They will also be responsible for the set up and tear down of the Student Walking Grounds. This Captain should be detailed oriented, organized, and possess excellent communication skills.
This Captain will communicate deadlines, policies, procedures, and information to all alumni participating in the parade. They will manage the intake of final registration. They will send confirmation, check-in, and reminder emails throughout the year. They will be responsible for answering alumni questions concerning their participation in the parade. They will also be responsible for the set up and tear down of the Alumni Walking Grounds.
This position requires professionalism, organization, and excellent communication skills. They will be responsible for answering community questions concerning their participation in the parade. This Captain will communicate deadlines, policies, procedures, and information to all student organizations participating in the parade. They will communicate confirmation, check-in, and reminders throughout the year. They will work closely with the Competition Committee to communicate information to all student organizations competing in Homecoming.
This position requires organization, responsibility, excellent communication skills, experience working with excel, and the ability to work professionally in stressful situations. This Captain will be responsible for coordinating the participation of student, alumni, and government VIPs in the parade. They will develop the list of potential invitees, send invitations, and track RSVPs.
This Captain will also be responsible for the Vehicle Grounds. They will secure staging ground reservations with the university. They will create diagrams of their staging grounds, assign participating organizations a check-in location and time on Parade Day, and manage a timely departure to the Parade Route. They will oversee the set up and tear down of the Vehicle Grounds. This Captain should be detail oriented, organized, and possess excellent professional communication skills.
This Captain will be responsible for the Float Grounds. They will handle all grounds paperwork with the university. They will create diagrams of their staging grounds, assign participating organizations a check-in location and time on Parade Day, and manage a timely departure of the Float Grounds to the Parade Route.
They will oversee the set up and tear down of the Float Grounds. This Captain should be detail oriented, organized, and possess excellent communication skills.
This Captain will serve as the primary liaison to the parade flatbed vendor. They will coordinate the delivery of all flatbeds and flatbed supplies to participants. They will communicate flatbed safety regulations to student organizations. They will plan and organize the Parade Float Safety Inspections.
Also, they will be in charge of handling all security paperwork for the parade. This Captain will also attend police meetings. This Captain should have excellent communication skills, be detailed oriented, organized, and able to act professionally.
This Captain will responsible for all communication with the other Committees in Homecoming. They will attend weekly meetings for the Parade Day Focus Group. Also, they will be in charge of planning and overseeing Recycle Your Float. This Captain should have excellent communication skills, be organized, be professional, and be adaptable.
This Captain will be responsible for the virtual nature of the parade in whatever capacity that occurs in. They will oversee planning and execution on virtual events throughout the year and during the parade.
Additionally, this Captain will work and communicate with other captain committees to acquire all materials and communicate with appropriate vendors. This Captain will be responsible for the Virtual Grounds. They will create diagrams of their staging grounds, assign participating vendors and activities a check-in location and time for Parade Day, secure virtual grounds reservations with the University. They will also be responsible for the set up and tear down of the Virtual Grounds.
This Captain should be flexible, detailed oriented, organized, and possess excellent communication skills. This Captain will assist the Director by keeping the committee informed on all things Homecoming and by being the point of contact for any in-house questions.
This captain will attend weekly meetings led by the Internal Development Director. They will serve as a Sustainability Ambassador for their committee and will be responsible for organizing the Sustainability Seminar and creating Sustainability educational resources for all ICLs to share with their committees each week. The Equipment Logistics Captain is responsible for sourcing all materials and equipment, including tables, chairs, and vehicles needed for Homecoming Week.
They will work closely with Penn State OPP and will be in constant contact with outside vendors and with other Homecoming Committees fulfilling their needs for events.
They will be a leader during event Set Up and Teardown to ensure all equipment is handled properly. This Captain must be organized and reliable. These Captains will develop a Parade Security layout that displays the exact placement of all stakes and ropes on Parade Day. They will be required to hold committee meetings and organize committee bonding events. These Captains must be organized, detail-oriented, and strong leaders. He or she will be responsible for creating the master timeline for Parade Day.
