Cruise Into Summer

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Cruise Into Summer

• The Office of First-Year Programs proudly
  presents

2006 SU Summer Preview
Programs
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The Office of First-Year Programs

• Who are We?
• Part of the Division of Student Life
• Oversees, manages and supports first-year student
  programs and initiatives including
  
• Summer Preview Days (formerly testing days)
• Fall/Spring Orientation and New Student Move-In
• Fall Welcome Week
• Academic and Co-Curricular Transition and
  Adjustment of first-year students to SU
  
• Core Perspectives and University Experience
• Leaders, Inc Emerging Leaders Program
• Support for At-Risk Students
• First-Year Student Assessment

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Summer Preview Programs

• Held in June and July, the Summer Preview
  programs are one-day events which introduce
  anticipated new students to campus. Students
  participate in
• Introduction to academic advising and course
  selection
  
• Placement testing
• Informative campus and student organization
  presentations
  
• Student-led group meetings and discussions
• Campus tours
• Campus Resource Information Fair

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Summer Crew Leader Role

• Newly designed, the Summer Crew Leader is the
  integral student link to the Summer Preview
  programs. The Crew Leader role serves many
  functions
• Act as peer orientation leaders responsible for
  facilitating and personalizing the summer
  orientation experience.
  
• Assist new students in their initial transition
  to campus and Selinsgrove, PA through group
  discussions and tours.
  
• Provide the student perspective about college
  life and campus opportunities.
  
• Introduce information about SU academics, campus
  resources, policies, procedures, and systems.
  
• Assist with the academic advising and course
  selection.
  
• Work with the families of new students in
  providing information and confidence and pride in
  their childs choice of SU.
  
• Prepare students for their fall entrance and
  orientation.

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Charting Your Course to Become a 2006 Crew Leader

• Qualifications for the CL Position
• Spirited and positive supporter of SU, its
  mission and goals for students and their
  families.
  
• Be currently enrolled at SU with a minimum of one
  semester.
  
• Have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
• Good academic and conduct standing.
• Have a strong familiarity with campus
  information, history, resources and services and
  the ability to disseminate this information.
  
• Demonstrated leadership ability to serve as
  positive representative of the University.
  
• Desire to work in a team-oriented work
  environment.
  
• Ability to fully participate in the scheduled
  program dates held in June and July 2006.
  
• Available to fully participate in the spring
  training weekend held in April 2006 and in June
  2006.

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Anchors Away! Whats In It for Me?
The Benefits of Being an SU Summer Crew Leader
Development and practice of core leadership
skills such as communication and public-speaking
skills, group facilitation skills, academic
advising, assertiveness skills, and related
others. Opportunity to work in a fun team-orient
ed work environment while networking with key
University faculty and administrative personnel.
A summer stipend of 225.00 to cover four
sessions and one day of training over the course
of three weeks. On-campus accommodations will b
e afforded free of charge during the summer
programs. Limited meal plan will be provided whe
n programs are in session and during training
modules. Staff uniform will be provided in conju
nction with leader role.
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Important Future Dates to Consider

• Application Process
• Application Deadline Friday, March 31, 2006 by
  4PM
  
• Interviews Monday, April 3 Tuesday, April
  11, 2006
  
• Candidate Notification Friday, April 14, 2006
• Candidate Acceptance Wednesday, April 19, 2006
• Spring/Summer Training Dates (required)
• Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23 900AM
  300PM
  
• Sunday, June 18 1000AM 400PM
• Session Dates
• Monday, June 19 Monday, June 26
• Saturday, June 24 Monday, July 10

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Other Summer and Fall Opportunities

• Summer Service Event Mentor (formerly Summer
  Service Plunge)
  
• Dates of Service July 31- August 5, 2006
• Goals
• Week long service-learning event involving work
  on campus and in Washington, D.C.
  
• Connecting with our new students and mentoring
  them on SUs commitment to service.
  
• Being part of something bigger and better while
  contributing to a greater good.
  
• Benefits
• Valuable experience as a group leader, mentor and
  University representative.
  
• Foster and establish a commitment to universal
  service-learning.
  
• Travel to the nations exciting capital,
  Washington, D.C.
  
• Earn a 400 stipend for one weeks work.
• Be part of making a difference in the lives of
  our students and persons in need who remain
  homeless within our communities.

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2006 Fall Orientation and Welcome Week

• O-Team Leader (formerly Expedition Team Leader)
• Dates of Service Monday, August 21
  Sunday, August 27, 2006
  
• Application Process March 27 April 10, 2006
• Application Reviews April 11 April 14, 2006
• Notification April 17, 2006
• Duties
• Extended orientation responsibilities from the
  Summer Preview Programs.
  
• Assist with the First-Year and Returning Student
  Fall Move-In Process.
  
• Work as a Group Team Leader and University
  Representative.
  
• Assist with Freshmen Convocation and NSW Spirit
  Day.
  
• Serve as a SU SERVE Project Site Leader.
• Help kick off the 2006 SU Welcome Week Calendar
  of Events, Sunday, August 27 Saturday,
  September 2, 2006.

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Questions???Thanks for your interest and time
today!Application Deadline Friday, March 31,
2006 by 4PM to the Office of First-Year Programs
Cruise Into Summer Become a SU Summer Crew
Leader!