1. All H.A.N.D.S! Student Council Proposal for {2015-2016}
Destiny M. Devone
Student Service Outreach Coordinator
Volunteer and Service-Learning Center
East Carolina University
2014-2015

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ...........................................................................................................................2
Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................3
Problem Statement.........................................................................................................................4
Goals and Objectives .....................................................................................................................5
Methods...........................................................................................................................................6
Objectives.....................................................................................................................................6
Methods ........................................................................................................................................6
Plan of Action...............................................................................................................................7
Evaluation.......................................................................................................................................8
Sustainability ..................................................................................................................................9
Appendix.......................................................................................................................................10
Organizational Chart 1 .............................................................................................................10
Organizational Chart 2 .............................................................................................................11
Organizational Chart 3 .............................................................................................................12
Council Research........................................................................................................................13
Institution Responses..................................................................................................................16
ECU SGA...........................................................................................................................16
Wichita State University....................................................................................................18
UNC Chapel Hill APPLES ..................................................................................................2

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Executive Summary
The All H.A.N.D.S! Student Council, purposed to better address the needs of the public,
will give the Greenville area a voice for its needs and provide opportunities for leaders in the
East Carolina community. Student leaders and volunteers will have the privilege to uplift issues
faced by the citizens of Greenville and on our campus; they will bridge the gap between students
and the community creating a functioning body of service and equality. Your consideration of
this new opportunity will give students the opportunity to address real necessities in the
community, to give these areas this council, its member organizations and its leaders as tools to
contest social issues and injustices.
The anticipative outcome of this civic engagement board is to create an organization of
dedicated and inspiring individuals who can cooperatively “set a mold” of what being involved
really means, and to further the legacy of service here at East Carolina University. Participation
could not only to increase student involvement, but to offer leadership and experience in civic
engagement, team work and volunteerism; the experience of being a part of such an association
is something that will stay with its members and participants for years to come.

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Problem Statement
Students at East Carolina have so many opportunities for volunteerism and know of the
university’s reputation as a catalyst of service but, the question remains whether or not the
students serve with a purpose; a lack of targeted service affects many students here at East
Carolina University as they volunteer to meet criteria’s for memberships and courses rather than
to meet the actual needs of the community. Not only do the students lose the opportunity for real
growth through service, but the individuals that are served by our community partners suffer as
well.
Service for students should be an opportunity to explore the needs of someone other than
themselves, whether a physical, mental or emotional need. The time, energy and effort put
towards any type of service means more to its recipients than most would ever realize; knowing
that someone, who potentially doesn’t even know you, cares about your wellbeing gives both
hope and motivation to those touched by service and it is my hope to have a student-led platform
that gives just that.
In addition to helping relieve the community of its needs, the burden placed on the
organizations and individuals must also be addressed. Though all things can be done with hard
work, realistically it takes so much time and effort to properly plan cause-targeted programs;
though the participants are willing, they may not have the time or resources, especially if they are
a smaller organization or an individual. This council would create a network that brings
organizations, community partners and volunteers together as one unit, ready and willing to help
each other accomplish the ultimate goal of serving our fellow man. The combination of ideas,
areas of expertise and general cooperation gives each piece of the functioning system the means
to succeed.

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Goals and Objectives
The All H.A.N.D.S! Student Council has many objectives and goals for the students at
East Carolina University when it comes to guiding students in their service endeavors. The first
objective is to increase the level of understanding and communication of needs in the
surrounding area of West Greenville; this would give organizations the opportunity to conduct
meaningful service that is necessary in the community. Within this objective, one goal is to make
the needs of local community partners known by having student liaisons represent them during
meetings held by this engagement board; in turn, the board will combine its resources to fulfill
the needs of each community partner. The next objective is to expand the reach of East Carolina
students in engagement that fulfills those specific necessities in the community; doing so would
greater give volunteering students an idea of what it is to meaningfully give unto another for no
other purpose other than to create a better future for them. This objective focuses on the benefits
surrounding being a participating citizen of the community through outreach and service; by
meeting real needs in the community, students will be able to gain the compassion and
connection that comes with being linked to the service that is done.
Lastly, All H.A.N.D.S! aims to be a support for students and organizations seeking to
make a change in the community through service. Through the implication of this civic
engagement board, the council aims to not only respond better to community partner’s needs, but
also with the needs of East Carolina University organizations. The All H.A.N.D.S! Student
Council will act as a tool, resource and right-hand to organizations in need of support towards
their current endeavors.

