Service Hub

The Simpson College Service Hub is recognized for outstanding service as a member of the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll!

The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll responds to the President's call to service by building on and supporting the civic engagement mission of our nation’s colleges and universities. This recognition program is designed to increase public awareness of the contributions that college students are making within their local communities and across the country through volunteer service.

Service Hub Brochure

The rich tradition of service at Simpson College has included various forms of citizenship and engaging the common good, including:

Philanthropy
Public service
National service
Volunteer service
Large scale community projects such as Campus Day and Orientation Service Day
Internships
Co-curricular service
Immersion service trips

Service-Learning Mission

The mission of the Service Hub is to support and expand the combination of community service, civic engagement, and academic service-learning for the purpose of enhancing the educational experience of the students, the mission of the college, the teaching and/or research of the faculty, and the ability of community partners to accomplish their objectives.

What is service-learning?

Service-learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.

What can “The Hub” do for me?

Benefits to Students

Learn from the agency personnel, clientele, experiences, and the professor

Apply coursework, bringing books to life and life to books

Explore majors and careers

Broaden horizons

Gain valuable job experience

Strengthen their resume

Encounter greater self-awareness

Enhance critical thinking skills and moral/ethical development

Provide practical application of academic pursuits

Experience involved citizenship

Increase understanding of multicultural values and traditions

Help to find the service opportunity that will enlighten their sense of call

Benefits to Faculty

Create curricular connections for community issues and setting

Form new ways of encouraging and monitoring students' academic progress and comprehension

Build avenues for greater understanding through intentional guided reflection

Broaden the role and nature of education

Improve the motivational base for instruction and learning

Generate support and positive publicity in the community

Create research opportunities

Enrich and enliven teaching

Benefits to Community

Increase opportunities for collaboration and the creation of possible solutions

Enhance services to the community

Gain access to university resources, especially youthful idealism

Increase awareness of community needs

Develop new ideas to better serve the community

Encourage citizen support

Recruit potential employees

Discover a base of future community support

How Can I Get Involved?

Service opportunities are available with more than 70 agencies throughout Indianola and Central Iowa.

Tutor urban youth
Design promotional materials
Teach performing arts
Assist in rehabilitation process
Develop administrative processes
Engage the political process
Support outreach in neighborhood centers
Environmental advocacy and activism
Write newsletters and press releases
Assist the elderly
Expand lesson plans for children
Help others prepare for GED
Create Web pages
Teach non-native English speakers

The Service Hub Committee, made up of community partners, as well as Simpson students, alumni, administrators and faculty, provides oversight of the Hub.

Service Hub Committee

2008-2009

Rev. Bob Crandall, Bidwell-Riverside (2008)
Professor Carolyn Dallinger, Faculty Rep (2008)
Rev. Angela Gafford-Asmus, Chaplain (ex officio)
Dr. Jim Hayes, CVIL (ex officio)
Andrew Reid, Student Rep (2007)
Kasey Peters, Chapel Intern of Service Missions (ex officio, changes yearly)
Professor David Wolf, Faculty Rep (2007)
Linda Danielson, Children and Family Urban Ministries (2007)
Carrie Hall, 2006 Recipient of Alumni Humanitarian Service Award (2008)
Bobby Nalean, Service and Leadership Coordinator (2008)
Omar Padilla, Simpson Urban Studies Institute AmeriCorps*VISTA (2008)
Anne Alesch, Simpson College AmeriCorps*VISTA (2008)

The Simpson community annually volunteers more than 30,000 service hours, an estimated value of over $600,000 to the economy of central Iowa.

Contact information:

http://www.simpson.edu/service
Phone: 515-961-1210
Fax: 515-961-1292
Jim Hayes, Service Hub Director, mailto:james.hayes@simpson.edu


	Faculty Students Community After Graduation Forms Service Opportunities Reflection
Service Hub The Simpson College Service Hub is recognized for outstanding service as a member of the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll! The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll responds to the President's call to service by building on and supporting the civic engagement mission of our nation’s colleges and universities. This recognition program is designed to increase public awareness of the contributions that college students are making within their local communities and across the country through volunteer service. Service Hub Brochure The rich tradition of service at Simpson College has included various forms of citizenship and engaging the common good, including: Philanthropy Public service National service Volunteer service Large scale community projects such as Campus Day and Orientation Service Day Internships Co-curricular service Immersion service trips Service-Learning Mission The mission of the Service Hub is to support and expand the combination of community service, civic engagement, and academic service-learning for the purpose of enhancing the educational experience of the students, the mission of the college, the teaching and/or research of the faculty, and the ability of community partners to accomplish their objectives. What is service-learning? Service-learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. What can “The Hub” do for me? Benefits to Students Learn from the agency personnel, clientele, experiences, and the professor Apply coursework, bringing books to life and life to books Explore majors and careers Broaden horizons Gain valuable job experience Strengthen their resume Encounter greater self-awareness Enhance critical thinking skills and moral/ethical development Provide practical application of academic pursuits Experience involved citizenship Increase understanding of multicultural values and traditions Help to find the service opportunity that will enlighten their sense of call Benefits to Faculty Create curricular connections for community issues and setting Form new ways of encouraging and monitoring students' academic progress and comprehension Build avenues for greater understanding through intentional guided reflection Broaden the role and nature of education Improve the motivational base for instruction and learning Generate support and positive publicity in the community Create research opportunities Enrich and enliven teaching Benefits to Community Increase opportunities for collaboration and the creation of possible solutions Enhance services to the community Gain access to university resources, especially youthful idealism Increase awareness of community needs Develop new ideas to better serve the community Encourage citizen support Recruit potential employees Discover a base of future community support How Can I Get Involved? Service opportunities are available with more than 70 agencies throughout Indianola and Central Iowa. Tutor urban youth Design promotional materials Teach performing arts Assist in rehabilitation process Develop administrative processes Engage the political process Support outreach in neighborhood centers Environmental advocacy and activism Write newsletters and press releases Assist the elderly Expand lesson plans for children Help others prepare for GED Create Web pages Teach non-native English speakers The Service Hub Committee, made up of community partners, as well as Simpson students, alumni, administrators and faculty, provides oversight of the Hub. Service Hub Committee 2008-2009 Rev. Bob Crandall, Bidwell-Riverside (2008) Professor Carolyn Dallinger, Faculty Rep (2008) Rev. Angela Gafford-Asmus, Chaplain (ex officio) Dr. Jim Hayes, CVIL (ex officio) Andrew Reid, Student Rep (2007) Kasey Peters, Chapel Intern of Service Missions (ex officio, changes yearly) Professor David Wolf, Faculty Rep (2007) Linda Danielson, Children and Family Urban Ministries (2007) Carrie Hall, 2006 Recipient of Alumni Humanitarian Service Award (2008) Bobby Nalean, Service and Leadership Coordinator (2008) Omar Padilla, Simpson Urban Studies Institute AmeriCorpsVISTA (2008) Anne Alesch, Simpson College AmeriCorpsVISTA (2008) The Simpson community annually volunteers more than 30,000 service hours, an estimated value of over $600,000 to the economy of central Iowa. Contact information: http://www.simpson.edu/service Phone: 515-961-1210 Fax: 515-961-1292 Jim Hayes, Service Hub Director, mailto:james.hayes@simpson.edu
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