Support Your Peers. Strengthen Your Skills. Make a Difference.
DSS is searching for volunteer student note takers currently enrolled in courses. Serving as a peer note taker is a meaningful opportunity to assist fellow students while enhancing your academic and organizational skills. Your role as a note taker is crucial in supporting your peers and contributing to an inclusive learning environment.
What’s Involved?
As a note taker, you will:
- Attend class regularly and take comprehensive, high-quality notes.
- Make your notes available within 24 hours of each lecture.
- Ensure your notes are clear, organized, and easy to follow.
Why Volunteer?
Volunteering as a note taker offers several benefits:
- Enhancing your resume with valuable volunteer experience.
- Contributing to accessibility and helping create an inclusive learning environment.
- Improving your academic performance through better note taking and engagement.
Volunteer Hours
Peer note takers earn volunteer service hours based on class time:
- 3-credit course: approximately 37 hours per semester
- 1-credit course: approximately 12 hours per semester
Recognition
At the end of the semester, DSS will provide a Certificate of Volunteer Service to recognize your significant contribution and commitment as a note taker. Your efforts are genuinely appreciated, and we want to ensure you are recognized for your valuable service.