Category: Volunteer Opportunities

Students are invited to help Shocker neighbors with a Shocker Neighborhood clean-up will take place Saturdays during the fall 2022 semester. Upon registering, volunteers will receive an email the week before the event letting them know what neighborhood and time they are assigned to. All volunteer locations will be within proximity to the Wichita State campus.

For more information, contact Naquela Pack, director of engagement, at 316-978-5955 or naquela.pack@wichita.edu.

Campus Activities and Recreation is requesting faculty and staff to volunteer at the Back to School Bash (B2SB) 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 at the Rhatigan Student Center courtyard. Volunteers for B2SB need to be available 6-9:30 p.m. Aug. 20.

B2SB is an outdoor event that hosts to more than 2,000 students annually. During the event, volunteers will staff games, activities, provide directions, check in participants and welcome new and returning Shockers back to school. All B2SB volunteers will receive a T-shirt.

For more information, contact tia.hill@wichita.edu.

Wichita State’s First-Year Programs in Student Success and Campus Activities and Recreation are looking for students, faculty and staff to volunteer during the eighth Annual Clash of the Colleges Friday, August 26. All volunteers will receive a Clash of the Colleges T-shirt and a sling cooler bag.

All interested volunteers should contact tahrima.musa@wichita.edu by 5 p.m. July 29.

The Cadman Art Gallery in the Rhatigan Student Center is accepting exhibit applications for the 2022-2023 school year. The gallery consists of two spaces, the main gallery and the Looking Glass. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members are eligible to apply.

For more information, email maria.ciski@wichita.edu.

Join Wichita State’s Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership for the 2022 Involvement Fair 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, August 30 at the north patio of the Rhatigan Student Center and extending down to Shocker Hall.

All on-campus resources, student organizations and volunteer entities are invited to participate. For more information, contact 316-978-3022 or abbi.whisler@wichita.edu.

The Office of Adult Learning is looking for faculty and staff members interested in mentoring adult learners through the Adult Mentoring Advantage Program (A-MAP).

By becoming a mentor, you can help adult students learn to navigate the academic world while offering support and encouragement. Mentors must be at least a second year undergrad student, and have a minimum 2.75 GPA or be a faculty or staff member of Wichita State University. To learn more about becoming a mentor or A-MAP,  call 316-978-8325 or click the link below.

Faculty should encourage their students to apply to become prevention ambassadors. Students who accept the position are eligible for a zero-credit internship after a minimum commitment of three semesters. Applications will be accepted until July 15.

Prevention Services has developed a student ambassador program for the Prevention Services Advisory Board (PSAB) over the past few years. Their purpose is to provide an opportunity for Wichita State students to develop leadership, community outreach and human services skills. They also serve as change agents in promoting health, wellness and mental health awareness in the WSU community. Ambassadors create events, provide information via tabling and give presentations on topics they feel are relevant to fellow students. 

Are you interested in an internship that promotes mental and physical wellness and gives back to your community? Become a prevention ambassador. Applications will be accepted now through July 15.

Prevention ambassadors assist the Wichita State Prevention Services Advisory Board (PSAB) in our #WSUWeSupportU mission of promoting campus health and wellness through suicide prevention, sexual assault prevention, substance abuse prevention, and wellness promotion.

Prevention Ambassadors also work to create wellness-oriented events to help promote campus health in cooperating with PSAB departments. Ambassadors are eligible for a zero-credit internship.

Researchers are conducting research sessions 8 a.m.-noon Mondays-Wednesdays June 20-July 7. The sessions will improve the researchers understanding of the factors that affect physical therapy. Participants in the study will be compensated with a lab-themed mug in their choice of color (lime green, purple, yellow or burgundy). Participants must meet the following requirements:

• Must be between the ages of 18-65
• Have normal or corrected-to-normal vision
• Be free of existing injuries
• Must not experience motion sickness or balance difficulties

Participants will only have to participant in one session that will require approximately 30 minutes. In this session, participants will perform a series of basic exercises using light dumbbells (hand weights). Before completing the exercises, participants will receive demonstrations and instructions on how to perform the exercises. Participants will also be asked to share their feelings and experiences during the exercises.

For more information and the location, please send an email with three times of availability to cebrown6@shockers.wichita.edu.