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C OMMUNITY I NVOLVEMENT C ENTER Weber State University SU 327 W HO WE ARE Brenda Kowalewski: Co-Director Kari Petersen: Co-Director Carla Jones: Office Specialist Patrick Hampton: AmeriCorps Coordinator Alisha Massen:

  1. C OMMUNITY I NVOLVEMENT C ENTER Weber State University SU 327

  2. W HO 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

  3. W HAT W E D O  Act as a clearinghouse of 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.

  4. W HY D O W E D O I T ? T O :  Build community capacity  Enhance students’ education  Promote civic participation

  5. O UR P ROGRAMS  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

  6. W HAT W E P ROVIDE O UR P ARTNERS  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

  7. V IRTUAL T OURS  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.

  8. H OW TO P ARTNER WITH THE CIC • Register as a community partner at weber.edu/CommunityInvolvement • We will contact you with a Memorandum of Understanding and documents to get you started working with university students!

  9. T ELL YOUR S TUDENT V OLUNTEERS ABOUT THE C OMMUNITY I NVOLVEMENT C ENTER  So they know of a community on campus with similar goals as their own  So they know about our scholarship and awards opportunities:  AmeriCorps  Adrian Maxson Scholarship for Social Justice  Hall Endowment for Community Outreach  VIP Stipends  UCC Awards  Excellence in Service

  10. Y OUR P ARTNERSHIP I S I MPORTANT TO US  Without our partners, we would not be able to:  Help build community capacity  Enhance students’ education  Graduate civic-minded professionals

  11. C ONTACT 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

  12. W E LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH Y OU !

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