Celebrating Service
Submit Your Volunteer Hours
Easily log your hours through our submission form.
Track your service. Earn rewards.
How It Works
Students who complete 50 verified service hours per semester while they are at Mizzou are eligible for special honors at commencement, including a recognition medallion.
Transfer students will have hour requirements adjusted based on enrollment status. If a student graduates early, hour requirements will be prorated.
Pin Your Progress
Celebrate your progress toward your service goals with exclusive milestone lapel pins awarded throughout your Mizzou journey:
- 75 verified hours: First pin
- 150 verified hours: Second pin
Frequently Asked Questions
What is service?
Service is the voluntary commitment to act with respect for others, embrace responsibility for community well-being, pursue discovery through learning and engagement, and strive for excellence in creating meaningful, positive change. Through Leadership & Service, individuals lead by example—using their time, skills, and compassion to uplift communities and strengthen society, embodying Mizzou’s values in action.
What is philanthropy?
Philanthropy is the act of generously donating resources, such as money and time, to help improve the well-being of others or society as a whole.
What qualifies as volunteer hours?
There are two recognized times of volunteerism through our program:
Monetary donations - act(s) of service that involves any type of monetary transaction to complete the act of service. Examples: purchasing cans for canned drives, donating to Mizzou Alternative Breaks through Mizzou’s Give Direct, donating to non-profit organizations, etc.
- 1 can/food item donated = 0.25 hours (¼ hour)
- $1.00 donated = 0.20 hours (⅕ hour)
- If you are receiving goods or services in return for your monetary donation, it does NOT constitute volunteer hours.
Non-Monetary donations - act(s) of service where time, skills, and talent are utilized. Examples: giving blood, organizing yard or street clean ups, tutoring youth, visiting local community homes, etc.
Can I keep track of my own hours?
While you can review your past submissions directly on MU Engage under Forms, we recommend keeping a separate, personal record of your hours as well. This will ensure all of your verified hours are accurately logged and accounted for throughout your service journey.
Do I need to submit hours at a certain time period?
Yes. Please submit hours within the same semester service took place. This ensures enough time for any validation processes.
Do I need to enter separate hours for each service opportunity?
Yes, you will be submitting your service hours separately if you served or donated for different reasons/instances. If you have a recurring service opportunity you would like to submit, please enter those at the end and submit those hours all together.
Where do I get the lapel pins and medallions?
We will have designated days throughout the semester for you to pick up your service awards. Details will be shared to your university email after reaching a service milestone.
Where can I find service opportunities on campus and in the community?
You can visit Volunteer Opportunities for more information on how to get involved. You can also reach out to service@missouri.edu to help discover new ways to serve your Mizzou community! You can also follow Service@Mizzou on MU Engage.
Is there an easier process if my organization serves as a group?
Organizations have the ability to bulk upload students who have completed service hours by emailing service@missouri.edu.
Submission Details
When submitting your service efforts, you will be asked to include the following:
- MU Student ID
- Anticipated Graduation Date
- Service opportunity details (On or off campus, organization or department name, email)
- Start and stop date of service
- Semester service took place
- Type of service (volunteer, monetary, physical, non-monetary)
- Quantity of service hours
- Brief reflection of service hours and how the experience felt or shaped you
- Example: I worked a few shifts at Tiger Pantry this spring because I volunteered a lot in high school, but hadn’t done much since starting my freshman year at Mizzou. While working at Tiger Pantry, I met a few new people and had the opportunity to see how Tiger Pantry works. I think the experience made me a lot more optimistic about our campus, and it opened my eyes to some of the great work that Mizzou volunteers do to support their students, staff and faculty.
- Specific details of service opportunity
- Example: I completed 7.5 service hours (3 shifts, 2.5 hr each) at Tiger Pantry. I helped stock shelves before the pantry opened. During the pantry’s hours, I continually restocked fruit from the fridge into their display bins as people shopped. After the pantry closed, the volunteers and I cleaned.