Become a Short-term Volunteer

Below are the short term volunteer opportunities currently available:

• Promote crowdfunding initiatives like Ignite (Fall and February through early March) and UConn Gives (early March) through your social media channels
• Ignite timeline: Fall and/or early February through early March
• UConn Gives timeline: early March

• Partner with UConn Foundation staff to personally thank on campus faculty and staff who participated in UConn Gives
• Timeline: Mid-to-Late March

• Sign up to receive a packet of congratulatory notecards. Using our prompts, write your well wishes or best advice, mail them back using the included self-addressed/stamped envelope, and we’ll make sure a 2023 graduate receives each card in the mail this summer.
• Timeline: To write to May graduates, please sign up no later than May 14

• Experience UConn’s muddiest tradition behind the scenes! Alumni volunteers will assist with setup, checking in student players, handing out T-shirts and other giveaways, breakdown, and other tasks. You will volunteer alongside current students and staff, and all volunteers will receive an OOzeball T-shirt.
• Timeline: Saturday, April 22, 2023; two daytime shifts will be available
• Location: Storrs Campus

• Welcome UConn’s newest graduates to the alumni family at our annual Senior Send-Off, a celebratory party with food trucks, music, giveaways, and more. Alumni volunteers will assist with setup, handing out T-shirts and other giveaways, breakdown, and other tasks. You will volunteer alongside current students and staff.
• Timeline: Friday, April 28, 2022; 3 – 7 p.m.
• Location: Storrs Campus

• Be a part of CLAS graduation by volunteering to be a name reader at one of the three commencement ceremonies. We are looking for 4 readers per session or, if you are interested in participating in multiple sessions, that is also welcome. Regalia will be provided.
• Timeline: Sunday, May 7th; 9:00 am-10:30 am, 1:30 pm-3:00 pm, 5:30 pm– 7:00 pm
• Location: Storrs Campus, Gampel Pavilion