Progress Update for

Hours submitted on or after Feb. 1 may not be included below:

*You have roll-over hours if you had more than 12 approved hours of community service for the Fall 2023 semester. Extra hours will NOT roll over from Spring 2024 to Fall 2024.

Check the Status of Your Community Service Submissions:

1. Sign in to the Get Involved at SIUE website (https://getinvolved.siue.edu/).

2. Click on your photo or the gray circle with your initials at the top right of the page.

3. Select “Experiences” (NOT “Service Hours”) from the drop-down menu.

4. Each submission will show its status (approved, pending, or denied):

Community Service

Q: What will be approved as community service for the JHS?

A: To be approved, your service must meet the current JHS definition of community service as described in the JHS Student Guide, regardless of approval in past semesters. The following will NOT be approved:

1. Work that does not help meet a vital physical, social-emotional, or educational need or solve a community problem
2. Work not done through a non-profit organization, SIUE department or other public school, or civic/government entity (Work done through hospitals, nursing homes, and rehab facilities will be accepted.)
3. Work done through a faith-based/religious or political organization, regardless of non-profit status
4. Work done through/organized by a business or for-profit group or individual
5. Work for which you receive pay, specific scholarship funds, or a stipend (You may submit unpaid time verified by a supervisor if the work would otherwise meet the JHS definition of community service.)
6. Work required for a class or to earn your degree (Being a notetaker through ACCESS will be accepted.)
7. Work done to promote an SIUE student organization
8. Work done through an SIUE student organization that primarily benefits students within the organization
9. Work done to meet a need or solve a problem specifically for one's family
10. Work that was not supervised by or cannot be reliably verified by a third party (Family and friends are not considered third parties.)
11. Giving/donation of blood, money, or other items
12. Working at a fundraising event, soliciting/raising/collecting donations (money or items), or selling items or raffle tickets
13. Time spent recruiting other volunteers or organizing/planning/promoting an organization or event
14. Time spent preparing, training, or practicing for service (Small amounts of "on-the-job" training will be accepted.)
15. Transportation time (traveling or returning from a service location)
16. Inactive time (breaks, meals, "off-duty" or "on-call" time)

12 HOURS

TOTAL DUE:

GOAL #1:

DUE FEB. 15

Have your first 4 hours of approved community service completed and submitted.

GOAL #2:

DUE MAR. 15

Have 8 hours (total) of approved community service completed and submitted.

REMINDER: Completing and reporting/submitting

at least 12 hours of approved community service between November 28, 2023 - April 15, 2024 is one of the requirements to receive Johnetta Haley Scholarship funds for the Fall 2024 semester.

JHS Student Guide

Spring 2024

JHS Website & Previous Newsletters

If you need help determining if an organization/activity will be approved, please contact Erin Myers in the SOAR Office (text 618-706-9673, email jhscholar@siue.edu, call 618-650-5650 or 618-650-3790).

For details on how to submit your hours, click on "How to Complete & Submit Your Community Service Hours" in the red box below:

Pre-Approved Service Experience

Sign up now - spots tend to fill quickly!

LOOK: The description below includes information you need to enter when submitting your hours. If you sign up for the experience below, record the details on your Community Service Log.

Experience Name: Fresh Start Day

Organization Name: Johnetta Haley

Service Date: February 21 (Wednesday)

Hours: Up to 5 (Multiple shifts available from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.)

Location: MUC Goshen Lounge (Across from Starbucks)

Sign Up: Click here to sign up (IMPORTANT: Scroll down to Fresh Start Day on 2/21).

Contact Name: Lealia Williams

Contact Title: Student Care and Advocacy Coordinator, SIUE

Contact Phone: (618) 650-2020

Contact Email: leawill@siue.edu

Pre-Approved Organizations

Contact pre-approved organizations that interest you to schedule community service hours that fit in to your schedule.

Here are two lists of pre-approved organizations:

• Pre-Approved Organizations in the Edwardsville Area
• Pre-Approved On-Campus and Virtual Service Organizations

NOTE: While you are not limited to pre-approved organizations/experiences, completing community service with organizations that are not pre-approved may result in your service hours being denied (not approved), regardless of approval in past semesters. To be approved, your service must meet the current JHS definition of community service as described in the JHS Student Guide. You may use the Community Service Approval Chart to help determine if an organization/activity will be approved. Additionally, students may contact Erin Myers in the SOAR Office (text 618-706-9673, email jhscholar@siue.edu, call 618-650-5650 or 618-650-3790) to verify if an organization/activity will be approved or for help finding qualifying community service opportunities.