University of Arkansas	Little Rock, AR	Big Event
Arizona State University	Tempe, AZ	Devils in Disguise
Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, AZ	Big Event
University of California, San Diego	San Diego, CA	Hands on San Diego
Eastern Illinois	Charleston, IL	Big Event
Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, IL	Pride Day
Emporia State University	Emporia, KS	Big Event
Pittsburg State University	Pittsburg, KS	Big Event
University of Kentucky	Lexington, KY	Big Event
Louisiana State University in Shreveport	Shreveport, LA	V-Day
Louisiana Tech	Ruston, LA	Big Event
Loyola University New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	Wolves on the Prowl
University of Southwest Louisiana	Lafayette, LA	Up Til Dawn
Smith College	Northhampton, MA	Big Event
University of Maine	Orono, ME	Maine Day
Adrian College	Palmyra, MI	Rake-n-Run
Central Michigan University	Mt. Pleasant, MI	Big Event
Hannibal-LaGrange College	Hannibal, MO	Big Event
Southeast Missouri State	Cape Girardeau, MO	Plunge Day
University of Missouri	Columbia, Missouri	Day of Caring
Truman State	Kirksville, MO	Big Event
Mississippi State University	Mississippi State, MS	Big Event
University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg, MS	Premier "Xear"
North Dakota State University	Fargo, ND	Big Event
Monmouth University	West Long Branch, NJ	Big Event
Rowan University	Glassboro, NJ	Big Event
Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	Big Event
Truman State University	Dayton, OH	Big Event
University of Toledo	Toledo, OH	Big Event
Oklahoma State University	Stillwater, OK	Big Event
University of Oklahoma	Norman, OK	Big Event
University of Oklahoma Health Science Center	Oklahoma City, OK	Big Event
Birdville High School	North Richland Hills, TX	Big Event
McMurry	Abilene, TX	Big Event
Tarleton State University	Stephenville, TX	Big Event
Texas A&M Commerce	Commerce, TX	Big Event
Texas A&M University at Galveston	Galveston, TX	Big Event
Texas A&M University	College Station, TX	Big Event
University of Texas	Austin, TX	Project 2003
University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, TX	Big Event
Longwood University	Farmville, VA	Big Event
James Madison University	Harrisonburg, VA	Volunteer Day
Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, VA	Big Event
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay	Green Bay, WI
University of Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	Big Event

Universities

• Texas A&M University
• University of Texas Dallas
• Oklahoma University
• Virginia Tech