How to Develop and Strengthen Your Campus’s Service Program

1. How to Develop and Strengthen Your Campus’s Service Program Candice Stadler, Associate Dean for Student Development Laura Lucas, AmeriCorps VISTA for Service and Learning

2. Introductions • Name, Title, and University • What made you chose this session?

3. “Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.” -Unknown

4. Our Service Story • WV 2016 Flood • Organization within Student Life • Alignment with University Values: Service, Curiosity, Respect, Accountability, Appreciation • Identifying and Utilizing Resources #goldenbearsgiveback

5. Service by the Numbers • Total Hours Economic Impact • 2016-2017 1571.94 $33,167.93 • 2017-2018 2002.28 $42,248.11 • Fall 2018 1516.5 $31,998.15 • Community Partners • 40+ and growing

6. Logging Hours • iServe – online volunteer management system provided through our partnership with WVU Center for Service and Learning and WVU Collaborative • Forms (paper or electronic) • Advisor, Faculty or Coach verification • Community Partner verification

7. Community and Campus Partnerships • Who are your community and campus partners? • Why do you need both? • How do you identify partners? • How do you build partnerships? • How do you build ongoing service projects?

8. Service Project Planning Activity Task: Design a service project for MLK Day of Service for 20 students. • Identify community partner • Identify student group • Resources/Logistical Needs

10. Serve in Place • Organization and Facilitation • Examples • t-shirt bag or dog toys • Stuff packets for a community organization • Prep crafts for a local head start or preschool • Make thank you cards • Stuff food bags

11. New Student Affiliation Experiences • New Student Orientation Service Project • Began in 2016 as a response to WV Flood • Single largest service day at WVU Tech each academic year • Held on the day before classes begin • Each student receives a Service and Learning t-shirt • New Student Orientation - Values and Service Session • Added to program in fall 2018 • In this interactive session, students learn about WVU Tech community values as well as the importance of service and campus involvement.

12. 2016 2016 2018 2017 #goldenbearsgiveback

13. Major Days of Service @ WVU Tech • New Student Orientation • 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance • WVU Day of Service • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service • Alternative Spring Break • WVU Tech Service Week

14. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

15. Campus Share • What is a service success on your campus? • What is a challenge to service on your campus? • Who are your partners? • Why is service important to you?

16. Institutionalize a Culture of Service • How to celebrate volunteers and partners? • Volunteer of the Year Award • Make it fun

17. Event Logistics/Budget and Funding • Who is involved in planning? • Launch point for service • Transportation • Lunch • Site Leaders • Budget and Funding Considerations

18. Discussion/Q&A

19. “Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.” -Unknown

20. Contact Information Candice Stadler, Associate Dean for Student Development Candice.stadler@mail.wvu.edu 304.929.1234 Laura Lucas, AmeriCorps VISTA for Service and Learning lllucas@mail.wvu.edu 304.929.1247