By using University at Albany volunteers, agencies have gained more than 2,000,000 hours of service over the past two decades. Since 1970, requests for student volunteers have tripled and the number of participating agencies increases each year. The CPSP benefits both the student and the cooperating agency. In order to qualify, your agency must be non-profit or public agency. Each semester participating agencies are invited to come to the main campus for our Agency Fair to meet prospective students for placement the following semester.
Many agencies bring literature and displays as visual aids.
The Agency Fair is a good opportunity to recruit students for placement. After the agency fair, students continue to sign up for CPSP for the next semester. In order to register with CPSP, students must have official written permission from their chosen agency. Students may bring the completed form when they come to register, or the agency may fax it to the CPSP office. When students register, they must complete paperwork in the CPSP office.