Discover the power of lending a hand.... Day of Service Overview Howard University Day of Service (HUDOS), will provide an opportunity for incoming students of all faiths and backgrounds to embrace the University’s motto, “Truth and Service”. Modeled after Howard University's nationally recognized Alternative Spring Break program, it will provide service-learning opportunities as a part of the students’ introductory experience to the University. Current Howard University students, faculty, staff, administrators and alumni will volunteer across the Washington DC metropolitan area. Howard University Day of Service 2016 will focus on community building through seven service-learning initiatives addressing: educational disparities, environmental injustices, health disparities, homelessness and poverty, violence, police and community relationships, and voter registration. This service learning experience will allow Howard University students to discover the power of ethical leadership and civic responsibility.

Faculty Team Leader Role Description

The role of Faculty Team Leader allows Howard University faculty and staff members to lead and serve with a group of students at one of the service learning initiative sites. The purpose of the Faculty Team Leader role is to serve alongside the freshmen students and prepare thought-provoking discussion topics for the students to reflect on after they have completed their service work.Reflections are an integral component of Howard University Day of Service because they help link the service work at the individual sites to the broader issues facing society and will help students discern how they can use their knowledge, gifts, and abilities to make a difference in the world.

Howard University Day of Service 2016 will be held on Friday, August 19, 2016. The Opening Ceremony will commence on Howard University’s main campus in Cramton Auditorium at 8:00 AM, service work at individual sites will begin at 10:00 AM and continue until 3:00 PM. Shortly thereafter, participants will return to campus and the Howard University Day of Service 2016 Closing Ceremony/ Reflection Period will conclude the day.

The HUDOS Committee asks that all Faculty Team Leaders are available to participate at the Opening Ceremony, to serve with the students at the service sites and to help lead reflections with their respective volunteer groups during the Closing Ceremony, scheduled to begin at 3:00 PM.

**REGISTRATION ENDS MIDNIGHT, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2016**
All questions regarding Howard University Day of Service can be submitted electronically to hudayofservice@gmail.com