Are you a leader on our campus? Do you enjoy meeting new people and introducing them to the Penn State family? Do you remember what it was like your first few days at Penn State? If you answered yes to these questions then the PSU Welcome Crew Director or Welcome Crew Captains positions are a great opportunity for you.
For our returning students, arrival and Welcome Week is a time for you to help our new students transition to Penn State and ensure a successful first few days of college! PSU Welcome Crew is a volunteer program in which students have the opportunity to assist students who are new to Penn State and/or University Park to move in to the residence halls.
Student leaders are also encouraged to apply to be a Welcome Crew Director(WCD). Two WCDs will be selected to train and supervise the Welcome Crew Captain team, as well as the Welcome Crew Volunteer staff. The WCDs will also serve as a resource to new students and their families as they move into the residence halls on campus. (Previous Welcome Week experience preferred, previous supervisory experience preferred). Click on the link below.
Twenty five Welcome Crew Captain’s (WWCs) will be selected for the Fall 2015 semester arrival. The WWC oversees a team of approximately 30 PSU Welcome Crew members, serves as a liaison between the Welcome Crew volunteers and the Residence Life Coordinator responsible for Welcome Week, and assists in the training of Welcome Crew volunteers. Click on the link below.
Welcome Week Crew Captain
One Social Media Captain will be selected for the Fall 2015 semester arrival. The SMC is in charge of all types of marketing and social media updates during fall arrival and Welcome Week. The SMC will also serve as a resource to new students and their families as they move into the residence halls on campus. Click on the link below.
Social Media Captain – application coming soon
PSU Welcome Crew volunteers are undergraduate student leaders who provide positive peer assistance for new Penn State University Park students during new student residence hall move in. Click on the link below.