How NOBLE of U Make your noble effort work for you! Presented by: Amy Finley SOLID 2014.

How NOBLE of UHow NOBLE of UMake your noble effort work for you!

Presented by:Amy FinleySOLID 2014

Today’s sessionToday’s sessionWhat is CIViC Engagement? Why does it matter?Individual ActivityNoble Hour OverviewGroup Activity Current opportunities to get

involved in CIViC engagement

What is civic What is civic engagement?engagement?Civic engagement or civic

participation has been defined as "Individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern.“

Civic engagement has many elements, but in its most basic sense it is about decision making, or governance and about who and how and by whom a community's resources will be allocated.

Forms of civic Forms of civic engagementengagementCivic engagement can take many

forms — from individual volunteerism to organizational involvement to electoral participation.CIVIC Electoral Political

Community problem solving

Regular voting Contacting officials

Participation in fund-raising run/walk/ride

Persuading others to vote

Contacting the print media

Active membership in a group or an organization

Campaign contributions

Boycotting

Why does it matter?Why does it matter?(Other than contributing to community of course!)

Offers opportunities for learning and growth Provides interactions with people with diverse ideas

and opinions Required by many organizations, preferred by many Allows servant to understand issues more broadly Builds character

But let’s be honest…Its good on the ol’ resume

Individual activityIndividual activity

1. Make a list of the service projects you’ve been a part of between 2008 and now including the actual date served. (Average time to complete a degree in the United States is 6 yrs)

2. Identify the number of organizations served.

3. Identify the total number of hours served.

4. Identify the economic impact of your service.

For extra credit: Identify all site leaders/supervisors,

that you need to contact who can verify your service at every project you listed above.

Seem unrealistic?What if it wasn’t?

Introducing Noble Hour!Introducing Noble Hour!

NobleHour is an hour tracking and community engagement software solution that can help YOU create, manage and join secure, social online communities dedicated

to service learning, volunteering, co-curricular activities and work-based learning.

Let’s find out more

AVAILABLE NOW AT UM-DEARBORN

What it does for…What it does for…

YOU… Helps you to track

your hours of personal service

Allows you to develop a comprehensive service transcript

Determines your economic impact

Builds your connections to community

YOUR GROUP… Tracks collective hours

of group service Allows a group to

develop to develop a service transcript (think: awards, grants)

Determines a groups economic and collective impact

Allows group to promote service opportunities, manage reflections and share information

So how does it work already?•Students will be able to create a free account through the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s membership to Noble Hour

•Using the web platform or the soon to be debuted mobile applications, students can easily access their account from home, school or their phone

•Students on Noble Hour can create and join groups (ie – student organizations, ASB teams, ASL classes, etc)

•Groups will create “projects”, and students can sign up for projects

•Service will be validated by either non-profit or Noble Hour campus administrator (likely Amy F)

•Students, groups or other can easily, at any time, generate reports around hours served, collective impact and economic impact!

What next?What next?

The CIViC is looking for student organizations and individuals who want to be on Noble

Hour and start tracking their service!

Group ActivityGroup ActivityPlease break up into small groups

(3 to 4 people)Identify 3 ways in which you

believe this will benefit either YOU or a STUDENT ORGANIZATION you’re a part of

Report out!

The CIViCThe CIViC• The University of Michigan-Dearborn’s vision is built

with the idea of metropolitan impact.• The CIViC ( Community Involvement and Volunteerism

Center) was created to engage students, faculty, and staff with community and to build infrastructure for civic engagement.

Food PantryFood PantryOur Vision:Our Vision:Provide temporary food assistance for

UM-Dearborn students or relatives and family members of the student.

Engage faculty, staff and students in support of the pantry, utilizing an engaged scholarship model.

Provide opportunities for UM-Dearborn students to “take care of their own”

Direct ServiceDirect Service

Applications being accepted Applications being accepted NOW!NOW!

• The mission of the Alternative Spring Break program is to bring together members of the University community, who might not otherwise interact in their usual social spheres, in the common goals of service and education about the global community, in order to promote and train future service leaders of Michigan.

• This year’s trips include California, Upper Peninsula Michigan, and Cleveland!

General information about General information about the CIViCthe CIViC

• Location: 1090 University Center• Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

• Phone: 313- 583-6589• Email: [email protected]

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