Students at the U
How to Get Started!
- Pick up grab-n-go service project kits
- One-Time Commitment
- Available year-round from our 2 locations
- Union 101 & Kahlert Village kiosk
- Available year-round from our 2 locations
- One-Time Commitment
- Weekly volunteering with over 45 local community organizations
- Semester-Based Commitment
- Submit your Volunteer Interest Form today
- Semester-Based Commitment
- Additional volunteer opportunities outside the Bennion Center
- Various Commitments
Saturday Service Projects
- Join hundreds of your peers in support of community
- One-Time Commitment
- Legacy of Lowell SSP - Sept. 24th (Registration is now open!)
- MLK SSP - Jan. 14th
- Environment & Sustainability SSP - Apr. 15th
- 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 week (starting fall semester)
- One-Time Commitment
- Share perspectives about local community topics
- One-Time Commitment
- Usually 1-2 per semester
- One-Time Commitment
Alternative Breaks
- Justice-based work over school breaks and weekends
- Week-Long Plus Commitment
- Apply for fall experiences by August 31st
- Week-Long Plus Commitment
First-Year Experience Cohort
- Find your community with other new and transfer students
- Academic-Year Commitment
- Apply by Friday, September 2nd for 2022-2023 academic year
- Academic-Year Commitment
- Tutor local elementary students (work-study position)
- Academic-Year Commitment
- Must be eligible for Federal Work Study to apply
- Applications for fall (August) and spring (December)
- Academic-Year Commitment
- Complete a capstone project, earn an academic honor
- Multi-Year Commitment
- Apply for fall by Apr. 1st or spring by Nov. 1st
- Multi-Year Commitment
- Explore your creative interests and develop new skills
- Semester-Based Commitment
- Submit your Volunteer Interest Form today
- Semester-Based Commitment
- Live on-campus with 12 community-minded residents
- Academic-Year Commitment
- All majors/years welcome, applications open on Feb. 10th for 2023/2024
- Academic-Year Commitment
Gail Miller Community Engagement Tower at Kahlert Village
- On-campus residence for first-year students only
- Academic-Year Commitment
- Applications open (Feb) for the following academic year
- Academic-Year Commitment
- Lead by example, gain leadership experience
- Academic-Year Commitment
- Positions are still available for this academic year
- Applications for the next academic year open in February/March
- 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 2020: 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
- Apply by Nov. 1st
- Half-Semester Commitment
- Complexity, Community, and Change (Fall Break)
- Half-Semester Commitment
- Apply by Jun. 1st
- 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
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