Category: Volunteer Opportunities

January 7, 2022 — Progressive Missionary Baptist Church (2725 E. 25th St.) is requesting volunteers for a mobile food pantry 1-2:30 p.m. Jan. 28. Volunteers will hand out food from pallets that will include the following items: fresh produce, dry food items bread and desserts. All volunteers are advised to wear warm winter clothing.

January 7, 2022 — The United Way of the Plains is seeking community volunteers to help in the annual Point-In-Time Count Thursday, Jan. 27. Every year in January, Wichita and Sedgwick County nonprofits, government agencies and community volunteers come together for this event to count every person facing homelessness in Sedgwick County. This count captures everyone facing homelessness, whether in a shelter, in a car, or on the street.

December 6, 2021 — Join your fellow Shockers and build a house at the Wichita Habitat for Humanity All-Campus Build at 1304 N. Lorraine St. Students, faculty and staff can sign up to volunteer for times between 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 7-18. All volunteers will receive a Wichita Habitat for Humanity All-Campus Build, T-shirt.

December 1, 2021 — Graduating seniors, whatever the next step is in your journey, the Shocker Career Accelerator is interested in knowing your plans after graduation. Please take a couple of minutes to let us know where you are headed or if we can help with your job search.

November 29, 2021 — A doctoral student in communication sciences and disorders is conducting a study comparing existing and newly developed clinical techniques for evaluating the function of the middle ear. Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 35, have normal hearing, have not had an ear infection in the past three months nor had a cold or flu in the past two weeks.

November 23, 2021 — Join your fellow Shockers and build a house at the Wichita Habitat for Humanity All-Campus Build beginning at 1304 North Lorraine Street. Students, faculty and staff can sign up to volunteer for times between 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 2-18. All volunteers will receive a Wichita Habitat for Humanity All-Campus Build, T-shirt.

November 17, 2021 — A group of physical therapy doctoral students is recruiting participants for a study to test the effects of vestibular training in a balance program. This study is open to all individuals, but is meant to target people who have had a concussion in the past three years.

November 11, 2021 — Are you interested in being an advisor for Wichita State's Recognized Student Organization? Whether you are seeking to get involved in student organizations or discover what events are happening around campus, becoming an RSO advisor can help connect applicants with student life. 

November 11, 2021 — Wichita State's Athletics Prevention Ambassadors promote health, wellness and mental health awareness within WSU athletics. They group's goal is to raise awareness about student-athlete mental health, as well as provide support and resources to help.

November 10, 2021 — Wichita State students from the Linguistics and Foreign Languages course are requesting volunteers from student and faculty for a survey regarding their opinions on the current state of foreign language requirements at both WSU and in the general community.