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Methods
The primary objective for this endeavor by {Month} 2015 is explained below though
proposed methods; these methods have been shown to be successful in other UNC institutions as
well as universities across the nation. Through the collaboration and dedication of the Volunteer
and Service-Learning Center, student leaders, organizations and community partners, this board
can more efficiently serve the needs of the Greenville community.
Objective
To create a board of individuals that can develop and implement plans, while
communicating requests to the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center, the university and its
organizations. In addition, All H.A.N.D.S! will support the efforts and objectives of other
student service-based organizations.
Methods
 Create a group of student leaders who are representatives from service based
organizations on campus;
 Appoint liaisons from interested respondents to each need; liaisons should meet/contact
CP before first meeting;
 The student leaders will contact community partners to identify needs, explain;
 Express the opportunity for an e-Board position to students;
 Board should meet to develop organization details (meet times, length, frequency etc.) for
the {2015-2016?} academic year;
 Have a time specific period to create a list of projects for the beginning of {2015-2016}
academic year;

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 Creation of Orgsync portals and events, marketing tools and appropriate connections to
properly reserve spaces and express availabilities for projects during the {2015-2016}
academic year.
Plan of Action
This board would be given the opportunity and responsibility to manage, support and
coordinate many of the standing activities and events held by the Volunteer and Service-
Learning Center; they would also be responsible for the creation of new ideas, the market of
these new ideas as well as implementation and evaluation. Current programs/events that they
could manage include:
 Make a Difference Day,
 MLK Day of Service,
 Service Fairs,
 Alternative Spring Break and
 Support details for the 5 signature programs: ECU Writes, Bright Buccaneer’s, Pirate
Playtime, Adopt a Grandparent and ECU Campus Kitchen.
New concepts to possible actualize consist of:
 Having a coalition between the organizations they represent; volunteering for and with
each other as needed as well has providing support in each other’s endeavors;
 Creating a weekly and monthly report of their service opportunities to be given to
Meagan Smith for a List Serve and/or the Pirate 4-1-1.

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Evaluation
During and after the implementation of this civic engagement board, several aspects will
need to be evaluated. The first of many things that need to be evaluated is whether the work of
the board is effectively impacting the level of awareness of Greenville’s needs; when speaking of
effectiveness, the question is how much has understanding increased and how apparent is that
increase? What are the outcomes of that understanding? Next is the evaluation of student
participation in two areas: reflection and purposeful service. One of the problems stated
previously was the trend of students volunteering just to volunteer versus doing so for a purpose;
evaluation of this area will determine if the board was able to successfully make Greenville’s
needs known and whether that knowledge gave students the incentive to serve for a greater
purpose. Lastly, we will evaluate if there was change in the number of student-led, planned and
programmed service activities. East Carolina has a great number of student leaders and we hope
to give students who are not usually presented the opportunity a chance to prove themselves;
overall, has there been an increase in the number of students planning and collaborating on
campus?
To determine the effectiveness of our efforts we will conduct 3 methods of research:
survey, observation and reports. Survey data will be collected both before and after the initial
launch of projects by the civic engagement board then compared to determine effectiveness;
since the main focuses of this board are student engagement and community needs, data will be
collected from both members of the student body and distributed to community partners. Survey
data also would assist in assessing the level of understanding and awareness among the students
of East Carolina. Next, observations, including sit-ins by departmental figures as well as
members of other areas of student affairs, would allow the department to monitor the milestones

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and progress of the group throughout their initial steps. To conclude, towards the end of the
group’s timeline of events, the individual(s) in advisory positions over the board would discuss
and create a report identifying the accomplishments, short comings and future possibilities of this
organization. Some aspired findings would be increased student-body service participation and
service standard; also, an increased knowledge of the volunteer and service opportunities offered
by our campus and by the community partners of Pitt County.
Sustainability
 Needs to keep the program going:
o Large scope
 A meeting space
 VSLC 1632?
 Advertising
 Shirts
 LCD Screens
 The East Carolinian
 Flyers
 List Serve
o Financial
 Intern or paid position to lead
 Estimated budget:
 Could this possibly be a FWS Position or the job of a student
worker
 Supplies
 Will be related to proposed projects
 Estimated budget:
o Relationships
 Constant volunteer availability from organizations who wish to be
represented in this board; (pg. 9, line 6) “having a coalition between the
organizations they represent; volunteering for and with each other as
needed as well has providing support in each other’s endeavors”
 Support and partnerships between not only campus organizations but
with community partners and directors personally.

