Volunteer and Service Rewards Program
Community Engagement’s mission is to enhance the culture of service at CSUMB by providing a range of community service opportunities and reward excellence in community engagement. This program is designed to recognize students and student organizations for their dedication to service throughout their time at CSUMB.
Terms and Conditions
All service hours must be logged with Community Engagement the semester they were completed. Service hours not logged through Community Engagement will not be counted.
Service hours completed from the first day of the semester (fall and spring) to the last day of the semester (fall and spring) will be counted.
The final day to log service hours is the Friday before finals week. Any service hours completed after the submission deadline will count for the following semester.
Service Learning hours will not be counted.
Service hours will build off previous semester with the exception of summer and winter terms.
Hours logged during summer will count for fall term. Hours logged during winter break will count for spring term.
Individual Service Awards will be rewarded on a semester basis.
Group Service Awards will be annually and given before the end of the academic year.
Individual Service Reward Tier
Tier | Hours | Reward |
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Otter Award | 10 | T-shirt and tier sticker |
Valley Green Award | 20 | Water bottle (name brand) and Tier Sticker |
Bay Blue Award | 50 | Fancy Leather Notebook and Tier Sticker |
Golden Sand Reward | 100 | Backpack, Certificate, and Tier Sticker |
Platinum Award | 200 | CSUMB hoodie, certificate, Tier Sticker, and awarded at ceremony |
Diamond Award | 500+ | Graduation cords, plaque, Tier Sticker, and awarded at ceremony |
Group Service Reward Tier
Tier | Hours | Rewards (Tier Progression Stack Rewards) |
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Otter Group Award | 10 | Lanyards |
Valley Green Group Award | 20 | 50 free color prints |
Bay Blue Group Award | 30 | 100 free color prints & pizza party |
Golden Sand Group Award | 40 | 150 free color prints & tablecloth with group logo printed on it |
Platinum Group Award | 50 | 200 free color prints & plaque |
Diamond Group Award | 60+ | Group T-shirt & trophy & $100 to next philanthropy event |