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Boyd Service Award
Mission Statement: To recognize law students who provide volunteer services to charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental and educational organizations in furtherance of those organization's missions to improve the community.
The Boyd Service Award is given to law students at the completion of their studies during graduation. Recipients receive a seal on their diploma and wear cords during the graduation ceremony. The Boyd Service Award is the only way to wear cords at graduation.
The level of distinction is based on the number of volunteer hours completed during the students' entire law school career, with the guidelines as follows:
General Rules:
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Only hours accrued while enrolled as a full-time law student at the University of Iowa are considered.
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The hours will be counted and recorded on a monthly basis. Hours submitted after the first week of the following month will not be counted.
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This means that students must periodically record service hours. While students are not required to regularly perform service work, any service work completed must be recorded during the month in which it was performed for it to be considered.
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If students wish to turn in hours after the deadline, they must submit a written statement of reason for the delay as well as the hours completed to the ISBA Philanthropy Committee for review.
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The different Honor Levels are awarded based upon students total number of accrued hours over the course of their law school careers. Thus, students can accumulate hours regularly or all in one semester.
- All service hours are divided into two groups: community hours and institutional hours.
- Definition of Community Hours: Community hours are those hours which directly benefit recognized community organizations or non-profit, such as hospitals, Red Cross, ICPL, Crisis Center, DVC, Community Service Groups (Lions, Rotary, Eagles), etc. Students may perform community hours either at the law school or in the community, subject to the following restrictions:
- Attendance at regular group meetings are excluded;
- All service must be voluntary, uncompensated, and not compelled;
- This section of service also includes political activity, but self-campaigning is excluded entirely;
- Law school-sponsored events that directly benefit community organizations are included.
- Definition of Institutional Hours: Institutional hours are those hours which directly benefit the law school, the general University, or a student group. Organizations benefitting only the law school, University, or a student group include ISBA, EJF, ACS, ILS, ELS, BALSA, AALSA, NALSA, Christian Legal Society, Students for Choice, etc. The following restrictions apply:
- Student organization and regular group meetings are excluded, although activities beyond such meetings, such as event planning, are included;
- Attendance at social events is excluded.
- Examples:
- Community Hours
- Selling condoms at the law school to benefit a community organization.
- Participation in NOLA
- A student group conducts tabling to benefit the animal shelter.
- Institutional Hours
- A student group holds a bake sale to raise funds for group operations or a social event.
- A student group conducts tabling to sell used books, advertize Mr. Iowa Law, or hold elections.
- Designing a poster for an upcoming speaker or social event.
- Selling candy-grams to raise funds for a student group.
- Procedure for Entering Hours
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