Category: Volunteer Opportunities

Join the Community Service Board for its largest one day volunteer event. Work with your fellow Shockers for a morning of volunteering throughout the community Oct. 7.

Individuals, groups, organizations, students, staff and faculty are all invited to attend. The kick-off will begin in 208 Hubbard Hall at 9 a.m., check-in is from 8:30 to 8:50 a.m., with a breakfast and kick-off celebration. Participants will then load the buses and be at a service site by 10 a.m. Volunteers will work until noon and return to Hubbard Hall for lunch and closing festivities. The event will end by 1:30 p.m.

Register to volunteer by Oct. 5. Space is limited.

Volunteers are needed to determine whether there is a relationship between tongue muscle performance and skeletal muscle flexibility.

Participants will complete tongue strength and endurance measures using the IOPI device and perform a series of movements to asses flexibility using the DARI Motion Capture system. Participation will include a one-time commitment lasting approximately an hour at the Human Performance Laboratory, 210 Heskett Center.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants must be age 18 or older
• No known neurological disorder or recent oral surgery
• No known muscular, orthopedic or functional movement disorder
• Not under the influence of illicit drugs or alcohol

Those interested in volunteering for this study should schedule online.

For any questions or concerns, contact Jennifer Fernandez at jxfernandez2@shockers.wichita.edu, Zainab Khan at zfkhan@shockers.wichita.edu or Dr. Heidi Bell at heidi.bell@wichita.edu or at 316-978-5150.

Participants are needed to assess the accuracy of the balance, reaction time and cognitive assessment modules of the SWAY mobile application. Balance, reaction time, and cognitive function will be tested using the SWAY application.

Participation will include three separate sessions placed one week (seven to 10 days) apart at the Human Performance Laboratory, 210 Heskett Center. Each weekly session is expected to last about 30-45 minutes.

Inclusion/exclusion criteria:

• Participants must be age 18 or older
• No known muscular disorders
• No known neurological or ADHD disorders
• No known orthopedic disorder
• No uncorrected vision

Those interested in volunteering to participate in the study should schedule online or contact Justin Burma at jtburman@shockers.wichita.edu or Jose Miranda at jmmiranda1@shockers.wichita.edu.

For any questions or concerns, email Dr. Heidi Bell at heidi.bell@wichita.edu or 316-978-5150.

Join WSU’s largest one-day volunteer event, Wu’s Big Event, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 7. This year’s event will bring together 300 of your fellow shockers for a morning of volunteering together. Registration includes breakfast, lunch, a T-shirt and transportation to and from volunteer event.

For more information about Wu’s Big Event or any other questions, email the Community Service Board at csb@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7016.

Seeking participants who are students at Wichita State, aged 18 and older, and feel they may be interested in learning more about how to enhance their ability to interact socially with others.

Interested participants will complete an online survey regarding their experiences, thoughts, feelings and attitudes. After completing the survey, you may be selected to participate in a face-to-face group, learning skills which some find useful in improving their social skills. If you express interest in participating further at the end of the survey, you will be contacted if you qualify based on your responses.

Those interested in participating should respond to the screening survey, “Screening Survey for the Impact of Face-to-Face Interaction on Social Skill” listed in the SONA experiment system. The survey is estimated to take 15-20 minutes, and individuals taking part in the screening survey will earn two SONA credit for WSU courses. You may also choose to enter your name for a chance to win a $30 Walmart Gift Card. At the conclusion of data collection for the study, three winners will be selected randomly. Winners will be contacted via email regarding how to collect their gift card.

Study payments are taxable income. If selected as a winner, you will be asked to complete a W9 form which requires your name, address and social security number to receive study payments. A Form 1099 will be sent to you and to the Internal Revenue Service if your payments are $600 or more in a calendar year.

Questions can be directed to Jacob Armstrong at jdarmstrong@shockers.wichita.edu.

Join the Community Service Board (CSB) volunteering at the Kansas Food Bank Warehouse from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1.

Volunteer work may include helping assemble food packs to support the Food for Kids program or work with other projects to support the mission of the Kansas Food Bank Warehouse. Students may sign up on VolunteerICT.

For more information about the event or to learn more about the CSB, email CSB@wichita.edu.

Here’s a chance to be an indispensable part of the KMUW team. KMUW is looking for volunteers for its fall pledge drive, Sept. 19-22. Volunteers will work alongside KMUW staff and other public radio fans to help take donations, and all meals are provided.

The Department of Physical Therapy is conducting a research study and is looking for help in finding qualifying participants. The study will assess the fatigue experienced by people 18 years and older who have cardiovascular disease.

The Fatigue Assessment Scale, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief and a short survey collecting demographic information will be combined into a single survey that will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Listed below is the inclusion and exclusion criteria required for participation in the study. If someone you know is interested in participating and feel that they meet the criteria listed, have them complete the Qualtrics survey below. Contact the head researcher, Dr. Elizabeth Tew, at elizabeth.tew@wichita.edu, or student researcher, Kirk Reisner, at kdreisner@shockers.wichita.edu with any questions regarding the study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18+ years old
• Diagnosis of stroke, heart attack, valvular heart disease, arterial disease, heart failure, aneurysm, venous disease, cardiomyopathy, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, atherosclerosis or any other heart disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cognitive disorders/neurological conditions that may prevent a participant from reading, understanding and/or signing a consent form or filling out the given survey independently.
• Any comorbidity that affects the energy levels of an individual such as, but not limited to, a current diagnosis of cancer, certain autoimmune disorders, kidney or liver disease, and anemia.
• Those that have a caretaker or live in an assisted living facility where they are given assistance for activities of daily living.

The research team thanks you for your help in its research study.

Move-in is Saturday, Aug. 12 and Sunday, Aug. 13, and Housing and Residence Life is seeking golf cart drivers to assist those going back and forth from Shocker Hall to the satellite lot, Lot 5.

Those interested in driving can sign up via SharePoint. Those who sign up to volunteer will receive more details on Aug 9. For questions, reach out to Chris Wiebe at christopher.wiebe@wichita.edu.

First-Year Programs in Student Success and Campus Recreation are looking for enthusiastic individuals to volunteer during the ninth annual Clash of the Colleges Friday, Aug. 25.

Faculty, staff and students are all welcome to volunteer. Volunteers will be entered in a raffle with a chance for prizes. All volunteers will receive a Clash of the Colleges T-shirt.

All interested volunteers should contact kaelyn.hannah@wichita.edu no later than 5 p.m. Aug. 18.