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Help us celebrate all the good Cornellians can do! Tell us about the areas and organizations you support in your community. 
We’re excited to announce a revamp of our volunteer platform. Cornell University Volunteer (CUVolunteer) has helped our volunteer base grow and flourish over the past decade, and our new platform will reflect this growth. Thanks for your patience as we work to launch it in the coming months!
In the meantime, all volunteer positions accepting nominations are listed below.
Questions or concerns? Email Cornell Volunteer Programs at ovp@cornell.edu.
Thank you for all you do for Cornell!
Volunteer positions
Nomination Dates: 01/01/2025 - 04/30/2025
Summary of Position: A director on the CALS Alumni Association Board of Directors acts as an informed ambassador of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and as an advocate and voice for alumni. More specifically, a director serves to facilitate and enrich connections within the CALS network; extend and renew the CALS experience; champion and showcase alumni achievements, leadership, and service; and build further affinity and pride within the Cornell community.
Staff Contact: Scott Pesner, Director of Engagement, sjp17@cornell.edu
Nomination Dates: 04/10/2025 - 05/18/2025
Summary of Position: Cornellians is a digital-first publication and alumni community hub produced as a partnership between Cornell Alumni Affairs & Development (AAD), University Relations (UR), and alumni. The Cornellians Alumni Advisory Council is the formal representation of the alumni voice in this partnership, collaborating with AAD and UR staff members to ensure that the alumni voice is represented in our editorial content and platform. This council will directly advise both the Cornellians Editor-in-Chief and the Platform Director, as well as senior AAD and UR leaders in this work. The mission of Cornellians is to engage and inspire alumni throughout their lifetime by informing, entertaining, and connecting the Big Red community around the globe.
Staff Contact: Angie Giammarino, Platform Director, Cornellians, amg297@cornell.edu
Nomination Dates: 04/28/2025 - 08/15/2025
Summary of Position: The main responsibility of the host / ambassador is to be connected with a Cornell SOTC participant through the summer. As an SOTC Ambassador, you will be assigned a student for the summer to check in on. Primarily you contact the student(s) before they arrive to introduce yourself and offer to help get them settled into the CWRU dorms. Some students need to be picked up from the airport and/or a ride to the store to pick up a few essentials. Several times over the summer check in with the student, invite them to dinner, etc.
As an SOTC volunteer, you are invited to special events throughout the summer. These events provide wonderful opportunities to network with Cleveland-area professionals who share a common passion for attracting young talent to the area, including SOTC board members and volunteers, and representatives from the corporations who employ SOTC interns.
Volunteers will receive training in May.
Staff Contact: Evan Cooper ’90, Kendra Chatburn ’10, Board of Directors representing Cornell University, ebcooper@growu.biz
Nomination Dates: 07/01/2024 - 06/01/2025
Summary of Position: Subject to the Charter of the University and laws of the of the State, the Board of Trustees shall have supreme control over the University, including every college, school, and academic department, division and center thereof. The Bylaws delegate responsibility for day-to-day administration of the University to the president and his staff; but the Board retains ultimate policy-making authority. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to: electing tenured faculty; electing the president, provost, university counsel/secretary of the corporation, VPs, Deans, other senior administrators & establishing their compensation; providing advice on educational policy, programs, and campus life; and adopting the University's budget.
Staff Contact: Cornell Volunteer Programs ovp@cornell.edu
Nomination Dates: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025
Summary of Position: The club web manager is part of the team who provide leadership and guidance to the board and the local Cornell community. In addition, the web manager is responsible for maintaining the club's web page, as well as ensuring any and all social media outlets are up-to-date. The web manager is also asked to explore all options for maintaining a robust online club presence and use social media to effectively communicate club and alumni activity with the local Cornell community.
Staff Contact: Amanda Massa, Director, U.S. Regional Alumni Engagement Operations, amanda.massa@cornell.edu
Nomination Dates: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025
Summary of Position: The club affinity outreach chair is part of the team who provide leadership and guidance to the board and the local Cornell community. In addition, the affinity outreach chair is asked to create, along with a committee, an outreach plan for the club to identify events and activities to better engage the diverse local Cornell community through the common bond of location, class, student activities and college/degree base. The outreach chair shall also welcome new alumni to the area as indicated by the new to the area lists.
