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The Community Service Center
- Organizes day of service events and ongoing community service projects;
- Administers Students In Service, an Americorp program for college students that offers educational awards (ranging from $1,000 to $2,300) to students who complete 300, 450, or 900 hours of service in one to two academic years;
- Sponsors educational sessions about critical community issues; and
- Provides consultation and information about service opportunities on- and off-campus.
People get involved with service for unique and varied reasons and there are numerous benefits. The experience of getting involved with your communities through service may allow you to:
- Develop friendships and a stronger sense of community
- Feel a sense of belonging and accomplishment
- Deepen your understanding of complex social, environmental, and political issues
- Challenge you to explore your values and points of view
- Provide the opportunity for greater self awareness (emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually)
- Allow you to build relationships with people from diverse backgrounds
- Bring alive course content and provide you with an opportunity to connect what you learn in the classroom (theory) with the rest of the world (practice)
- Be an outlet for your creativity and initiative
- Provide you with experiences and opportunities for the development of leadership and technical skills and professional networks and contacts
- Assist you with career decision making
- Prepare you for post-graduate work
- Offer you unique experiences that are attractive to employers and graduate schools; resume building
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