Get Connected Orientation

Click here to access the Service Wellness + Get Connected Orientation video tutorial, and follow along below.

Welcome to Get Connected! Follow these steps to complete your Orientation.

1. Respond to this Need by clicking the blue RESPOND button at the top right and submit need response on the next page. Keep one tab open to this page to follow the prompts!
2. Open a new window and navigate to Get Connected.
3. Click on your initials on the top right of Get Connected and toggle down to View Profile. Add at least one interest.
4. Go to the Agencies tab. Find an Agency that energizes you and become an Agency Fan. Feel free to use to Filters to find agencies based on your interests!
5. Go to the Needs tab. Use the Search bar and Filters to find:
• one Need related to Animals
• one Need that is Virtual
• one Need happening on a Saturday (the calendar view might be helpful here!)
6. Respond to at least two (or more!) additional Needs. 
• OLD WELL Core system: We will approve your hour for finishing this Get Connected Orientation once you complete and log hours for an additional Need on Get Connected. Once approved, submit a Community Wellness activity on Suitable.
• NEW WELL Core system: This orientation no longer counts for credit. We encourage you to use to Educational Resources list on the Training/Workshop activity task to dive deeper into a community issue/context to earn a Service Wellness credit!
7. Click the Entering Individual Hours tab and watch the video about logging Individual Hours.
8. Open a new browser window and find the Office of Service-Learning website.
   1. What are the names of the Director and Assistant Director?
   2. Navigate to the Service Wellness page.
   3. Up to how many months after you initially volunteered can you log your hours for approval? (Hint: scroll down!)
   4. If you have further questions, what email should you email?
9. Visit ALLINtovote.org:
1. Check your voter registration status.
2. If you’re not registered, please consider registering to vote!
3. This can earn you the Civic Engagement credit for Service Wellness! Submit your reflection here on Suitable to earn credit.
10. Complete the Google Form using your responses from this Orientation.
11. Log your hour for Get Connected Orientation in Get Connected by clicking the top yellow ADD HOURS button. Under Hour Type, select Yes and click the Get Connected Orientation Need from the dropdown list. Complete the form and hit submit. Hooray!

REMINDER:

• OLD WELL Core: We will approve your hour for finishing this Get Connected Orientation only after you complete and log hours for an additional Need on Get Connected.