Volunteer Details
Anyone who is a student or employee of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln can participate in The Big Event. Participants are welcome to sign up with one organization, in one group or as an individual. Participants under 19 years of age need to submit a parent/guardian-signed permission on the Warning of Risk, Waiver, Release of All Claims Agreement.
Deadlines and Volunteer Sign-up Locations
The Big Event for 2010 will take place on April 10, 2010. Registration will begin in January. If you have questions, call or stop by the ASUN office (427-2581, 136 Nebraska Union) or Student Involvement (472-2454, 200 Nebraska Union).
Important Dates
| Date | What is going on |
|---|---|
| December 10 | Recruitment Event at the Nebraska Union |
| January 11 | Applications open |
| January 11 | Recruitment Event at the Nebraska Union |
| February 10 | Recruitment Event at the Nebraska Union |
| March 10 | Recruitment Event at the Nebraska Union |
| March 12 | Applications due |
| April 10 | The Big Event! |
Typical Schedule for The Big Event
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. | Morning volunteer check-in at the Nebraska Union |
| 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. | Breakfast at the Nebraska Union |
| 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. | Morning volunteers go to their sites |
| 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Volunteer around Lincoln then return to the Union to eat lunch and return tools |
| 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Afternoon volunteer check-in at the Nebraska Union |
| 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Lunch at the Nebraska Union |
| 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Afternoon volunteers go to sites |
| 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Volunteer around Lincoln then return to the Union to eat lunch and return tools |
Additional Information
After you sign up to participate, The Big Event staff will work to connect you with a volunteer site. An Operations Staff member or a leader of your student organization will then email you more detailed information about where you will volunteer and what you will do to serve the Lincoln community as part of The Big Event.
Join The Big Event Facebook Group for the latest information about this year’s The Big Event.
