Category Archives: Volunteer Opportunities

School of Public Health Study 480 Class Project Survey

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Are you interested in participating in a School of Public Health study that is seeking to analyze the correlation between life stressors and marijuana usage amongst undergraduate students? The study consists of 1 questionnaire about your life experiences and marijuana usage that will take about 5-10 minutes to complete. All information provided is confidential and will be collected anonymously.

To participate you must meet the following criteria:

  • 18 years old and above
  • Currently an undergraduate student enrolled in the 2019-2020 school year at the UW Seattle campus
  • Currently physically attending classes at the UW Seattle campus

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact sph480@uw.edu with the subject line “College Student Stress and Recreational Marijuana Use”.

If you are ready to participate now or you want to know a little bit more about the survey, go here. Fill out the questionnaire completely and truthfully to the best of your ability.

Help Fellow Students with Their College of Engineering Mental Health Survey

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Thelonious Goerz, an undergraduate student in Sociology and a research assistant in HCDE, in collaboration with fellow student Dylan McKone, is asking for your help on a research project for the Mary Gates Symposium.

They are looking for undergraduates in CEE to take this short survey, which will take approx. 10 minutes. The project will be looking at undergraduate mental health in the COE to understand what it is like to be a student in engineering. What does mental health look like for you? What could be improved? Etc.

This survey is open until the end of the Winter Quarter (March 20th), after which the gift cards will be drawn and sent out.

This survey will be entirely anonymous and will not be shared with faculty, staff, or administration. Participants can enter into a drawing of four $25 gift cards.

Fill out the survey here.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Thelonious at tgoerz99@uw.edu and Dylan McKone at elodia17@uw.edu

College of Engineering Mentorship Opportunity – EPE Program

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CEE sophomores and juniors – Do you want to make a difference in the lives of first-year engineering students while developing your leadership skills?

Apply now to become an Engineering Peer Educator!

The College of Engineering’s Engineering Peer Educator (EPE) program is a great opportunity for current engineering undergraduates to gain valuable leadership experience while helping the 2020 incoming class of Engineering Undeclared students succeed in transitioning to college! EPEs mentor and support first-year students by facilitating the GEN ST 199 component of Engineering FIGs in Autumn quarter. Undergraduate students in engineering majors with skills in collaboration and interpersonal communication who are passionate about giving back to the engineering community are encouraged to apply!

Students who are selected to participate in the program will gain:

  • Concrete leadership, public speaking, and communication skills that will strengthen their resume;
  • $1,000 scholarship;
  • ENGR 498 credits to formalize their leadership experience.

Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, January 26th. Attend an information session to learn more:

  • Jan. 10th 3:30~4:30 in Loew 355
  • Jan. 16th 4~5 pm in Loew 355

Read more about the program and submit your application here! Reach out to engradv@uw.edu if you have questions.

Cascadia Rail Summit: Student-Volunteer Opportunity

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The US High Speed Rail Association is inviting Student-Volunteers to exchange their time for exposure to their association and professional community.

In their conferences, they invite the top rail professionals from around the world to present and to attend. As you can imagine, this provides a great opportunity for Student-Volunteers to network with current rail leaders. You can see what’s going on in the industry right now and learn from talking to these professionals in order to gain a deeper understanding of what it will really be like in their particular specialty.

This is the agenda: http://www.ushsr.com/nwagenda2019.html

What They Ask:

Volunteers will be reporting to me at any time they are free to work with us on either or both days. As long as a Student-Volunteer is available for a minimum of a couple of hours, we are happy to have them. They’ll need help preparing registration material for the Summit on Wednesday 6 November and help checking registrants into the Summit on Thursday 7 November (Registration), ensuring that only registrants are admitted into the sessions (Security), communicating location of hospitality services like restrooms, break areas for food/beverages, and the lunch site as well as a little post-session and post- break clean up (Hospitality).

Benefits of Being a Student-Volunteer:

In return for completion of these tasks, Student-Volunteers are welcome to take turns attending sessions and attending freely the Wednesday night Reception (as long as they are volunteering on Wednesday). They will also have the opportunity to network with the Speakers and Conference Attendees as appropriate.

Once the sessions begin, volunteers can take turns sitting in on them. We are sure to have a sufficient support team so that there will be time for Student-Volunteers to be networking and attending the various sessions.

