Info for Students

Volunteer Network is in direct and frequent contact with thirty service agencies within the community. However, we direct student, faculty, and staff to any of the over 100 service agencies within the Fargo-Moorhead community, based on interest and agency needs. A working relationship with FirstLINK, the community-based service center, allows us to connect individuals, groups, and classes with the appropriate opportunities within the community.

When looking for a service site, students, student groups, and faculty are encouraged to first consider what issue area is most appropriate to meet their needs and interests. Most of the service agencies in the Fargo-Moorhead area fit into one of these categories:

Other factors to consider:

• Duration of Service: long-term, short-term, special event/one-time opportunity
• Service Group Size: individual opportunity or group opportunity
  
• Level of Contact: indirect contact; one-on-one contact; group contact
  
• Tasks: recreational, visits, physical labor, tutoring, mentoring, computer work, fundraising, clerical support

Getting Started

1. Stop by, call or email!
Office: 120 Memorial Union
Phone: 231-1055
Email: NDSU.Volunteer.Network@ndsu.edu

2. Complete an Intake Form

3. Meet with a Volunteer Network coordinator to find the perfect service opportunity for you.

Service Hours & Evaluation

Volunteer Network staff strives to provide quality community service experiences for all NDSU students, whether that service is a requirement for an academic course, a student organization or residence hall program, or a volunteer experience completed by individual students. To ensure that we are meeting student expectations as well as the needs of community service agencies, we need your help.

Please take a few moments each month, or after completing a one-time service project, to download the Service Report Form & Evaluation, complete it and drop it by our office.

This Report Form & Evaluation gathers information about:

1. Service hours completed by NDSU students (including service completed as part of a course, student organization, residence hall, one-time activity, and individual volunteers) - by reporting your service hours, we can accurately determine the impact that NDSU students have on local and regional community service agencies and can predict future volunteer efforts.
2. Community service agencies - to determine which agencies are providing quality service experiences for our students and which agencies have the greatest need for volunteers.
3. Volunteer Network - to evaluate our effectiveness in meeting your expectations and requests.