Community Service & Philanthropy: What's the Difference?
Community Service is...
Active participation and hands-on interaction with organizations or individuals that benefit from your time. It involves working with others and facing real life problems and issues head-on. It helps you make a connection between yourself, the skills you have to offer, and the needs of the community.
Examples: Painting a youth center, serving food at a shelter, or cleaning trash from a park or neighborhood.
Philanthropy is…
A desire to help mankind through the giving of gifts, usually monetary in nature, to humanitarian or charitable organizations. Philanthropy is the act of donating something you have to someone who is in need.
Examples: Food drives, blood drives, raising money for a cause, or collecting clothing.
If you or another member of your chapter is required to have a certain number of service hours for University-specific reasons (i.e. scholarships), hopefully this guide helps to clear up any confusion! Please email slaux@siue.edu to verify if hours will count towards scholastic-based service hours requirements.
$1,290 Scholarship - AmeriCorps
Interested in a $1290.00 Service Scholarship? AmeriCorps is looking for students who are dedicated to community service and making a positive impact on their local communities. In one school year, you complete a total of 300 hours of community service (about 10 hours a week). You will have the ability to choose ONE nonprofit location to complete your service hours. Some practicum sites may apply as well!
If you have any questions about the AmeriCorps Scholarship program or would like to make an appointment to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Meredith Bates at mebates@siue.edu.
Homecoming Royalty Applications
REMINDER: The deadline for Homecoming Royalty application is tomorrow, September 11th at 4:30 PM.
The SIUE Homecoming Royalty 2019 application is available on Get Involved under “Forms”.
This is a direct link to the applications: https://siue.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/342228
Once the application is closed, the Royalty Interview sign-up sheet will be available at the Kimmel Front Desk.
If you have any questions please email me at mweilba@siue.edu.
Leadership Lunches
This workshop series is open to all students and requires no RSVP, though free food is available in limited qualities. Each week, there is a new presenter and different topic. Presenters come from all walks of the SIUE community. Students are encouraged to attend as many or as few as their schedule allows. During the fall semester, Leadership Lunches will be Wednesdays at 12pm in SSC 0200.
Upcoming Topics
9/11: Superheroes and Leadership
9/18: Building Interpersonal Relationships
