In about two and a half weeks a new class of Drake first-year students will be arriving on campus! We will soon be greeting them curbside and directing them how to check into the residence halls and where to take their personal belongings.

The Office of Residence Life staff members are often busy inside the buildings on move in day, checking in the students and answering questions, and are unable to assist with the directing of traffic and move in crew helpers curbside.

This is where we are requesting some assistance. 

The Office of Residence Life is seeking Drake faculty and staff members who would like to welcome students to Drake on move in day and are interested in volunteering (and have the approval of your supervisor to do so).

If you are interested in volunteering please sign up at: here

Feel free to forward this invitation to any Drake Faculty or Staff member whom you feel would be willing and able to volunteer. We are hoping to garner enough faculty & staff volunteers to fill the following curbside check in shifts (if you can only do a partial shift that is fine too, just let us know when signing up on the volunteer link). 

This wonderful welcome for our First Year Students and Families, would not be possible without YOU!

Volunteers would report to the Carpenter front desk to receive instruction and the necessary information to properly direct the students arriving for move in. It is our goal to have the drivers stay with the vehicle curbside, while the student goes into the residence hall to check in and get their room key. Meanwhile, the move-in crew members (student volunteers) will unload and take the student’s property directly to the student’s room. Once the vehicle is unloaded, the driver can be directed to park in the nearest Drake parking lot before going in to help their student get settled, allowing for another family to pull up curbside. Ideally it takes 5-10 minutes to unload the vehicles.

We encourage volunteers to consider wearing Drake apparel and their professional name badge. This helps students and families to recognize who you are and what departments are there supporting them on move-in day.

Thank you for your time and consideration of this request! 

–Tony Tyler, Office of Residence Life