Increasing Student Attendance
Today faculty are competing with a number of life-distractions in our students' lives. These distractions can eventually lead to low student attendance in your course. Keep your course interesting, active and engaging to keep student motivation high as well as student attendance regular.
George Washington Community School just opened a new Wellness Center – free access all others that live and work on the Near Westside can use for $20/year!!!
Contact Patty Mathison for more information on events and other resources sponsored by the Office of Community Service.
Make Your Service Meaningful!
Getting involved in community service is one of the best ways to develop leadership skills and build strong teamwork amongst a group. Successful service experiences should be well organized and encourage leadership and learning. Find out more information about how to get involved and access resources for your student organization below.
Volunteer as a group at a monthly service event!
Apply for funding to make your community service project successful!
Indiana Campus Compact Community Service mini-grant
More service project funding sources
Request a service workshop to come to your organization or class! Contact the Office of Community Service for more information.
Make it Meaningful: Planning One Time Service Projects
The Principles of Servant Leadership
The Five Critical Elements of Thoughtful Service
The Social Change Model of Leadership Development
Why Volunteer? Find the Best Volunteer Opportunity for You
Find out how to make the service that you do more meaningful through resources! (More coming soon!)
Service project planning tool
Five Critical Elements of Thoughtful Service (adapted)
BreakAway's Active Citizen Continuum
Guidelines for volunteers at a service site
Guidelines for selecting a quality community service site
Social issue information to guide your service
All the tools listed above and more will soon be uploaded as great resources for anyone interested in service! For immediate assistance please contact the Office of Community Service at commserv@iupui.edu or by phone 317.274.5198.
IUPUI Center for Service and Learning
801 West Michigan Street | Business/SPEA Building Room BS2010 | Indianapolis, IN 46202 | Phone: 317-278-2662 | Fax: 317-278-7683
