{"id":6518,"date":"2018-01-30T14:24:15","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T19:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentlife-wds-prd.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/?page_id=6518"},"modified":"2026-03-04T08:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:58:30","slug":"your-link-to-involvement-at-ut","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The Center for Student Engagement creates innovative opportunities for students to build connections and create community through meaningful involvement, personal development, and co-curricular learning to enhance their Volunteer experience.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"orange-hash\">\n<div class=\"half \">\n<h2>Get Connected Through Events<\/h2>\n<p>Discover the latest events hosted by our office. These events are tailored to enrich your campus life, build connections, and provide essential resources. To explore all upcoming events, visit Vol Connect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/volconnect.utk.edu\/events\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-orange btn-lg\" target=\"_blank\">Explore Events on Vol Connect<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"half \">\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7999 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/207825_180819_Freshman_Picnic_061-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"person playing a guitar and singing into the mic while people watch\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/207825_180819_Freshman_Picnic_061-scaled-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/207825_180819_Freshman_Picnic_061-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/207825_180819_Freshman_Picnic_061-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/207825_180819_Freshman_Picnic_061-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br class=\"clearshortcode\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"half \">\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7914 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/24-25-SEA-Group-Photo-1200x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"Student Engagement Ambassadors (SEA) group photo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/24-25-SEA-Group-Photo-1200x800-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/24-25-SEA-Group-Photo-1200x800-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/24-25-SEA-Group-Photo-1200x800-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/24-25-SEA-Group-Photo-1200x800-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"half \">\n<h2>Get Involved in Organizations<\/h2>\n<p>Join a student organization to connect with others, develop leadership skills, and enhance your Volunteer experience. Explore a wide variety of student organizations on VOLink.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utk.campuslabs.com\/engage\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-orange btn-lg\" target=\"_blank\"> Explore Organizations on VOLink<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br class=\"clearshortcode\"><\/p>\n<hr class=\"orange-hash\">\n<h2>Our Impact at a Glance<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<div class=\"box-light card orange tx brd-\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong style=\"font-size: 400%;line-height: 1\">150<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-size: 110%\">Total Number of Events<\/strong><br \/>\n<em style=\"font-size: 100%\">(2024 \u2013 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<div class=\"box-light card orange tx brd-\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong style=\"font-size: 400%;line-height: 1\">555<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-size: 110%\">Total Number of Active Registered Student Organizations<\/strong><br \/>\n<em style=\"font-size: 100%\">(2024 \u2013 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<div class=\"box-light card orange tx brd-\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong style=\"font-size: 400%;line-height: 1\">26,700<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-size: 110%\">Total Attendance at Events<\/strong><br \/>\n<em style=\"font-size: 100%\">(2024 \u2013 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<br class=\"clearshortcode\"><\/p>\n<hr class=\"orange-hash\">\n<div class=\"half \">\n<h2>Student Organization Resource Reservation<\/h2>\n<p>The Center for Student Engagement has a variety of resources available for student organizations to reserve to support programs and events. Items range from tables, chairs, tents, cornhole boards, and so much more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/center-for-student-engagement.booqableshop.com\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-orange btn-lg\" target=\"_blank\">Reserve Resources for Student Organizations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"half \">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7998 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/20231020_International_Festival-_013.jpg\" alt=\"A student visits with a student booth during the Center for Global Engagement International Festival along Ped Walkway.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/20231020_International_Festival-_013.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/20231020_International_Festival-_013-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/20231020_International_Festival-_013-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/20231020_International_Festival-_013-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Center for Student Engagement also has a craft room available for your student organization to create posters\/banners, buttons, balloons, and more to support your organization and organization events.<br \/>\n<br class=\"clearshortcode\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Impact at a Glance &nbsp; The Center for Student Engagement also has a craft room available for your student [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":7996,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6518","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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