Awards & Certifications
President's Volunteer Service Award - not available
Awards are on hold indefinitely. On May 27, 2025, the federal agency overseeing the President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) announced the program is on hold. They are not sure when it will resume.
In the meantime, we invite you to continue logging your service hours. We hope you will consider earning the BYU Service Certification and/or the Utah Lt. Governor's Volunteer Recognition Certificate described below.
In the meantime, we invite you to continue logging your service hours. We hope you will consider earning the BYU Service Certification and/or the Utah Lt. Governor's Volunteer Recognition Certificate described below.
BYU Service Certification
Offered to all BYU students who take STDEV 290: Learning through Service, perform 100 hours of community service while at BYU, and devise a capstone project which benefits a community service program or agency. Students will also create and present a portfolio of the capstone experience. A silver graduation stole is awarded upon completion. For more information or to enroll in this program, contact Heidi Goodsell at (801) 422-4540 or h_goodsell@byu.edu.
The Utah Lt. Governor's Volunteer Recognition Certificate
Offered to BYU students who demonstrate exemplary volunteer service to their Utah community over an extended period of time. All submissions must be accompanied by a narrative statement and should be no longer than 250 words. To be nominated, contact Heidi Goodsell at (801) 422-4540 or h_goodsell@byu.edu.