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Seeking Volunteers for Undergraduate Student Activities at 2026 SOT Annual Meeting: Applications Due December 1

By Checo Rorie posted 13 days ago

  

The SOT Initiatives for Development and Engagement Committee (IDEC) is seeking volunteers interested in assisting with activities for undergraduate students at the SOT 65th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in San Diego, California.

If you are interested in volunteering, please complete this application form before December 1 to indicate your interest and availability.

Students and mentors during a research presentation at the 2025 Undergraduate Education Program

Opportunities to Volunteer

  • Undergraduate Development Program Host and Peer Mentors serve from Saturday through Monday and establish mentoring relationships with a small group of students as part of the program in advance of and extending after the Annual Meeting.

  • Career Roundtable Facilitators talk informally with the undergraduate program participants for one hour on Sunday afternoon so that students learn about different career paths.

  • Graduate School Breakout Facilitators talk informally with the undergraduate program participants for 45 minutes on Sunday afternoon so that students learn about what life is like in graduate school and how to be successful in applying.

Volunteers may apply for one or more volunteer roles. The requirements for each role are:  

  • Host Mentor: Career toxicologist, SOT member

  • Peer Mentor: Graduate student or postdoc member

  • Career Roundtable Facilitator: Career toxicologists in academia, industry, and government

  • Graduate School Breakout Facilitators: Graduate program directors or advisors and graduate students

IDEC thanks you for your commitment to and your interest in supporting the next generation of scientists.

Questions? Contact Jenna Pelsey at SOT Headquarters.

Note: If you are a graduate student and are interested in volunteering for the Undergrad Gab with a Grad Over Grub on Tuesday, March 24, 12:30 pm–1:45 pm, please also fill out this volunteer interest form by December 1. Graduate students are paired with small groups of undergraduate students so that they can learn firsthand about the graduate school experience and opportunities offered by SOT.


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