Dearest students of Dartmouth,

On behalf of the 2019 Trips Directorate, and more importantly the incoming class of 2023, please consider this a formal, open, and enthusiastic invitation to volunteer for Trips 2019!!!

The WHO:

YOU! Yes, you-- no matter who you are, your perspective is valued within this program. To volunteer for Trips you do not have to have a specific personality type, you do not need to love Dartmouth, you do not have to have any past Trips experience, and you do not need to have any previous outdoor experience whatsoever (many of the trippees won't have experience outside and will appreciate mentors who can identify with that). All you need is a sincere desire to welcome first year students to Dartmouth and ease their transition in a thoughtful and honest way.

The WHAT:

Our mission statement: DOC First-Year Trips is a student-run pre-orientation program committed to easing the transition of first-year students to college life. This program aims to facilitate meaningful interactions between first-years and upperclassmen that will give students confidence in forging their own paths and identities while at Dartmouth. Trips is a safe, genuine, and accessible outdoor experience that extends beyond pre-orientation, setting an inclusive, supportive, caring tone for the Dartmouth community for the upcoming school year.

The WHEN:

The application is available NOW at  http://doctrips.org/volunteers/<http://doc-trips.herokuapp.com/volunteers/> and due on March 29th at 5pm.

The WHERE:

Maybe kayaking down the Androscoggin River! Maybe learning how to photograph nature in the Second College Grant! Maybe hiking up at Moosilauke, or at Velvet Rocks right next to campus! Maybe doing cooking in a cabin or community service around the Upper Valley!  We're offering a variety of Trip types-- you can check them out on the application, and sign up for the ones you'd feel comfortable leading.

The WHY:

Over a thousand people are going to join the Dartmouth community this coming fall, and over 90% of them are going to go on Trips. They're going to be excited, they're going to be nervous, and they're going to need mentors like you (yes, you!) who can emphasize with the many different perspectives they're going to bring, and be thoughtful and reflective in figuring out how to give them the most fun, safe, welcoming, and accepting experience possible. Trips is many people's first experience at Dartmouth, and you all have the agency to make it an incredible one!

We're looking forward to reading your application! Please don't hesitate to reach out to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with any questions you may have.

Best,

Trips Directorate 2019



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DOC First-Year Trips Program
Dartmouth College
Robinson Hall 103
Hanover, NH  03755
603.646.3996
http://outdoors.dartmouth.edu/firstyear/<http://dartmouth.edu/~doc/firstyeartrips>
Blog: http://docfirstyeartrips.wordpress.com<http://docfirstyeartrips.wordpress.com/>

Madeleine Waters '19, Director
Dorothy Qu '19, Associate Director