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UNLVolunteers

UNLVolunteers is a student-led organization whose mission is to encourage civic engagement and positive social change by providing and promoting meaningful service opportunities for UNLV students, faculty, and staff.

About

UNLVolunteers provides meaningful service opportunities for our UNLV community in 5 different impact areas:

Get Involved

Students can get involved with UNLVolunteers by simply coming to our service events, attending our monthly general meetings, or becoming part of our executive board.

UNLVolunteer Events

  • Apr 26: Bigs & Littles Annual Picnic

    Help out Big Brothers Big Sisters at their annual picnic ! We will facilitate 20 Minute to Win It Games at a park for Bigs and Littles to compete. We will set up, run, and take down games/booths. Meet at…

  • May 18: Alt Breaks Post-Finals Trip - Conservation and Ecology in Catalina Island, CA (Apply by April 21)

    On this trip, students will travel to Catalina Island Conservancy to learn more about ecology justice. This trip will contain various service projects that can range from trail maintenance to gardening, to seed collection.…

  • Oct 07: UNLVolunteers - Wellness Series: The Sex Talk You've Never Had

    Part of a long-running service tradition, UNLVolunteers presents, in collaboration with The Wellness Zone, a day of not only service (building safer sex kits) but a talk and conversation about safer sex practices with our…

  • Oct 10: Rebel Green: Desert Care

    We're partnering up with The Center for Urban Water Conservation again, this time to talk about how water is a precious resource and raise awareness about water issues and water as a right. Join UNLVolunteers as we work with…

  • Oct 17: UNLVolunteers Presents: DASH Series - Periodt!

    Partnering with Project Marilyn, join UNLVolunteers as we conversate and reflect on homelessness and health and wellness intersect in the area of menstrual cycles. We will talk about the importance of hygiene and what role…

  • Oct 18: UNLVolunteers Presents: UNLV Is for the Children - Spooky Forest with OV

    Opportunity Village's spookiest time of the year is here! We will be talking about the work Opportunity Village does raising awareness for children with disabilities and how the Magical Forest serves as a place to not only…

Signature Events

Service Day

Service Day is a twice-a-semester service event where UNLV students participate with various community partners for three hours of service. Participation in Service Day is open to all UNLV students, faculty, and alumni.

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DASH

DASH is one of UNLV’s longest running traditions on campus. Our DASH service project prepares lunch sacks for UNLV students to hand out to our Vegas houseless community. Held two times of the month during the academic year, DASH is open to any and all UNLV students, faculty, and alumni.

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Leadership Opportunities

Be a UNLVolunteers Program Assistant

Interested in planning service events on campus? Apply to be a UNLVolunteers Program Assistant! Applications open late in the spring semester, and, depending on need, may be open year-round. The term runs from May to May.

Program assistants work to develop the skills and knowledge needed to plan service projects and facilitate education and reflection activities for participants. For more information about joining UNLVolunteers and applying for the executive board, please become a member on the Involvement Center through MyUNLV, and follow us on Facebook.

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