WEPO Lead Mentor, Lead Rover, and Activity Leader

The Lead Mentor, Lead Rover, and Activity Leader positions are outstanding opportunities for selected woman engineering student to refine leadership skills, and to network professionally. These women represent Penn State and serve as a resource and role model for the Leadership Team, new students and their families about Penn State, WEP Programs. These leaders play a vital role in facilitating the overall success of the orientation!

Responsibilities include:

• Arrive two days before WEPO, for preparation
• Participate in ALL orientation activities and reside in the hotel during 5-day orientation week 
• Serve as the WEP point-person in evenings (Lead Mentor is primary)
• Oversee “after-hours” WEPO Activities AND Participants/Student Staff

• Serve as a role model illustrating how to take advantage of academic opportunities and
how to make good social decisions
• Handle conflicts effectively
• Attend monthly WEP meetings; encourage Mentor/Rover involvement
• Maintain frequent contact with the Mentors/Rovers during 2012-13 

Lead Mentor:

• Conduct regular phone meetings with Lead Team (6) throughout summer
• Communicate weekly with WEPO Coordinator over summer. Create agendas and draft
minutes with action items. 
• Coordinate overlapping activities and facilitate seamless operations and communications
• Lead WEPO leadership Team meetings during orientation
• Provide a dynamic and positive tone for all WEPO participants and staff

Lead Rover:

• Contact “Rover” team regularly throughout summer
• Coordinate and organize luggage transfer from hotel to dorms on final day
• Facilitate efficient operation of WEPO photo sessions
• Lead development and completion of WEPO directory
• Manage Rover team to ensure all Rovers are on-task the entire 3 days

Activity Leaders (4):

• Resource Innovations: Facilitate Career Networking Reception; and Alumni Professional Development Workshop.
• Design Lead: Develop, organize, instruct, & direct original Design Project
• Professional Development Lead: Organize & instruct computer workshops; create effective curriculum
• Spirit Lead: Organize, coordinate, direct Broomball, Team “Fun” night, Scavenger Hunts

Benefits:

• $750 Leadership Scholarship awarded to Lead Mentor’s bursar account
• $500 Leadership Scholarship awarded to Activity Leader & Lead Rover bursar accounts
• Orientation lodging provided at the Atherton Hotel during WEPO
• All meals and snacks provided during pre-orientation meetings and orientation program
• Optional early move-in to campus dorms
• WEPO T-shirt, WEP polo shirt & professional group photo

Application Process:

• Completed application, resume, and one reference typically due in early February
• Applicants must attend a 20 minute interview on a date to be mutually determined. (Interview
can be conducted by telephone for co-op students.)

Additional Information:

Please contact Cheryl Knobloch at the Women in Engineering Program Office, 208 Hammond
Building, by phone at 865-6311, or by email at cknobloch@engr.psu.edu