Volunteer with Us | Saturday Academy

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When: July 15th, 2024 | All-day
Where: University of Portland

This conference is a full day of activities, and the only opportunity for all 74 of our ASE interns to meet each other in person. We have four objectives for the day:

Give students the opportunity to meet professionals and learn about careers outside of their internship area of focus.
Provide guidance for how to prepare a Symposium presentation.
Learn about the college application and selection process.
Make new friends!

Volunteer Needs

Morning (8am-12:30pm):

Set up/clean up breakfast (and eat!)
Check in students and hand out packets
Check in guest speakers and workshop leaders
Provide directions to various campus locations
Set up/clean up outdoor activity (design/engineering challenge)
Set up lunch (and eat!)

Afternoon (12-4:30pm):

Assist with workshop setup as needed
Clean up lunch (and eat!)
Provide directions to various campus locations
Assist with workshop facilitation (pending need from leaders)
Set up/clean up ice cream social (and eat!)
Help pack up supplies at end of day

When: General Spring and Summer
Where: University of Portland

Help us spring-clean our workspace!

Tuesday, May 7th and Friday, May 10th: We need someone who would be able to make a run to the dump for us. We will cover the cost of going to the dump. Items to be taken include a small table, old corkboards, and other odds and ends.
Do you know how to sew? We are looking to put up some drapes to cover storage in our upstairs co-working space. We would love to have someone who could create some drapery for us to use.
Help us reorganize our storage spaces to make them more efficient and to facilitate easier access to the tech and supply needs that we have throughout the year.
We want to rearrange our office furniture to make our space more efficient. Some physical strength is required as it will involve moving chairs, desks, and computers around.

Virtual End-of-Program Symposium
Thursday, August 10, 2023 - Zoom

Thank you for your interest in supporting Saturday Academy! We have an opportunity to help support our ASE program. if you're available and willing to volunteer, please let us know your preferred role by End of Day, Friday, August 9th.

Virtual End-of-Program Symposium
Thursday, August 15, 2024 - Zoom

This online conference is ASE’s culminating event, where students give formal presentations on what they have accomplished and learned in their internships that summer. Students will also hear a keynote address from an esteemed expert in the field of health and policy journalism.

Volunteer/Staff Needs

Tech Support (10:45 am - 1:45 pm): Each Tech Support person will be responsible for all technical aspects of one Zoom room during the Symposium.

Main duties:

Start the Zoom meeting using a Zoom account assigned by Saturday Academy
Ensure the session is being recorded
Admit people from the waiting room
Mute someone if they accidentally come off mute and speak over whoever is speaking
Remove any unanticipated Zoom disruptors
Communicate with ASE staff about how things are going in your room

CURRENT NEED: 4 Volunteers

Presentation Room Presiders (10:45 am - 1:45 pm): Each Presider will be the official facilitator (master of ceremonies if you will) for one Zoom room during the Symposium

Main duties:

Introduce the session
Introduce each speaker
Take attendance for the interns required to be in that room
Report to Allison if anyone is missing
Keep time during presentations
Facilitate Q&A
Make closing remarks at the end of the session

CURRENT NEED: 2 Volunteers

If you have any questions or need more information about the event, please feel free to reach out. Your support means a lot to us, and we genuinely appreciate your consideration.