NIU Housing and Dining is recruiting volunteers to welcome students back to campus on Opening Day, scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 21.
That day, nearly 4,000 students are expected to arrive on campus to move in to residence halls.
“We want Opening Day to be not only a smooth transition to campus living, but also a day that our students will remember throughout their lives as a time filled with excitement and fun,” says Kelly Wesener, executive director of Housing and Dining.
Faculty and staff are needed to drive the golf carts that will help students move their belongings from parking lots to residence halls. Volunteers can sign up for morning or afternoon shifts or an all-day shift.
Faculty and staff also can participate in the Huskies Helping Huskies program, which stations volunteers at kiosks around campus on the first two days of classes (Monday, Aug. 25, and Tuesday, Aug. 26) to answer questions and offer directions.
Volunteers also are being sought for the House Calls program, in which faculty and staff visit students in residence halls during the evening of Monday, Aug. 25, to answer questions and make sure their transition to campus is going smoothly.
For more information, or to volunteer for any of those tasks, visit the Housing and Dining Web site at www.housing.niu.edu and click on the link for Team NIU.