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13. 13University/College Board Type # of
Spots
Delegates/Liaisons/
Coordinators/Orgs
Unique or
Interesting
(liked)
Disliked Rank
Governors State
University
Students-
Unknown
Rice University Students -
Appointed
Each are
connected to
a committee
and 3-5
Organizations
12-
15
Liaison to 3-5
Organizations
Use the info to
create a campus
wide service
calendar so that
events don’t
overlap
throughout the
year and
encourages orgs
to help each
other.
Leadership
Appreciation
banquet
None 1
University of
South Carolina
Students-
Elected
Also includes
general body
members
9 Ran much like a
club where there
are general body
members (helps
everyone be a
little more
involved and
hands on)
Goals each
month
With them
operating like a
club, they also have
club dues
9
Utah Valley
University
Student-
Selection
6 President as the
UVUSA liaison
(Student Affairs)
The
structure/organiz
ation
More of an
independent thing
rather than a support
for existing orgs.
(from what I can see
pre-contact)
10
Witchita State
University
Student-
Elected
4 They “serve as a
resource and
umbrella for
Community
Service Efforts
hosted by student
None 2

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organizations
University of Utah Student-
Unknown
Partners with
particular orgs each
month depending
on need they are
addressing
Council conducts
monthly service
activities and
invites other orgs
versus being a
support council
to existing
partners
4
Rutgers University Students-
Committee
Chairs
/Elected?
22 2 directors and
everyone else is a
committee head
based on various
initiatives, partners,
university relations
and marketing
Has a resource
tab for helping
orgs plan service
VIPs for regular
participation
resource
Maybe a part or
conjunction of
SAO? No real
officers
11
National Youth
and Leadership
Council
Students-
Selection
10 Community
Liaisons to a
National
Organization
No officers; part
of a much larger
national
organization
Not a university so
its ran a little
differently; would
need to be scaled
down
8
Wartburg College Students-
Elected
5 Two Liaisons: 1 to
CPs and one to
Student Orgs
Stated their goal
was to match the
individuals talent
with community
needs;
1 person has all
Orgs and 1 person
has all CPs (that’s a
lot unless they are
in a small
community)
12
Buena Vista Student-
Elected
15 2 special events, 1
athletic orgs, 1
student orgs, 2
service events, 1
community
relations
A huge E-Board (which I like and
don’t like; it spreads responsibility
which is good if everyone is
dependable, bad if they’re not)
7
Iowa State
University
Student-
Election
12 Directors and Chair
Persons (to
organizations)
Stated that more
than anything
they are there as
a resource to
service orgs and
host 6 events
No real executive
board which I feel
adds organization
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themselves each
year in addition
Rider University want the orgs to
help and support
each other
Specifically to
collab between
GLOs and other
service
organizations; does
the general
population have a
chance to
participate?
14
American
University
Students-
Election and
Chairs
11 Chair persons for
university offices
Has member
organizations as
a Coalition
Does the coalition
exclude other
volunteers?
6
Duke University Students-
Elected
10 “Connects” Strives to
support; match
their passions
and interests;
freshmen connect
Governance
organization?
(maybe I just don’t
like the phrasing)
3
UNC-Chapel Hill Students-
Elected
5 A Communication
Coordinator
Seek to integrate
Reflection
Work with
leaders to build
upon last year
“Administrative
and programming
responsibility”
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East Carolina University SGA
1) Our mission or goal is to give back to the university and advocate for the change students
want to see on campus. We also represent the students to the community and administration.
2) The base our council on the Federal Government set up. We have the three branches which are
executive, legislative, judicial. We are a student governing body by students.
3) Can you explain what a community board looks like?
4) The first student government was started in 1920 by 7 women.
5) Thus far this semester our biggest success as been being one of the most active student
governments ECU has had in awhile. All our members sit on multiple committees campus and
community wide. We have also had the most legislation passed and money allocated in the past
few years. More initiatives are coming soon! One of the challenges has been to get out and
represent as many students as we can. We are very busy students so we try to time manage as
best as we can.
6) We have been running since 1920 and with changes to our constitution and bylaws we are
able to evolve and help students through the years. Those changes to our documents happen
through the legislative branch and the passing of bills and resolutions.
7) Our members sit on Student Affairs committees externally and internally to become the most
informed about what our students are facing on campus.
8) Each branch as meetings every week. All of our meeting times can be found on the homepage
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9) There are two positions on cabinet which are the Director of Local and State Affairs as well as
the Director of Community Outreach. Together with the President and Community Affairs
Committee they try to interact and work with the Greenville community as much as possible. We
are currently working on a Frisbee Golf Course with the City to benefit the residents and
students. It will hopefully be near the dog park. We work on any issues that are presented to us.
10) Some of our events have been Homecoming, College Republicans and College Democrats
debate, blood drive, Berlin Wall, bring two speakers next semester, Movement Mondays, Market
days and Dowdy days. There are many more!
Please let me know your availability about setting up a time to meet and please feel free to stop
by the office anytime!
Any other additional information can be found on the website. I try to keep it updated as much as
possible!
Katie Swanner
Student Body Secretary 252-328-2483

