Volunteer at NDSU
We need YOU! Staff, faculty and community members help make Welcome Week a smooth and successful experience for incoming Bison! Sign up to volunteer and help us welcome students and their families to campus!
Volunteers are needed in the following areas:
Residence Life (Move-in) | August 19 from 7:30am - 1pm
- Volunteers will welcome families to campus and assist with traffic flow.
- Maps are provided to each volunteer with directions to each hall. Families are provided with hall name signs to place in their dash to help volunteers direct them to the appropriate location. Even faculty and staff who are new to campus can be valuable resources.
Ice Cream Social | August 19 from 1pm - 3pm
- Volunteers will assist with the set up and take down of the event along with connecting with students and families throughout the event.
Saturday Night Live | August 19 from 7:30pm-11:00pm
- Volunteers will issue a passport of events that the students can complete for a chance to win a prize.
Walking through the Gates | August 21 at 10:10am
- Faculty and staff will welcome new students to campus as they walk through the gates. Time commitment is 30-40 minutes.
Bookstore | August 21-25 from 9:00am - 5:00pm
Assist students with picking up their Textbooks-To-Go orders and help them find their books.
- Textbooks To-Go: Volunteers will provide students with their book order and information as needed. This work is done on our website, little training is needed.
- Book Locating: Volunteers assist students in finding their course materials (using information on a mobile device). Our books are in alphabetical order and easy to locate.
Tie Dye Night | August 23 from 5:15pm - 8:15pm
- Volunteers will hand out t-shirts, provide instructions, keep supplies stocked, or assist with clean up after the event.
Block Party | August 24 from 6:30pm-10:30pm
- Volunteers will attend the Block Party and assist with activities.
Canvas Night | August 26 from 6:15pm-9:45pm
- Volunteers will assist students at the event and keep supplies stocked.
Involvement Expo | August 30 from 9:30am-2:30pm
- Volunteers will welcome and check students into the event, assist them with finding a club/organization, and collect completed passports from students for a giveaway.
Sign Up
Staff, faculty and community members can sign up for the volunteer shifts that best for your schedule!
NDSU Volunteer Passport
Complete 5 of the 9 volunteer experiences during the academic year to be recognized as an NDSU Volunteer Champion!
- Move In Experience/Welcome Week (August 19-September 2)
- Move-In Day
- Events
- Career Fair (September 20 and February 7)
- Homecoming (September 25-30)
- Late Night Breakfast (December 11 and May 6)
- Commencement (December 15 and May 11)
- Orientation (Summer 2024)
Focus on 5
Focus on 5 means connecting with five students, for five minutes each, for the first five days of the academic year. This small act of outreach has the potential to make a big positive impact on a student’s NDSU experience! We would like to challenge you to “Focus on 5” during the first week of the semester. Challenge yourself and have fun with it. Please share your experience on social media and/or with us. We look forward to hearing how it goes!
Contacts:
Maggie Latterell, Student Success Programs, 701-231-9610, margaret.latterell@ndsu.edu
Carol Jergenson, Residence Life - Move-in Day, 701-231-5603, carol.jergenson@ndsu.edu
Jen Kacere, Residence Life - Block Party, Ice-cream social, and Focus on 5, 701-231-7700, jennifer.kacere@ndsu.edu
Kimberly Anvinson, NDSU Bookstore, 701-231-9822, kimberly.anvinson@ndsu.edu
Robert Jones, Student Activities, 701-231-8242, robert.t.jones@ndsu.edu