2025-26 Volunteer and Service Opportunities for UM Employees on Campus
Fall 2025
Move In Day
- Monday, August 18
- Maggie Hansing (maggie.hansing@mso.umt.edu) and Karen Schlatter (karen.schlatter@mso.umt.edu)
- Context: Need volunteers to help students move in to dorms.
Week of Service - Kids EmPower Pack Build Night
- Monday, September 8
- Jenah Mead (jenah.mead@mso.umt.edu)
- Context: Build weekend food packs for school children experiencing food insecurity wiht the Missoula Food Bank & Community Center. 25 volunteers needed.
Week of Service - Griz Career Closet Donation Drive
- Tuesday, September 9
- Jenah Mead (jenah.mead@mso.umt.edu)
- Context: Clear out your closet and donate gently used professional and business casual attire to help Grizzlies look and feel their best for jobs, internships, and interviews. Your contributions remove barriers and boost confidence, opening doors to success.
Week of Service - Crafting for a Cause
- Thursday, September 11
- Jenah Mead (jenah.mead@mso.umt.edu)
- Context: Create magical wizard sets and props for the Boys and Girls Club. Join us in the DHC Lounge any time from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 15 or more volunteers needed.
Week of Service - Casseroles for Community
- Friday, September 12
- Jenah Mead (jenah.mead@mso.umt.edu)
- Context: Make dinner for families residing in the YWCA's domestic violence emergency shelter. We need one office, department, or club to take this on! Email Jenah Mead if interested.
Week of Service - The full schedule of UM Week of Service can be found .
Democracy Forum Facilitator
- Tuesday, September 16
- Logan Parson (logan.parson@mso.umt.edu)
- Context: Join the Mansfield Center’s Democracy Forum, where 250 high school students from western Montana will explore this year’s theme: "Strengthening Your Community and the Power of Connection." The event features interactive workshops, guided discussions, and a keynote by renowned political scientist Dr. Robert Putnam, part of the UM President’s Lecture Series. As a volunteer, you will lead small-group discussions (8-12 students) and guide students to workshops and lunch (at the Lodge).
DiverseU
- Tuesday, November 4-Thursday, November 6
- Zion Moore (zion.moore@mso.umt.edu) and Constance Darlington (constance.darlington@mso.umt.edu)
- Context: Presenter and proposal submissions now open, with presenter call in early September. Need volunteers at the desk and in rooms for November event.
Can the Cats
- Saturday, November 8-Saturday, November 22
- Karen Schlatter (karen.schlatter@mso.umt.edu), Kat Cowley (kat.cowley@mso.umt.edu) and Jenah Mead (jenah.mead@mso.umt.edu)
- Context: Stuff the Bus volunteers, campus bin collection volunteers and football game collection volunteers.
Spring 2026
DHC Volunteers
- Mid-December through mid-January, interviews conducted mid-February
- Kaetlyn Cordingley (kaetlyn.cordingley@umontana.edu)
- Context: DHC seeks volunteers to review scholarship applications and conduct interviews with applicants.
- Monday, March 30
- Pete Lovette (pete.lovette@umontana.edu)
- Context: Science fair judges needed.
UMCUR
- Friday, April 17
- Catalina De Onís (catalina.deonis@mso.umt.edu)
- Context: Judges, etc.
57th Annual Kyiyo Celebration
- Friday, April 17-Saturday, April 18
- Kyiyo Native American Student Association (kyiyo@umontana.edu)
- Context: Volunteers needed for the weekend, usually in 1-2 hours increments.