Attendance & Time Off
The number of weeks in advance you must submit a planned personal or sick leave request.
What is 2 weeks (14 days)?
Ref: Page 11, Line 2
The standard dress code required for site visits, campus orientations, and formal presentations.
What is Business Professional?
Ref: Page 12, Paragraph 2
The only email address permitted for official VISTA project and site correspondence.
What is your assigned site/institutional email?
OR
What is a sponsored account email?
The maximum timeframe permitted to report any site incident or injury to your VISTA Leader.
What is within 24 hours?
The weekly deadline time for submitting bi-weekly timesheets.
What is 3:00 PM on Fridays?
Ref: Page 11, Section 2
The two people you must notify immediately via phone or email if you wake up sick on a service morning.
Who are your site supervisor and VISTA Leader?
Ref: Page 11, Lines 6-7
The official item that must be worn or carried at all times while on campus or site property.
What is your CCE Name Tag?
Ref: Page 12, Section 2
This disclaimer must accompany personal social media posts discussing your VISTA service work.
What is a statement that views are personal and do not represent AmeriCorps or HPU?
Ref: Page 12, Section 3
HPU VISTAs receive up to this many meals per week during academic semesters, excluding fine dining and summer months.
What is 14 meals per week?
Ref: Page 12, Section 1
This will be put in place should a VISTA member's performance needs to be evaluated.
What is a Performance Improvement Plan?
Ref: Page 11, Section 3
This is required before enrolling in outside academic courses or taking on secondary employment during your term.
What is written authorization/approval from the Project Director and AmeriCorps?
Ref: Page 10, Section 4
This personal item must be registered and display an official decal if parked on campus grounds.
What is your vehicle?
Issued laptops and site hardware are strictly restricted from this type of use.
What is commercial or personal business use?
The protocol if an emergency or lockdown occurs at your host site location.
What is follow site emergency procedures first, then report to your VISTA Leader once safe?
Ref: Page 11, Section 4, Paragraph 2
The core document detailing your project goals, capacity-building tasks, and service milestones.
What is your VAD (VISTA Assignment Description)?
The maximum number of personal leave days allocated to a VISTA during a full service year.
What is 10 days?
Ref: Page 10, Section 5
The approved dress code for working at the Center for Community Engagement.
What is Business Casual?
The standard expected response time for non-urgent work emails during business hours.
What is within 24 business hours?
Page 11, Section 4, Paragraph 3
To host an overnight guest in VISTA housing, you must obtain this specific form of roommate consent in advance.
What is prior written approval via email?
Ref: Page 14, Section 1
This documentation is required if a VISTA uses three consecutive medical/sick days.
What is a doctor's note?
Ref: Page 11, Line 5
True or False: VISTAs are permitted to work from home during standard business hours as long as they notify their supervisor.
What is False? (VISTAs are not permitted to work from home during regular hours and must be at the CCE or in the community).
Ref: Page 15, Paragraphs 1-2
The policy regarding professional conduct and attire during virtual meetings and video calls.
What is maintaining a professional background, camera on, and appropriate attire from the waist up?
Ref: Page 19, Paragraph 3
The protocol for backing up site-related project files, deliverables, and documents to ensure sustainability.
What is saving all files on the 2026-27 VISTA Teams group?
After your service term ends, you have exactly this much time to remove all personal belongings and clean your space.
What is 48 hours?
Ref: Page 14, Section 1
The primary act that restricts VISTA activity regarding political advocacy, lobbying, or union organizing during service hours.
What is the Hatch Act?