Volunteer In Person

Evaluate Student Research at the LBC Showcase

Open to all alumni and community partners

Each Spring, we invite LBC students to present their research in a special Briggs-only showcase. Student presentations and posters are evaluated for awards, by a team of alums and community partners representing a variety of career fields. 

Details:

• Attend the Research Showcase (typically in February, one week night)
• Review online presentations and listen to assigned in-person presentations
• Select top candidates for research presentation category awards
• The event is a great way to learn about the research going on across campus and to witness Briggsies’ scientific knowledge and communication skills. 

Volunteer at the LBC Commencement Ceremony

Open to all alumni

Each spring, approximately 300-350 Briggsies graduate with pomp, circumstance and Spartan spirit in in our Lyman Briggs Commencement Ceremony at the Breslin Center. We love introducing the newest alumni to the wider LBC alumni family. 

Details:

• Dates and times vary by year, but the ceremonies are typically on Saturdays or Sundays in late April or early May and last about 2 hours. The whole commitment would be about 3 hours.
• Location: Jack Breslin Student Evens Center
• Volunteer role: Help graduating students prepare to cross the stage and shepherd them to and from their seats.
• Benefits: This is a way to return to campus, reconnect with Lyman Briggs College, and reminisce about your days as a graduating senior. 

Host a Briggs Alumni Workplace Visit

Open to all alumni

Briggs Alumni Workplace Visits give LBC students the opportunity to get out of the classroom and into the real world, to better understand career paths after college and meet some of our accomplished alumni.

Past visits include:

• Briggs alum Dr. Jeffrey VanWingen took students on a tour of his medical practice. He described what owning a practice entails, listed the unique job responsibilities, and shared some lessons he learned along the way.
• Briggs alum Ashima Saigal invited students to her home. She shared how her career journey started in a computer consulting firm then evolved to her establishing her own database company using meditation and yoga.
• Briggs alum Dr. Molly Crissman invited students to visit her medical office, opening with a day-in-the-life presentation, followed by tours of an imaging lab and surgery center.