Community Partner Programs  icon

• Weekly volunteering with over 42 local community organizations
  • Semester-Based Commitments
    • All programs are organized into 6 Issue Areas:
      • Advocacy, Arts and Recreation, Education, Health and Wellness, Mentorship, Sustainability and Food Justice
    • Submit your Volunteer Interest Form today

Saturday Service Projects  icon

• Join hundreds of your peers in support of community
  • One-Time Commitments 2025-2026
    
    • Legacy of Lowell - September 13th, 2025
    • Officer's Hollow - October 18, 2025
    • Fall Into Service - November 8th, 2025
    • MLK Day of Service - January 17th, 2026
    • Love Ur Community - February 21st, 2026
    • Spring into Service - April 18th, 2026

Service Corner  icon

• Service Corner To-Go
  • One-Time Commitments
    • Knit hats and other community identified needs.
    • Union 101 (available year-round) & Kahlert Village kiosk (closed for the summer)

• Service Corner Nites
  • One-Time Commitments
    • Complete themed projects at these 2 hour events offered weekly during fall/spring
    • Registration is required to attend. Usually held inside Kahlert Village.

Student Leader Positions  icon

• Lead by example, gain leadership experience
  • Academic-Year Commitments
    
    • Application dates
      
      • 2025-2026 positions will open around February, 2026

Community Bulletin Board  icon

• Additional volunteer opportunities outside the Bennion Center
  • Various Commitments
    • One-time events, Ongoing, and Internships/jobs

Alternative Breaks  icon

• Community engaged work over school breaks and weekends
  • Week-Long Plus Commitments
    • Fall and Spring break opportunities
      • Applications for spring '25 will be open from Nov. 6th-Jan. 16th

Utah Reads  icon

• Tutor local elementary students (work-study position)
  • Academic-Year Commitment
    • Must be eligible for Federal Work Study to apply

Service House   icon

• Live on-campus with 12 community-minded residents
  • Academic-Year Commitment
    • Located in the historic Officers Circle, all majors are welcome]
      • Applications close around mid-January for the following academic-year

Gail Miller Community Engagement Tower at Kahlert Village  icon

• On-campus residence for first-year students only
  • Academic-Year Commitment
    • Applications close around early April for the following academic-year
    • Resident Advisor positions are available
  • H.I.V.E. LLC
    • Join our brand new High Impact Volunteer Engagement Living Learning Community inside the Gail Miller Community Engagement Tower at Kahlert Village

Bennion Scholars  icon

• Complete a capstone project, earn an academic honor
  • Multi-Year Commitment
    
    • Priority Application dates:
      • April 1st for Fall semester
      • November 15th for Spring semester

Community Engagement Certificate  icon

• Commit to leadership for social change
  
  • Multi-Year Commitment
    • 21 credits and a capstone project
    • Pursuit of this academic credential can begin anytime

Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Designated Courses  icon

• Experiential learning outside the classroom. Over 200 (CEL) designated courses offered at the U.
  • Semester-Based Commitment
    
    • BENN 1020: Pathways to Community Engagement
    • BENN 2030: Intro to Civic Leadership

Perspectives  icon

• A 90-minute asynchronous course developed by the Constructive Dialogue Institue that shares the latest psychological research on the roots of our current divisions and polarization. If you're interested in approaching tough conversations with a new mindset, Perspectives is for you! 
  
  • You can register as an individual or sign up as a group 
  • Email perspective@utah.edu to get started!

Brave Conversations  icon

• In partnership with Student Leadership & Involvement, we gather three times each semester to share a meal and to discuss challenging topics in a structured format, facilitated by trained student leaders.
  
  • The goal is to build mutual understanding - not to debate or persuade. 
  • Come to truly hear and understand different perspectives and to be heard and understood by those who disagree with you!

Alternative Breaks  icon  

Bennion Scholars   icon

Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Designated Courses   icon

Community Bulletin Board  icon

Community Conversations  icon  

Community Engagement Certificate  icon  

Community Partner Programs  icon

Gail Miller Community Engagement Tower @ Kahlert Village  icon

Perspectives  icon

Saturday Service Projects  icon

Service Corner  icon  

Service Corner Hours  icon  

Service House  icon  

Student Leaders  icon  

Utah Reads  icon