Embedded Files
The Volunteer Handbook is a great resource for Museum policies and procedures that are relevant to volunteers.
Review the benefits that NHMU offers to its volunteers!
Volunteer Lounge
Volunteer Lounge
Watch this video for a refresher on the Volunteer Lounge at the Rio Tinto Center.
Logging Your Hours
Logging Your Hours
Watch this video for a refresher on how to log your hours, set your schedule, and view your service using the volunteer database, Volgistics, online or on a touch-screen at the Museum.
To access this resource, you will need to log in. Please keep login information private; this resource is just for NHMU volunteers!
Username: nhmu
Password: riotinto
Click here to register your vehicle with the Museum. As a reminder, all staff and volunteers are required to park in level 5 of the Williams Building Parking Structure, unless they have official ADA accessible parking placards, or have requested accommodations from the University of Utah. All vehicles parked in the Williams Building Parking Structure must be registered with the Museum, or are subject to citations and towing.
Download this University of Utah app to your phone for a pocket-guide to emergency protocols on campus!
Sign up for emergency text notifications from NHMU so that you can be alerted to any safety concerns at the Museum. The password to access this registration is “nhmunotify”. You will need to enter the required information and submit the form. To complete the sign-up process, you must then text the keyword “nhmu.vol” to 292929. This will put your contact info on the volunteer list for notifications.
The Collections Wall
The Collections Wall
Want to learn more about what is in our Collections Wall in the Canyon on Level 2, or the process of creating it?
Click here to read the Collections Wall Synopsis (a short history)
Click here for a Collections Wall Identification Guide (a PDF that identifies all the objects by collection. You will need to view the PDF in Acrobat and use “Layers” to toggle between collections.)
Click here to see a Collections Wall Presentation (a keynote that Tim Lee presented in 2015 about the history and redesign of the Collections Wall.)
The Diversity and Inclusion Committee at NHMU has curated a list of great resources to learn about diversity, inclusion, equity, and access as it relates to our work at the Museum, and the communities we serve. All of these resources are available to check out from the Marriott Library on campus at the U. Volunteers with active UCards can use the library at any time. Volunteers who wish to access this resource but don't have UCard should talk to the Volunteer Program Manager to get access.
Resources on Racism and Injustice
Resources on Racism and Injustice
The Museum’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee has put together an important set of resources; I urge you to read this message from the D&I Committee and become more educated on this topic that affects us all.
6/12/2020
Dear NHMU Community,
The significant events of the last few weeks have reminded us all just how much there is to do to address systemic racism in our work and in our field. If you haven’t already, please read the statement from NHMU on racism and injustice. Our Museum has made a pledge to do better, to listen, and to learn. We have all been called to dig in to the immense work of practicing anti-racism at NHMU.
We know that we are each on our own path in the journey toward anti-racism and cultural competence. (Check out the Bennet Model to help you understand where you might be on your path, and to think about where others might be.) And, no matter where you are on your path, we know that being called into this work is uncomfortable. You may experience feelings of guilt, anger, fear, or fragility. You might have a lot of questions for yourselves, your friends, and your family. You might not know where to start. This is all okay. The journey to anti-racism is just that – a journey. It will take time to learn and grow, and there is no end point – we will have to continue to practice anti-racism in perpetuity.
Because many of us might not know where to start in this work, the Diversity & Inclusion Committee has some suggested resources for you to check out. These two lists are thorough, but by no means exhaustive. They will provide a good starting place for you to explore what anti-racism is about, and start to learn how you can incorporate it into your work.
This list of anti-racism resources is organized by media format (books, articles, podcasts, videos, films).
This list of anti-racism resources is scaffolded to help you find the resources that might be most accessible to you, wherever you are on your journey of cultural competence.
These two lists have a lot of overlapping information. We encourage you to choose the one that is organized in the way that feels most comfortable for you. And, try not to feel overwhelmed – there are so many resources to look at. Try to pick just one to start with. Take time to process what it means for you, and what it means for people of color. Ask questions. Then, when you’re ready, pick another one.
The Diversity and Inclusion Committee will continue to work to bring you opportunities to learn, reflect, make mistakes, and engage. And, we want to remind you that we’re not experts in this work either. We’re happy to be a hub for learning, and there are things that you might know that we don’t! We all have expertise to offer, and we all have something to learn.
Remember there is no one right way to dismantle white supremacy, but the wrong way is choosing not to listen and not to try.
With hope toward the future,
D&I Committee
Curious to know if there will be Field Trip guests in the Museum on a particular day? Check this helpful calendar from the Field Trips team to see their confirmed visits.
Online Volunteer Orientation
Online Volunteer Orientation
Want a full refresher on being a volunteer at NHMU? You can check out the online orientation that all new volunteers complete as part of the on-boarding process to the Museum. It'll give you the low-down on the Volunteer Program staff, expectations, benefits, the Volunteer Board, the NHMU staff you work with, what to do in case of emergency, and more!
You will need to enter your information into the form to progress through the orientation; you can either skip hitting "submit" at the end, or hit submit and know that, since you're already an active volunteer, we'll just assume you were refreshing and we won't reach out to you about any next steps.
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