Spread the beauty and joy of physics all around you! Put your skills to good use in the world! And if that isn’t motivation enough, volunteer work is a nice thing to mention on your graduate or job applications. And it’s absolutely necessary if you want to get a graduate fellowship.

There are lots of great outreach opportunities on campus and in local communities. Below, we’ve listed just a few:

• Physics family fun days
  Organized individually throughout the year; contact the department to get involved
• Wash. U. Math Circle
  Weekend math enrichment program for local grade school students on campus.
• Wash. U. Chemistry Tournament
  Student-run high school chemistry contest.
• Each One Teach One
  Tutoring “at-risk” local K-12 students.
• Studio: TESLA
  After school clubs for underserved youth in STEM and art/design.
• Campus YMCA mentoring programs
  Multiple different initiatives.
• Wash. U. Gephardt Institute
  General public-service institute on campus. Look here for lots of different opportunities.
• Wash. U. Institute for School Partnership
  Wash. U. initiatives with local schools.
• Cornerstone
  Student employment as mentor or note-taker.