Volunteer Information

Volunteer Requirements
Program volunteers are asked to commit to the program for at least one academic year, attend volunteer training and regularly scheduled weekly meetings on Wednesday evenings from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Sexual health peer educators (SHPE) are an open-minded, health conscious, and energetic group. As a SHPE, volunteers gain valuable experience that can lead to a future in the Peace Corps, medicine, nursing, psychology, and public health. To get a volunteer application, to go Wardenburg room 324.

Program Topics and Issues

Factual Information
Because information about sexuality changes rapidly over time, sexual health educators are trained to provide current information and materials on the following topics:

• abstinence
• condoms, latex barriers, and safer sex practices
• HIV/AIDS
• relationship between alcohol, other drugs and sexual behavior
• sexually transmitted infection prevention: including HIV, hepatitis, chlamydia, herpes, syphilis, genital warts, and others
• prevention of unintended pregnancies
• resources

Areas of Involvement
Volunteers work in the following areas:

• contribute to educational content of weekly meetings
• staff Wardenburg-sponsored, free HIV-testing clinic check-in table
• staff information tables and Health Fairs
• make "safer sex kits" and distribute on campus and through condom "zaps" at local bars
• make condom "egg" kits and stock vending machines located in the UMC and recreational center locker rooms
• distribute flyers about special events, resources and information
• plan, organize and conduct special educational events such as AIDS Awareness Month, World AIDS Day, National Condom Week, and Safer Spring Break Week
• conduct sexual health presentations (not required)
• work on Sexual Health Home Page (for those interested and skilled in computer-related education)
• office work
• marketing