Volunteer Newsletter

Spring is around the corner, which means Science Rendezvous is back, along with our Technovation Girls year-end event! See below for ways to get involved.

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  Open Opportunities

Volunteer at the Technovation Girls Pitch Event

Be part of an inspiring day where young innovators present tech solutions to real-world problems. We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help support event operations.

Whether you're interested in event coordination, working with students or capturing content, there’s a role for you and lunch is provided!

Flexible shifts: Morning, afternoon, or both.

Location: Synechron Canada Inc., 5770 Hurontario St, Mississauga, ON L5R 3G5

Date: Sat. May 2nd, 2026

Sign up here to get involved. While this youth program is predominantly for females, we welcome volunteers of any gender!

Science Rendezvous

Saturday, May 9 | 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Join the dynamic TMU team who sets up, coordinates and delivers our biggest science event of the year! This free festival, targeted to all age groups, makes science accessible to thousands of people with a day of engaging, informative and interactive events.

Volunteer roles include:

• Logistics and behind-the-scenes volunteers (we need the most of these!)

• Booth volunteers - facilitate activities

• Pocket Science volunteers - roaming scientists

• Social Media volunteers

Timing

Friday May 8 - set-up in the afternoon

Saturday May 9 - AM shift 9am - 1pm; PM shift 12pm - 4pm

Booth Teams

There are many TMU and external Booth Teams that have already started recruiting volunteers. If you are already part of a Booth team (ex. Physics, Campbell Lab, Urban Water or Psychology) you DO NOT need to sign up here. Please follow instructions you receive from your booth leader(s). SciXchange volunteers are used at the following booths:

• Let's Talk Science

• Indigenous Science / Land Acknowledgement

• Others, as requested by our partners

Summer Career Boost Positions Open

Join our summer staff team! Our Science Outreach Leads facilitate STEM activities throughout the GTA and on campus with community and camp groups.

To apply:

1. Review eligibility and details for the Career Boost Program - we have 2 Domestic and 1 International positions available.

2. If you are eligible, find the "Science Outreach and Communication Student Lead" position posting on the recruitstudents.torontomu.ca website. Follow the instructions for applying.

  Upcoming Opportunities

The summer is usually quiet for volunteer opportunities, but here are a few you may be interested in:

1. Chemistry Labs - Help facilitate the TMU-SVU lab for 60+ youth during a full day of programming - Thursdays in May

2. Soapbox Science Social Media - support promotion of our annual women and non-binary researchers in STEM event, which happens in Sept.

3. Community After-School Programs - We'll continue to offer STEM activities for youth during after-school programs in May and June.

Email SciXchange@Torontomu.ca to inquire about either of the above opportunities.

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