Career and Professional Success
805 Campus Drive
David L. Eisler Center
UCB 120
(231) 591-2685
[email protected]
It is a good way to impact your community, discover career options, boost your resume, and make connections with people that can help you during your college education.
Volunteering - spend unpaid time helping with a community need. Help at the food pantry, animal shelter, domestic violence shelter.
Service -The principle of voluntarily donating time and energy for the benefit of other people in the community as a social responsibility rather than for any financial reward.
Considerations:
• For the greater good of society.
• Promotes a healthy or ethical choice.
• Performs an active role in the activity.
• Purpose is not to gain membership, academic credit, or financial reward.
Fundraising - collect money that is given to a non-profit local, national, or global agency to further their mission.
Donation of Goods - collection of (but not limited to) food, clothing, toys for non-profit agencies to further their mission.
Academic Service Learning - a variety of academic courses will give students the opportunity to use their classroom knowledge while volunteering.
Volunteering is yet another way to gain valuable skills today's employers are looking for!
There are a variety of opportunities on campus and in the local community at anytime of year. Find an opportunity through Ferris360 Career and Professional Success Resources, schedule a volunteer opportunities appointment in Navigate, or reach out to [email protected].
To find out about Ferris CAPS hosted service projects on or off campus go to the Campus Calendar or Ferris360.
Academic Service Learning courses will be noted when you register for classes.
Our biggest volunteer event of the year! The Big Event is held every April.
It's hard to remember all the fun things you do at College. Let Ferris track and award you for your service.
Each time you volunteer, donate, or raise funds for a charity you can submit the Service Reporting Form and Ferris CAPS will keep track of all the rest!
Any person, business, student organizations or University department who is seeking to recruit volunteers may request to post the opportunity with the Career and Professional Success.
1. Complete the Post a Volunteer Opportunity form.
2. Your posting will be reviewed by a CAPS staff member. If there are additional questions you will be contacted.
3. An email is sent to you when your posting has been approved.
4. Volunteer listings are posted withing 48 business hours.