Beginning Fall 2017, if you are completing service as your Honors Activity (including but not limited to: Tutoring/Teaching/Mentoring, Civic Engagement and Service Learning, Pre-Professional Volunteering, Leadership in Student Organization or Publication), you will need to complete the following requirements. The ones in bold are the new requirements.
- Register for HON 222
- Join the UIC Impact - Honors College Service Activity portal on UIC Connection (requests to join will be processed at the start of the semester)
- Complete and submit Honors Activity Agreement Form by 5pm on the Friday of Week 3 of the semester (9/15/17 for Fall 2017)
- Complete and submit Service Learning Goals Form in Honors College Service Activity portal by 5pm on the Friday of Week 7 of the semester (10/13/17 for Fall 2017)
- Spend a minimum of 45 hours with service role over the course of the semester (3 hours/week for a 15 week semester)
- Complete and submit Service Learning Goals Assessment Form in Honors College Service Activity portal by 5pm on the Friday of Week 15 of the semester, prior to exam week (12/8/17 for Fall 2017)
- Complete and submit Honors Activity Completion Form by 4pm on the Friday of exam week (12/15/17 for Fall 2017)
Students who submitted signed agreement and completion forms for a service activity but who do not complete the additional requirements will receive a “U” for HON 222 for the semester and will be placed on Honors Activity probation for the spring semester.
If you are planning to complete a service activity in the fall or a future semester and want to learn more about these new requirements before committing to the activity, you can join us for the remaining information session:
- Thursday, Sept 7: 4pm in BH 121 (Quiet Study)
These changes are fairly minor and should not add a lot to your plate, but if you have any questions or concerns, we encourage you to attend an information session. You can email Nikki Gottleib, Honors Advisor and Program Specialist overseeing the service activity program, with questions as well – gottleib@uic.edu.
Please note: if you completed a service activity during the summer and are simply filing your paperwork in the fall, these requirements will not pertain to you.
