Ball State University Student Voluntary Services

Become an SVS Ambassador!💡An SVS Ambassador is a valuable leadership position that serves the Muncie community and requires individual and/or group communication, planning, and organization.

📌 To apply to be an Ambassador click the link in our bio! Or email [email protected] for any questions!

Our January newsletter is here! Check out how our first service event of the year went, and get more information on becoming an SVS Ambassador! ❄️

Happy Spring 2026 Semester Cardinals! We hope your winter break was restful, and we invite you to check out the Spring 2026 Activity Fair!
This is a great opportunity to promote your organization, connect with your peers, and/or learn about ways to get involved on campus!

📌11:30am - 1:00pm
📌Tuesday January 20th
📌Student Center Ballroom

Hope to see you there!

The registration for our MLK Day of Service is open! 🥬🍅🍞

SVS has partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank to offer a service opportunity for their annual MLK Day of Service! Please meet at the Office of Student Life (SC 133) in the Student Center by 8:30 a.m. on Monday, January 19th, to join us; transportation will be provided by SVS.

Requirement Details:
📌 Volunteers must wear sturdy closed-toed shoes (no Crocs, sandals, or flip flops).
📌 Volunteers will dress comfortably and appropriately for warehouse-type work with food products (no shorts or skirts above 6” from the knee, no midriff/belly exposed, no spaghetti straps or tank tops).
📌 Volunteers will often need to wear gloves and change them as needed (non-latex gloves available).
📌 We ask that you wrap up the task you are working on about 10 minutes before you need to leave and help with clean up, as well as sanitize your area.
If you require any accommodations to fully participate in this service event, please email your request to [email protected] by 5:00 PM on January 12, and we will do our best to make the necessary arrangements.

Happy Winter Break! ❄️ We hope everyone is enjoying a well-deserved time to rest and recharge after an amazing semester of hard work. A huge thank you to everyone who participated in Angel Tree, whether through shopping, organizing, or wrapping gifts. Enjoy this photo dump featuring some of our incredible volunteers who helped make the season brighter! 🎁

Wrapping up the year with a close look at our December newsletter! As we head into the last stretch of the semester, we’re sending all the good luck and encouragement to everyone tackling finals week! It’s been such a great year working with all of you, seeing new faces get involved, and watching our community grow. We’re so grateful for the energy and heart you brought to every event and project! Happy Holidays everyone! 🎉🍾

Join us for our Angel Tree Gift Wrapping event! 🎁

📌 Volunteers will help wrap donated presents, adding a personal and festive touch to each package. It’s a heartwarming way to give back and spread cheer this season.
📌 There will be music, snacks, and all the holiday spirit you can handle! All supplies provided.
📌 Please note, this event will run until all of the gifts are wrapped - if the gifts are wrapped before 2:00pm, then the event will end prior to 2:00pm.

Angel Tree is back! This year we have 163 children needing sponsored! 🎄
We are asking faculty, staff, and students to help us bring some joy this holiday season by purchasing gifts for a child on our Angel Tree!

📌 If you would like to sponsor more than one child, consider sponsoring an entire family (family sizes can range from 2 siblings to 9 siblings). Please be sure to tell someone in our office, and they can help you find a family to sponsor.
📌 Don’t want to shop? Make a monetary donation, and SVS will do the shopping for you!

Together, we can make this holiday a little brighter for children in Delaware County. We can’t do it without you!

Questions? Contact the Office of Student Life at 765-285-2621 or [email protected].

The registration for our Fall Leaf Raking event is now open! 🍂

Helpful Details:

📌 All volunteers will be meeting in the SVS Office (Student Center 136) (at 8:00 AM for the morning shift). Here you will be filling out some general paperwork, meeting the others you will be volunteering with, and picking up rakes and gloves to use for the day. Please arrive on time and ready to work!

📌 On BeConnected you are able to sign up for two transportation options. The first being for “SVS transportation”, register for this shift if you need transportation. If you do not need transportation, please see shifts listed as “Personal Transportation.”

📌 Along with transportation options, there are two shifts (one in the morning, and one in the afternoon) that you will be able to register for.

📌 Please plan and dress appropriately with appropriate footwear! We also recommend that you bring a water bottle to use for the day.

Meet the Student Voluntary Services Executive Team for the 2025-2026 school year!

Our 9/11 Day Of Service is this Saturday! As of today we have four more spots open, so don’t hesitate to register!

As said in the post:

📌 Volunteers meet in the SVS Office (Student Center 136) at 8am
📌 Volunteers will be transported to/from location by SVS
📌 Wear closed-toe shoes & clothes you won’t mind potentially getting dirty

Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. Can’t wait to see you there!