NOTE: This section applies to returning students, in other words, you have completed at least 1 Fall semester in UPEI!
Why Should Returning UPEI Students Sign Up to Help with Welcome Week?
As a returning student, you have the opportunity to become a mentor and guide for our many incoming 1st year students. These students come from all sorts of backgrounds; however, they have the shared quality of having Fall 2025 be their very first Fall semester here at UPEI. The Welcome Week Crew, would be more than happy to welcome you as one of several helpers to help ensure this year’s Welcome Week is up to par. Helping with Welcome Week provides you with the following:
A. It provides you with an opportunity to enhance your resume not only with experience but also, with a potential reference!
B. It allows you to become more involved and familiar with everything UPEI. This is valuable in itself, but also, several work positions here at UPEI look for students who have a well-rounded knowledge of campus during the hiring procedure!
C. It provides you with an opportunity to practice several key skills for any emerging adult: teamwork, leadership, interpersonal relationships, good communication, etc.
D. Most importantly, it allows you to create lasting friendships, connections, and relationships with folks who may become key players in your UPEI journey.
E. A FUN TIME!
What Positions Can I Apply For?
Below is a breakdown of the three distinct ways in which you can decide to help during Welcome Week. Please apply for a role that will match your: abilities, knowledge, experience, commitment, and schedule going into Welcome Week.
Welcome Week Point-Person
A Welcome Week Point-Person functions as the “right hand(s)” in command of the Welcome Week Coordinators. Point-People must have shown strong leadership skills and should have extensive previous experience with Welcome Week OR UPEI Campus. Point People work directly under the Welcome Week Coordinators and are meant to provide support in different areas that the Welcome Week Coordinators might need help with. It’s a tad more challenging than other positions, but you get lots of experience and get to work closely with the coordinators, in this case, Kaitlyn and Shema, which means it will be a fun time!
This position is ideal for:
A. Returning students who have shown interest and passion for Welcome Week.
B. Returning students who have been involved heavily in the past with both UPEI and Welcome Week.
C. Returning students with a penchant for teamwork, leadership, and collaboration. Not only that but who can be self-starters and independent.
D. Returning students who are more than committed to spending an extensive amount of time and effort to ensure the success of Welcome Week.
E. A student who could potentially be interested in doing the Welcome Week Coordinator position in the future.
Welcome Week Leaders
A Welcome Week Leader will be directly responsible for to help support point people and Welcome Week Coordinators with the smooth functioning of events and programming, along with heavily assisting in team and student management, and crowd control at each event and programming. Their role is to assist the coordinators and point people with maintaining a fun and cheerful atmosphere during events. Leaders should also possess strong leadership and communication skills and should be able to work in a team.
This Position is a great fit for someone who: A. Loves working in a team setting.
B. Possesses leadership skills and is comfortable with social interaction.
C. Possesses good organizational skills.
D. Possesses good knowledge of Welcome Week and UPEI.
Welcome Week Volunteer
A Welcome Week Volunteer helps run errands, and complete tasks to support the smooth functioning of individual events. Their role is to support leaders with crowd management and help with content creation during events.
This position is ideal for someone who:
A. Enjoys teamwork, leadership, and collaboration, and is at ease with interpersonal interaction with strangers.
B. Returning students with at least one year of experience in Welcome Week (whether it be as a 1st Year or Leader).
C. Returning students who are committed to spending a considerable amount of time volunteering for Welcome Week.