Presidential Scholarship Governor’s Scholarship Multicultural Leadership Scholarship

Presidential ScholarshipGovernor’s ScholarshipMulticultural Leadership Scholarship

Tracking Your Service Hours

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

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

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

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

General Guidelines:Other Exceptions Service as an officer or member of a student organization is not

applicable to this requirement Direct participation in 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

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

How to Track your Hours

Http://www.missouristate.edu/volunteer Click “Track your Service Hours”

All Service hours are completed using CampusLINK

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

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

Citizenship & Service-Learning (CASL)

Plaster Student Union #209

417.836.5774

servicelearning@missouristate.edu

Carly Pape, ECE 303 student

Volunteer Programs

A recent group helping in Joplin

Office of Student EngagementPlaster Student Union #101

417.836.4386

Questions