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Graduation Medallions Information Session

AGENDA  Learn more about CLS  Excellence in Civic Engagement Medallion of Distinction  Give Pulse  Certified Student Leader  PantherConnect Platform  Questions

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Civ ivic ic Engage gagement ment Medallio llion n Crit iteri eria a 01 Undergraduate non-transfer degree- 02 Undergraduate transfer and graduate seeking students • 200 hours of community service • 100 hours of community service and/or service-learning hours and/or service-learning hours documented on Give Pulse, Org documented on Give Pulse, OrgSync Sync screen shot, and/or through screen shot, or through signed signed organization letter. organization letter. * * * M i n i m u m 3 . 0 c u m u l a t i v e G PA f o r u n d e r g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s a n d 3 . 5 G PA f o r g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s . * * *

Scenario 1 : Student: I gave food to the pantry for the organization I joined this fall. Does that count for the medallion? Scenario 2 : Student: I went on a trip with aB and a mission trip. How do I document those service hours? Scenario 3 : Student: I have been volunteering with Camillus House for two years every Friday, do I need to have an entry for each time I volunteered? Scenario 4 : Student: I fundraised money while competing in Xi Ball for Autism Speaks and that took a lot of time. Can I log those hours? Scenario 4 : Student: I volunteered for Move In Day with Housing on campus, and they said I would get hours for it. Can I log those hours?

What at coun unts ts as as se serv rvice ice? ? What Does Not Qualify as a Qualifying: Direct, Indirect, Service? Research, and Advocacy • Donating: Donating (cash or in-kind) is not service (for example, donating 5 Direct cans cannot equal 1 hour of service). • Direct service is working directly for or with people who benefit from your service. • Fundraising: For time spent on fundraising activities to count as service, all • Examples: Serve food for the homeless. Tutor, mentor, or coach youth. Visit funds and in-kind donations must be donated to an identifiable community with the elderly. need which does not benefit one's own organization or members. Fundraising MUST include educating and increasing awareness of the issue Indirect you are fundraising for (for example, raising money to buy T-shirts for a club • Service without being directly involved with those being served or providing is not service, but donating proceeds to the Environmental Defenders while service that benefits the environment or the community. distributing information on climate change and sustainability would be). • Examples: Create brochures, flyers, or reports for a nonprofit organization. Build low-income housing. Fundraise for a cause. • Participation: Walking in a 5K or rally or attending meetings are not service activities. However, serving on the board of a nonprofit or organizing a 5K Research for charity would be service. Assisting in hosting events by passing out • Gathering and presenting information on areas of need – research will directly water bottles, helping with check-in, or ensuring crowd safety would also be benefit the community, not for the purpose of increasing one's own knowledge. service. • Examples: Work in a laboratory that tests water for environmental restoration • Compensation Greater than Minimum Wage: Those completing service can efforts. Conduct an oral history project recording the stories of recent immigrants. receive a stipend, but compensation must be less than minimum wage (for example, working with AmeriCorps or City Year is service). Advocacy • • Preparation/Planning/Orientation Hours: A high quality service project Advocacy is attempting to cause political or social action by working to influence the government or community leaders. often requires orientation, planning and preparation. A reasonable number of hours of these types of activities can be counted as "service" but • Examples: Conduct information campaigns. Lobby on behalf of a community issue. Organize a letter writing campaign to elected officials. generally should not exceed the number of hours of actual service.

App pply lying ing for for the he Civ ivic ic Engage gagement ent Medallion allion  Combine all signed letters or proof of service documents into one PDF format.  Upload them to the application.  Fill out the Medallion Application during your final semester at FIU  Application can be found in the Center for Leadership & Service Branch on PantherConnect. N o t e : O n l y h o u r s a t t a c h e d w i t h t h e a p p l i c a t i o n t h a t h a v e m e t a l l s t a n d a r d s w i l l b e c o n s i d e r e d f o r t h i s m e d a l l i o n .

Transf ansferring erring Hour ours fr from om OrgSync? Sync? You m ay als o inc lu d e your OrgSync c o -c urric u lar trans c ript with previo us ly approve d s ervic e in the f ile attac hm ent. Only events with the hand emoji on the transcript will be eligible for the medallion.

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Pan anthe therConn rConnect ect.fi .fiu.ed u.edu Log in with your FIU Credentials

Sear arch h for: “Center for Leadership & Service” Then Click “Join”

Ap Appl plying ing for r th the e me meda dallion(s llion(s) ) du durin ing g th the e semester you are graduation … If you do not see the application listed like they are here on the CLS page in PantherConnect , click on “view all forms: to find it.

Civ ivic ic Engage gagement ment Medallio llion n of of Dis istinct tinction on Service Medallion Application T h e a p p l i c a t i o n w i l l r e q u i r e :  P a n t h e r I D  C l a s s i f i c a t i o n  M a j o r  E x p e c t e d G r a d u a t i o n ( i . e . F a l l 2 0 1 9 )  C u m u l a t i v e G PA  Tr a n s f e r S t u d e n t ( Ye s / N o )  H o w d i d yo u h e a r a b o u t t h e p r o g r a m ?

Civ ivic ic Engage gagement ment Medallio llion n of of Dis istinct tinction on Service Medallion Application You will not be able to submit an application without uploading a PDF file.

Civ ivic ic Engage gagement ment Medallio llion n of of Dis istinct tinction on Service Medallion Application

Civ ivic ic Engage gagement ment Medallio llion n of of Dis istinct tinction on Service Medallion Application The green bar will appear and You will also see the means it has been submitted. submission here if you are Approval of the submission will questioning whether it be completed after the went through. deadline.

Ho How to o add ser ervice hou ours on on Giv ivePulse? Go to your web browser and type in: www.givepulse.com . If you haven’t created a profile, go to sign up. If you have, go to Log in.

Make sure to click the “Single Sign On Option” Type in “Florida International University” Click Log In/Sign UP

HOW TO ADD SERVICE HOURSE ON GIVEPULSE Log in/Sign Up with your FIU Credentials.

How to add service hours on GivePulse Click here to start the process on adding your “impacts”, which are your service hours.

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