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Utah State Capitol Volunteer Project

Additional Capitol Information
Many volunteers expressed an interest in receiving further information on the Capitol or simply copies of the information that was used during the Open House. You may select the below links to connect to this additional information where you can view and print a copy for yourself. Thank you again for volunteering!!
* David Hart Introduction to the Capitol Restoration
*The Historic Structures Report, Project Imperatives and Planning Workshops

*Governors Portraits-Fact Cards
*Niche Sculpture-Fact Cards
*Senate House Symbols-Fact Cards

*Symbols in the Utah State Capitol
*More Symbols in the Utah State Capitol
*Richard Karl August Kletting
*Gavin Jack's Lions and Their Restoration by Ralphael Plescia
*The Shipler Photographs of the Utah State Capitol Construction
*The Philip Dern Decorating Company

*The Utah State Capitol Commission
*Capitol Preservation Board Members Past and Present

After three and a half years of being closed for renovation the Utah State Capitol will be opening again to the public! The Capitol has been seismically retrofitted and restored to the original architect’s specifications. In order to celebrate this event, the Capitol Preservation Board has planned a week-long open house. Thousands are expected to attend and reacquaint themselves with the Capitol and take part in the events that will take place during the week. There are many exciting volunteer opportunities that are available for groups and individuals. We hope you will volunteer and take part in this historic event.

General Information

Dates
Saturday, January 5th – Saturday, January 12th Capitol Open House

Each day a high number of visitors are expected to attend the open house. To accommodate the high volume of attendees, each day has been divided up in to four different shifts. Approximately fifty-five volunteers will be needed for each shift. Each shift will last approximately 3½ hours. We encourage large groups to sign up for the same shift.

Please allow extra time before and after your shift(s) to accommodate for flexibility at shift transitions.

Shift I: 8:30AM – 12:00 PM (3.5 hours)
Shift II: 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM (3.5 hours)
Shift III: 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM (3.5 hours)
Shift IV: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM (3 hours)

* The shifts we specifically need more volunteers at are:
*Saturday, January 12th, 2:30 pm to 6 pm and
*Saturday, January 12th, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

**If the only shift you can register for is full, please contact Rick Pehrson at rpehrson@utah.gov or 801-538-8697 to make arrangements.

Volunteer Parking
**There is free parking- and the shuttle picks up from- East of the Triad Center.
Select here to view available parking areas as a Capitol Volunteer.

Bus 500 Route
**The Shuttle Bus is NOT available on weekends.
** The last pick up leaves PROMPTLY at 6:30 pm on week nights.
Select here to view Bus 500 Route during the Capitol Open House Event.

Volunteer Service Description

There are a number of tasks that the volunteers will be responsible for during the open house. For the most part, all volunteers will provide the same service, though there will be some variation. Here is a list of the basic duties and other information that volunteers will be expected to fulfill during their time at the Capitol.  

• Help the public as they enter and exit the building as well as at various points of interest. Points of interest include:

• Gold Room
• Senate Chambers
• House Chambers
• Supreme Court
• 4th floor Gallery
• Rotunda

• Each volunteer will serve at three locations during their 3½ hour shift. One of which will be outside, assisting with parking/shuttles and directing visitors to the Capitol. The remaining two slots will be spent at two different locations inside the capitol. This will help to give all volunteers a well rounded experience.
  
• Cards containing interesting facts about the points of interest will be handed out at the beginning of each volunteer shift. They are encouraged to engage the visiting public and help them learn more about the Capitol.
  
•  As volunteers are representing the Capitol, they are expected to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner. Every volunteer is required to sign the Code of Conduct which will be provided at the beginning of their shift. To view the Code of Conduct (click here).
  
• All volunteers must submit the following document(s) prior when they report to volunteer:
  • Volunteer Rights, Waiver and Release Agreement (click here).A copy of this document will be provided at the Capitol for each volunteer to sign.
  • Informed Consent For Minors Agreement (click here) . Any volunteer who is 16-17 years old must print out this form and have their parent's consent by signing this form prior to arriving at the Capitol. This form MUST be brought with to the event SIGNED by the parent.
    

    Dress Code for Volunteering

    As the volunteers will be the representatives to the public for this event we are requiring volunteers to dress in a similar manner.
    *The dress code is strictly enforced as you are representatives for the Capitol. Please be sure to where dark pants/skirt and a white solid (no print) top.

    • Men are requested to wear a plain white button-up shirt and dark slacks.
    • Women are requested to wear a white blouse with a dark skirt or slacks
    • As one hour of the shift will be spent outside we encourage all volunteers to bring warm clothing. A room will be provided to leave only your jackets while you are volunteering inside. Please leave purses and other items you don't want left unattended in a secure place or don't bring them. We highly recommend bringing the following items:
      • Warm Coat
      • Sturdy shoes with good tread
      • Gloves
      • Hat

  
  We hope that you will take this spectacular opportunity to volunteer and help us showcase our historic Capitol building.

For additional information please visit the State of Utah Capitol Preservation Board website at http://www.UtahStateCapitol.Utah.gov/
or contact Rick Pehrson or Mike David at (801) 538-8697 or rpehrson@utah.gov .

For ADA accommodation requests, please contact Pam Davidson at 801-538-8785 or toll free at 1-888-755 UTAH (8824).