Students at the U
How to Get Started!
- Pick up grab-n-go service project kits
- One-Time Commitment
- Knit hats for adults experiencing homelessness or write letters of encouragement to seniors.
- Available year-round from our 2 locations
- Union 101 & Kahlert Village (breakout room 1108)
- One-Time Commitment
- Weekly volunteering with over 45 local community organizations
- Semester-Based Commitment
- 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 Commitment
- 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 Commitment
- Environment & Sustainability - Apr. 15th, 2023
- Legacy of Lowell - Sept. 16th, 2023
- One-Time Commitment
Service Corner Hours
- Meet new people and help complete themed projects
- One-Time Commitment
- Events held nearly every week (fall & spring semesters)
- One-Time Commitment
- Listen, be heard, and reflect with others on social issues
- One-Time Commitment
- 1 hour virtual dialogues every other Wednesday at Noon
- One-Time Commitment
Student-Led Dialogues & Workshops
- Scheduled during the semester
- One-Time Commitment
- Follow us on Instagram (bennioncenter) to stay-up-to date
- One-Time Commitment
Alternative Breaks
- Justice-based work over school breaks and weekends
- Week-Long Plus Commitment
- Fall and Spring break opportunities
- BENN 2929: Community Immersion
- Course credits available for participants
- Week-Long Plus Commitment
- 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:
- Apply by April 1st for Fall 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
- Resident Advisor position is available
- 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 Commitment
- Application dates for the 2023-2024 Student Leader positions
- Open: Monday, February 13th
- Close: Sunday, March 12th
- Application dates for the 2023-2024 Student Leader positions
- Academic-Year Commitment
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, Systems, and Sustainability (Spring Break)
- Half-Semester Commitment
- Applications close around early November for the following spring break
- Half-Semester Commitment
- Complexity, Community, and Change (Summer & Fall Break)
- Half-Semester Commitment
- Apply by Feb. 15th for Summer
- Apply by Jun. 1st for Fall
- Half-Semester 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
Donate your used mascara wands at one of six locations on-campus!
Join us on March 30th from 7-8pm in KV 1115. No registration required.
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