Service Project
Service to others is a primary value at Fresno Pacific University. You will find it highlighted in the University Seal as "servitium." Service is
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defined as "the work that is performed by one that brings good," and service opportunities are part of the focus for campus groups throughout the year. The concept of service certainly is a central theme in the Jesus and the Christian Community class and we hope that service hours will be a valuable learning experience. As servants, we learn to put ourselves in positions of helping and trying to make a difference in the world around us. Too often we limit ourselves to things that are in our comfort zone. As you select a project for the semester it is important that you select something that is new to you and that allows the opportunity for "hands on" experience.
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defined as "the work that is performed by one that brings good," and service opportunities are part of the focus for campus groups throughout the year. The concept of service certainly is a central theme in the Jesus and the Christian Community class and we hope that service hours will be a valuable learning experience. As servants, we learn to put ourselves in positions of helping and trying to make a difference in the world around us. Too often we limit ourselves to things that are in our comfort zone. As you select a project for the semester it is important that you select something that is new to you and that allows the opportunity for "hands on" experience.
Service Requirement
Each member of the BIB 100 Jesus and the Christian Community class is required to participate in 8-12 hours of service during the semester. Because commitment and individual dependability are important elements of volunteer work, students will be required to select an organization and submit their semester Service Plan by OCT 3 at the very latest. Once approved, the student is obligated to fulfill the plan as stated. Should the need for adjustments arise, the change must be approved prior to changing any involvement. Students who do not fulfill the service plan as proposed, or who make adjustments without approval, will not receive credit.
At the conclusion of the semester, students will need to turn in a completed Log of Hours (with signatures of the appropriate agency supervisor) and a short Response Paper (one page typed) responding to the questions listed below. Students who do not turn in the log of hours and response paper will not receive credit.
Service Projects must be completed and turned in by DEC 9
Project ideas:
>>A listing of service organizations and opportunities is also available in the Student Life Office, Steinert Campus Center, Room 126
OTHER IDEAS:
Project ideas:
>>Contact FPU Student Ministries Leaders to arrange a project helping neighborhood kids: 453:2000. Tell them you are in JCC.
>> Talk to other freshman taking JCC, or upperclassmen who have taken JCC.
>> Talk to other freshman taking JCC, or upperclassmen who have taken JCC.
>>OTHER PROJECTS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE FROM CAMPUS:
- Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP)
- Small World Preschool
- Butler Church
- Twilight Haven assisted living
OTHER IDEAS:
- Breaking Free Groceries Giveaway (Saturday or Tues) Click here
- AARP Senior Community Services
- Citizens On Patrol
- Dakota House After School Club
- Fresno Urban Ministry Project
- Highway City Community Development
- Feed My Sheep: out of gangs
- Fresno Urban Ministry Projec
Valley Teen Ranch
Service Plan
Due BY Oct 3
Student Name
Organization
Description of Project
Proposed Schedule
Teacher/TA Signature
(PRINT FORM BELOW, OR DOWLOAD IT AS A DOC HERE----________________-
Service Project Log of Hours
Due Dec 9
Date Hours Organization Signature
(from organization)
Questions for Service Project Response Paper (1-2 pages)
Due Dec 9
1. Why did you choose this particular project?
2. What was the best part of the experience?
3. What was the most difficult part of the experience?
4. What did it feel like to participate in this?
5. What do you think about people who received your services?
6. What do you think about people who work with these agencies?
7. What in my project connected to themes of the course?
