Volunteer Opportunities Throughout Campus

Weed Warriors on Campus is a volunteer event for UMD students, faculty, staff, and community members that hosts educational invasive species removal events. We meet every other Wednesday from March to October, weather permitting.

The Hearing and Speech Sciences (HESP) mentoring program is designed to allow alumni to serve as mentors to current majors. 

We are looking for speakers for the GRadulting Workshop Series. The series is designed to help grad/adults prepare and address real-life issues ranging from negotiating your salary to investing on a tight budget to buying a car. 

The Dingman Center is currently looking for alumni mentors to support students with a business idea or problem. 

Are you a CIVICUS alum? Engage in a practice interview and provide feedback for CIVICUS sophomores in the capstone internship course.

In celebration of MLAW's 10th Anniversary this academic year, we are looking to host alumni serving in various law-oriented roles, either in public service (federal), private firms, or in the non-profit space, who are able to share their career experiences and highlight their pathways from UMD, to law school and beyond.

Smith School alumni will work with students and career coaches on a career outreach strategy. It's a one-time, 45-minute, virtual meeting throughout the fall 2024 semester.

Join fellow alums to serve as advocates for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources through assisting with recruiting, career services, and representing the college at events.

Economics is matching successful alumni with undergraduates in our career preparation course. Opportunities for alumni include informational interviews, mock interviews, resume reviews, and/or mentorship opportunities.

The Alumni Association has frequent opportunities for alums to be featured in marketing materials to showcase products for our alumni store and membership campaigns. You must be willing to come to campus for about an hour to participate. 

Currently, there is a nationwide teacher shortage that is placing stress on new educators. Volunteering to support student teachers and new teachers is one way of addressing this grand challenge. Alumni will be given a menu of volunteer opportunities to choose from. All opportunities will focus on preparing and supporting the next generation of K-12 educators through classroom visits, job search preparation, or sending notes of encouragement.

Looking for young alumni entrepreneurs to serve on this advisory board. The board helps formulate strategies and offerings for engaging and supporting student and alumni entrepreneurs.