On Thursday, April 20th, 3 - 4:30 pm take the time to “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes."

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is an annual event on campus to take a stand against sexualized violence against women. The actual walk will take place at the Rock and Foote Green.

Men will be provided one-inch heels and given the option to “walk a mile” to raise awareness of the causes, effects, and remediation of rape, sexual assault, and gender violence. Women are also encouraged to walk!

T-shirts are available in advance at the day of event with a minimum of $5 donation. There will also be a toiletry drive.

All proceeds and donations go to the SafeSpace Women's Shelter. Join your ’Cane Community and participate as individuals or by creating a team to walk together. Please register for the event HERE.

The walk is sponsored by the Counseling Center’s Sexual Assault Resource Team (SART) and COPE.

For more information please contact: cope@miami.edu or 305-284-551.

A Week 4 Life will be attending AIDS Walk Miami, an annual 5K walk-a-thon fundraiser through the streets of South Beach benefiting over 15,000 individuals in the Miami-Dade and Broward communities who have been affected or infected with HIV/AIDS.

Transportation and breakfast will be provided by A Week 4 Life and students can also join the team at aidswalkmiami.org/aw4l(Promocode:UM)

Will meet at Stanford Circle beforehand and leave as a group on Sunday, April 23rd at 8 am!

For more information please contact Aisha Khan at aishaamber@miami.edu.

URise is a student run initiative that encourages academic excellence and facilitates service projects in connection with middle and high schools in Miami-Dade and Broward County.

We are currently collecting used or new children's and young adult books to benefit the Women in Distress of Broward County. Books can be dropped off Monday, April 10th to Friday, April 21st in the UC Lower Lounge.

WDB is an organization that aids and shelters women and their children who have been victims of domestic abuse.

Beauty and the Book Drive hopes to spread the joy of reading and provide a literary escape for those staying in the WDB center.

For more information please contact Brianna Hernandez at annairb96@miami.edu.

Have ice cream with Habitat for Humanity!

Come join the Habitat for Humanity UM Campus Chapter for our annual spring banquet held on Tuesday, April 25th from 7-8 pm in the UC Biscayne 1220 room.

We'll be providing ice cream and lots of fun toppings!

We will also have Mario Artecona, the CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami, at the banquet so this is a great opportunity to meet him and to get more information from us on how to get involved next semester, even if you're new to Habitat!

Please RSVP online.

Participation in debate is truly life-changing, but there can be no debates without the help of volunteers. We invite you to volunteer to serve as a debate judge at the Miami-Dade Urban Debate League Holland and Knight Tournament.

Middle and High School students will come to the University of Miami to compete in academic policy debates on the topic of US engagement with the People’s Republic of China.

Each debate lasts approximately 90 minutes. The debates are at Saturday, April 22nd at 10:00 am, 11:15 am, 1:30 pm and 2:45 pm. Volunteers will be asked to participate in a training session prior to judging at 8:45 am.

For more information contact David Steinberg, UM Director of Debate at dave@miami.edu, or 305-284-5553.

NAMI Miami-Dade is showcasing short films inspired by the lives of those who have been affected by mental illness. These narratives will share a range of life experiences meant to inspire, heal, and empower.

Join us at the SC Grand Ballroom on Saturday, May 13th from 6-9 pm. Complimentary hors d'oeuvre and beverages will be served from 6-7 pm and films begin at 7 pm.

Together, we can spark the awareness that makes the difference in our society. Let’s stop the stigma and start the conversation.

If you are interested in attending, RSVP HERE. If you are interested in volunteering for the event or with NAMI, please email NAMIofMiami@gmail.com.

Volunteers are needed for Urban K Gardens Project!

Come out and help our local Kinloch Park Middle School during the“Soil Preparation Event” on Friday, April 28th at 9 am.

Hope for Miami nurtures children and youth through effective programs that help them build positive, healthy futures. We also seek to strengthen organizations by connecting them to useful information, resources, training and relationships so that our communities flourish.

If you wish to attend or volunteer your time please complete the form
HERE to become level one background checked through the school.

For more information please contact Ledisney Rodriguez at 786-388-3000 or email her at Disney@hopeformiami.org

We have volunteer opportunities available for the incredible 
Success Without Sacrifice conference!

We are looking for students or volunteers interested in the event industry as well as sales, marketing and coaching who are looking to gain hands on experience, and/or school credit.

The conference will be Friday, May 5th - Sunday, May 7th at the Atton Brickel Hotel. Times vary between 8 am and 5:30 pm.

In addition to school credits and excellent references volunteers get a branded tee-shirt, swag bag and lunch. Volunteers also get access to all the amazing content of the conference!

For more information visit stephanienickolich.com or email Gina Gorelik. Include VOLUNTEER in the subject line.

For students with free Saturdays who want to help in childhood education head over to Overtown's Super Saturdays!

Super Saturday is where students come to learn and engage in various activities such as STEM, arts, tutoring, sports, and much more! The event takes place 10 am to 2 pm at the Overtown Youth Center.

The next Super Saturdays:

Saturday, April 22nd

Saturday, May 6th

Saturday, May 20th

If you are interested in volunteering, contact Zelda Williams via phone at 305 349-1204 ext. 239 or email zelda.williams@overtownyouth.org.

The Witnessing Change Video Competition is a unique grassroots documentary and investigative reporting project on current climate related impacts already affecting American communities.

The project asks students to explore the personal costs of climate disruption by interviewing impacted individuals and creating two-minute videos. In the process, they create local dialogue and shareable social media to improve public literacy around immediate consequences of climate change.

Students will be awarded cash prizes of $500 and $250 for first and second place.

The submission link for the video competition will appear at www.climatecostproject.org/video-competition on April 15th, and the last day for submission is May 1st. 

We need your help to protect beach-nesting birds, nests, and young. Conservian is seeking a weekly crew of 8-12 enthusiastic volunteers for our Bahamas shorebird habitat conservation project in May 2017 aboard our 75ft research schooner. Field crew will assist project director with daily project activities.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain field experience and shorebird ID skills. Trip cost for one week is $1,250 and includes your bunk, onboard meals, water, and ground transportation associated with project. Participants will fly to the Bahamas to designated airports for shuttle transport to schooner.

Field volunteers will participate in collecting new data on shorebirds and seabirds of the Bahamas. Selected sites include Globally Important and locally Important Bird Areas and national parks of the Bahamas

If you would like to join our conservation crew for a week or more as part of our Volunteer Field Crew: 
Please send 1) letter of interest 2) resume 3) names, email addresses and phone numbers of 2 references to Margo Zdravkovic.