About: We are seeking volunteers to help us review student scholarship applications. The review process includes using a scoring rubric to rank student short question and essay responses.
Time Commitment: All scholarship reviews will be done virtually from the comfort of home! Review Period 3 will take place March 10th to March 25th. You must be able to commit to those dates for review, but you are free to review on your own time (morning, days, evenings, weekends) whatever works best for you. Volunteer sign-up closes February 27th. Volunteers should plan for this volunteer opportunity to take a maximum of six hours to complete.
Volunteer Expectations: Volunteers are expected to comply with the instructions and guidance provided via email on the first day of the review process. Your email will arrive in the early morning hours on the first day of the review period. The email will say something like "you have been assigned X number of applications to read." Within that initial email various trainings, videos, and resources will be offered so you can feel confident with the process, rubrics, and software before beginning the reviews.
Qualifications: Volunteers can be both alumni and friends of UCCS. We cannot accept volunteers who are current or incoming undergraduate students or family members/parents of current or incoming undergraduate students. Volunteers must have access to a computer, laptop, tablet and an internet/wifi connection to review their assigned applications.
Impact: The student population at UCCS benefits tremendously from scholarships which play a critical role in helping them reach their educational dreams. Scholarships provide access to many students who might otherwise not be able to afford to go to college. Bringing in alumni and friends volunteers to the scholarship review process also broadens the reviewer pool to be more diverse and representative of our current student population. The staff and faculty members at UCCS greatly appreciate the additional help with the review process.
