JCLS Service Guidelines
While the Jones Center for Leadership & Service values all types of community engagement, only certain types of impacts will be verified and network verified in ServeUTK.
Please review the complete JCLS Service Guidelines before volunteering or adding events or impacts in ServeUTK to ensure the activity meets the service guidelines and can be approved by the JCLS.
JCLS Service Requirement Overview:
Activities must meet all three of the following to be verified in ServeUTK by the JCLS for scholarships, classes, campus organizations, or service medallions:
- Meet a community need that directly benefits the larger public or external community beyond the UTK campus
- Through organizations such as a nonprofit, government agency, not-for-profit school, mutual aid organization, not-for-profit healthcare organization, or Jones Center-approved projects
- Be non-compensated
The JCLS Service Guidelines were last updated on 8/1/2024. Activities that may have been verified in the past may no longer meet the JCLS Service Guidelines. If you have questions about an activity, we recommend contacting the JCLS before volunteering to confirm if the activity can be tracked for service hours.