Include completed options as artifacts in your USI 101 Portfolio Template
Option 1: Explore regional engagement.
Talk to one of your faculty members about the ways in which they see WCU as a regionally engaged university. How are they, their department, and/or their college involved in the community or region?
Write a short summary or produce a short video, then post as an artifact in your portfolio. Include your reflection from the question posed in the first bullet point in this option.
Option 2: Explore regional partners.
Initiate by email or phone, a conversation with a local non-profit partner about the community needs of the western region of the state and how WCU helps in fulfilling their mission.
Write a short summary or produce a short video, then post as an artifact in your portfolio. Include your reflection from the question posed in the first bullet point in this option.
Develop your team!
Organize a team of three or more peers/students and join forces to serve. Create a Google Site that shows off your team, teamwork, and impact in the community. Post a link to your Google Site as an artifact in your portfolio. Include a reflection on what you gained from the experience. (Be sure that all team members are named on the site. Only one team member needs to post the link.)