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What is CHAMP?
Partner office, located on East campus near the Rose Garden that connects students to service opportunities, including service-learning courses.
What is CSA?
Person who will develop communication/marketing plan, manage all social media outlets, develop creative avenues to highlight and share the work of service-learning within the APU community
What is the Service-Learning Advocate Social Media intern?
A form posted asking for help around the office
What is a Help Wanted Sign?
An annual event (Nov) for AUSD 8th grade students to expose students to a variety of options of college majors, in collaboration with First Year Seminar & Citrus College.
What is Major’s Fair?
A database that is used to capture service-learning course details & credits that get uploaded to student accounts.
What is Filemaker?
Located in the Mdrive under Course Resources -> SL Courses
What are Course Folders?
Final procedures to thank professors, confirm student participation and course credits, and wrap up the course before you leave
What is Closing Out Courses?
It is a document created to help bridge the communication gap between SLAs and Supervisors. It is a detailed outline of expectations, descriptions of projects, contact info, and important dates. Use this as a way to help you navigate through your individual courses and projects.
What is a Course Guide?
A SOCW310 (Fall) and SOCW311 (Spring) service-learning course that takes place throughout the entire school year.
What is Cougar Pals?
A 10-15 min presentation in front of the class for a service-learning course
What is an orientation?
The online timecard (timekeeping.apu.edu) that can be accessed by logging in with each person’s own APU login.
What is Kronos/Timekeeping?
Three of the Staff Competencies
What are (At least three): Adaptability, Communication, Initiative, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Ethics & Dependability
To Volunteer, seek increased responsibility, use judgment and take independent actions while calculating risks, undertake self-development activities, and ask for help when needed
What is initiative?
The Turtle Pond, The Engstrom Dorms, The Welcome Center, A Classroom, The Bookstore
What are spots on the CHAMP tours?
A team comprised of members from CASL, the Center for Career and Calling, Alumni Engagement, and the Noel Strengths Academy
What is Education to Vocation?
Pre-written, instant/convenient responses that should be used when sending out standard procedure emails to APU student, faculty, and community partners
What is a Canned Response?
Person that will collaborate with others on special events, manage logistical needs and communication, assign tasks to volunteers/staff, collect and compile feedback
What is Service Learning Advocate Event Planning Intern?
Shared drive for the CASL department where all files need to be organized and stored
What is the M-Drive?
An opportunity for CASL Staff, APU Professors and Faculty, and Community Partners to meet together in one place.
What is the CASL Lunch?
A consent of service and assumption of risk/liability form that clearly outlines and states what is expected of students
What is a Student Agreement Form?
An unpaid, off-campus work arrangement that you can get service-learning credit for
What is an internship?
Verbally expresses ideas/thoughts clearly and completely
What is Communication?
Person that will design and compose graphic materials that tell the story of service-learning, collect information and create visually-engaging publications for internal and external distribution
What is the Service Learning Advocate Publications Intern?
Fill out the Orientation and Evaluation Coverage Form and have someone from the office cover for you.
What is what to do if I have class during an orientation?