Students at the U
How to Get Started!
- Pick up grab-n-go service project kits
- One-Time Commitments
- Knit hats for adults experiencing homelessness or write letters of encouragement to seniors.
- Union 101 (available year-round) & Kahlert Village kiosk (closed for the summer)
- One-Time Commitments
- Weekly volunteering with over 45 local community organizations
- Semester-Based Commitments
- All programs are organized into 6 Issue Areas:
- Advocacy, Arts and Recreation, Education, Health and Wellness, Mentorship, Sustainability and Food Justice
- Submit your Volunteer Interest Form today
- All programs are organized into 6 Issue Areas:
- Semester-Based Commitments
- Additional volunteer opportunities outside the Bennion Center
- Various Commitments
- One-time events, Ongoing, and Internships/jobs
- Various Commitments
Saturday Service Projects
- Join hundreds of your peers in support of community
- One-Time Commitments
- Legacy of Lowell - Sept. 16th, 2023
- TBD - November
- MLK Day of Service - January
- Environment & Sustainability - April
- One-Time Commitments
Service Corner Hours
- Meet new people and help complete themed projects
- One-Time Commitments
- Events held nearly every week (fall & spring semesters)
- These will start again during fall semester 2023
- Events held nearly every week (fall & spring semesters)
- One-Time Commitments
- Listen, be heard, and reflect with others on social issues
- One-Time Commitments
- 1 hour virtual dialogues every other Wednesday at Noon
- These will start again during fall semester 2023
- 1 hour virtual dialogues every other Wednesday at Noon
- One-Time Commitments
Student-Led Dialogues & Workshops
- Scheduled during the semester
- One-Time Commitments
- Follow us on Instagram (bennioncenter) to stay-up-to date
- One-Time Commitments
Alternative Breaks
- Justice-based work over school breaks and weekends
- Week-Long Plus Commitments
- Fall and Spring break opportunities
- Applications for fall 2023 close around the end of August
- BENN 2929: Community Immersion
- Course credits available for participants
- Fall and Spring break opportunities
- Week-Long Plus Commitments
- Tutor local elementary students (work-study position)
- Academic-Year Commitment
- Must be eligible for Federal Work Study to apply
- Academic-Year Commitment
- Complete a capstone project, earn an academic honor
- Multi-Year Commitment
- Priority Application dates:
- April 1st for Fall semester
- November 15th for Spring semester
- Priority Application dates:
- Multi-Year Commitment
- Live on-campus with 12 community-minded residents
- Academic-Year Commitment
- Located in the historic Officers Circle, all majors are welcome]
- Applications close around mid-January for the following academic-year
- Located in the historic Officers Circle, all majors are welcome]
- Academic-Year Commitment
Gail Miller Community Engagement Tower at Kahlert Village
- On-campus residence for first-year students only
- Academic-Year Commitment
- Applications close around early April for the following academic-year
- Resident Advisor positions are available
- H.I.V.E. LLC
- Join our brand new High Impact Volunteer Engagement Living Learning Community inside the Gail Miller Community Engagement Tower at Kahlert Village
- Academic-Year Commitment
- Lead by example, gain leadership experience
- Academic-Year Commitments
- Application dates
- 2023-2024 Student Leader positions are closed
- 2024-2025 positions will open around February 2024
- Application dates
- Academic-Year Commitments
Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Designated Courses
- Experiential learning outside the classroom. Over 200 (CEL) designated courses offered
at the U.
- Semester-Based Commitment
- BENN 1020: Pathways to Community Engagement
- BENN 2030: Intro to Civic Leadership
- BENN 2929: Community Immersion (Alt Breaks)
- Semester-Based Commitment
Community Engagement Certificate
- Commit to leadership for social change
- Multi-Year Commitment
- 21 credits and a capstone project
- Pursuit of this academic credential can begin anytime
- Multi-Year Commitment
Volunteer Interest Form
Click the link below to view all active Bennion Center opportunities
You can select up to 3 options and we'll contact you!
Upcoming Ways to Engage
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