Approved Community Service
Students applying for the USM CItizen Scholars designation should ensure they complete 100 hours SEPARATELY from their community-engaged
learning experience.
| What Counts as Community Service |
- Volunteering with a community organization (not a for-profit business)
Examples: coaching, tutoring, mentoring, food pantries, nursing homes, etc
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- Volunteering at a faith-based organization without faith requirement (not teaching
Sunday School, evangelism, singing in choir)
Examples: Setting up decorations for event, volunteering with outreach activities,
child care during services or at Vacation Bible School, etc
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- Volunteering as part of an event that raises money for charity (not donating items
or asking for donations)
Examples: 5Ks, Chili Cook-Off, Car Wash
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- Volunteering with a campus department for an activity that benefits a charity or the
general well-being of the USM community (not just activities that only help University
departments)
Examples: Eagles Nest Food Pantry, Post-Game Campus Clean Up, Seymour’s Career Closet,
The Institute for Disability Studies
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- Student activities that benefit the health or well-being of the community or campus
(not just tabling to recruit members for a student org or putting on recreational
activities)
Examples: Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Mental Health Awareness Week, EagleTHON
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- Volunteering with citizenship or voter registration activities (not campaigning for
a specific candidate or political party)
Examples: How to Voter Registration, Voter Registration *Drive Thru*,
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