Fall 2008 : Checklist of Important Dates and Requirements
Make sure to mark all of these important dates and deadlines in your planner
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Prior to September 3rd Review placements for your class,
Available on our web site http//www.mu.edu/servicelearning/
Click on Service Learner, then Courses & Placements
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Wednesday, September 3rd Sign Up Night
Anytime between 5:30-8:30pm Select your placement, and receive important paperwork
AMU Ballrooms CD
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September 4th - September 12th Late Sign Ups and Independent Sign Ups
Service Learning Office For students who were unable to make it to
707 N. 11th St. Room 303 Sign Up Night, or for students who have completed the permission
form to do a placement different from those offered by the
Service Learning Program (or that is not listed as an original
placement for your course).
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September 8th - September 19th Site Orientations
All scheduled orientations are mandatory unless otherwise noted. If
you cannot make the orientation, do not sign up for that placement!
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September 9th 3:00-5:00pm or TB Test Clinic
September 10th 11:30-2:00pm If your site requires that you have a TB test, be sure to sign up for
Service Learning Office an appointment at Sign-Up Night, and fill out the conscent forms.
707 N. 11th St. Room 303 The clinic will be held in the Service Learning office.
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September 12th 1:00-4:00pm TB Test Reading
Service Learning Office Please come back to the Service Learning office between 1:00 and
4:00pm to have your TB test read.
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Wednesday, September 17th Service Learning Workshop
5:00-7:00pm(AMU 227, 252, 254) Attend beneficial presentation by DPS officers adn MPS tutoring
Stations set up from experts. After the sessions, feel free to gather infomation and ask
5:00-7:00pm(rm 227) questions as you navigate through the various information.
Public Saftey Presentation
5:00-6:00pm (rm 252) tables.
Tutor Training Presentation
6:00-7:00pm (rm 254)
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Week of September 29th Hand in Contract to Professor
Must be signed by your agency contact and professor. Check with
your professor for specific deadlines.
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Throughout Semester Reflection Sessions
See website http://www.mu.edu/servicelearning/ for dates and times
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Week of December 1st Last Week of Classes
Be sure to have timesheet signed by site contact on the
day of your last site visit.
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Week of December 1st Hand in Timesheets to Professor
Timesheets MUST be signed by site contact. Check with
your professor for specific deadlines.
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Helpful Hints
Sign Up Night: Make sure you review your placement options prior to Sign Up Night, and be sure to have more than one site in mind as sites may fill up fast. Be sure to bring your calendar with you to Sign-Ups. If you are unable to make the scheduled mandatory site orientation, you must sign up for a different site. It’s not fair for us to ask our community partners to do multiple site orientations.
Site Orientations: BE SURE TO ATTEND THE SITE ORIENTATION. Most agencies have one orientation unless otherwise noted. There you will meet your site contact, and go over the service opportunities, as well as agency rules and expectations. Some agencies may also include training sessions. Bring your syllabus with you to your orientation, so you can be clear on what types of service experiences you should be involved in. If it seems like you will not be getting opportunities that apply to your course, be assertive and let the contact person know. Also, bring your Service Learning Contract to get your site contact’s signature. Remember to inform him/her when you will not be there for service due to holidays and vacation times, and also when your last day of service will be. You will be credited hours for your site orientation and trainings as well. Keep track of them on your time sheet.
TB Clinic and Reading: If you are required to have a TB test, you must sign up for an appointment to have your test done. The appointments can be scheduled on Sign-Up Night and will take place September 9th and 10th in the Service Learning office. When you come for your test on either September 9 OR 10th, you will be given a specific time on September 12th to have your results read. If you are unable to make it to the clinic or to have your test results read, you will have to make an appointment with Student Health Services to have the testing done.
Service Learning Workshop: All Students are welcome to attend two informal sessions that will provide students with helpful and important information, as well as a Service Learning Information Fair on Wednsesday, September 17th. The first section of the workshop will provide information on general service learning tips that everyone should know. This will be a great chance for first-time service learners (or those who want a refresher) to get information on the program, the student’s role, other helpful hints and explanations, and how to get the most out of the service learning experience.
In the second section of the workshop students will break into specialized groups depending on where they are doing Service Learning. The specialized groups will be:
Service learners will be able to choose the group that will best help them in their service learning experience. The workshop will be a great time to meet the Student Coordinators, and Service Learners will be credited hours toward their course requirement for attending.
Service Learning Contracts and Timesheets: Contracts will be collected during the week of September 29th. Please have them completed and ready to hand in. Course objectives must be filled in, or the contract will not be collected. We ask that you take the contract very seriously and fulfill your semester-long obligation to the agency.
Timesheets are collected during the last week of classes (week of December 1st). Again, please make sure they are completed, signed, and ready to hand in the day that your Student Coordinator is scheduled to pick them up. Timesheets will not be accepted without the signature of the agency contact. Make sure the contract and timesheet are both signed by your supervisor at the site before you hand them in!
***Go to www.mu.edu/servicelearning for more information***
Marquette University Service Learning Office
707 N. 11th St. #303 (Located next to Cobeen Hall)
288-3262 or 288-3264
Monday - Thursday 9:00am-7:00pm
Friday 9:00am-4:00pm
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Other Important links below:
Green
Sign-Up Sheet
Blue
Time Sheet
Placement
Descriptions