New Year, New Chances to Volunteer!

Welcome back to campus! Are you looking for new ways to get involved on campus and in the community this semester? Email volunteer@uca.edu for help getting started! You could be a…

Tutor for Youth and Adults

  • Faulkner County Juvenile Court – all subjects (T or TH 4-5 pm)
  • Conway Cradle Care—especially anatomy, physics, and algebra III (W6-7 pm)
  • Boys and Girls Club—reading and math (variable)
  • Literacy Action of Central Arkansas—literacy and ESL (variable)

Leader for Young Women

  • Girl Scouts Mayflower (MWF 8:35-9:05 am)

Food Provider

  • Conway Locally Grown (F 2-4 or 4-6 pm)
  • Bear Essentials Food Pantry (on campus) (W 11-1)
  • First United Methodist Church Food Pantry (variable)

Friend to Someone Special

  • Community Connections (variable)
  • Faulkner County Day School – Workforce (variable)
  • Conway Human Development Center (variable)
  • Make-a-Wish Foundation (variable)

Do you want to be a part of ONE BIG DAY of students giving back to the local community? Save the date for The Big Event on March 12, 2016! Volunteer sign-up will be available soon on OrgSync!

More volunteer events are listed on the OrgSync calendar, and a full list of ongoing volunteer opportunities is available at https://uca.edu/servicelearning/partners/current-community-partners/.

Are you volunteering? Make sure to log your involvement on OrgSync for the Bears Serve Challenge! If you serve 30 hours this academic year, you’ll be invited to the Bears Serve Celebration on April 18th and be eligible for recognition and prizes. Instructions for logging hours are available here: https://orgsync.com/57941/files/838708/show

And finally, if you are passionate about volunteering, consider joining a registered student organization (RSO) dedicated to service! Student United Way, Rotaract, and Circle K are all active at UCA and ready to help you find a community of peers who share your commitment and passion. Search for these RSOs on OrgSync for more information.

Email volunteer@uca.edu to get started with these and many more volunteer opportunities!