The Husky Volunteers Medallion Program
What is Husky Volunteers Medallion?
The Husky Volunteers Program encourages and recognizes students' service to the community during their time as a UW Tacoma student. Through this program, students are encouraged to form relationships with their communities through volunteering, whether their service is completed on or off campus.
Any UW Tacoma student can register their experiences as a Husky Volunteer. Upon graduation and a final service reflection, service medallions are awarded at the following levels:
- Silver: 100+ hrs.
- Purple: 200+ hrs.
- Gold: 300+ hrs.
Please note that for the purposes of this program, volunteer service work is unpaid work through a not for profit organization, club, or group contributing to a greater societal good.
How do I get involved?
- Reach out to our Volunteer Coordinator at huskyvolunteer@uw.edu if you need any assistance finding service opportunities. The Husky Volunteers program has a database that has collected information for opportunities on and off campus.
- Download and complete the Husky Volunteers Final Reflection. Save it for your records, but you'll need to submit it to DUBNET for credit.
- Once you've completed service, log your hours on DUBNET! The link will transport you to the Husky Volunteers Page on DUBNET. Please join the group if you have not already as this is how you'll log service hours for the Medallion program.
- Follow the instructions in the discussion group post: Click here
- Track your hours in your profile on DUBNET
- Once you complete 100, 200, and/or 300 hours, you will receive a Final Reflection form that will need to be completed.
- Once your Final Reflection is approved, join us at the OSCARs Ceremony to receive your medallion! If you cannot attend the OSCARs Ceremony, you will receive instructions on how to pick up your medallion before graduation.
Why should I get involved?
There are many reasons you might serve: to learn, to grow, to give back, to make the world a better place, to gain experience, or to meet new friends and community members. The Husky Volunteers Program offers some additional reasons and benefits for volunteering:
- Develops a more thoughtful connection with the community through reflective logs
- Recognizes students at graduation and the OSCARS with a Husky Volunteer Medallion
- Provides consultations to learn how to incorporate your service work into your professional resume
