The St. Norbert College mission statement is centered on the ideal of communio, which calls us to respond individually and collectively to the needs of our local and global communities. At St. Norbert, we believe that all student organizations have a responsibility to contribute to the common good through engaging in the campus, local, and global community. We expect student organizations to engage through direct service, philanthropic giving, and/or advocacy and education.
Definition of terms:
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Direct On-Campus Service - Giving personal time and energy to address immediate needs on campus. Examples include set-up and take-down of on-campus events, i.e. Kunkel’s Krew, SNC Day, Involvement Fair, other on campus volunteering.
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Direct Off-Campus Service - Giving personal time and energy to address immediate needs in the community. Examples include: teaming up with a community partner, serving food at a shelter, building or repairing homes, and neighborhood park clean-ups.
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Philanthropic Giving - Donating funding or needed items, participating in fund-raising events (even if the events are on-campus, but benefit community organizations, i.e. Wishmakers, participating in a 5K, Dance Marathon, collecting items to donate, etc.)
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Donation Box Policy - If your organization is collecting items to be donated, you must follow our donation box procedures.
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Advocacy/Education: Using various modes of persuasion (e.g., petitions, marches, letter‐writing ) to convince government or corporate decision‐makers to make choices that will benefit the community. Raising public awareness of social issues by giving speeches to community groups, distributing written materials to the general public, or providing educational activities in schools.
Guidelines for general student organizations:
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Must complete one project or program per year related to advocacy/education, direct service, or philanthropic giving. The chosen project should fit within the mission of their organization and can serve the campus or local community.
Guidelines for Greek/Independent Social organizations:
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Social Organizations (Greek and Independent Groups) will need to complete one project or program per semester related to advocacy/education, direct service, or philanthropic giving. The chosen project should fit within the mission of the organization and and can serve the campus or local community. Many fraternities and sororities complete projects with a philanthropy designed by their (inter)national office.
Reporting Service:
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ALL student organizations must report service in the spring annual report.
Organizations that fail to complete one or more components of the requirements will be placed on probation for the following year. If the Organization fails to complete the requirements the following year, the org will be dissolved.
Terms adapted from Owen. J. E. & Wagner, W. (2010). Situating service-learning in the contexts of civic engagement and the engaged campus. In B. Jacoby (Ed.), Establishing and Sustaining the Community Service-Learning Professional: A Guide for Self-Directed Learning. Providence, RI: Campus Compact