Youth Learning Center needs volunteer presenters

The UNMC Youth Learning Center needs faculty, staff and student volunteers to present on a wide range of health care fields.

The center offers 22 health care oriented career exploration programs to K-12 students.

Want to volunteer Contact Lisa Jewell at 559-6357 or ljewell@unmc.edu if you’re interested in helping with the Student Learning Academy.

The center’s primary program — the UNMC Community Academy — has about 80 participants from grades seven through 12 who come to a three-hour career exploration session every third Saturday of the month during the school year and for three, two-week sessions during the summer.

These students are committed to their personal development and interested in the health sciences/health careers. Most are honors students with a GPA of 3.8 or higher.

Helping these bright, eager minds learn all they can about a broad range of health careers is why we need you.

Volunteer commitments likely would be on a Saturday morning during the school year — although evening and afternoon opportunities exist as well — and during regular business hours for summer programs.

The majority of presentations last about 45 minutes and include information on the presenter’s field, as well as the individual’s education and career path.