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Wichita State University
Hello Destiny,
My name is Taylor Gladding and I am the President of Community Service Board. If you have
any questions about all of the information below, let me know. I'll be able to explain further!
1. What is mission/goal of the Community Council?
Our Motto:
Passionate Service Together (PST)
MissionStatement
Student Involvement is committed to students by intentionally creating co-curricular experiences
that complement the academic mission by providing opportunities which engage and develop
students resulting in a vibrant campus culture that enhances their journey as a Shocker!
Purpose
A) To plan and administer activities and programs which increase civic engagement efforts for
WSU students, staff and faculty
B) To contribute to student development and enhance opportunities for student leadership at
Wichita State University.
C) To serve as a resource and umbrella for Community Service efforts hosted by student
organizations.
D) To serve as an information and programming resource for other campus organizations and
leaders, and to support their programming efforts as deemed appropriate by the Executive Board.
2. What model that you based your council on? Where did this idea come from?
CSB is in its first year. This year we used this model below (from our constitution), however, we

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have recently constructed a new model which is attached on this email.
This year:
Duties of CSB President
· Chair Executive Board and all member meetings.
· Prepare the agenda for Executive Board meetings.
· Review and evaluate the CSB Constitution on a continual basis.
· Serve as a resource person for other student organizations on campus.
· Assist with the annual CSB budget development process.
· Plan and execute annual Social Justice Effort/Immersion trip
· Appoint CSB representatives to other campus bodies as required.
Duties of Vice-President
· Assume responsibilities of the President in his/her absence.
· Plan bi-weekly membership meetings.
· Oversee all recruitment efforts for the organization.
· Plan educational workshops and retreats for CSB members to include semesterly membership
empowerment retreat
· Keep official record of voting activity/minutes during Executive Board meetings.
· Facilitate collaboration with student organizations planning community service events.
Duties of Programming Chair
· Maintain up to date CSB event database
· Plan monthly Service in the City events during academic year.
· Maintain Civic Engagement calendar for all efforts facilitated by Wichita State University.
· Serve as a resource for promotions and marketing related issues for CSB

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Duties of Large Event Chair
· Oversee campus service traditions for students, staff and faculty.
· Plan 1 event per semester to achieve 1985 of community service hours.
· Maintain the CSB website with forms and event information.
· Establish and maintain relationships with community service sites in the Wichita Area.
Duties of Special Projects Chair
· Work with the Coordinator of Leadership & Service-Learning to develop service-learning
opportunities.
· Serve as a member on the Campus Read Initiative.
· Plan on-going service opportunities for members to include but not limited to, can food drive,
service months and community outreach
Duties of Project Managers
· Support event operation through marketing efforts and serving as event staff.
· Facilitate defined initiative from the executive board providing regular reports.
· Chair meetings of their sub-committee.
· Meet with their advisor on a regular basis.
actively recruit membership for CSB.
Starting Next Election Year (See Attached for Details of each Position)
1. President
2. Vice President of Membership
Vice President of Marketing
3. Food and Hunger Chair
Youth and Education Chair

