| Volunteering Examples |
| Career Services |
Work with the new Schroeder Career Center:
- Visit campus to talk about my profession
- Serve as a resource for someone interested in my field
- Set up an internship/mentor an intern in my company
- Visit campus to recruit interns or job-seekers
- Host visiting students interested in my profession & location
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| Alumni and Parent Relations |
Work with other alumni to get involved with Wabash College
- Organize event in my area
- Organize golf outing
- Organize Monon Bell Telecast party
- Speak at Big Bash reunion weekend
- Participate in NAWM Wabash Day
- Help organize my class reunion
- Serve as a class agent for my class
- Serve on the NAWM board
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| Admissions |
Work with Admissions Counselors to recruit the next freshman class
- Refer a student
- Represent Wabash at a College Fair
- Serve on a Scholarship Selection Committee (e.g. Lilly Scholars)
- Attend or Speak at a Special Recruiting Weekend
- Telephone prospective students
- Visit prospective students & their families
- Host or attend a W-Night
- Write a letter to parents about why Wabash is great
- Have/host a meal with prospects
- Present a scholarship at a local school
- Attend a campus visit day
- Attend a training session to represent Wabash Admissions
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| Teaching and Learning |
Be in the classroom or work with faculty on teaching and learning projects
- Wabash on the Road host or organizer
- Outreach events by specific departments
- Visiting alumni lecturer
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| Fundraising |
Help Wabash raise money for various projects
- Fraternity partnership fundraising
- Class reunion fundraising
- Annual Fund reminder calling
- Serve as an allied professional for Planned Giving
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| Student Life |
Volunteer to enrich student life on campus and/or off
- Advise a fraternity
- Come to campus for Freshman Sunday
- Host a Glee Club visit to my city
- Participate in Moot Court
- Work with Malcolm X Institute
- Attend the Senior Picnic
- Speak at a Sphinx Club Chapel
- Preach at a weekly religious chapel
- Speak to an appropriate student organization (e.g. Wabash Christian Men, Pre-law Society, Pre-Med Students)
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| Lilly "Jobs" Grant (focused on Indiana alumni only) |
Assist Wabash with showing students what opportunities exist for work in Indiana
- Come to campus to talk about my career
- Teach in the Intro to Entrepreneurism class
- Host a two-week externship for students (a focused project)
- Host a summer internship in my business
- Host a marketing immersion trip at my firm or in my city
- Participate in a seminar in how to start my own business
- Mentor an alumnus who need help with career changes
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| Lilly "Experience Indiana" Grant |
Assist Wabash with showing students and faculty what a great place Indiana is to live
- Introduce students and faculty to a cultural event in my community that
epitomizes Indiana culture and heritage
- Work with students on projects that define Indiana (e.g. history of Hoosier basketball, New Harmony, inventors in Indiana)
- Work with faculty on Indiana academic projects that might
enhance their classrooms
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