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Health Museum Volunteers Make a Difference
9/4/2007
 UST student volunteers are making an impression at the John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science with their reliability, enthusiasm and willingness to try new activities. Members of student organizations TriBeta and the Pre-Health Professions Society started volunteering at the Health Museum in January of this year and have contributed 230 hours since.
“I’m excited about the growing relationship between our institutions,” Mary Heartlein, community services coordinator, said. “UST has a strong core of bright, engaged and friendly students. Our museum is very fortunate to have these relationships and we hope to continue to offer students interesting and broadening experiences through volunteering.”
UST volunteers were the first undergraduate students to earn the opportunity to staff Discovery Carts in the Museum’s traveling exhibition gallery. Such a privilege has traditionally only been given to medical or nursing students.
Because the Museum’s mission is to promote an understanding of the mind, body and spirit through health education and interactive exhibits, volunteers with knowledge of health and the human body are very valuable.
In addition to staffing carts, 21 UST volunteers helped the Museum host 300 public school children visiting from the Head Start Program in April and 15 students volunteered on Museum District Day in August.
The Health Museum is one of many service projects UST students can get involved in. For more information on how to volunteer through the University, contact Ellie Collier in the Office of Volunteer Opportunities at 713-525-3801 or ellie@stthom.edu.
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