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Poverty and Homelessness Chair
Health Chair
3. What is the organization of your community board like (executive positions,
committees, etc)? How many? Why?
Most of this is answered above, however, we also have a membership base as well. We currently
meet bi-weekly for an hour and a half. Next semester we are meeting weekly for an hour and a
half. During our meetings we do an ice breaker as a large group and sometimes have a speaker
come in and talk to us about Community Service relevant material (Kansas Food Bank, Rescue
Union Mission, etc.). After the speaker is finished, we break out into small groups. The purpose
of the small groups was to get to know our members in an efficient manner. We found that it was
difficult when we were trying to remember all 60+ members at the same time. In our small
groups we do little community service projects, arts and crafts, and/or ice breakers.
4. How long has this community board been in place?
We applied and interviewed in April and started May 1st of 2014. This is our first year.
5. What has been your biggest success/challenge?
Right now, all of the things we do are successes because every event is our first one. I think our
largest challenge is the importance of communication. I have felt that the communication could
have been way better in the beginning, but it's all a learning experience. :) Something else that
could improve is that we are all extremely involved in many other areas of our campus and off
campus. As a president, you can't really say, "You can't join any other organization or run for
another executive board position," but it also is hard to watch CSB suffer because of over

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committed students that want to conquer it all.
6. How long did it take to get the council up and running and how did you do this? What
was the process?
Student Involvement (the umbrella that we are under) created the board and students applied and
interviewed for the positions. Those that were chosen took all of the ground work that SI created
and ran with it to create what we have now.
7. What is your connection with other student affairs departments/offices? What value
does this have within student affairs?
Our most important connection is that we have members from all areas of the campus. They all
are able to bring their unique influences to improve CSB.
8. How often does this board meet?
We meet for 1.5 - 2 hours every week hours before our member meeting.
9. How does your council/board work with the community?
We have a great connection with United Way and they help us find locations for our events. We
also frequently get emails and calls from agencies in the community to help with their various
events.
a. Do you have particular organizations that you serve, or does the board service all
community partners of the universities volunteer/civic engagement center?
Everyone! :)
b. Is it structured based on social issues? Basedinterest? Basedon type of service?
Not currently, but next year we have broken down interests and social issues. We did this
because we were getting so many various inquiries that we needed more board members that are
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created the board structure.
10. What responsibilities or events does your council/board offer to campus?
This is explained pretty well in the structure. If you have any questions about it, let me know.
I am also open to any other information you are able or willing to share with me. Thank you in
advance for your time and consideration.
I think this is about it. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or CSB at any time.
Thank you for reaching out! Good Luck with your Community service endeavors!
Taylor

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UNC-Chapel Hill APPLES
Hi Destiny,
I'm glad Leslie was able to help you with the background of our organization. This is my 4th
year with APPLES and the program has accomplished many wonderful things during that time.
With the numerous branches of our organization, it's hard to choose a single success or
challenge, but I'll do my best.
Personally, I believe the greatest success for APPLES in my time here is the growth of the
reflection and focus on communicating service learning, specifically through the alternative
breaks and courses curriculum. We have added a Reflections Committee to our core cabinet
group to facilitate and prepare presentations on reflections for groups within and outside of
APPLES; revamped our courses component of the organization to ensure effective reflection is
taking place in each of them; and also added a more substantial course/reflection and orientation
component to our shorter fall and winter breaks to ensure every participant has a firm
understanding of service learning. This is still a growing and evolving project that I've loved
watching and being apart of. Going off of that, I think the greatest challenge remains making
sure a diverse mix of students are involved and running the organization on a 'student led, staff
supported' basis. Challenges like budgets and turnover are an ongoing project for any university
organization with students involved, and equal representation and diversity has been a focus for
us as well.
If you have any more questions about APPLES or think it would be easier to discuss on the
phone, I'd be more than happy to speak with you further.
Amanda