This Captain will be a leader throughout Parade Day and will be the point of contact for other Committees. This Captain should be an effective communicator in groups. This Captain serves as the liaison between Homecoming and various Police Departments.
This Captain will attend meetings with the Police to ensure that Homecoming is following all protocols and fulfilling all security obligations necessary to run a successful Homecoming.
Additionally, they will also be in charge of handling all driving records required for vehicle usage. This Captain is also responsible for coordinating and communicating with all Parade Day Volunteers.
This Captain should be an effective communicator. These Captains will be responsible for any projects that fall outside the normal responsibilities of the OPP committee. They will design and construct all structures requested from other committees. These individuals should be creative and comfortable using basic tools necessary for construction. These Captains should be organized, reliable, and be willing to dedicate many hours to construction. This Captain should not only be an effective leader but possess good problem solving skills and have sufficient knowledge of all Homecoming events.
Throughout the year, this Captain will help lead Inter-Committee Liaisons in their Sustainability efforts. This Captain should be creative, have good organization and communication skills, and have a desire to make an impact. ICL will be responsible for the organizational aspect of the Merchandise Committee throughout the year. As an ICL, this Captain understand the inner workings of their Committee, work closely with their Director to be knowledgeable about all operational aspects of their Committee, and be able to readily relay information regarding their Committee to other ICLs and all Homecoming Captains.
The ICL will oversee recording meeting minutes, sending reminder emails, acting as an intra-committee liaison, and assist with ordering merchandise. This captain will also be in charge of planning and organizing the logistics of the Homecoming Tie Dye event. They will also work alongside the Director to schedule Merchandise sales in the Fall semester. Additionally, this Captain will be responsible for planning all committee gatherings such as retreat and committee bonding events with both captains and committee members.
The ICL should be very organized, comfortable with appropriate technologies, and confident in their writing. This Captain will be responsible for maintaining a financial tracking database and creating reports using that information for the Director. They must be able to create income statements, expense reports, and invoices in Excel or another comparable medium to analyze merchandise sales.
Keeping track of finances is crucial to ensuring our success as a committee, so this Captain will also assist in keeping track of Committee-specific merchandise ordered throughout the year.
They will work to assist in cost analysis for inventory and for promotions. The Finance Management Captain will also work with the Merchandise Director and Financial Management Committee to create a standard system for tracking merchandise financials from year to year.
A background in finance and accounting, or proficiency in Excel or other spreadsheet programs is preferred for this position. The Financial Management Liaison should be very organized, prompt with emails, adaptable and eager to learn.
The Graphic Design Captain will be in charge of all the graphic design needs that the Merchandise committee may have. They will work to share ideas and develop new items and logos for Homecoming gear. This Captain may also be assigned to individual tasks such as designing specific-committee merchandise, or graphics. The ideal candidate should be extremely creative and dedicated and have an interest in fashion and design.
This Captain must be proficient in using Photoshop or other graphic design programs and must provide a portfolio with at least three pieces of work with the application.
The major responsibility of the Logistical Inventory Captain is to ensure all sales locations are supplied with merchandise. Merchandise needs to be inventoried after every sale; therefore, they will be asked to keep accurate records of inventory, spot any trends in selling to communicate with the Ordering Captain, and work together with the Financial Management Liaison Captain to produce reports on all items sold.
This includes working with the Ordering Captain to establish a logical system to determine how much inventory to order. This Captain must also have a way to record the quantity of each item sold at each sale.
The Inventory Captains will also assist in the organization and maintenance of the merchandise storage room. Additionally, the Inventory Captains will work with the Head of Sales Captains to ensure all sales and display bins are accurately stocked before and after each sale.
This Captain must be very organized, proficient with Excel or other spreadsheet software , strong communication skills, and flexible. The major responsibility of the Outreach Inventory Captain is to ensure all sales locations are supplied with merchandise. Merchandise needs to be inventoried after every sale; therefore, they will be asked to keep accurate records of inventory with the other Inventory Captain. This position will also involve managing the merchandise online store.
Online store responsibilities include packing and shipping all online orders and responding to customer service questions via e-mail. This captain will also work alongside the Public Relations Liaison to find ways to promote sales and reduce inventory. This Captain must be very organized, be able to respond to e-mails adequately, proficient with Excel or other spreadsheet software , strong communication skills, and adaptable. The Ordering Captain will be responsible for placing all orders for Homecoming specific merchandise.
