Purpose
The purpose of the Service Advisory Team is to foster greater partnerships among community agencies and students of Texas A&M University. The Service Advisory Team is made up of representatives from Community Agencies working collaboratively with staff members of Texas A&M’s Leadership and Service Center. This team will strive to improve social issues within the Bryan/College Station community and increase the number of civic engagement opportunities available to students of Texas A&M University.
Goals/Objectives
- Increase the level of student involvement with community agencies.
- Identify resources to assist community agencies with recruitment and retention of volunteers.
- Develop new tools for increasing opportunities for collaboration among community agencies.
- Evaluate current programs for agencies and make recommendations for improvement.
- Develop incentives for agencies to actively use and update AggieServe.
- Increase the number of service opportunities posted on AggieServe.
Benefits of Involvement for Community Agencies
- Network with Texas A&M staff and representatives from various community agencies who share similar programmatic functions
- Directly impact services and resources offered to community agencies
- Gain resources for recruiting and retaining student volunteers
- Positively impact the number of students engaging in volunteer activities
Spring 2009 Meeting Schedule
- January 20 - United Way of the Brazos Valley (click here for map); 979.696.4483. Click here for meeting minutes.
- February 10 - Department of Student Activities; Texas A&M Campus; John J. Koldus Building, Room 146 (click here for map); 979.845.4878. Click here for meeting minutes.
- March 10 - CANCELLED!!!
- April 14 - Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley (click here for map); 979.779.5437. Click here for meeting minutes.
- Date and Time Change: May 6 - 11:30am at River Bridge in Downtown Bryan (click here for map); 979.823.2333. Click here for meeting minutes.
*All meetings are on Tuesdays and begin at 1:00PM. Each meeting is held at a local community agency. Please contact ahowell@stuact.tamu.edu for additional information.*
Fall 2008 Meeting Schedule
- August 28 - Keep Brazos Beautiful (click here for map); 979.776.6227. Click here for meeting minutes.
- September 18 - Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley (click here for map); 979.779.5437. Click here for meeting minutes.
- October 16 - United Way of the Brazos Valley (click here for map); 979.696.4483. Click here for meeting minutes.
- November 20 - Hope Pregnancy Center of Brazos Valley (click here for map); 979.695.9193. Click here for meeting minutes.
- December 18 - Applebee's Restaurant. Click here for meeting minutes.