Social Impact | Utah Valley University

The Center for Social Impact is OPEN with limited staff. The rest of our team continues to work from home to reduce community spread of COVID-19. We are always available via phone or email, and we would be happy to help you! Contact information for each team member can be found on our "who we are" page.

Masks are mandatory on UVU campus. Please wear a mask and practice social distancing when coming into our office space. We will be happy to provide you with a mask if you do not have one. To find the latest information about COVID-19 and UVU, please visit www.uvu.edu/fall2020 (students) or www.uvu.edu/returntocampus (faculty and staff).

Help staff COVID-19 community vaccination clinics

Possible Medical Volunteer Roles

Volunteers with healthcare backgrounds are essential to emergency response. A system has been created where volunteers can be certified and practiced so that during an emergency with these credentials can step in and be used wherever needed, on the front line or in hospitals.

Have the skills? Join the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)

Review forms for clients that need additional medical review
Assist with vaccine preparation
Administer vaccine
Monitor clients for adverse reactions

Possible Non-Medical Volunteer Roles

Greeter
Assist with volunteer check-in/check-out
Review forms
Screen forms
Traffic control
Security
Direct clients
General; clinic logistics setup & teardown

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Developing Active Citizens Who Make A Social Impact in Our Communities

At the Center for Social Impact we use curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular student experiences in six diverse pathways of social impact, listed below. Whether a student, faculty, or community member, you can participate in various programs and events, volunteer or recruit volunteers, and enhance your academic experience through our coursework and scholar distinction. Learn more about what we offer for getting involved.

What is Social Impact?

A significant, positive change that addresses a pressing,
community-identified social issue in a sustainable and just way.

Contributes to a greater good or positive social change

Addresses a pressing, community-identified issue

Commits to social change that is sustainable and just

The Six Pathways of Social Impact

Developed in 2010 by Stanford University's Haas Center for Public Service, the six Pathways of Social Impact describe a range of possibilities by which we can make a contribution to the common good. The pathways intersect and overlap, demonstrating the interdependent nature inherent in working toward the common good. No one path is superior to another, and people move in and out of these pathways over time. Learn more about each individual pathway.

Social Entreprenuership and Corporate Social Responsibility

The Active Citizen Continuum

In combination with the Six Pathways of Social Impact, our center utilizes the Active Citizen Continuum. Developed by Break Away, a national Alternative Break nonprofit, this is a powerful framework that does not put people into permanent categories, but instead give language to the journey one takes as they become more engaged, inquisitive, and forward-thinking toward active citizenship. By combining the Pathways of Social Impact and the Active Citizen Continuum to encompass a broader venue for active citizenship, we design programs, initiatives, and collaborations to move students along the continuum from pathway entry points to more substantial community learning experiences.