The President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) is the premier volunteer awards program, encouraging citizens to live a life of service through presidential gratitude and national recognition. PVSA recognizes US residents who have achieved the required number of hours of service over a 12 month period. Earning this distinction, recipients receive a metal or a pin, a certificate of achievement signed by the president and a congratulatory letter from the president.
Award Year
The Award year run from April 1 through March 31 each year. All volunteer hours must be entered by 11:59 pm on March 31. Hours entered after that time cannot be counted for the closing year, nor can they be carried forward to the next year.
HOW TO LOG IN HOURS? It’s so easy!
1. Become a member of President’s Volunteer Service Award on I-Engage to log your service time and commitment.
2. Fill out the President’s Volunteer Service Award Registration Form
o Fill the President’s Volunteer Service Award Registration as an Individual form (If signing up as an Individual)
o Fill the President’s Volunteer Service Award Registration as a Group form (If signing up as a Group)
3. Record hours by filling out;
o RECORD HOURS AS AN INDIVIDUAL form (If filling out as an individual)
o RECORD HOURS AS A GROUP form (If filling out as a Group)
In order for hours to count toward this award, the above forms must be submitted on I-Engage on or before March 31, 2019. These forms can be found on the President’s Volunteer Service Award Page on I-Engage. Step 2 only needs to be done once while Step 3 must be taken whenever you need to record or input your hours.
You can go to our website https://studentactivities.tamucc.edu/SVC/PVSA.html for more information on PVSA and what counts as service hours and what doesn’t.
If you have any questions, Please contact Kelly Oniha (koniha@islander.tamucc.edu)
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DOES |
DOES NOT |
Volunteering as a Mentor |
Internships |
Running a 5k fundraiser |
Paid work or employment |
Time spent raising money for a cause |
Internal service to a student Organization |
Participating in a charity walk or fundraiser |
Helping a friend study |
Volunteering at a
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Etc. |
Coaching a Sports team, etc |
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You must earn the stated number of hours during a 12-month period in order to qualify. The PVSA will be awarded annually, based on the service hours logged between April 1-March 31 each year.
Bronze 100-174 hours
Silver 175-249 hours
Gold 250+ hours
Contact us at svc@tamucc.edu or koniha@islander.tamucc.edu or call 214-940-5143
