Service Topics:
1) Sustained and recognized service to the university community
and/or civic community.
Required for participation: Your chapter has been involved
in a service project (other than VITA) to your campus or to the surrounding
community for more than one year and has been recognized for your
efforts by either your university administration or by community/civic
leadership.
Presentation requirements: See Best Practices guidelines. Within
the constraints of the presentation guidelines, present: (1) information
about your project and how your chapter has implemented this service;
(2) the recognition that has been afforded your chapter for the service;
and (3) how other BAP chapters could emulate your efforts within
their chapter.
Not allowed: Since BAP has a separate VITA recognition program
with the IRS, this service project is not eligible for this category.
OR
2) Corporate Social Responsibility
Goal: To Increase awareness about the meaning and importance of
corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Required for participation: Conduct research on corporate
social responsibility and select a organization(s) that has a CSR
report or position. Educate students and/or the community
on your CSR findings. Challenge the report’s impact
(if any) on the environment, the organizations bottom line and link
to the organization’s strategy.
Presentation requirements: See Best Practices guidelines. Within
the constraints of the presentation guidelines, present: (1) What
the chapter learned (2) Describe how the Chapter increased awareness
of CSR and (3) The impact CSR is having (or not) on the financial
environment or environment at large.
Need help: There is a European organization committed to CSR
and there website is: http://www.csreurope.org. Also,
Chiquita is an example of an organization that has a CSR report.
Involvement in Professional Organizations
Goal: Educate /encourage / promote members and alumni to join
and become involved with professional organizations. (e.g. state
societies, women’s societies, FEI, etc).
Presentation requirements: See Best Practices guidelines. Within
the constraints of the presentation guidelines, present: (1) Design
and implement a plan to raise awareness, increase membership and
participation within professional organizations (2) Discuss impact
made by chapter or alumni.
