Educational Consortium for Volunteerism

Training & Professional Development

ECV works with the community to develop and present collaborative workshops and seminars on topics relevant to volunteer and nonprofit management. Currently, we offer seven online, self-paced courses in managing volunteers for a mere $25 each.

*Continuing Education courses are being updated and newly designed at this time.  Please email pamela.sybert@unt.edu for more information and to be notified when they are available.

Seniors / Volunteers for Childhood Immunization

The Seniors / Volunteers for Childhood Immunization program encourages the timely receipt of immunizations for pre-school aged children in Texas. Volunteers who understand the critical need for immunizations among children two years of age and younger strive to ensure the health of the youngest members of their local community through education and outreach.

For additional information, please contact Elsie B. Wiley at Elsie.Wiley@unt.edu or 940-565-3517, or Kathy Dreyer at Katherine.Dreyer@unt.edu or 940-565-3450. Visit out website at Seniors / Volunteers for Childhood Immunization

Success for Life Through Reading

Success for Life through Reading (SLR) is a student volunteer program whose mission is to increase early childhood literacy in North Texas. SLR provides literacy activities and take-home books to low-income preschool children in Denton to help develop the cognitive capacity necessary for achievement in school, relationships, and future work environments.

For more information on the program and volunteer opportunities go to Success for Life Through Reading

America Reads

America Reads is an after-school tutoring program that provides at-risk youth with supplemental instruction and care from UNT student workers and volunteers. The mission of the UNT America Reads program is dedicated to providing the Denton Independent School District with exemplary mentors, tutors, and volunteers to further enhance the students' learning opportunities as well as abilities for both the university and the elementary school students.  America Reads strives to break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy through improving the educational opportunities of economically, socially, or academically disadvantaged students.

For more information go to our website America Reads

Service-Learning

In its purest form, service-learning is a method of teaching that allows students to deepen their knowledge of course content by planning, implementing, and reflecting on a community-service experience. In its most basic form, it is an opportunity for students to be involved in the world outside of UNT by providing a service to the community.  Many UNT faculty incorporate a service-learning component in their class. ECV assists faculty in integrating this effective teaching method into their curriculum and connecting community agencies with faculty and students.

For more information, contact Rachel Reed: rachel.reed@unt.edu | 940.565.3474

Internships

Students have the opportunity to intern with nonprofit organizations through signing up for PACS 4310. Internships are posted with the UNT Cooperative Education office.