Volunteer Service Activities
We invite all parents to become actively involved in the University community. As a member of the UE Parents Association, you can become a vital part of our ongoing volunteer service activities. Each volunteer area provides a meaningful way for you to improve the Evansville Experience for your child by strengthening the University in key ways that are important to our mission. Each of the four volunteer activities offers a unique way to help you become involved, offer your individual talents and make a difference. Let us know what your volunteer interests are today by filling out the appropriate interest form below or by submitting the Parents Association Volunteer Interest Form.
- LEAGUE - Admission Support
- PIEE - Career Services
- Parents' Fund
- Parent Communication & Event Support
LEAGUE (Leading Edge Alumni, Parents and Friends Guiding UE)
Admission Support
Parent volunteers for Admission Support will be in contact with prospective students, applicants and their parents, serving as ambassadors of UE and a parent-to-parent source of information about the Evansville Experience. As parent LEAGUE members, you will represent UE at recruitment events, award programs, receptions, and through direct contact with parents of applicants and new students in your home region.
Other activities include, but are not limited to:
- Hosting or attending Accepted Student Receptions, Welcome Parties or Send-Off Parties in home regions
- Calling parents of accepted students to answer questions and encourage visits to and enrollment at UE
- Volunteer at UE Open Houses, SOAR orientation events and Family Weekend to greet parents and students
PIEE (Partners in the Evansville Experience)
Career Services
Parent volunteers assist with maintaining networks of internship and cooperative education opportunities for UE students, serve as ambassadors of the University's commitment to intensive career service assistance, and educate others about the strong professional advantage these career opportunities provide to UE students in the competitive post-graduation world.
As parent PIEE (Partners in the Evansville Experience) members, you provide direct resources about career and internship opportunities in your geographical area. Activities include, but are not limited to:
- Seeking out regional cooperative educational experiences for UE students, such as internships and co-ops
- Serving as a liaison between the Parents Council Career Services chair and companies offering such opportunities
- Establishing relationships with other parents, companies and professional resources who will assist with PIEE
Parents' Fund
Parents' Fund volunteers serve as ambassadors for the UE Parents' Fund and educate others about unrestricted funds and their importance to the mission of the University. The volunteers help coordinate and maintain a network of parents who will contribute and encourage others to give, by emphasizing that the Parents' Fund helps make possible all the outstanding educational opportunities that are central to each student's Evansville Experience.
Other activities may also include:
- Calling parents to offer information about the Parents' Fund and encourage them to contribute to the Fund
- Calling and thanking donors to the Parents' Fund for their gift and support
- Hosting or attending informal solicitation receptions and Parents' Fund information sessions
For more information or to volunteer, contact Monica Spencer, assistant director of annual giving, at 812-488-4065.
Parent Communication & Event Support
Parent Communication and Event Support volunteers offer ideas for content to be included in the Parents Connections biannual newsletter, advise on the content of the parent Web site, generate ideas for parent events and coordinate parent involvement at Family Weekend and SOAR events, and other UE events as needed.
Other activities include but are not limited to:
- Calling newly accepted students and families and offering a parent-to-parent welcome to UE
- Promoting and inviting to other UE parents in your area to Welcome/Send-Off receptions and other UE events
- Volunteer to assist with Family Weekend events
- Serving as a liaison between parents and the Parent Communication & Event Support chair of the Parents Council
To volunteer, contact Angela Williams, assistant director of alumni and parent relations, at aw162@evansville or 812-488-2900.
