A significant component of the Lincoln Memorial University experience is service. Our University Mission Statement stresses the importance of service to the development of the whole person. We believe "a major cornerstone of a meaningful existence is service to humanity; service to the community where one lives; and service in a global and diverse society with an emphasis on the underserved."
All students receiving institutional financial assistance at LMU are expected to participate in the Student Service Initiative. This program allows students to broaden their horizons and become involved in community and service-learning projects. The University encourages and helps facilitate paths for students to provide service opportunities on an individual basis.
For questions and additional information, contact Sheri Schatz, Assistant Dean of Students, at 423.869.6842, or email at: [email protected]
Student Service Initiative FAQs
What is the Student Service Initiative?
The Student Service Initiative is an opportunity for students receiving Institutional Financial Aid from Lincoln Memorial University to broaden their horizons and become involved in service-learning projects and community service.
Who Participates in the Program?
Participants in the SSI program are all undergraduate students receiving any form of financial aid from LMU (for example, sports scholarships, Lincoln Grants, and academic awards).
How Does the Program Work?
Students that receive institutional aid are encouraged to participate in 10-hours of community service per semester. The Student Service Initiative will include only those projects and initiatives that do not include internships and payable service.
What are the Program's Advantages?
- Satisfaction of giving something back while enrolled at LMU
- Hands-on experience in a field unrelated or directly related to the student's course of study
- Increased marketability and enhancement of future job opportunities
- Prelude to a lifelong learning experience
- Increased opportunity to meet people and engage in activities outside the customary, day-to-day world
- Opportunity to participate and help people on a volunteer basis
Community Service Resources
- Corporation for National & Community Service
- Do Something
- Appalachian Community Fund
- Idealist.org
- Americorps / Americorps Vista
- Team Knoxville
- Network for Good
- Points of Light
- ServeNet
- Corporation for National and Community Service
- Volunteer Match
Environmental Programs
- Knoxville
- East Tennessee & Southeast Kentucky
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Kentucky
- Operation Unite
- Eastern Kentucky Child Care Coalition
- Cumberland River Comprehensive Care
- Independence House - 606.529.9386
- Cumberland River Comprehensive Care
- Cabinet for Families and Children
- Department for Protection and Permanency
- Department for Community Based Services
- Kentucky Regional Poison Center
- Kentucky Office for the Blind
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Cumberland Gap, Larger Region
- LMU Organizations
- Claiborne County Habitat for Humanity - 423.865.3547
- Claiborne County Chamber of Commerce - 423.626.4149
- Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce - 606.248.5603
- American Red Cross - 423.626.9617
- Manna House (Tazewell, TN) - 423.626.8765
- Salvation Army (Middlesboro, KY) - 606.248.4925
- Cooperative Christian Ministries (Pat Stanley) - 606.248.8022
- American Cancer Society - 1.800.ACS.2345
- ROHO - 606.248.5456
- Rotary Club of Pineville (Jimmy Gragg) - 606.337.3159
- Shrine Club - 606.248.6311
- Boy Scouts of America - 606.248.1414
- Kiwanis Club of Middlesboro (Richard Smith) - 606.248.3886
- Kiwanis Club of Pineville (Mike Long) - 606.337.3411
- Lions Club of Middlesboro (Roy Asher) - 606.248.1252
- Lions Club of Pineville (Earl Hurst) - 606.337.3951
- Pump Springs Baptist Church - 423.869.8323
- Blessing House - 606.248.5939
- Girl Scouts of America - 606.248.1766
- Angel Food Ministries, Shawanee Baptist - 423 869 2797
- United Way
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Cumberland Gap, Heritage & Preservation & Education
- Bell County Public Library System - 606.248.4812
- Bell County Historical Society (James Madison) - 606.242.0005
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Cumberland Gap, Parks & Recreation & Events
- Wilderness Road State Park (VA) - 276.445.3065
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (Janice Miracle) - 606.246.1072
- Pine Mountain State Park (John Brock) - 606.337.9512
- Mason's Pumpkin Festival (male only) - 423.869.6271
- Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival (Pineville, KY) - 606.337.6103
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Cumberland Gap, Government Agencies & Departments
- Bell County Animal Shelter (Jennifer Nagle) - 606.337.6331
- Bell County Friends of the Shelter (Liz Lamont) - 423.869.6271
- Claiborne County Animal Shelter
- Bell County Animal Clinic - 606.248.4243
- Mainstreet Pineville (Tim Cornett) - 606.499.3835
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Cumberland Gap, Healthcare
- Tri-State Comprehensive - 423.869.5376
- Laurel Manor Healthcare - 423.626.8215
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Lincoln Memorial University
- Campus Physical Plan Projects (Karen Farmer) - 423.869.6464
- LMU Baptist Collegiate Ministries - 423.869.2562
- Lincoln Library and Museum (Steven Wilson) - 423.869.6422
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Cumberland Gap, Citizen Organizations
- Friends of the Middlesboro Library - 606.248.4812
- Pineville/Bell County Community Development - 606.337.7074
- Middlesboro Little Theater
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Cumberland Gap, Mental Health Social Services
- Middlesboro Group Home - 606.248.6719
- Mercy Mission - 606.248.8132
- Operation Unite - 1.866.678.6483
- Eastern Kentucky Child Care Coalition - 606.337.6044
- Cumberland River Comprehensive Care Independence House - 606.529.9386
- Cumberland River Comprehensive Care
- Middlesboro - 606.248.4949
- Pineville - 606.337.6137
- Crossroads Drug & Alcohol Treatment - 606.526.9598
- Cabinet for Families and Children
- Department for Protection and Permanency - 606.337.6171
- Department for Community Based Services - 606.337.7055
- Lifeline of Bell County - 606.337.9955
- Kentucky Regional Poison Center - 800.222.1222
- Kentucky Office for the Blind - 800.321.6668
- Bell County Day Treatment/Recovery & Safe School - 606.337.0957
- Bell County Homeless & Housing Council - 606.337.5519
- Pineville - 606.337.7478
- Middlesboro - 606.248.2990
- Bell County Council on Literacy - 606.248.4000
- Bell-Whitley Community Service Agency, Inc. - 606.337.3044