This page is to provide information about the Volunteerism component of this designation. Click here for requirements.

Volunteerism is outside of the classroom, unpaid community involvement that provides community enrichment. Generally, students receive no college credit for these activities although exemplary efforts may be recognized through scholarship, awards, recognition, and other rewards.

Examples of Volunteerism/Community Service

Unpaid work in civic activities, community organizing, neighborhood associations, political campaigns, etc.
Unpaid involvement with any nonprofit agency or other community organization, including one-time or ongoing service.

Participation in campus-wide service days and events

Participation in service through a student or campus organization

Volunteer Opportunities:

This link will take you the a list of ongoing and one time community volunteer opportunities.

More information:

This link will take you to the Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs website where you can browse through a calendar of events and request to get their emails.

This link will take you to the website of all the Volunteer and Civic Engagement Events such as; UNO Service Days, one-time volunteer events and many more opportunities occurring throughout the year.

This link will take you to the list of building partners along with their website and socials that are located in the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center.

This link will take you to Handshake. Once you are in the site you can click on jobs and filter out volunteer opportunities in the Omaha area.

Volunteerism Module