The University of Central Missouri provides many opportunities for students to engage in community service and service-learning projects. Some of these programs include the Creative Engine where graphic design students provide pro bono services to non-profits, the Jamaica Medical Mission where healthcare is provided to those in need, and the Summer Bridge Program where students explore campus life while building skills. UCM students also volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, participate in the MLK Collegiate Challenge to serve others, and Greek organizations are required to participate in community service projects.

1. Community Service And Service-Learning University of Central Missouri

2. UCM Receives the President’s Honor Award for Service-Learning

3. Creative Engine The Creative Engine is an annual 24-hour marathon of free graphic design assistance provided by the best and brightest of the university’s aspiring graphic designers.

4. Creative Engine Continued… Because of the Creative Engine local non-profits are able receive high quality pro-bono graphic design work.

5. Creative Engine Continued… The Creative Engine have produced the following for local non-profits in the past: logos, newsletters, event posters, brochures, web pages and print ads.

6. Jamaica Medical Mission The Jamaica Medical Mission is a week-long clinic that provides “free” healthcare to the Falmouth people who would not otherwise have access to care. The clinic sees over 500 patients in 5 days.

7. Jamaica Medical Mission Continued… Student volunteers also work with local Jamaicans in a construction shop, public school, or nursing home.

8. Jamaica Medical Mission Continued… Through this trip the volunteers and Jamaicans come to know more about each other and their cultures.

9. Integrative Business Experience (IBE) The UCM Integrative Business Experience (IBE):An Intensive, Hands-on Foundation for Undergraduate Business Education designed to…

10. Integrative Business Experience(IBE) Continued… 1) develop interpersonal and group-interaction skills in a work-like setting

11. Integrative Business Experience(IBE) Continued… 2) learn from their experience of trying to apply key business concepts and analytical tools to solve a wide range of unstructured, but very real problems.

12. Take Back Your Time In one service-learning class students hosted “Take Back Your Time” to inform the public regarding the adverse effects of time urgency in our culture.

13. Take Back Your Time Continued… Students spoke with local organizations about “Take Back Your Time” and received donations from many local organizations for a drawing where monies were donated to a local charity.

14. Take Back Your Time Continue… There were 15 students who participated in the project with approximately 12o hours of work OUTSIDE the classroom.

15. Summer Bridge Program The University of Central Missouri’s Summer Bridge Program builds connections between students, parents and teachers in the Kansas City School District. The program is tailored for students who are first members of their families to attend college.

16. Summer Bridge Program Continued… Students explore campus life, while parents gain knowledge to help students navigate the admissions process and apply for financial aid.

17. Summer Bridge Program Continued… Skill building, workshops, tours, field trips, and other activities combine to make this a valuable and fun learning experience for all participants.

18. Mentorship Program The UCM Mentorship Program pairs graduate student mentors with first-year students from populations that have been traditionally under-represented in higher education.

19. Mentorship Program Continued… The program is aimed at providing the participants a supported and informed transition to college life and to provide guidance for them to become successful students and contributing members of the campus community.

20. Mentorship Program Continued… The program assists students (primarily recipients of Cesar Chavez, Summer Bridge and MLK scholarships; possibly international and conditionally admitted students) in adjusting to college life, learning the campus culture and engaging in their academic and extracurricular endeavors.

21. Breakers Every year Breakers travel to a different state to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity International. Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with the help of the homeowner (partner families).

22. Breakers Continued…. Habitat Houses are sold to partner families at no profit, financed with affordable, no-interest loans.

23. Office of Volunteer Service UCM and Habitat for Humanity working hard to build a better community together.

24. MLK Collegiate Challenge This event is a call to action for students around the U.S. to make a commitment to service for others.

25. MLK Collegiate Challenge Continued… This event also highlights the service and dedications of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout his life. (Students served over 550 hours of service in one day.)

26. MLK Collegiate Challenge Continued… Instead of taking a day off, UCM students made it a “DAY ON "and demonstrated their dedication to helping those in need by participating in 1 of 10 different service projects on the MLK Day holiday.

27. UCM’s GreeksCommitted to Community Service Members of the Greek Week Executive Council stand with the school supplies collected before the Step Show for the Teacher’s Warehouse.

28. UCM’s GreeksCommitted to Community Service Many of UCM’s Greek made this year’s MLK Day a “Day On Not A Day Off” by being participants in the MLK Collegiate Challenge.

29. UCM’s GreeksCommitted to Community Service Greeks make up 15% of the student population on campus. ALL Greeks are required to participate in community service. (Sigma Kappa Sorority after the Habitat for Humanity Softball Game!)

30. 2007-2008 Service-Learning Classes 47 Service-Learning Faculty 26 University of Central Missouri Dedicated to Service

31. 2007-2008 Number of Volunteers 3,526 Volunteer Hours 10,500+ University of Central Missouri Dedicated to Service