Getting Started

Find out the AS-L requirements for your course
Refer to your syllabus or ask your professor for guidelines about the type of service activity and number of service hours required for your course.
Decide on a site or project
Check your course page on St. John’s Central or review the packet distributed by your professor for the community agencies that have been reserved for your class and choose the agency where you would like to complete your service.
Schedule your service
Call the site supervisor and introduce yourself as a St. John’s University student. Explain that you are using Academic Service-Learning in your course and let the site supervisor know how many hours you will need to serve. Ask if you can assist with programs at the service site and set up a time to begin your service at the site. Please note: The Office of AS-L maintains the schedule for several community sites. Please follow the directions on the information sheet when scheduling your service.
Enter the information on where you will be in the UIS Service Reporting System
Please follow these directions for entering your hours in the UIS Service Reporting System. Print your time log form with you and bring it to your service site each time you go. The site supervisor will need to sign off on your hours at each visit. Please remember to log into the UIS Service Reporting System when you have completed your service to update your hours accordingly.