Volunteer Opportunities

The national Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) is overseen by a student-led Board of Directors supported by student member volunteers assigned to national SAA committees, subcommittees, and task forces. More information about existing volunteer opportunities can be found on the national SAA website.

If you are interested in volunteering for the National SAA State Ambassador Program, please fill out this application.

Volunteer opportunities are on a first come, first served basis. Volunteers will be notified of their appointments on a rolling basis.

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* 1. Please provide information we can use to contact you if you are selected for a national SAA volunteer opportunity.

Your national SAA/Member ID is the number you were given when you first joined national SAA. If you do not recall your member ID, email membership@audiology.org to request it.

All student volunteers must be current members of the national SAA to serve as a national SAA volunteer.

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* 2. SAA/Member ID

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* 3. Current University

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* 4. Expected Degree

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* 5. Expected Graduation Date [MM/DD/YYYY]

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* 6. Have you volunteered with national SAA before?

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* 7. Do you have previous volunteer experience? If yes, provide a brief one sentence description. If no, put N/A.

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* 8. Which committee/subcommittee position(s) are you interested in? Please rank your first choice as "1" and so forth.

Application does not guarantee placement on preferred committee(s). Learn more about each committee/subcommittee by visiting the SAA Committee web page.

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* 9. Why are you interested in volunteering for national SAA? Is there a specific goal or objective you wish to achieve by volunteering?

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* 10. Approximately how many hours a week do you anticipate being able to spend on volunteer tasks and conference calls for the national SAA?

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* 11. National SAA Volunteer Expectations

SAA volunteers must be members of national SAA and must remain active national SAA members throughout their volunteer term. Acknowledgement of the National SAA Volunteer Expectations is required to successfully complete this application. National SAA leadership wishes to ensure that each of its volunteers understand the level of commitment volunteers may be held accountable to when volunteering with the national SAA. As a national SAA volunteer, one should be prepared to:

  • Attend and actively participate in all committee conference calls in their entirety. Conference calls occur at the discretion of the chair.
  • Respond to communications in a timely manner and be available to carry out official business of the national SAA throughout the volunteer term.
  • Be accountable for individual performance and assigned duties, subject to periodic review.
  • Submit a monthly report on your assigned duties as requested by your committee chair.
  • Annually renew national SAA membership.
  • Ensure that information that is confidential or privileged (i.e. not publicly available) is not disclosed inappropriately or negligently.

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* 12. National SAA members interested in volunteering for the national SAA are required to submit conflict of interest information to serve as a national SAA volunteer. Please select one of the corresponding conflict of interest disclosure affirmations below to complete this requirement. National SAA volunteers must also agree to adhere to the Academy's Code of Conduct.

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