This Captain will work closely with the Merchandise Director and our vendors to ensure that all merchandise orders are correct. This position will also involve preparing the order sheets to be sent out to the vendors in a neat Excel Spreadsheet.
This Captain will work with the Inventory Outreach Captain to establish a logical system to determine how much inventory to order. This Captain must be organized, be able to respond to e-mails promptly, have a strong attention to detail, and be very patient. They will help build unity within the Merchandise Committee and work with the Inter-Committee Liaison to plan activities with the Captains and Committee Members. These Captains must be creative in finding ways to keep committee members involved in Homecoming throughout the year.
The Head of Sales Captains will not only attend weekly meetings with the Merchandise Director and Captains, but they will also be expected to hold weekly meetings with their Merchandise Committee. They will also be responsible for creating a schedule for Committee Members and Captains to ensure that sales are manned at all times and lead set-up and tear-down procedures.
These Captains will make sure all Captains and Committee Members are aware of the sale procedures by working with the Merchandise Director to teach the skills necessary to best sell our products.
Additionally, these Captains will work with the Inventory Captains to ensure all sales and display bins are accurately stocked before and after each sale. The Head of Sales Captains must be strong leaders and great role models for their Committee.
The Public Relations Liaison will be responsible for all promotional, advertising, marketing and public relations materials for the Merchandise Committee. This Captain will be in charge of planning and organizing merchandise photo shoots, developing ideas for merchandise commercials and giveaways, and creating ideas on how to further promote merchandise both at in-person sales as well as with the online store.
This Captain will work closely with the Inventory Outreach and Graphic Design Captains to create marketing materials and develop ideas to push sales. Additionally, this Captain will work alongside the Director to develop social media pages to advertise merchandise.
This Captain must be creative, organized and eager to learn and promote merchandise. Familiarity with advertising, marketing or public relations and with Photoshop or other graphic design program is preferred. The ICL will also be in charge of sending out the Weekly Newsletter, updating all of Homecoming of important dates and events that are coming up.
The Engagement Captain will be in charge of organizing bonding activities throughout the year. The goal being to increase the involvement between all Captains and Committee Members. They will be responsible for planning virtual and in-person social events and activities for all members that take place outside of the pre-determined Homecoming events. This Captain will also oversee the planning of the All Homecoming Retreat, an event in which all of Homecoming can come together and bond through our shared goals and mission before Homecoming Week.
This Captain will be in charge of both Captain Workshops. The first is a bonding event with games and inter-committee bonding activities, while the second is a professional development event. The main goal of professional development is to give Captains skills that will translate past Homecoming and into their professional life as well.
This Captain will be in charge of creating event agendas, finding guest speakers, and orchestrating their events workshops. This Captain will arrange the guest list, as well as send out invitations and save the date reminders.
They are also responsible for creating and distributing VIP passes, organizing the setup and decoration of the tent, and coordinating food and refreshments for parade day.
This is a celebratory event after Homecoming Week. This Captain will be in charge of creating event agendas, finding guest speakers and performers, planning awards and gifts, and orchestrating the event with the selected venue.
This Captain will work through the Spring semester to plan the Banquet and locate a good venue, while also planning a good schedule of events. The first is a welcoming event for all new CMs to introduce themselves and meet their new committees, while the second is a professional development event.
The main goal of professional development is to give Committee Members skills that will translate past Homecoming and into their professional life as well. This Captain will be in charge of creating event agendas, finding guest speakers, and orchestrating their events.
This captain will be responsible for taking meeting minutes, organizing team building activities, and maintaining the organization of the Financial Management committee merchandise ordering process.
This captain will also act as a liaison between the Financial Management committee and all other committees. Strong organization, collaboration, and communication skills are preferred. These captains are responsible for tracking all internal expenses and profits of Homecoming. They will also work closely with the Financial Management Director to manage various committee budgets and fiscal reports for the year.
