The Community Engagement program at AIB helps students learn and develop through organized Community Engagement experiences that meet real community needs. By participating in community engagement, students will be able to engage in active learning, grow and develop personally, help meet community needs and learn the importance of civic responsibility.
Associate and bachelor degree students will be introduced to the Community Engagement program either in College Foundations or in an orientation session. Students will be required to complete 20 hours of service during their time at AIB and must complete these hours before the end of their enrollment in Career Foundations if an associate degree student, or before the end of their last term of enrollment if a bachelor's degree student. Students who were required to fulfill this during their enrollment in an AIB associate's degree program do not have to again fulfill this requirement during their enrollment in an AIB bachelor's degree program. No associate or bachelor's degree will be awarded until the Community Engagement requirements have been completed.
All community engagement experiences must be approved through the Community Engagement Center. Students enrolled in the bachelor's degree program, who must fulfill this requirement, may petition the College to show proof they have completed 20 hours of service since their graduation from high school. The paperwork for this petition is available in the Community Engagement Center. Once submitted, the documentation will be reviewed by the Director of Community Engagement and the students will be notified of the status of their petition.
Examples of Community Engagement projects
- Developing new and/or revamping marketing materials
- Transcribing meetings and conference calls
- Updating files, spreadsheets, and/or databases
- Making donor phone calls
- Covering a reception desk
- Conducting facility tours
- Co-organizing an event
Learn more about Community Engagement
Julie Spicer
Director of Community Engagement and Tutoring
Mon-Fri 7:30-4:00
515.697.5915
Fax 515.288.4366
spicerj@aib.edu
Sarah Pedelty
IACC AmeriCorps*VISTA
Community Engagement Coordinator
Mon-Wed 9:00-5:30
Thursday and Friday 8-4:30
Office: 515.697.5912
pedeltys@aib.edu