Interested in making some extra money for your Student Organization?
Check out the Welcome Ambassador Program!
About the program:
Thank you for your interest in working during Welcome to Michigan as a fund-raiser for your group. Sponsored or Voluntary Student Organizations that serve as Welcome Ambassadors will receive $75 for every 5 group members who work (up to 15 members or $225). If not all of your expected group members show up for their assigned shifts you may forfeit some or all of your stipend. Applying for the fundraiser does not guarantee that all of your group will be placed, depending on overall campus interest to give as many groups as possible the opportunity to raise funds.
Each Welcome Ambassador will receive a free Welcome to Michigan t-shirt to wear while they are working. The group coordinator will need to provide the group's SOAS account number when you show up to work to receive payment.
Available events
A list of available opportunities is listed below. Please check with your group members to see how many (5, 10, or 15) members can assist with the following events. Then indicate all of the events you are able to assist with, and we will schedule so that groups are assigned to at least one event on a first submitted, first assigned basis. You will be notified of your assigned event(s) by mid-August.
Applying for the fundraiser does not guarantee that all of your group will be placed, depending on overall campus interest to give as many groups as possible the opportunity to raise funds. Groups are generally selected to work based upon their availability (it is best to be flexible to work at a variety of events) and the date which we received your application below.
To express interest, please e-mail welcome@umich.edu with your group contact, group name, e-mail address, SOAS Account number and group availability. Please remember that group sizes must be 5, 10 or 15.
Thursday, August 28
Assistance at Late Night with Rec Sports: Helping serve food, running small activities (7:30-11:30pm)
Friday , August 29
Route to New Student Convocation & Ushers (6:00-8:15pm):
Welcome Ambassadors are needed to help direct students from either the Michigan Union or Bursley/Baits to Crisler Arena; distribute materials, and assist with seating students & parents. Includes pizza dinner. *Mandatory Volunteer meeting at 5:30pm
Escorts from Convocation to Artscapade!/Escapade! (7:30-10:00pm):
Welcome Ambassadors are needed to escort students from Crisler Arena to the Michigan Union & UMMA; and assist with activities either at Artscapade! or Escapade!
Saturday, August 30
Transportation Assistance for Meijer Mania (Volunteer orientation & pizza dinner 6:30-7 pm, service 8:15-11:30pm):
Welcome Ambassadors are needed to assist students finding & boarding busses to Meijer.
Sunday, August 31
Party for Your Mind (4:15-7:30pm): Welcome Ambassadors are needed to assist with set-up, monitor food, and facilitate activities at Shapiro Library.
Meijer Mania (8:00 pm-1:00am)
Welcome Ambassadors are needed to assist with set-up, facilitate activities, and assist students onto buses back to campus. Pizza dinner provided. *Please note that you must provide your own transportation. AATA operates buses that run regularly from the Michigan Union to Meijer free to students with the MRide program. Please consider transportation time when planning to arrive by the time assigned.*
Saturday, September 6
Go North! Block Party (2:30-7:30pm) Crowd control, line management, face painting, craft & activities support, clean-up
Tuesday, September 9
Festifall (8:30-11:30am) Set up: Welcome Ambassadors are needed to assist staff in setting up tables, carrying tables & chairs, helping with check-in lines at the Central Campus Diag.
Festifall (2:30-5:30pm) Take Down: Welcome Ambassadors are needed to assist staff in taking down tables, chairs, guiding traffic, and helping with trash pick up post-event.
Thursday, September 11
Northfest (9:00-11:30am) Set up: Welcome Ambassadors are needed to assist staff in setting up tables, carrying tables & chairs, helping with check-in lines at the North Campus Diag.
Northfest (2:30-5:30) Take Down: Welcome Ambassadors are needed to assist staff in taking down tables, chairs, guiding traffic, and helping with trash pick up post-event.
