Presidential Scholarship Governor’s Scholarship Multicultural Leadership Scholarship

1. Presidential ScholarshipGovernor’s ScholarshipMulticultural Leadership Scholarship Tracking Your Service Hours

3. During our time together • Explain the aspects of your scholarship criteria • Define some key terms with tracking service hours • Demonstrate how to track your service hours • Provide you ways to get involved on campus • Answer any questions you may have about this process

4. General Guidelines:Approved Agencies & Reporting • Service must be completed through an approved agency and verified through the agency official • How to know your agency is approved? • Check with volunteer@missouristate.edu if you are in question • Reporting is done through online system & must be verified with paper

5. General Guidelines:On Campus & Off Campus • On Campus Service: Service that is conducted to benefit those located on campus or benefiting the greater campus community • 60 hours (50%) may be completed on campus • Examples: Bear CLAW, Peer Leader • Off Campus Service: Service that is conducted to benefit an off campus community • Service may be LOCATED on campus, but still benefiting an off campus agency (Blanket making for a shelter) • Up to 100% of your service may be Off Campus

6. General Guidelines:Service-Learning Courses • Component Service-Learning courses • Will receive a “Block” of 16 service hours • Integrated Service-Learning courses do not count for service • Study Away counts for a “block” of hours as well, but needs to be negotiated with the individual instructor Contact CASL (Citizenship & Service-Learning) with any further questions

7. General Guidelines:Other Exceptions • Service as an officer or member of a student organization is not applicable to this requirement • Direct participationin a service-oriented activity or event sponsored by the organization is applicable.  • Philanthropy vs. Service • Participating in a walk or other fundraising effort is not service, however helping with the event does constitute service • Faith-based organization or institutions • Service through mission trips or service for a humanitarian focus counts • Conducting worship service, teaching classes, or caring for students during services do not count • Voluntary activities but not service • Political campaigning, fundraising, assisting with family & neighbors • Any Service in which you receive compensation does not count

8. Tracking your Service Hours • Service is tracked using a 2 part process • Part I – Hours Tracking • Your hours are to be tracked using our online system. You can submit the form for EACH agency you work with. • If you volunteer at 8 agencies, you will need to submit the form 8 times • This information is detailed and asks for specific questions • Part II – Hours Verification • You will need to get a half-sheet form completed and turned into the Office of Student Engagement with proper signatures

9. How to Track your Hours • Http://www.missouristate.edu/volunteer • Click “Track your Service Hours” • All Service hours are completed using CampusLINK

10. Verifying your Hours • In addition to tracking your individual hours you will need to get verification for your house • The “Service Hours Verification” sheet contains the basic information for your service hours • As many agencies/service days as you want can be completed on each form • This MUST be turned in within 30 days of completing your service

11. Where to Find Service Opportunities • Visit our website! • Http://www.missouristate.edu/volunteer • United Way of the Ozarks (211) • Local religious & faith based organizations • Simply Google an agency • Volunteer newsletter • (E-mail: volunteer@missouristate.edu) • On Campus Departments

12. Citizenship & Service-Learning (CASL) Plaster Student Union #209 417.836.5774 servicelearning@missouristate.edu Carly Pape, ECE 303 student

13. Volunteer Programs Office of Student Engagement Plaster Student Union #101 417.836.4386 A recent group helping in Joplin

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