UCI Students on Alternative Spring Break '07 in San Diego sorting through food donations and hygiene donations at their service site, StandUp for Kids; a non-profit organization for homeless at-risk youth.

Volunteering for Units

The Center for Service in Action will support your efforts to find a volunteer opportunity. If you want academic credit, we can help you earn 1.3 credit units per quarter for your volunteer experience.These experiences tend to be helpful in

• career goal clarification
• valuable job experience
• understading community needs and issues
• letters of reference for job and graduate school applications

What Can the UCI Volunteer Center offer you?

• 1.3 academic units, p/np, per quarter for at least 30 hours of service and a 3-5 page paper at end of quarter describing your experience.
• online links and other information regarding placement sites (whether you want academic units or not)
• assistance with connecting with other resources as they are needed

R E Q U I R E M E N T S

• Volunteer 30 hours per quarter.
• You must submit a 3-5 page paper at the end of the quarter of service in which you describe your volunteer experience, what you accomplished regarding your goals for volunteering, what the experience meant to you, and a brief evaluation of the volunteer site (to help us in our referral of other students). This paper is due during finals week.
• You must keep a log (form provided by us) of your hours on-site, have it signed off by a supervisor and turn it in with your paper.
• You must have your supervisor sign an evaluation form which you turn in with your paper.

I N S T R U C T I O N S

Download the Volunteer Verification sheet and follow the directions below.

1. Designate the specific community agency/organization you are working with.
2. Fill out the Work Plan Description and your Student Information on the back of the Volunteer Verification sheet.
3. Turn in the Work Plan Description.
4. Once the Work Plan Description is approved, sign the waiver and begin to volunteer. An add card will be given to you to add your 1.3 units.
5. Have your community agency/organization supervisor verify your service hours.
6. After completion of your hours, turn in your Volunteer Verification, your 3-5 pages reflection paper, and your evaluation to the Center for Service in Action to be reviewed.

How do I find a volunteer opportunity?

• Search our agency database
• Stop by the Center for Service in Action in G301 UCI Student Center.
• Contact us at (949) 824-3500 or volunteer@uci.edu

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