Public Service Center Offerings Individual volunteering Group volunteering Grants IDEAS Competition Fellowships Service Learning Service UROP Community Service Work-Study iHouse
Aims Educational depth and breadth Real public service
Annual Student Participation 2500 working on US projects 250 working on international projects
Challenge Trust Support Resource Approach
MIT IDEAS Competition Innovation Development Enterprise Action Service
IDEAS Competition Innovations with a community service focus A third of projects catalyzed by IDEAS Monthly initial proposal rounds: feedback, development grants = opportunities to test, refine Community collaborations Workshops and mentoring External judges: innovation, feasibility, community impact Celebration Winners’ retreat Ongoing communication/advice
Alpha Image-guided Lung Biopsy Technology for MGH
Robopsy
Reef Regeneration, Philippines
TB Drug Compliance, India
Kinkajou Projector in Mali
FloodSafe Honduras
Sample Pathways
Sample Principles High, realistic expectations for success Student-led, student-owned projects Appropriate screening and support systems Real learning, real service, increased community capacity Community collaboration and supervision Communication and collective decision-making Multiple opportunities, types of support Conceptual flexibility: willingness to develop new models
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