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MAINE Hello Greeter/Team Leader  Signup Form

The Maine Hello is a unique UMaine tradition of welcoming first year students to our campus. Greeters, including faculty, administrators, professional and classified staff, meet new students and their families as they arrive to move into their assigned residence halls in the First Year Residential Experience . First Year Residential Experience The First Year Residential Experience (FYRE) is a collaborative and enriching experience for first-year students at the University of Maine. This enriched educational environment will purposefully provide first-year students an opportunity for academic achievement, social integration, and personal development. Beyond these vibrant and engaging programs and events, students will be able to access excellent services provided on site by key UMaine departments and staff. The University of Maine fully recognizes the challenges facing first-year students transitioning from high school to college and will support students in dealing with these challenges by placing them together in a supportive, enriched and vibrant community. By doing so, students will be better equipped and prepared to deal with the academic rigors, social pressures and new opportunities available at the flagship institution in the University of Maine System. There are many ways to be involved, offering a warm handshake, giving directions, helping to unpack cars, carrying things to student’s rooms, or leading a campus tour. Greeters are assisted by PAWS and Greek Greeters  who are returning student volunteers. MAINE Hello Greeter/Team leaders There are many ways to be involved, even for an hour or two: offering a warm handshake, giving directions, handing out check-in materials, helping to unpack cars, carrying things to student’s rooms, or leading a campus tour. Greeters are assisted by PAWS who are returning student volunteers. Please join us as a Greeter or Team Leader in welcoming the Class of 2012  on August 29, 2008 MAINE Hello Greeter/Team Leader Sign-Up (The information you provide here * is required)   *First Name: *Last Name: *Position Title: *Department: Name you would like printed on your name tag *Faculty or Staff?: Please Select Faculty Staff Graduate Assistant How can we contact you? *Campus Address: *Campus Phone:   Home Phone          (only if you can't be reached by campus phone in August) "First Class" User Name Email Address: (Please use only if you do not use FirstClass) Hall Preference: Select Residence Hall Any Hall is Fine Androscoggin Hall Balentine Hall Cumberland Hall Gannett Hall Knox Hall Oxford Hall Penobscot Hall Somerset Hall     Role Preference: Team Leader  Hall Team Leaders coordinate the effort of the Greeters and student volunteers assigned to that hall... Team Leaders are critical at the entrances of each hall as they keep the unloading process running smoothly and ensure a friendly welcome to arriving students and families. Their 3-4 hour overlapping shifts provides continuity for the MAINE hello process. Team leaders will need to attend a Briefing on Wed August 27, 2008   Hall Team Leader, 7:30 am - 12:00 pm Hall Team Leader, 11:30 am - 4:00 pm Hall Team Leader, Both Shifts     Welcome Lot Leaders will be working in the parking lots designated near the First Year Residential Experience halls by Hilltop and Stewart commons. Because of the high numbers of First Year Students moving into those halls, Welcome Lot Leaders with the assistance of Greeters will staff the Welcome Lots to ensure a friendly welcome to new students and families, explain the unloading process and answer any questions students and parents might have. Welcome Lot leaders will need to attend a briefing on Wed August 27, 2008 Welcome Lot Leader, 7:30 am - 12:00 pm Welcome Lot Leader, 11:30 am - 4:00 pm Welcome Lot Leader, Both Shifts   Role Preference: Greeter Greeters are assigned to a hall or to one of the welcome lots. Greeters welcome students and families and answer questions. Generally 2 1/2 hours shift   Preference Greeter, 7:30 am - 10:00 am Greeter, 9:30 am - 12:00 Noon Greeter, 11:30 am - 2:00 pm Greeter, 1:30 am - 4:00 pm Greeter, All Shifts Greeter, Specify Time Available          Campus Entrances (Alumni Association and Admissions Staff only, shifts are assigned internally) Shirt Size: Small    Medium    Large    X-Large    2X-Large 3X-Large Maine Hello Greeters and Leaders will receive a confirmation and an assignment by mid August. Questions can be directed to EJ Roach at 581 1420. Thank you for volunteering for being a part of The MAINE Hello, After clicking on “Register now” you can return to the MAINE Hello Front Page

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