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Undergraduate Students
Outreach Opportunities

The WISE Institute offers many outreach opportunities to female undergraduate students, both volunteer and paid, including:

  • Leadership opportunities in student groups and conferences
  • Expanding Your Horizons™ - Volunteer:
      • Call for Volunteers occurs in Fall each year
      • Volunteers may assist before and/or during the event with:
        • Event organization, registration, evaluations etc.
        • Act as role models to participants in grades 7-8
        • Guide participants to and sit in on workshops on campus
  • WISE Camps - become a program or resident assistant
    • Program Assistant
      • Assist the workshop and project leaders with facilitating and teaching the hands-on activities
      • Excellent opportunity for students who are interested in learning more about various STEM disciplines
      • Responsible for a small group of high school students throughout the day
      • Receive stipends of $300/week (daily lunch included)
    • Resident Assistant
      • Responsible for arranging and supervising activities for our resident campers, outside of summer camp classes.
      • Supervise campers through the night in the residence halls to the following morning
      • Dinner and breakfast are eaten with the campers
      • Receive a stipend of $300/week (meals and lodging while with campers included)

For more information, contact us.