Staff Contact: Amanda Massa, Director, U.S. Regional Alumni Engagement Operations, amanda.massa@cornell.edu
Nomination Dates: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025
Summary of Position: The club programming chair is part of the team who provide leadership and guidance to the board and the local Cornell community. In addition, the programming chair is responsible for creating interesting opportunities for events and activities that align with Cornell University priorities to engage alumni, parents and friends. Evaluating additional opportunities such as All-Ivy events, outside networking and Cornell-centric is helpful to keep the schedule of events lively and interesting. Signature events help the club make a name and create a special Cornell connection while one-off opportunities create a sense of inclusion without long-term commitments.
Staff Contact: Amanda Massa, Director, U.S. Regional Alumni Engagement Operations, amanda.massa@cornell.edu
Nomination Dates: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025
Summary of Position: The club treasurer is part of the team who provide leadership and guidance to the board and the local Cornell community. In addition, the treasurer is responsible for maintaining the club's local bank accounts and financial planning as well as ensuring club officers are informed about the appropriate allowable expenditures and reimbursements, current accounting balances, event overages and debts and any outstanding payments. The treasurer is also responsible for making deposits and payments; down and final, on behalf of the club as well as maintaining up-to-date paperwork for the bank account, PayPal account and all additional documentation.
Staff Contact: Amanda Massa, Director, U.S. Regional Alumni Engagement Operations, amanda.massa@cornell.edu
Nomination Dates: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025
Summary of Position: The club vice president assists in providing leadership and guidance to the board and the local Cornell community, fully supports club programming and activities, and develops strategies for strengthening the local alumni engagement. The club vice president is responsible learning the role of the club president, and assisting in sharing information with the local alumni community from Cornell University. It is important that club vice presidents also ensure continued leadership by communicating with local alumni about participating in the club and maintaining strong ties to Cornell University. Additionally, the club vice president provides back-up to the president in case of absence.
Staff Contact: Amanda Massa, Director, U.S. Regional Alumni Engagement Operations, amanda.massa@cornell.edu
Nomination Dates: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025
Summary of Position: The club secretary is part of the team who provide leadership and guidance to the board and the local Cornell community. In addition, the secretary takes minutes from board meetings and distributes them to the board and maintains a record of all meeting minutes to be kept on record with the club after their tenure. The secretary may be in charge of ensuring the constitution and bylaws are up-to-date and shall perform other duties of the office and as assigned by the president.
Staff Contact: Amanda Massa, Director, U.S. Regional Alumni Engagement Operations, amanda.massa@cornell.edu
Nomination Dates: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025
Summary of Position: The Cornell Club of Ithaca (CCI) seeks volunteers from the Ithaca, NY area to serve on its Board of Directors. CCI is a dues-free alumni organization. Board members are responsible for the general control and management of the club. The main purpose of CCI is to support Cornell’s mission, build community, and drive peer-to-peer engagement among members of the Cornell community in the Ithaca, NY area. There is a minimal time commitment involved. Typical responsibilities include planning volunteering and social events and attending Board meetings. Leadership opportunities will most likely open up over the next few years (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Security).
Staff Contact: Amanda Massa, Director, U.S. Regional Alumni Engagement Operations, amanda.massa@cornell.edu
Nomination Dates: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025
Summary of Position: The club president provides overall leadership and guidance to the board and the local Cornell community, supports club programming and activities, and develops strategies for strengthening the local alumni engagement. The club president is responsible for regular communication with the Alumni Affairs Regional Staff Contact, to include submitting annual reports and plans, event detail forms, and other requested information, as well as sharing information with their local alumni community from Cornell University. It is important that club presidents ensure continued leadership by communicating with local alumni about participating in the club and maintaining strong ties to Cornell University.
Staff Contact: Amanda Massa, Director, U.S. Regional Alumni Engagement Operations, amanda.massa@cornell.edu
Nomination Dates: 05/01/2025 - 08/01/2025
Summary of Position: Drives community engagement and leads philanthropic efforts on behalf of the club
Staff Contact: Amanda Massa, Director, U.S. Regional Alumni Engagement Operations, amanda.massa@cornell.edu