We also provide lunch and light snacks and beverages (after the attendees have taken theirs and moved into a session from the Break).

Contact Christine Robert, Dicrector of Operations at US High Speed Rail Association at (213) 804-1010 if you have any questions or concerns, or if you’re interested in volunteering.

Learn more about the association here.

Volunteer Opportunity for Science Video Project

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Dr. Rachel Strickman at the Hydrobiogoechemistry Research group is making a high-quality science communication video about the issue of methylmercury– a dangerous neurotoxin– in rice. The video will raise awareness about the issue and empower agricultural agencies throughout the developing world to take action and protect vulnerable local people.

Dr. Strickman is seeking a student volunteer to assist on this project during the fall semester. Scheduling is flexible and would amount to 2-5 hours weekly. Tasks would include:

  1. Selecting free stock images to supplement existing clips.
  2. Preliminary editing of all clips to create a cohesive visual narrative that matches with the audio narration.
  3. Preliminary audio editing of the pre-recorded soundscape and natural background noises.
  4. Assistance with filming using a professional-standard camera and a collection of a range of audio for background noises.

The volunteer would gain skills in Adobe Premier, using a professional-standard camera, recording high-quality audio, and crafting emotionally compelling science communication narratives. The assistant would be credited appropriately and encouraged to participate in local screening and outreach campaigns. The video will be submitted to the UWOscars Campaign, with an opportunity to win a cash prize; if the film wins, 100% of this cash prize would go to the student volunteer.

Enquiries welcome at strickma@uw.edu.

 

Teach for America

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Are you interested in challenging yourself in an impact-driven career? Putting your talents to work to disrupt inequity and create opportunity? Joining a powerful network of more than 60,000 leaders from all backgrounds and sectors?

By joining Teach For America, you will become part of a network of leaders shaping the political, economic, and social future of our country. Check out some of the inspiring ways our alumni are leading across education, business, policy, law, medicine, and more.

How will you lead? Apply to the 2020 corps today or sign up to meet with the UW recruiter.

NEXT Application Deadline: Friday, October 18, 2019

All majors accepted. Full salary and benefits. 60,000+ alumni network.

ASCE Regional Conference Recruitment

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The University of Washington is hosting the 2020 PNW Regional Conference April 17-18, 2020. The event will consist of Concrete Canoe, Environmental, Surveying, Sustainable Solutions and Technical Paper competitions. The UW hasn’t hosted since 2012, and we’ll be welcoming the PNW region, consisting of 15 universities, to Seattle. Therefore, ASCE is seeking student help for planning the conference. this would be a great way to get more involved in the department and gain leadership and planning experience. There are a variety of tasks, small and large, to help with depending on what works best for you. For more information or to get involved, email asce@uw.edu.

Volunteer Opportunity – Fish Relocation in Duvall

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*** This opportunity is TODAY, Thursday, August 29th from 9am – 12pm. If you’re interested, please contact Erin Ericson at erin@svwid.com or 206-412-9548 before 9am today ***

The Snoqualmie Valley Watershed Improvement District is restoring a breached section of Cherry Creek, northeast of Duvall. This breach has been severely impacting several local farms, creating chronically wet conditions in previously drier areas.

There are significant numbers of fish in Cherry Creek, including salmonids. Once we repair the breach, we will need to salvage fish that might be stranded when water levels begin to drop outside of the newly confined channel.

The work is on rough terrain, in shallow water. You’ll need to bring:

  • Rubber boots (waders and wading boots highly suggested)
  • Long sleeves and long pants
  • Gloves (gardening)
  • Sunscreen, hats and sunglasses (if you happen to have polarized sunglasses it makes it easier to see through the water)
  • Water for the day
  • Lunch

This project will expose you to jobs related to conservation planning, restoration engineering, and general environmental field work. Make some new contacts and friends!

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The APWA UW Student Chapter is seeking new leaders for the 2019-2020 school year!

If you are interested in being an APWA UW leader, please do the following:

  1. Fill out this survey: https://goo.gl/forms/rc6B7qWOKm8Mf13f1
  2. Attend the Officer Elections Meeting.
  • When: April 4 (Thursday) at 4:30pm
  • Where:  More Hall Room 110

Benefits of becoming an officer include: Continue reading →