VOLUNTEER SERVICE AGREEMENT & RELEASE
We are pleased that you have decided to volunteer your services to
Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Please affirm your acceptance of the terms of this agreement, stated below, with your signature.
Also, please accept our sincere thanks for your valuable contribution to the Community
I, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(First name) (Middle initial) (Last name)
in consideration of being allowed to participate in the volunteer service of the Metropolitan State
University of Denver (MSU Denver) do hereby agree that:
1. I understand and agree that my volunteer service will be from _________________ to ___________________.
(Month/Day/Year) (Month/Day/Year)
At the end of such period, I understand that my volunteer service will cease and I will no longer be
permitted access to Metropolitan State University of Denver facilities.
2. I understand and agree that my volunteer service is in no way an offer of employment by MSU Denver
and that I shall not receive, nor be entitled to receive, any compensation, reimbursement or
remuneration for my participation in my volunteer service. I further agree to release MSU Denver from
any and all claims to compensation, reimbursement or remuneration related to my volunteer service. I
also understand and agree that at no time will I be considered or deemed to be an agent, servant or
employee of MSU Denver.
3. I understand that I will be volunteering at a higher education institution and I, therefore, agree to act
appropriately and in a professional, courteous manner during my volunteer service. I understand and
agree that the University may terminate my volunteer service at any time, with or without cause.
4. I understand that during my volunteer service, I may have access to, or may observe, certain information
that is proprietary to the MSU Denver and I hereby agree not to disclose, discuss or reveal any such
information to parties outside of MSU Denver, and to keep any MSU Denver records or files,
confidential.
5. In the event that my volunteer services will be in a department where there may be airborne pathogens,
or whose work involves contact with potentially infectious diseases including, but not limited to, HIV,
hepatitis or tuberculosis, I hereby agree to assume all risks and responsibilities associated with
participation in such an volunteer service. Furthermore, I hereby agree to release, indemnify and hold
harmless Metropolitan State University of Denver, including its present and former Trustees, officers,
directors, faculty, employees, agents and participants from and against any and all losses, expenses,
claims, actions, liabilities and judgments (including attorney fees through the appellate levels), which I,
my dependents, assigns, personal representatives, heirs or next of kin, may sustain or suffer as a result
of or arising out of my contact with such airborne pathogens or infectious diseases, whether caused by
the negligence of Metropolitan State University of Denver, persons acting on its behalf or otherwise.
