Mission Statement

2. Mission Statement The Volunteer & Service-Learning Center is dedicated to providing service, leadership, and service-learning opportunities for the students, faculty, and staff at UVU. Through programs and projects in the classroom, the community, and the world, the Center works to increase social and cultural commitment, and extend meaningful educational opportunities that increase knowledge and enhance academic skill.

3. What do we do? Volunteer Center Student Leadership Community Outreach Academic Service-Learning

4. Volunteer Center • Visit www.uvu.edu/volunteer to search opportunity database • Or come in to get customized volunteer opportunity • Day of Caring • Giving Tree • Sub-for-Santa • Service Fairs • Food Pantry

5. Student Leadership Student Service Council • 4-H Youth Mentoring Program • Academic Tutoring • Adopt-a-Grandparent • Adopt-a-Highway • Blood Drives • Community Outreach Day • Dan Peterson School Partnership • Education First • Food Drive • Fridays Kids’ Respite • Giant Steps • Habitat for Humanity Student Chapter • Make a Difference Day • Service Expeditions • Service Social • The Zone • Student Coordinator (scholarship) • Program Director • Volunteer

6. AmeriCorps • Every year the Center receives funding from Utah Campus Compact to provide $1,000 Education Awards to student volunteers through the AmeriCorps program.

7. Service Scholar • We offer a Service-Learning Distinction program for graduating students who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to service and service-learning. Students meeting the requirements receive special honors at graduation and recognition on their transcript.

8. Community Outreach • Posting Volunteer Opportunities • Academic Service-Learning • Service Fair

9. Service-Learning • What is Service-Learning?

10. Utah Valley University Volunteer & Service-Learning Center LC 205 801-863-8786 volunteer@uvu.edu www.uvu.edu/volunteer