NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For more than 2,000 Belmont University freshmen and transfer students, this year’s new school year included a special opportunity to serve their community.

During the Towering Traditions orientation program, new Bruins spend an afternoon traveling to 50 locations across the greater Nashville area for service. The event, called SERVE, allows students to immerse themselves in their new hometown.

Among the students to serve was Erin Luft, of Yorkshire.