Volunteering

Vanderbilt is gearing up for Commencement May 12–13, and your help is needed to celebrate our graduates and their families. Read More

The annual MLK Joint Day of Service brings together hundreds of student volunteers from Nashville-area colleges and universities to continue the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through service. This year's event will be on Saturday, April 2, beginning at 10 a.m. at Tennessee State University's Gentry Center. Following the opening program, volunteers will go to different service sites. Lunch will be provided. Read More

More than 50 DAR staff volunteered June 18 to help the West Nashville Dream Center pack up for its move to a new location. Read More

In the coming weeks, Vanderbilt student-athletes and staffers will participate in several volunteer opportunities for the first time at Nashville's Buena Vista Elementary School, a unique chance for the Commodores to make an impact in the Nashville community. Read More

The floors are in, the tent is up, the vaccine and supplies are stocked and the volunteers are ready for the annual 12-hour vaccination marathon known as Flulapalooza, set for Wednesday, Sept. 27. Read More

If you have a smiling face, a friendly personality and enjoy having fun, consider signing up to be a VU Event Volunteer. Read More

Thirteen volunteer leaders have been named over the past year to fill vacant positions on three Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) advisory boards and councils. Read More

James O’Neill, M.D., professor of Surgery and former chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has received an International Surgical Volunteerism Award from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) for more than three decades of service as a surgeon and educator in medically underserved countries. Read More

The Vanderbilt Sewing Club, which crafts special linens for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and its patients, recently received a top honor at Hands On Nashville’s 30th Annual Mary Catherine Strobel Volunteer Awards ceremony. Read More

For decades, Vanderbilt and its employees have been giving back to the Middle Tennessee community. The Vanderbilt Gives: Building a Community with Hope website offers a convenient way to link to local nonprofit federations. Read More

Volunteers are needed for two upcoming events sponsored by the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

The Davidson County Election Commission is recruiting poll officials to staff polling locations for the upcoming 2015 election cycle. Read More

Thorun Olsen watched as two tiny, soft knitted hats — one pink and one blue — were placed on Nolan and Nora Mong’s petite heads to keep them warm in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

(Vanderbilt University/Steve Green) The NCAA Women’s Final Four is right around the corner. This event will take place April 6-8 at Bridgestone Arena, and your help is needed. If you have already registered to volunteer, no need to do so again. All volunteers are required to attend an orientation session prior to… Read More

Here's your chance to play a vital role in one of the university’s largest and most prestigious events. Read More

Fran Hardcastle still recalls her first volunteer experience — selling papers on Palm Sunday to benefit the Junior League Home for Crippled Children. Read More

The Green Dot at Vanderbilt Committee is collaborating with the YWCA to provide service opportunities to the Vanderbilt campus community from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20. Service opportunities include organizing the YWCA’s donation facility and/or lending a hand in the YWCA kitchen.  Afterward, volunteers are invited to join… Read More

(Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Nashville will host the 33rd NCAA Women’s Final Four April 6-8. All games will be played at Bridgestone Arena. Volunteers are needed to assist with events beginning Wednesday, April 2, through Wednesday, April 9. The national semifinal games will be played Sunday, April 6, at 5:30 and 8… Read More

Vanderbilt will continue to support the Nashville and Middle Tennessee communities by connecting employees directly with federation partners and specific charities. Read More

Sign up today to volunteer for a campus event or fundraiser. Read More