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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CENTER

Weber State University SU 327

WHO WE ARE

 Brenda Kowalewski: Co-Director  Kari Petersen: Co-Director  Carla Jones: Office Specialist  Patrick Hampton: AmeriCorps Coordinator  Alisha Massen: AmeriCorps VISTA  Johanna Hillen: AmeriCorps VISTA  Melinda Taggart: Work-Study  VIP Student Leaders

WHAT WE DO

 Act as a clearinghouse

• f resources and

referrals.

 Provide support for

students, faculty, staff, and community partners engaging in volunteerism and service-learning.

 Provide grants and

scholarships for projects and individuals.

WHY DO WE DO IT? TO:

 Build community capacity  Enhance students’ education  Promote civic participation

OUR PROGRAMS

 CBL Courses (Community Based Learning)  Students enroll in courses where volunteer hours are

mandatory

 Service-Learning and/or  Community Based Research

 CBL/CBR Fellows program each year  VIP (Volunteer Involvement Programs)  We currently house 14 student-run programs  Hall Endowment for Community Outreach Grants  AmeriCorps  John A. Lindquist Awards  UCC Awards

WHAT WE PROVIDE OUR PARTNERS

 Access to our community calendar  Advertising on our website and bulletin boards  Information on how to hire work-study students  (for 501-(c)(3) or state organizations only)  Opportunities to attend volunteer fairs and networking

events on campus

 We’ll post your needs in our service opportunity directory

(online)

 We also have training modules for your student volunteers  Cultural Sensitivity  Professionalism  Ethics  Space for a virtual tour on our

website

VIRTUAL TOURS

 We provide virtual tours for faculty

and students on our website.

 If you complete the PowerPoint template found in the

“Are You Presenting on Campus?” section of the Community Partner bubble, we would be more than happy to include it in our virtual tour program.

 If you have a video which clearly outlines your

programs and includes your volunteer needs, please send it to CIC@weber.edu with the subject line as “Virtual Tours”

 Please contact us at CIC@weber.edu or 801.626.7737

for more information.

HOW TO PARTNER WITH

THE CIC

• Register as a community partner at

weber.edu/CommunityInvolvement

• We will contact you with a Memorandum
• f Understanding and documents to get

you started working with university students!

TELL YOUR STUDENT VOLUNTEERS ABOUT

THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CENTER

 So they know of a community on campus with

similar goals as their own

 So they know about our scholarship and awards

• pportunities:

 AmeriCorps  Adrian Maxson Scholarship for Social Justice  Hall Endowment for Community Outreach  VIP Stipends  UCC Awards  Excellence in

Service

YOUR PARTNERSHIP IS IMPORTANT TO US

 Without our partners, we would not be able to:  Help build community capacity  Enhance students’ education  Graduate civic-minded professionals

CONTACT US AT:

 801.626.7737  CIC@weber.edu  Stop by and see us in the Shepherd Union 327  WSU Community Involvement Center

2113 University Circle Ogden, Utah 84408

WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH YOU!