What if I have my own idea?

What if I have my own idea?

• Public service advising is available to help you in thinking through your public service ideas. The Haas Center uses its Principles of Ethical and Effective Service as a guide and we offer expertise in planning one-time service projects and developing your own service project, program, or student organization.

• Fellowships can be self-designed and provide students with the support to develop and implement innovative service projects in collaboration with communities to effectively address their needs.

• Community Service Work-Study allows students who are eligible and have an idea for a project or a position with a local nonprofit or government agency to contact the organization and design a placement opportunity.

• Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trips are student-designed! Each year, the ASB program provides 25–30 students the opportunity to organize and lead a trip that can focus on a range of issue areas.

• Community-Based Research Projects can also be self-designed. Sign up for the Introduction to Community-Based Research course offered fall and spring quarters or contact Haas Center program staff for individualized consultation on how to develop an effective Community-Based Research project.

• Directed readings and Student Initiated Courses allow students to research, read or teach about social issues related to their service endeavors through independent arrangements with faculty. These directed readings can be incredibly rewarding for students interested in exploring a public service issue at a deeper level.

For more information, please email haasadvising@stanford.edu or check out the advising hours for the Bing Information Resource Center (BIRC) on the first floor of the Haas Center.