{"id":2849,"date":"2014-08-08T13:52:20","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T13:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/studentlife\/?page_id=2849"},"modified":"2022-06-14T16:28:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T21:28:53","slug":"harden-center-faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/studentlife\/center-for-service-community-engaged-learning\/harden-center-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Harden Center FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">How do I sign up for Community Service? \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; background-color: initial;\">Signing up for community service is not necessary.\u00a0Simply, choose a community partner\u00a0from the pre-approved list <strong>(see pre-approved list below),<\/strong> contact the agency, and begin the service experience. It is the student&#8217;s responsibility to complete the community service form and return it to our office\u00a0by the semester deadline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">What if I want to complete\u00a0<u style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">community service<\/u>\u00a0at a site\u00a0<u style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">not<\/u>\u00a0listed on the Agency List?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">For sites not listed on our approved agency list, stop by the Alice Varnado Harden Center\u00a0for Service and Community Engaged Learning located in Suite 110, Jacob L.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">Reddix Hall,<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">\u00a0or download a copy of the Site Agreement\u00a0Packet. These forms must be completed by the Community Partner, and approved by our office, before the service experience begins. The\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">site\/agency supervisor must provide our office with the following information.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">Completed JSU Site Agreement Form<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">Completed JSU Request for Services Form<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">Copy of 947 Form; must be a non-profit (IRS<span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">Award Letter)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">\u200b<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; background-color: initial;\">Once our office receives the returned forms, a staff member from the Alice Varnado Harden Center for Service &amp; Community Engaged Learning will notify the community agency and the student of approval or rejection.\u00a0 If the site meets all requirements for approval, the Alice Varnado Harden Center for Service &amp; Community Engaged Learning\u00a0will add the community partner to the following semester approved Agency List.\u00a0 Please note that all forms must be mailed to our office or hand delivered, as we need original signatures.\u00a0 The site approval process normally takes between 3-5 business days. NO INCOMPLETE PACKETS WILL BE ACCEPTED!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">How do I check my Community Service and\/or Service-Learning hours? \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; background-color: initial;\">Step 1:\u00a0Log into your P.A.W.S account; Step 2: \u00a0&#8220;Click&#8221; Student Records; Step 3: &#8220;Click&#8221; Academic Transcript; and Step 4: \u00a0&#8220;Click&#8221; Transcript Levels, scroll down to Community Service, press &#8220;Submit&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">Why should I participate in the National Student Exchange Program?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">Live and learn in a different geographical area<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">Take courses not available on your campus<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">Investigate graduate schools<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">Look for future Employment<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; background: none;\">Experience life from a different point of view<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; 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