CAPE Volunteer Opportunities
Below is a listing of the available volunteer opportunities for CAPE members. If you have questions or would like additional information on any of the activities, please call the CAPE office at 255-6608 or send an email to cape@cornell.edu.
Information Outposts
The Information Outpost Program is a very active program. Each August when the freshmen and their families arrive, CAPE volunteers are strategically placed at common arrival spots (outposts) where they receive freshman and their families, assisting with directions and answering questions, helping new students and their families find their way to the residence halls on North Campus and West Campus on Opening Day.
Cornell Jack Lewis Visitors Program
Retired Cornell faculty and staff are participating in a program providing friendly visits to residents in area nursing homes. Volunteeers spend an hour or so a week visiting residents and time may be spent reading, plaing a board game, or just visiting. Currently volunteers go to Lakeside Nursing Home and Oak Hill Manor. More volunteers are needed so we can visit more residents. Please contact Jeanette Miller, the Visitors Program coordinator, at (607)257-7258, if you are interested in becoming a volunteer.
Health Careers Evaluation Committee
This committee, comprised of faculty and senior staff, assist students applying to medical schools. Committee members conduct informed interviews with the students during the spring semester. Subsequent to the interview, a letter of evaluation for each student is provided to the HCEC chairman. The medical school admissions committees rely heavily on the insights provided by this evaluation. This is a popular program and provides a meaningful way to maintain contact with students and contribute to a worthwhile Cornell program. Contact Fran Kallfelz 3-3031, HCEC Chairman, 255-5045 if you are interested.
Additional Volunteer Opportunities
