A1: Monday April 5, 2010.
Q2: My form says hours are due April 2, 2010, are you sure they are due on Monday?
A2: I am sure, you hours are due Monday April 5, 2010. Do not panic; if you ask nicely, and you completed your time before April 1, Bill will probably accept your form later, but you might not be in time for the awards lunch.
Q3: Form? Where do I get a form to report my hours with?
Q4: How many hours do I need for an honors award?
A4: 30 hours.
Q5: What do I get if I report 30 or more hours?
A5: You receive an honors certificate (suitable for framing), recognition in the graduation program (suitable for impressing parents), designation on your transcript(suitable for noting on your resume), and lunch at noon on April 15th (suitable for eating, it is delicious Indian food).
Q6: I do not have 30 hours and I am thinking of not bothering reporting my hours, should I report them?
A6: Yes, you should report your time even if you have less than 30 hours. Your time counts toward the school's annual total reported to the Oregon State Bar--if enough people report, we can beat University of Oregon in total hours given. Also, you time can be accumulated toward the Public Interest Certificate if you are headed in that direction. Plus, if you report your hours, Bill will be happy and you will feel like a pillar of your community.
Q7: What counts?
A7: Almost anything that you do for a non-profit, church, social group, court, bar association, government office, or campaign will count as either community service or pro bono time. Have someone sign off on the time you have put in, and Bill will sort it out.
Q8: I volunteered all last summer, does that count?
A8: Yes, report your time.
Q9: What about time I put into the PILP Auction or for another student group?
A9: Generally, student group work does not count. The exception is, if the work has primarily an off-campus effect, then it can count. Things like project work for NEDC, NLG legal observing, some projects with EJA and SALDF, mentoring and supporting the mentoring program through BLSA and MLSA, putting in extra hours at the clinic, and helping with the VITA tax program count. If you can point to someone off campus who directly benefits from your work, you can probably convince Bill that it should count.
Q10: What if I put in more hours than required by my paid internship or more at clinic than required for credit?
A10: If you put in extra time and you do not receive pay or credit for that extra time, it counts and you should have your time signed off on.
Q11: I keep getting eaten by the Grue, what do I do?
A11: Try staying in the light or taking a light with you into dark places and the Gures will never bother you.
Q12: Grue? What are you on about?
A12: Before there were internets, there were electronic bulletin boards and usenet with FAQs like this for things like ZORK. No computer should be without one.
Q13: Hey shut up about the Grue, is there anything else I should know about volunteer hours?
A13: You bet, you can find it all in the Handbook http://www.lclark.edu/livewhale/download/?id=96
