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Student Information
Dear Students! 
Welcome to the Common Ground website. Please read all
instructions on this page before you begin. The Common
Ground Service Learning experience is open to all LIU students.
Some professors assign it as part of a class requirement.
However, if you wish to perform community service independently,
you can!
On this website you will find all the essential forms and
agency information that you will need to begin your service-learning
experience. Please note: in order to access our database of
agencies, you need a password. To get the password you must
register with Common Ground, which is easy! Call or visit
the Naterena Sapp in the Social Work Department, (718) 488-1025,
8th floor of the H building or visit
us during our office hours. Leave us your name, phone
number and email address and we will give you your password.
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Follow these steps
to begin.
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Search for a site in which you would like to work |
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Click here to enter the
"Placement Site Database." Enter the username
and password. Use the database to find three or four opportunities
that appeal to you. You can search by borough, by language,
by population served or by task performed. Many of the sites
have web links you can use to learn more about the agencies.
Have fun searching!
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| 2. Call the agencies
that you have chosen |
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You may proceed with this step on your own. However, we are
here to help you with all stages of this process. Please contact
us or visit us during our office hours and we will
be glad to assist you.
Once you have written down the contact information for about
four sites, the next step is to call the contact person at
the agency. Introduce yourself as a Long Island University
Student from the Common Ground program. Tell them you are
interested in performing community service at their agency.
They will be delighted to hear from you! Ask any questions
you may have, and if it sounds good to you, make arrangements
to visit the site in person.
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| 3. Fill out the
Student
Contract to enroll in the
Common Ground Program. This is required to work at one of our
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| Please note that in order to download our forms,
you may first need to download Adobe Acrobat. Click
here to download Adobe Acrobat. Then, click
here to download the "Student Contract." This
form is required for Common Ground enrollment. Print out one
form for each agency you wish to visit. When you find the agency
you like, have the supervisor at the agency fill out and sign
the form with you. Return this form to the Common Ground mailbox
located in the Social Work Department on the 8th floor of the
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| 4. Start service
learning! |
Agree with your supervisor on your start date,
and then begin working at the agency. Click
here to download the "Timesheet" to track
your hours.
Remember that you don't have to do it alone! We have advisors
who can work with you one-on-one to help you to find the right
site, to make sure your experience is a positive one and to
answer all your questions. Click here
to reach us! |
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Best wishes for a great experience!
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