Category: Volunteer Opportunities and Surveys

Join the Community Service Board and Civic Engagement for several meaningful volunteer opportunities this spring:

• Help clean up local rivers with Wichita Clean Streams from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 21
• Connect with seniors during Senior Saturdays from 9 to 11 a.m. March 28 and April 11
• Support the Wichita Family Crisis Center from 10 a.m. to noon April 19
• Assist with Open Streets ICT April 19 with multiple shifts available
• Prepare art lesson materials at The Art Park from 9 to 11 a.m. April 25

Sign up on VolunteerICT and reach out to csb@wichita.edu with any questions.

Are you curious about volunteering, but aren’t sure where to start? Stop by the Volunteer Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, March 9 on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center to learn about ways that you can get involved.

There will be representatives from more than thirty non-profits on hand who can tell you about how you can get involved with volunteering. Once you have visited with five organizations, you can enter a raffle to win a prize as well. For questions, email civicengagement@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7016.

The Student Activities Council is seeking judges for the third annual Shockers Got Talent competition. Judges will watch, evaluate and score 10-12 student performers to determine this year’s winners who will receive scholarships.

Faculty and staff who volunteer their time receive the best seats in the house and are provided dinner for their time. Must be available starting at 6 p.m. April 2 at Miller Concert Hall in Duerksen Fine Arts Center.

Deadline to apply is midnight Friday, March 18.

Join Wichita Clean Streams, Wichita RiverWalk Cleanup Crew and the Community Service Board for a morning of cleaning up the area around the Arkansas and Little Arkansas River from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21.

Gloves, trash bags and materials will be provided. Volunteers will meet at a location determined before the event. Volunteers will be given exact location of event via email before the event. Sign up on Volunteer ICT.

Volunteer with the Department of Public Health Sciences at Sharing Life Stories with Shockers, an opportunity to interview an older adult and preserve their story. There will be storytellers from Larksfield Place — former professionals in aerospace, healthcare, social work, education, business, military service and more — who are excited to share their experiences.

What you’ll gain:

• A meaningful volunteer experience
• Strong résumé or graduate school content
• Interviewing and communication skills
• A memorable intergenerational connection

Sign up (with a friend encouraged), meet your storyteller together and document their life story in a relaxed, conversational format. No prior experience is needed — just curiosity, respect and a willingness to listen.

Sign-up by Friday, March 6 to be matched with a storyteller. Sessions begin after spring break and are scheduled around your availability.

Join the Community Service Board supporting Storytime Village at its annual Youth Summit. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 6. Volunteer tasks may include helping to set-up for the event and facilitating activities and other related programming.

It’s not too late to sign up for Dr. Seuss Day, celebrated annually on March 2, which honors the birthday of the beloved children’s author. In partnership with USD 259, WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement invites faculty and staff to bring stories to life by reading to local students in their classrooms.

Join the Community Service Board at the Kansas Food Bank Warehouse from 10 a.m. to noon March 6. Volunteers will help with sorting and organizing food that will be distributed throughout Kansas through various initiatives offered by the Kansas Food Bank. Volunteers are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and shoes.

Sign up on Volunteer ICT. For questions email csb@wichita.edu.

Enter to win either a red parking spot for an entire semester or a $250 GreenPhire VISA gift card, among other prizes, by completing the confidential National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey sent to your Wichita State email address by WSU’s HOPE Services department.

For questions about the survey, contact Cora Olson, assistant director of HOPE Services, at 316-978-4792 or cora.olson@wichita.edu.

The Kansas State Science Olympiad will be held on campus on April 4. Volunteers are needed to assist with events in various areas, such as Boomleiver, Bungee drop, Helicopter, Hovercraft, Machines, Chemistry, Forensics and Experimental Design. High school and middle school students will be competing in 46 different events as teams for the opportunity to attend the National Science Olympiad held at the University of Southern California in May.

The competition will run all day with an awards ceremony concluding the day’s events.

Sign up to volunteer or contact Susan McCoy at susan.mccoy@wichita.edu.