Re: Presentations

Seth.  As coordinator of the campus-wide student volunteer program,
I make
presentations about precisely this topic every week to classes and
several student
organizations.  This is the format I follow:

*brief history of volunteerism at the campus
* the mission of universities: research, teaching, service/civic
engagement

        

(ie,
preparing students for citizenship in our democracy)
* why volunteer in one's academic major (provide powerful examples of
learning

        

thru.
hands-on experience)
* what research shows about undergraduates who are "involved or
engaged"

        

in out of
class educational endeavors, specifically service
* what employers, grad. schools, med. schools, law schools look for

        

(again I
provide powerful quotes I hear directly from admissions

        

committees,
Career Services and emlpoyers)  
* at our campus how we recognize volunteerism

        

(transcript
notation, Involvement Transcript, etc) 
* tell students how many students volunteer, total hours each year
and

        

how many
organizations and people benefit thru. enhanced quality of life

This approach works very well with our undergraduate student
population.  We
have a strong volunteer program.   


At 09:51 AM 2/10/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> Does anyone have a
> presentation they would be willing to share on the general topic of
> Volunteerism or  "Why Volunteer?"
>  
> Thanks,
> Seth A. Ressl 
> Program Coordinator 
> The Department of Student Activities 
> The University of Texas at Arlington 
> UTA Box 19348 
> t.  817.272.2963 
> f.  817.272.2962 
> e. seth@uta.edu 
>

Ms. Mythili Rundblad

Coordinator of Student Development 

Southern Illinois University

Carbondale, IL  62901-4425

phone (618) 453-5714

Email: rundblad@siu.edu