{"id":131040,"date":"2026-04-13T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/?p=131040"},"modified":"2026-04-13T08:03:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:03:55","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%93-help-with-commencement-and-stay-on-campus-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/%f0%9f%8e%93-help-with-commencement-and-stay-on-campus-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf93 Help With Commencement (and Stay on Campus for Free!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for a way to celebrate our graduating class and score some extra time on campus? We are looking for enthusiastic student volunteers to help make this year\u2019s Commencement ceremonies a success!<\/p>\n<p><b>When:<\/b> There are volunteer opportunities available on <b>Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Perk:<\/b> Students currently living on campus who volunteer will receive <b>extended housing at no extra cost. Sign up by April 23 to guarantee your housing extension.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>How you can help:<\/b> We have a variety of roles available! Assignments are based on your availability and our event needs, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Guest Services:<\/b> Greeting families and helping them find their seats.<\/li>\n<li><b>Behind the Scenes:<\/b> Assisting with moving instruments and equipment.<\/li>\n<li><b>The Celebration:<\/b> Helping out at the post-ceremony reception.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a great way to support your friends and peers while enjoying a few extra days of campus life.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ready to join the team?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScYWBTNCwzkQ1qKESplawp582V0bw0-czvnbekDUN6LRmBmvQ\/viewform?usp=dialog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScYWBTNCwzkQ1qKESplawp582V0bw0-czvnbekDUN6LRmBmvQ\/viewform?usp%3Ddialog&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776140181684000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0sYz64KP2lKaeFfsrcC-XW\"><b>Click here to sign up and submit your availability<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OWU Sponsoring Organization\/Office: Academic Affairs<br \/>\nContact: Sarah Brook at <a href=\"mailto:slbrook@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slbrook@owu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for a way to celebrate our graduating class and score some extra time on campus? We are looking for enthusiastic student volunteers to help make this year\u2019s Commencement ceremonies a success! When: There are volunteer opportunities available on Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9. The Perk: Students currently living on campus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2307,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-student-news-events"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2307"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131040"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131041,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131040\/revisions\/131041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}