Campus Recreation & Campus Recreation & Wellness Volunteer Wellness Volunteer

ProgramProgram

What is CRW?What is CRW?

Campus Recreation and Wellness:Campus Recreation and Wellness:Provides and administers Provides and administers educationally oriented leadership educationally oriented leadership development programs and services development programs and services to enhance positive recreation and to enhance positive recreation and wellness life-styles of the University wellness life-styles of the University communitycommunity

CRW Allows Students to Participate in:CRW Allows Students to Participate in:• Youth & Family ActivitiesYouth & Family Activities(Parents Night Out, Adventurous Pirate Kids, Wall/Tower Days)(Parents Night Out, Adventurous Pirate Kids, Wall/Tower Days)

• Adapted RecreationAdapted Recreation(Adapted Sports Day, Exercise Partner)(Adapted Sports Day, Exercise Partner)

• Special EventsSpecial Events(Gladiators, Midnight Madness, Polar Bear Plunge, Nutrition Events)(Gladiators, Midnight Madness, Polar Bear Plunge, Nutrition Events)

• FitnessFitness(Weight Room Closing Assistant, Fitness Trainer)(Weight Room Closing Assistant, Fitness Trainer)

• Intramural SportsIntramural Sports(Basketball Shooting Challenge, Softball Hitting Challenge)(Basketball Shooting Challenge, Softball Hitting Challenge)

• AdventureAdventure(Flatlander’s Fling Climbing, Kayak Roll Sessions)(Flatlander’s Fling Climbing, Kayak Roll Sessions)

Goals of the Volunteer Goals of the Volunteer ProgramProgram

Provide opportunities for students to gain valuable practical Provide opportunities for students to gain valuable practical experience in various aspects of recreational sports administration experience in various aspects of recreational sports administration that will enhance learning, confidence, leadership abilities, and that will enhance learning, confidence, leadership abilities, and wellness.wellness.

Work collaboratively with the ECU Volunteer Center, campus units Work collaboratively with the ECU Volunteer Center, campus units and offices, various academic classes, and suitable off-campus and offices, various academic classes, and suitable off-campus agencies.agencies.

Identify potential candidates for Campus Recreation & Wellness Identify potential candidates for Campus Recreation & Wellness student employee position vacancies.student employee position vacancies.

Provide personnel assistance for the implementation of various Provide personnel assistance for the implementation of various Campus Recreation & Wellness programs and administrative tasks.Campus Recreation & Wellness programs and administrative tasks.

Increase awareness and understanding of Campus Recreation & Increase awareness and understanding of Campus Recreation & Wellness programs and administrative processes.Wellness programs and administrative processes.

Simulate expectations associated with employment positions by Simulate expectations associated with employment positions by assisting students to make commitments, be responsible, and to assisting students to make commitments, be responsible, and to have accountability.have accountability.

Opportunities and Benefits of Opportunities and Benefits of being a CRW Volunteerbeing a CRW Volunteer

• FunFun and and energeticenergetic place to do place to do volunteeringvolunteering

• ConvenientConvenient location on campus location on campus• Invitation to end of the semester Invitation to end of the semester

celebrations (food, prizes, etc.)celebrations (food, prizes, etc.)• Referrals for potential student position Referrals for potential student position

vacanciesvacancies• Opportunity for future volunteer work if Opportunity for future volunteer work if

required by another classrequired by another class• Where It Can Lead – Possible job, Where It Can Lead – Possible job,

exposure to a different field or important exposure to a different field or important contactscontacts

Expectations of Our VolunteersExpectations of Our Volunteers• How Volunteers are Viewed in Our ProgramHow Volunteers are Viewed in Our Program

• Be Be ProfessionalProfessional

• Uniform and Dress (Look GOOD)Uniform and Dress (Look GOOD)

• We Want People That Want to Be Here and have a We Want People That Want to Be Here and have a Positive Attitude While VolunteeringPositive Attitude While Volunteering

• Do What You Say You Are Going to Do, Honor Do What You Say You Are Going to Do, Honor CommitmentsCommitments

Your Work Will Be Rewarding!Your Work Will Be Rewarding!

My Commitment to Types of My Commitment to Types of Assignments and Other AssistanceAssignments and Other Assistance

*REFERENCES**REFERENCES*

IMPRESS us with good work habits and we IMPRESS us with good work habits and we will be willing be serve as a reference for will be willing be serve as a reference for

other opportunities in the futureother opportunities in the future

SMILE!!!

BE ON TIME!!!

Don’t forget Assignments!!!

The Application Process and The Application Process and Necessary PaperworkNecessary Paperwork

• CRW Volunteer Application and Background CRW Volunteer Application and Background CheckCheck

• ECU Volunteer Enrollment Form (Insurance ECU Volunteer Enrollment Form (Insurance Coverage)Coverage)

• Assignment Process, Confirmation and Assignment Process, Confirmation and Availability of Information- NO PARTIAL Availability of Information- NO PARTIAL ASSIGNMENTSASSIGNMENTS

• Contact Persons and Communication follow-Contact Persons and Communication follow-upup

• We Track People and Their HoursWe Track People and Their Hours

Check Out Our WebsiteCheck Out Our Websitewww.ecu.edu/crwwww.ecu.edu/crw

CRW Volunteer Manual and Brochure

Also On Our WebsiteAlso On Our Website

• A Calendar of Activities and Other A Calendar of Activities and Other Opportunities AvailableOpportunities Available

• Roster Of VolunteersRoster Of Volunteers

• Volunteer Assignments (Helps you keep up Volunteer Assignments (Helps you keep up with your volunteer assignments)with your volunteer assignments)

ANY QUESTIONS???ANY QUESTIONS???See David A. GaskinsSee David A. Gaskins

Associate Director- ProgramsAssociate Director- Programs328-6387328-6387

gaskinsd@ecu.edugaskinsd@ecu.edu

OROR

Visit our Website at Visit our Website at www.ecu.edu/crwwww.ecu.edu/crw