Student Volunteering Week: Help us reach 15,000 volunteer hours!

01 Feb 2022

This year it will run from Monday, 7 February until Sunday, 13 February

After last year’s online programme, Student Volunteering Week is returning with a jam-packed schedule of volunteering events and we want YOU to be part of the action! Spread the love for volunteering and discover how to get involved with the celebrations:

1. Help us reach 15,000 volunteer hours

As a key focus of Student Volunteering Week, help us encourage all students to take part in activities and log their volunteering on Volunteer Hub to reach a target of 15,000 hours. Throughout the week, the Students’ Union will have a totalizer on display to count-up the hours and show the difference our student volunteers are having in the community.

2. Organise a walking bus for Big Volunteer Day

Work in a student-facing role? Support students to access Big Volunteer Day by organising a walking bus:

Decide on a suitable time and meeting point for your students (it’s a drop-in session, so you don’t need to arrive at 10am)
Email Debbie Houghton with details of your walking bus and borrow a hi-vis vest
Promote the walking bus to your students through social media and newsletters
Recruit other staff to help you manage your walking bus
Print some signage so students can easily find your meeting point
Join us at Big Volunteer Day (anytime 10am-3pm) – our base for the event will be at the junction of Ossory Street and Great Southern Street (M14 4BX) and we’ll have a cup of tea ready for you!

3. Give our student volunteers a shout out

Know some amazing student volunteers? Give a shout out to any students who’ve volunteered this year by tagging our social media channels @uomvolunteering and using the hashtag #SVW2022.

For more information:

Student Volunteering Week event page
Email: volunteers@manchester.ac.uk