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Campus Ministry Service programming will be resuming this Fall, 2022.

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Interim Mission Officer

Campus Minister for Service and Outreach/Interim Director of Residential Life

Campus Ministry Forms

UP Service Immersion Student Application

Please complete this fillable PDF, and email Travis Vermulm at travis.vermulm@uprovidence.edu.

Service-Immersion Student Application

Name

First Last

Year in School

Have you completed the University Child Safety and Volunteer Site Safety Courses?

Yes

If you answered NO, please make an appointment with Travis Vermulm at travis.vermulm@uprovidence.edu to go over the necessary steps towards completing this training.

Capacity of Responsibility you are applying for (If you are interested in training to lead a trip or future trips, please contact Travis Vermulm for more details):

Volunteer Only

Please mark which Service Immersion Trip you are applying to attend or lead. Note: You may apply to attend both immersion experiences, but you may not apply to lead both. You may also apply to lead one and attend one, but again may not apply to lead both.

Fort Peck Reservation Community Immersion Trip in Wolf Point, Montana (SPRING BREAK)

Philadelphia Community Immersion Trip (SPRING BREAK)

If applying to both, list which, if any, you a re applying to as an Immersion Trip Student Leader: If only one experience is listed on the form leave the Leading Preference line blank.

Leading Preference:

Note: An application submitted to both Service-Immersion opportunities in certain circumstances may only be selected for one. A rejection from one site does not necessarily denote a negative reception by the committee, but the number of applicants may change the factors of possible application acceptance into both opportunities. By signing below, you are consenting to allow the review of your application by the Service Immersion Application Review Committee. You are doing so with the understanding that your application will not be shared by any person or group outside of the University of Providence and will only be reviewed by the committee.

Student Signature

Date

If you are under the age of 18 the University also requires the signature of your legal parent or guardian:

Parent/Guardian Signature

Date

Both Service-Immersion Experiences are subject to late notice cancellation for uncontrollable factors such as; extreme weather, travel restrictions, problems with the service site, acts of God, etc. If the Experiences are cancelled any money applicants have committed to the trip will be refunded and applicants will be informed in advance of the cancellation. If travel agencies or airlines will not refund money directly, alternative reimbursement will be provided according to the policies of the agencies involved.

ESSAY QUESTION #1 (For Both Leader and General Volunteer Applicants):

Please respond to the following prompt in at least one well-constructed paragraph (Feel free to use the back of the paper if necessary): What experiences, relationships, or areas of interest have inspired you to apply for a Service Immersion Trip?

ESSAY QUESTION #2 (For General Volunteer Applicants Only):

Please respond to the following prompt in at least one well-constructed paragraph. Here is a link to a more in-depth exploration of Catholic Social Teaching: Catholic Social Teaching -Justice Peace and Human Development | USCCB(Feel free to use the back of the paper if necessary): What is your understanding of the principles of solidarity and subsidiarity? How do you feel these principles will inform your time in your service-immersion location?

Argos Feeding Argos | Campus Food Bank

The mission of this food bank is to serve Argos and families in accessing food and personal items (i.e., bedding, feminine products, plates, utensils, etc.). The food bank can be accessed twice per week.

Please fill out the Argos Feeding Argos Request Form to review our food bank options and make your request(s).

For any questions, concerns, further details, please feel free to contact Travis Vermulm at travis.vermulm@uprovidence.edu.

Donations are gratefully accepted all year long!