The Tallahassee community is an integral part of the service and volunteer experience for FAMU students. The community provides students with experiential learning opportunities that directly impact the people of Tallahassee. When engaging FAMU students for service and volunteer projects in Tallahassee there are some things community organizations and organizers should do to prepare.
Community service and volunteer opportunities provide students with personal and professional development experiences that contribute to the overall development of the student. This type of development is critical to the production of successful graduates and professionals. In support of this developmental principal FAMU students are required to complete service/volunteer hours for certain academic and scholarship programs.
FAMULead is a clearinghouse for information about programs, events, organizations, academic courses, and activities involving leadership opportunities for FAMU students. The purpose of FAMULead is to provide students with opportunities to improve their leadership skills. Leadership is not just being a member of an organization, but obtaining skills necessary to develop successful, productive, and civic-minded individuals.
Fang Leadership Academy provides a dynamic, intensive student leadership training/motivational experience to students. It is an academy designed to foster servant leadership, critical-thinking and motivate FAMU future leaders to action. The academy is a program provided by Leadership & Service Learning under Efferson Student Union
Who can apply?
Any student who has completed at least 12 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher is eligible to apply.
How do I apply?
Complete the online application, completely and concisely.
Each applicant must also choose one FAMU faculty/staff member and provide their email address in order for them to submit a letter of reference. This letter of reference must also be submitted through iStrike by the faculty member.
Questions on the application process may be addressed to Stephanie Colter, 850-412-7830 or stephanie.colter@famu.edu.
Approved applicants will be briefly interviewed by two committee members during the week of December 10th.
Leadership & Service Learning (LSL) is a unit within Efferson Student Union & Activities. LSL engages students in leadership development and service-learning opportunities that foster transformative learning and social change. LSL provides programs that are open to and designed for all FAMU students, regardless of affiliation, major, identity or status. These programs are opportunities for diverse students and staff to share perspectives, ask critical questions, and meaningfully impact the community.
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Florida A&M University students can submit their volunteer/service hours using our new Volunteer & Service Entry form. To get to the form click on the Leadership & Service Learning Link located on the Efferson Student Union & Activities iStrike Portal