Volunteer Positions on Campus

There are very specific guidelines for volunteer positions on Bowdoin's campus. These guidelines are as follows:

• A student cannot volunteer services when another student is paid to perform similar work on campus.
• A student employee currently in a hourly wage position can not be asked to work without compensation for additional time to do the same or similar work for which they are employed.
• A student employee who has been offered an hourly wage position should be compensated for training.
• Student volunteers must be clearly informed, prior to services rendered, that the student will not be compensated.
• Volunteers must also receive educational or curricular benefit from the job experience.

To ensure that your volunteer position does not violate the law, you must contact Student Employment prior to offering the volunteer position to be certain that your department is in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and the policies established by the College.