Category: Volunteer Opportunities

Help Wu Crew Reads reach its goal of 50 volunteers by the end of August. Wu Crew Reads volunteers read children’s books aloud and ask students questions about the books to help them better understand the story.

To participate, volunteers are asked to commit 20 minutes from 2:40 to 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoons for a semester. During this time, volunteers will read virtually with a student at Gordan Parks Elementary School.

Wu Crew Read is part of an effort to help USD 259 reach its long-term strategic goal of increasing third-grade reading proficiency, which aligns with Wichita State’s mission to being an educational driver for Kansas and the greater public good.

The Wichita State University Community Engagement Institute is looking for five candidates for service positions at Wichita State through AmeriCorps. The positions include opportunities with the Shocker Neighborhood Association, Psychology Department, Center for Public Health Initiatives at Community Engagement Institute, Prevention Initiatives at CEI and a Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) leader position for someone who has previous AmeriCorps experience.

AmeriCorps members make a year-long, full-time commitment to serve on a specific project at Wichita State or a nonprofit organization, and earn a modest living allowance of $15,000. After a successful year of service, members are eligible for an education award of $6,000 or a post-service stipend. Current and past members are also eligible to apply for one of seven $2,000 Wichita State scholarships.

VISTA member candidates must meet the following:

• Must be 18 years old.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Must have limited criminal history and meet the requirements of the agency where they apply.

Recruitment is open through July 28. For more information, contact Racheal Holland at WSUvista@wichita.edu or call 316-295-6896.

Check out the current list of volunteer opportunities available in Shocker Neighborhood and sign up today.

We are seeking motivated on-campus advisors to volunteer for two fraternities: Delta Upsilon and Lambda Chi Alpha. On-campus advisors must be Wichita State faculty or staff with a valid WSU ID and WSU email.

Individuals will need to be willing to have occasional meetings with fraternity leaders, approve events via ShockerSync and be an overall mentor to the organization.

For questions or to apply as on-campus advisor, please contact Rani Somers,  Fraternity and Sorority Life coordinator.

A group of physical therapy doctoral students is looking for participants aged 18 or older to help with a study on chronic lower back pain. Your participation may help physical therapists understand and treat chronic low back pain in a technological age using at-home therapy services.

If chosen to participate and are placed in the experimental group, you complete an eight-week home exercise program that will be monitored via e-mail. The exercise program will not require external resistance (weights or resistance bands). You will fill out a questionnaire prior to starting the program and three questionnaires eight weeks later. If you are placed in the control group, your only responsibility will be to complete one survey at the beginning of the program and two surveys eight weeks later.

If interested, please complete the survey below. It will only take about 10 minutes. After returning the survey, you will receive an email with further information

Your participation is graciously appreciated, voluntary, and your responses will remain confidential. If you have questions or concerns, please email Austin Foley at amfoley1@shockers.wichita.edu.

Wichita State University will host the Institute by LeaderShape Oct. 8-11at Rock Springs 4-H Center in Junction City, Kansas. LeaderShape is a nationally recognized organization that facilitates participants through a series of dynamic, challenging and exciting sessions designed to increase, develop and launch the leadership capacity of students.

Participants will cultivate leadership skills, reflect and discuss leadership lessons within a small cohort or cluster of students. LeaderShape will be held Oct. 8-11at Rock Springs 4-H Center in Junction City, Kansas.

For more information, visit the Leadershape Institute website. The deadline for applications is September 19.

For more information please email Kennedy Rogers or call 316-978-3022.

Are you interested in leadership development of yourself and your students? The LeaderShape Institute is looking for six cluster facilitators at Wichita State University’s session of LeaderShape Oct. 8-11 at Rocks Springs 4-H Center in Junction City, Kansas. Facilitator prep and training will be scheduled at a later date.

Things to Note:

• All expenses are covered for the program including lodging, food, and materials. Facilitators will be asked to carpool to the site with mileage reimbursed.
• This is a volunteer role that requires one training day and the four-day program in October

The LeaderShape Institute is a nationally recognized and renowned leadership program dedicated to developing participants to become leaders with integrity, purpose and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Read more at the official LeaderShape website.

For more information please email Kennedy Rogers or call 316-978-3022.

The Office of Engagement needs volunteers for two upcoming events. For more details, or to sign up, visit the below links:

• Juneteenth — June 19 
• Outdoor Movie on campus — June 22

For any questions, please email Naquela Pack.

Would you, your friends, your family or your organization like to be citizen scientists? The WSU Environmental Finance Center (EFC) is seeking volunteers to help with litter collection as part of the Wichita Litter Study. Volunteers will collect, count, categorize and record litter gathered in 12 identified locations around Wichita. 

The purpose of this study is to determine the types, amounts and potential sources of trash that can clutter up Wichita’s greenspaces and make their way into our waterways. Volunteers will clean targeted areas within the identified parks, while also categorizing the trash and collecting other important data. The EFC will then analyze the data and develop a report to share with city leaders and the community to help inform future programs to prevent and reduce litter in Wichita.   

Clean-up events are scheduled on both weekdays and weekends in June and July, and last approximately two hours. Trash bags, grabbers, buckets and other equipment will be provided. 

The Wu Crew is seeking volunteers to read once a week virtually to third-grade students from Gordon Parks Elementary School in fall 2021. The Wu Crew is comprised of student, faculty and staff volunteers serving either as a group or individually with various organizations in Wichita.

This effort is part of a partnership between Wichita State University’s Office of Engagement and Gordon Parks Elementary School to help USD 259 reach their long-term strategic goal to increase third-grade reading proficiency. It also aligns with Wichita State’s mission to be an educational driver for Kansas and the greater good.

To volunteer, sign up here.