Volunteer Opportunities Throughout Campus

Wednesday, March 4 | 6-8:30 pm 
Hornbake Library, South Wing

Alums will engage in 8-minute conversations with current UMD Communication majors as they rotate throughout the career center space. This event typically connects ~40 COMM students with ~40 alums for mentoring conversations.

The program will take advantage of two (2) six-week long sessions across the academic year. The flexibility allows for students and partners to engage during the most convenient season for them, or stay connected through the year.

Do you have career insights and advice to share? Help our students make the daunting transition from student to professional by sharing your story, experiences, and lessons learned. ARHU has various opportunities for you to "pay it forward." Please reach out to learn more and get involved.

The Reed-Yorke Health Professions Advising Office is seeking alumni volunteers! Terp alums working in the health professions and interested in mock interviewing, mentoring pre-health students, volunteering as a clinical mentor, or speaking to current pre-health students.

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

The Office of Sustainability at the University of Maryland is seeking three alumni working in sustainability-related fields to share their career experiences with students at an in-person speaker panel. The panel is scheduled for Wednesday 3/26 from 5-6:30 pm at Hornbake Library. This is an opportunity for alumni to engage with our office and provide career guidance to students.

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.

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.