Volunteer Center FAQ

• Visit www.ferris.edu/htmls/studentlife/activity/SVC.htm
• Or from www.ferris.edu go to current students, Student Leadership & Activities, Student Volunteer Center.
• Sign in or create a new account
• Browse through the opportunities available on-line
• Select your desired opportunities
• Print out your opportunities
• Contact the desired agencies

• Visit www.ferris.edu/htmls/studentlife/activity/SVC.htm
• Sign in to your existing account or create a new account
• Click on "report community service hours"
• Submit form

• To give something back to the community
• For fellowship with other volunteers
• For personal growth while learning skills you'll use later in life
• To build your portfolio and resume'
• To do meaningful work for your own personal issues
• 6 out of 10 youths feel that volunteering is the best solution to community problems

• The Student Volunteer Center is a United Way Agency. Volunteer hours are reported to United Way to ensure our funding, helping us provide students with volunteer opportunities.
• Recognition for volunteering and the chance for you or your RSO to be honored for outstanding community service
• Resume' building

• Distributing stuffed animals to hospitalized children
• Disaster relief work
• Christmas fundraiser to buy for the needy
• Collecting pennies for the poor
• Working without pay at the local shelter or hospital

Does your organization need money for service projects?

• Michigan Campus Compact offers grants to students and student organizations.
• Please contact the Student Volunteer Center for more information.

• Make a Difference Day in October
• Martin Luther King Day in January
• National Volunteer Week in April

     For these days, the SVC works with area agencies to coordinate special adopt-a-project programs for students and members of the Mecosta-Osceola community. The goal for these days is to promote community service as a fun group activity, and to encourage first-time volunteers to participate.

• The Student Volunteer Center works with public and private non-profit agencies.
• For the 2000-01 school year, FSU students reported more than 20,000 hours of community service.
• The Student Volunteer Center is able to operate through general contributions from the Mecosta-Osceola United Way.

Questions? Please call the office of Student Leadership & Activities at (231) 591-2606 or email StudentLeadership&Activities@ferris.edu