Volunteer Program

"Big thanks to all of your support and dedication. You are awesome. I've really enjoyed my time at the WRC and meeting all of the fabulous women. It's been inspiring. After reviewing all of the opportunity that I've experienced at the WRC I felt like I'd be cutting myself short by not volunteering again."

- WRC volunteer

Be a part of the WRC Team

Students of all genders are welcome to volunteer at the WRC. Scheduled, for-credit office shifts and mentoring opportunities are available every term, and committees for special events and projects are assembled throughout the year. 

We seek to support our volunteers in identifying, honing, and developing their individual leadership skills by providing opportunities to work in a collaborative and supportive environment. 

Volunteers can sign up to:

  • Coordinate one of the WRC's large yearly events (Vagina Monologues, Take Back the Night, etc.)

  • Take on an office shift to help us keep the office open and connect students to resources

  • Write for the WRC's online newsmagazine, The She Sheet

  • Help out the day of an event

  • Work with a WRC staff member to coordinate a special project

 Volunteering at the WRC

WRC Winter Volunteer Opportunities

We are looking to fill 20 volunteer positions in our front office for the fall quarter. Four hour shifts are available Monday through Friday, 9-1 or 1-5. Volunteers must be able to commit to their shift for the entire term, and be able to attend a day of volunteer training. In addition to working at the desk, volunteers will take on specific roles and projects. A sampling of the some of the positions we have available includes: Street Team, Sustainability Coordinator, SheSheet Staff, and Student Group Ambassador.

Selected students will have the opportunity to:

  • Serve the women of PSU and empower yourself
  • Develop yourself as a student leader on campus
  • Learn more about feminist organizing and activism
  • Meet and become involved with PSU's Feminist community
  • Develop professional office and customer service skills
  • Enrich your resume
  • Set personal and academic development goals and receive mentoring towards the attainment of those goals through service to the Women's Resource Center
  • Stay informed about events and opportunities to become more involved
  • Receive academic credit for your work, and apply hours toward practicum requirements with department approval

Interested students should complete the form located here. If you have volunteered before, please go here. Volunteers must be available to attend a mandatory orientation session, the dates will soon be announced.

All students should come to Orientation with your calendar for winter term so that we can assign shifts.

 

More About Volunteering

The WRC takes on new volunteers every quarter, with all volunteers attending a group orientation the first week of the quarter.

Students make a commitment of at least four hours a week for the whole term. Students who cannot commit to a whole quarter should watch our listserv for short-term opportunities to volunteer with the WRC.

Prospective volunteers should email Christine Jarlstrom at cjarlst@pdx.edu for more information.

Leadership Development

The Women's Resource Center is committed to supporting our volunteers as they develop skills enhancing their ability to become leaders for social change. To that end, all of our volunteers set learning goals using the Social Change Model of Leadership Development by the Higher Education Institute, UCLA. For more information about the Social Change Model, we have provided the following documents:

  • A PowerPoint presentation explaining the Social Change Model of Leadership Development (free viewer available here),
  • An excerpt (requires Adobe Acrobat) from "A Social Change Model of Leadership Development Guidebook" by the Higher Education Research Institute (1996)