NobleHour: 2014-15 Training

Center for Civic Engagement & Public Service

• The Center aims to integrate civic engagement into George Washington University’s educational work. We focus GW’s resources to

• meet community needs beyond the campus, • promote active citizenship in a diverse democracy,

and• enhance teaching, learning and scholarship at

GW.

Mission of the Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service

“Deeds Not Words”~ George Washington

Hours AY 13-14 : 403,146GW Departments and student service programs

181,492.25

GW Schools 177,077.25

GW Non-programmatic affiliated & self reported hours

35,473.84

GW University Sponsored Events 15,104

 

= *403,146.34

GW Community on NobleHour

• Secure online community dedicated to service-learning, volunteering, and co-curricular activities.

• Allows for posting and searching for opportunities, tracking service hours, generating reports, and measuring impact.

GW Community on NobleHour

Groups: Service-learning course

Groups: Student Orgs, Affinity

Groups

Qualitative and Quantitative Reporting:

Reflection and Hour Tracking

Groups: CCEPS Programs

Organizations: GW Departments, Community

Partners

Content: Events, Opportunities, News,

Resources

VISUALIZING THE GW COMMUNITY ON NOBLEHOUR

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Why We Use NobleHour?

Presidential Volunteer Service Awards Earners

 

PVSA Gold Award Range: 250+ hours

Number of People – 346

PVSA Silver Award Range: 175 to 249 hours

Number of People – 84 

PVSA Bronze Award Range: 100 to 174 hours

Number of People – 188

Total: 618 Award Earners, up from 270 last year

 

End of the Year Salutations• Date Range for Eligibility is May 2, 2014- May 3, 2015 for PVSAs and Grad Cords

Documentation• NobleHour is the

University’s official certification tool; documenting the University’s outstanding commitment to service.

Depth and Breadth• Pre-made accounts for over

55,000+ students, faculty, staff and alumni!

USER GUIDES & REFERENCE WALKTHROUGH VIDEOS

http://serve.gwu.edu/how-track-service-hours

(Available for Download)

SO HOW DO WE USE NOBLEHOUR?

1.VISIT, WWW.SERVE.GWU.EDU/LOG-SERVICE

2. CLAIM YOUR GW NOBLEHOUR ACCOUNT

3. ACCESS THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY PAGE ON NOBLRHOUR

4.FIND AND JOIN YOUR PROGRAM GROUP ON NOBLEHOUR

5.CONTRIBUTE CONTENT: NEWS, EVENTS, OPPORTUNTIES, GROUPS, AND RESOURCES

6. TRACK YOUR SERVICE THRU PRE-CREATED OPPORTUNITY CODES

7. INTERACT INSIDE THE NOBLEHOUR SYSTEM: RECORD, COMMUNICATE AND REFLECT!

General : 7 STEPS USER GUIDE

1. Visit serve.gwu.edu/log-service

2. Claim Your Account

3. Join Your Program Group or The GW General Hours Group: 753872161

4. Practice Tracking Your Hours and Recording Reflection Notes

5. Check Out the Reference Videos

ACTIVITIES: USING NOBLEHOUR

1. Please visit http://serve.gwu.edu/how-track-service-hours and follow steps to claim Noblehour account if you have not done so already.

2. Once inside the system, search for and join The George Washington General Hours group. You can search for the group in the NobleHour search box, using code: 753872161 .

Look to the left hand side of the group page and select "Join the group to contribute content" button.

This will make you a member of the group and allow you to select it as a crediting group on the hour logging screen.

3.  Please refer to the following hyperlinked video "How To Track Hours without an Opportunity Code" or How to  Create an opportunity and follow instructions on the video for logging hours.

Still need more guidance?

Click to access: GW COMMUNITY ON NOBLEHOUR USER GUIDES and REFERENCE VIDEOS

(Generic Student Outreach Steps)

1. Please visit http://serve.gwu.edu/how-track-service-hours and follow steps to claim Noblehour account if you have not done so already.

2. Once inside the system, search for and join The Operación Impacto group, or the GW Impacto Advanced Spanish Service Learning 3040.

You can search for the groups in the NobleHour search box, using group code #'s: 203793161 for Operacion Impacto  or 825639281 for GW Impacto Advanced Spanish Service Learning 3040  

Look to the left hand side of the group page and select "Join the group to contribute content" button. This will make you a member of the group and allow you to select it as a crediting group on the hour logging screen. 

*NOTE: Please select the proper service task, which is organized by service location in the task drop down menu in the hour logging screen.

3.  Please refer to the following reference video "How To Track Hours with an Opportunity Code" for detailed step by step guidance on logging hours.

4.  The GW student participants member opportunity code  for the 2014-15 school year is: 2014-15 Operación Impacto Service Opportunity

 

Click to access: GW COMMUNITY ON NOBLEHOUR USER GUIDES and REFERENCE VIDEOS

(Group Specific Outreach Email)

Important to Note: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CIRCULAR

EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE PROMOTE WILL LINK TO NOBLEHOUR!!!

QUESTIONS?