The​ ​commitment​ ​to​ ​complete​ ​15​ ​hours​ ​of​ ​community​ ​service​ ​each​ ​semester​ ​in​ ​Honors​ ​provides opportunities​ ​for​ ​to​ ​students​ ​to​ ​contribute​ ​to​ ​society,​ ​develop​ ​empathy​ ​and​ ​expand​ ​cultural competencies​ ​necessary​ ​for​ ​engagement​ ​in​ ​a​ ​global​ ​society​ ​and​ ​in​ ​their​ ​chosen​ ​professions. 1. 1. Service​ ​hours​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Honors​ ​Program​ ​ought​ ​to​ ​be​ ​completed​ ​according​ ​to​ ​the policies​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Student​ ​Volunteer​ ​Center​ ​(hereafter​ ​'SVC'). a. Service​ ​hours​ ​are​ ​for​ ​the​ ​direct​ ​or​ ​indirect​ ​benefit​ ​of​ ​a​ ​community​ ​partner. b. Service​ ​hours​ ​must​ ​not​ ​be​ ​done​ ​for​ ​pay. c. Service​ ​hours​ ​must​ ​be​ ​reported​ ​in​ ​the​ ​same​ ​semester​ ​they​ ​were​ ​completed through​ ​OrgSync. i. Descriptions​ ​of​ ​service​ ​hours​ ​ought​ ​to​ ​be​ ​detailed​ ​and​ ​understandable​ ​by a​ ​naive​ ​reader,​ ​as​ ​they​ ​will​ ​appear​ ​on​ ​an​ ​student’s​ ​co-curricular​ ​transcript. d. Hours​ ​must​ ​not​ ​be​ ​for​ ​the​ ​benefit​ ​of​ ​a​ ​friend​ ​or​ ​family​ ​member,​ ​be​ ​a​ ​part​ ​of​ ​your regular​ ​job​ ​expectations,​ ​or​ ​be​ ​intended​ ​for​ ​the​ ​benefit​ ​an​ ​RSO. i. Organizing​ ​service​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​an​ ​RSO​ ​counts​ ​as​ ​service​ ​hours,​ ​so long​ ​as​ ​the​ ​beneficiary​ ​of​ ​your​ ​activity​ ​is​ ​the​ ​community​ ​partner,​ ​not​ ​the RSO​ ​itself. ii. Hours​ ​completed​ ​as​ ​a​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​regular​ ​activity​ ​of​ ​the​ ​RSO​ ​(i.e.​ ​regularly scheduled​ ​meetings​ ​or​ ​E-Board​ ​meetings)​ ​do​ ​not​ ​count​ ​as​ ​service. e. All​ ​opportunities​ ​posted​ ​on​ ​the​ ​SVC​ ​website​ ​will​ ​count​ ​for​ ​Honors. i. Service​ ​hours​ ​completed​ ​as​ ​part​ ​of​ ​a​ ​service-learning​ ​class​ ​or​ ​curricular requirement​ ​can​ ​be​ ​counted​ ​for​ ​service​ ​hours. f. Alternative​ ​spring​ ​breaks​ ​can​ ​count​ ​for​ ​service​ ​hours. 2. Starting​ ​for​ ​the​ ​entering​ ​class​ ​of​ ​2013,​ ​service​ ​hours​ ​completed​ ​for​ ​the​ ​benefit​ ​of​ ​the Honors​ ​Program,​ ​or​ ​any​ ​other​ ​on-campus​ ​community​ ​can​ ​count​ ​for​ ​no​ ​more​ ​than​ ​5​ ​of your​ ​total​ ​semester​ ​hours. 3. Mere​ ​participation​ ​in​ ​an​ ​endurance​ ​event​ ​-​ ​such​ ​as​ ​the​ ​30​ ​hour​ ​famine​ ​-​ ​does​ ​not​ ​count as​ ​full​ ​service​ ​hours,​ ​but​ ​students​ ​can​ ​count​ ​some​ ​fraction​ ​thereof.​ ​Work​ ​done​ ​during​ ​the organizational​ ​and​ ​fundraising​ ​period​ ​of​ ​these​ ​programs,​ ​however,​ ​will​ ​count​ ​as​ ​full service​ ​hours. 4. Service​ ​opportunities​ ​promoted​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Honors​ ​Program​ ​ought​ ​to​ ​exhibit​ ​each​ ​of​ ​the following​ ​properties: a. Engaged:​ ​inculcate​ ​recognition​ ​of​ ​one's​ ​civic​ ​responsibility​ ​as​ ​a​ ​member​ ​of​ ​a community.​ ​Students​ ​are​ ​encouraged​ ​to​ ​seek​ ​opportunities​ ​that​ ​will​ ​expand​ ​their understanding​ ​of​ ​and​ ​commitment​ ​to​ ​the​ ​community​ ​which​ ​may​ ​define​ ​their locale​ ​or​ ​career​ ​path. b. Practical:​ ​The​ ​service​ ​experience​ ​ought​ ​to​ ​be​ ​project-based,​ ​allowing​ ​the​ ​student the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​apply​ ​intellectual​ ​skills​ ​to​ ​tangible​ ​problems;​ ​including​ ​the opportunity​ ​to​ ​formulate​ ​and​ ​test​ ​his​ ​or​ ​her​ ​‘philosophy​ ​of​ ​service’​ ​and​ ​provide that​ ​student​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​act​ ​on​ ​that​ ​philosophy.

c. Challenging:​ ​The​ ​service​ ​experience​ ​ought​ ​to​ ​expand​ ​the​ ​student’s​ ​ethical​ ​and cultural​ ​perspectives​ ​by​ ​putting​ ​him​ ​or​ ​her​ ​in​ ​novel​ ​situations​ ​and/or environments. d. Inclusive:​ ​In​ ​accordance​ ​with​ ​University’s​ ​core​ ​value​ ​of​ ​Diversity,​ ​the​ ​Honors Program​ ​will​ ​only​ ​promote​ ​service​ ​opportunities​ ​that​ ​are​ ​made​ ​available​ ​to​ ​all​ ​our students,​ ​regardless​ ​of​ ​religious​ ​affiliation,​ ​sexuality,​ ​gender,​ ​race,​ ​class background,​ ​or​ ​other​ ​protected​ ​statuses​ ​or​ ​identities.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​rare​ ​situation​ ​where​ ​a service​ ​opportunity​ ​site​ ​may​ ​not​ ​be​ ​accessible​ ​for​ ​all​ ​volunteers,​ ​we​ ​will​ ​work​ ​with our​ ​community​ ​partners​ ​to​ ​find​ ​positions​ ​that​ ​can​ ​accommodate​ ​each​ ​of​ ​our students. 5. Students​ ​completing​ ​service​ ​hours​ ​for​ ​a​ ​different​ ​program​ ​on​ ​campus,​ ​whether​ ​curricular or​ ​co-curricular,​ ​may​ ​also​ ​count​ ​their​ ​hours​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Honors​ ​program​ ​as​ ​well.​ ​This includes,​ ​but​ ​is​ ​not​ ​limited​ ​to: a. Other​ ​RSOs b. Academic​ ​programs​ ​with​ ​service​ ​requirements,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​Nursing c. Athletic​ ​teams