Progress Update for

Hours submitted on or after Feb. 25 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.

How to 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 does it mean/what do I do if have community service hours that have been denied?

A: If a submission is denied, it was not approved and will not be counted toward this semester's community service requirement.

DON'T: Resubmit the same experience unless Erin Myers instructs you to resubmit it.

DO: Check your email for information about why the submission was denied. If you cannot find an email with this information, please contact Erin Myers in the SOAR Office (text 618-706-9673, email jhscholar@siue.edu, call 618-650-5650 or 618-650-3790).

• If your submission was denied because you did not fill out the submission form correctly, the denial email will instruct you to revise and resubmit the form. It is still possible for you to get credit for the experience if the form is resubmitted before the deadline. But don't wait - resubmit the form right away!
•  If your submission was denied because it does not fit the JHS definition of community service, it is not possible to receive credit for that experience. You will need to complete additional community service that fits the JHS definition and submit a new form before the deadline.

To be approved, your work must:

1. Help meet a vital physical, social-emotional, or educational need OR help to solve a community problem AND
2. Be done through a supervising non-profit organization, SIUE department, public school, or civic/government entity
3. Be done between November 28, 2023 - April 15, 2024 (does not apply to roll-over hours)

Work organized by these organizations will NOT be approved:

1. Faith-based/religious organizations/schools/churches
2. Political organizations/groups
3. Businesses** or for-profit groups/individuals

The following will also NOT be approved:

1. Work for which you receive pay** or a stipend/scholarship
2. Work required for a class or to earn your degree**
3. Work done to promote an SIUE student organization
4. Work done through an SIUE student organization that primarily benefits students within the organization
5. Work done to meet a need or solve a problem specifically for your own family
6. Work that was not supervised or cannot be reliably verified by a qualified third party (not family or friends)**
7. Giving/donating blood, money or other items
8. Working at a fundraising event, soliciting/collecting donations, raising money, or selling items/raffle tickets
9. Time spent organizing/planning/promoting an organization/event or recruiting volunteers
10. Time spent preparing, training, or practicing for service**
11. Transportation time (traveling to or returning from a service location)
12. Inactive time (breaks, meals, "off-duty" or "on-call" time)

**For more details, click here.

12 HOURS

TOTAL DUE:

GOAL #2:

DUE MAR. 15

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

GOAL #3:

DUE MAR. 31

Have 12 hours (total) of community service completed and submitted. Having all your hours submitted early allows for time to address any submissions that are denied (not approved) before the April 15 deadline.

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

JHS Website & Previous Newsletters



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

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: Metro East Diaper Bank Diaper Packing

Organization Name: Johnetta Haley

Service Date: March 30 (Saturday)

Hours: Up to 4 (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.)

Location: 4941 Benchmark Center Dr., Swansea, IL 62226

Sign Up: Click here to RSVP/sign up (Please write in the note area that you an SIUE student.)

Contact Name: Norma McCandless

Contact Title: Director, Metro East Diaper Bank

Contact Phone: (618) 741-7296

Contact Email: contact@metroeastdiaperbank.org

Pre-Approved Service Organizations

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

Click here for the updated list of pre-approved 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 Service Approval Criteria List 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.