Campus Opening 2025

Students are needed to staff two events related to the Fall 2025 campus opening. The purpose of this form is to:

  • Determine staffing availability for these events, Wednesday, August 20 – Sunday, August 24, 2025.
  • Offer UECS student staff who live on campus and who work three 4-hour shifts AND/OR Convocation the opportunity to move in early on Tuesday, August 19. Avoid the traffic, crowds, and hassle of moving in with the masses!

Please complete and submit the form by June 20 at 5 pm, even if you are not 100% sure of your availability. Use your best judgment. Everyone who submits the form by the deadline and works at least two shifts will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card.

 

SHIFT DESCRIPTIONS

Welcome Tents

Two Welcome Tents will be located on Hillside Road during the four days of campus move-in. UECS will staff the tents each day.

Wednesday, August 20

  • Welcome Tent Training: 2 hours, specific time TBD (All who will be working a tent shift.)
  • Feather banner installation and prep tasks: 4-hour shift, specific time TBD (2 students)

Thursday, August 21 – Sunday, August 24, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

  • Welcome Tent shifts.

Student Staff Responsibilities: Greet new/returning students and their families. Answer questions, provide directions, distribute bottled water, etc. Ideally, staff will be assigned to a tent for a 4-hour shift. If fewer students are available to work, some may need to work the full day.

Convocation

Friday, August 22, 2:00 – 10:00 pm

The University traditionally begins the academic year with the Torch Lighting Convocation Ceremony. This official welcome event at UConn for first-year students marks the only time the entire entering undergraduate class gathers as one.

Student Staff Responsibilities: Transport supplies and items to the ceremony site, set up tasks, distribute items to first-year students as they arrive, post-event breakdown, and transport items back to the office. This is an all-hands-on-deck event. We need the maximum number of people working. 

Rain Plan: Gampel Pavilion is not available this year as an inclement weather option for Convocation. Therefore, if the weather is expected to be bad the event date will be moved. The two alternate dates are below. The form will ask for your availability for all three dates. Convocation will ONLY take place on one date (hopefully August 22), but we need to know staff availability for all three days.

  • Rain Date 1: Saturday, August 23, 2:00-10:00 pm
  • Rain Date 2: Sunday, August 24, 2:00 – 10:00 pm

 

EARLY MOVE-IN: UECS STUDENT STAFF LIVING ON CAMPUS FALL 2025

UECS student employees who will be living on campus and are available to work a minimum of three 4-hour welcome tent shifts between August 21 – 24, 9 am – 5 pm AND/OR the Convocation Torch Lighting Ceremony on Friday, August 22, 2-10 pm (as well as the rain dates), will have the opportunity to move in early on Tuesday, August 19, 9 am – 5 pm.

UECS will cover the early move-in fee. Note that there is NO FLEXIBILITY for the early move-in date/times. If you are not available to move in on August 19, between 9 am – 5 pm, we cannot make other arrangements.

 

DINING: ALL UECS STAFF WORKING CAMPUS OPENING & CONVOCATION

All UECS staff (on campus & off campus): for every 4-hour welcome tent shift worked, you will be provided with a dining hall swipe. In addition, meal cards will be provided for dinner at the Union Street Market for anyone who works Convocation on Friday, August 22 (or the rain date).