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NOTE:
Students in Service timelogs are due the 5th of each month following the month hours are completed. If the 5th falls on a weekend or campus holiday, Students in Service timelogs may be turned in the following business day (Monday - Friday). Please submit the original and one photcopy of the completed, signed timelog to Community Engagement Center located in Library 4028. Please keep a second photocopy for your own records.
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Program Purpose:
The Students in Service program meets critical community needs by engaging higher education students in service, and fostering within them an ethic of civic responsibility. Through the program, students are introduced to local, regional, and national Service-Learning opportunities, resulting in a regional network of student leaders committed to serving and strengthening their local communities. Students serve in partnership with schools and community-based organizations in the areas of education, human needs/services, the environment, public safety, and community development. With rising tuition costs, and competing interests, Students in Service strives to make service a viable opportunity for students.
Students in Service offers each student the opportunity to choose one of three terms of service (essentially, the number of hours s/he agrees to complete). Upon successful completion of a term of service, students are eligible for an Education Award (scholarship), which can be applied towards outstanding student loans or the Cost of Attendance at a college or university. The Education Award is not cash; it comes in the form of a voucher that you send to the campus or loan holder.
 The Education Award amount varies, depending on the term of service:
- 300 Hour Term of Service = $ 1,000.00 Education Award
- 450 Hour Term of Service = $ 1,250.00 Education Award
- 900 Hour Term of Service = $ 2,362.50 Education Award
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Students In Service History:
 Students in Service, a Washington Campus Compact (WACC) AmeriCorps program, began in 1997 as the HELP (Higher Education Learning Partners) program with funding from the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS). With goals to foster civic engagement among higher education students, promote the National Service movement, and encourage positive relationships between campuses and communities, the program initially targeted students on member campuses in Washington. It later expanded to include students in California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and Oregon. To date, thousands of Students in Service members have served their communities in the Western region.
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Supporting Campuses and Communities:
Students in Service can support a variety of engagement efforts, including:
- Academic and co-curricular service activites
- Federal/State Work Study-funded service focus positions (the only eligible paid positions)
- Non-paid academic internships with a service focus
- Practicum hours such as social work, counseling, physical tharapy, teacher credential fieldwork, etc.
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© 2005 Corporation for National & Community Service
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Getting Started:
If you are a Sacramento State student looking into the Students in Service program for the first time, visit Getting Started: Students: Discover Students in Service ! Then, complete the Online Pre-Service Orientation . Once you have completed the Online Pre-Service Orientation, contact Community Engagement Center at (916) 278-4610 or email cecenter@csus.edu to schedule and attend the mandatory In-Person Program Orientation session. This is the time to commit to a Term of Service (either 300, 450, or 900 hours), learn about National Service, receive your member materials that contains all the paperwork you'll need to enroll, and begin filling out your enrollment paperwork.
For additional information on this Educational Award program and for answers to frequently asked questions ( FAQs ) please visit the Students in Service program website at http://www.studentsinservice.org/ .
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Text reproduced with permission from the California Campus Compact Students in Service program, granted August 15, 2006.
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