Progress Update for You

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If you have hours completed that you have not yet submitted, don't wait! Doing so could impact your ability to address any denied submissions by the deadline. Submit your hours now!

If you have a small number of hours left to complete, consider letter writing to finish your hours - see page 3 of the Pre-Approved Organizations List.

Hours submitted on or after Mar. 18 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

GOAL #3: DUE MARCH 31

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

Q: I did community service through an organization that was previously approved, but my hours were denied this semester. Why?

A: Submissions are being reviewed more carefully to make sure that community service is done through a qualifying organization and follows the Service Approval Criteria List. This newsletter has stated multiple times that just because something was approved in the past does not mean it will be approved this semester. Be sure to read the JHS Student Guide at the beginning of each semester and this newsletter every week for the most up-to-date information.

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 AND
3. Be done between November 28, 2023 - April 15, 2024 (does not apply to roll-over hours). NOTE: Community service done April 16 - May 3 will NOT be applied to the JHS requirements for Spring 2024 or Fall 2024.

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)

12 HOURS

TOTAL DUE:

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 Website & Previous Newsletters

JHS Student Guide

**For more details, click here.

If you need help determining if an organization/activity qualifies as JHS 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: The Gardens at SIUE

Organization Name: Johnetta Haley

Service Date: Tuesdays & Thursdays, March 26 - April 11

NOTE: Community service done April 16 - May 3 will NOT be applied to Spring/Fall JHS requirements.

Hours: Up to 3.5 hours/day (8 - 11:30 a.m. - You don't have to work the entire shift.)

Location: 6 Arboretum Ln, Edwardsville, IL 62025

Sign Up: Click here to sign up!

Contact Name: Adrian Davis

Contact Title: Office Assistant, The Gardens at SIUE

Contact Phone: (618) 650-3070

Contact Email: thegardens@siue.edu

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.