This position will entail educating all Inter-Committee Liaisons and Financial Management Liaisons on proper financial recording methods and fiscal tracking. There will be extra meetings for this position.
Detail orientation and Excel experience are preferred skills. This captain will be responsible for establishing and developing fundraising events with businesses in State College for Homecoming. This Captain will also act as a liaison between Homecoming and the Bryce Jordan Center in coordinating concession stand fundraising events. Strong creativity, communication, and organizational skills are preferred.
The Donation Development Captain is responsible for spreading awareness of Homecoming sponsorship opportunities. This includes keeping track of all donations to Homecoming by improving and maintaining the donation tracker.
They are in charge of planning and implementing new strategies to better suit both our current donors and potential future donors. This captain will also work closely with Public Relations committee and the Benefitting Captain in order to develop a new benefitting packet.
Communication skills, creativity, and the ability to express the importance of Homecoming are the most pertinent skills necessary to succeed as the Donation Development Captain. This captain will work closely with Public Relations. The Benefitting Captain is responsible for thanking donors and sponsors of Homecoming which mainly takes place in the Spring.
They will need to be conscious of donation follow-up protocol. They will put together sponsor packets and work with other committees to coordinate necessary donations. This captain will also be responsible for coordinating parade day donations and managing the Donor Tent with the Donation Development Captain.
Some aspects of this may include supervising tent set up, ordering catering, decorating the tent, developing the invitation list, inviting donors, networking during the parade, and supervising tent tear-down.
Professionalism, promptness and good communication skills are needed in order to be successful in this position. This Captain will be responsible for creating and coordinating alternative fundraisers for Homecoming. The Alternative Fundraising Captains should be creative and driven to pursue projects of their own creation throughout the year. These captains will also be in charge of implementing the Gift Card Initiative across Homecoming. They will be in charge of drafting an email and sending it out to different stores in State College and across the state of Pennsylvania.
These Captains should have innovative ideas and strong communication skills.. This Captain will work with the Alumni Relations Committee to spread awareness to alumni of sponsorship opportunities for Homecoming This captain will work closely with the Financial Management Director to develop more prevalent donation funds.
They will work with the Benefitting Captain to improve on the Benefitting structure for Alumni donors. This Captain should be creative, have good communication skills, and have knowledge of the Alumni Association. Additionally, the ICL will be responsible for optimizing internal Homecoming supply requests and practices.
The Analytics Captain will be responsible for tracking and recording the utilization of various supplies. This Captain will work with the Procurement Captains as well as the Inventory Development Captain to effectively track supply utilization. This Captain needs to be organized and data-oriented and have sound knowledge of Excel.
The Inventory Development Captain will be responsible for developing and optimizing an Inventory Management system for internal Homecoming and Distribution Management use.
This Captain will be expected to work with the Inventory Management Captains, Analytic Captain, and OPP captains to understand current inventory and update the inventory management system throughout the year. This Captain needs to be organized and data-oriented and have a sound knowledge of Excel or other data management software. These Captains will be the primary means of communication to other Homecoming Committees.
They will ensure that every Committee has what they need in order to make their event a success. These Captains need to be extremely organized and very strong communicators.
It is their job to ensure that every Committee is represented and that all of their concerns are heard within the Distribution Management Committee. Additionally, they will work with the Inventory Development Captain to ensure an accurate count of inventory and work to organize storage areas. These Captains will also work alongside Procurement captains to ensure proper procurement of supplies.
Procurement Captains will be responsible for acquiring all supplies for Homecoming. Work will be divided throughout the year, with one Captain focusing on rental agreements while the other focuses on purchasing.
The Contracts Captain will be the main contact for our rental partner vendors. This Captain should be organized and have good communication skills.
The Purchasing Procurement Captain will be responsible for ordering all materials needed to create homecoming floats and meet other requested supplies. They will also research quotes from various vendors and will work to find sustainable alternatives to common supplies. This captain will be responsible for organizing several aspects of the committee. Our ICL is also responsible for taking meeting minutes and fostering morale and bonding within the committee.
The ICL also doubles as our Graduate Court captain, who coordinates nominations, applications, and selection of the Graduate Court in addition to serving as the primary liaison for the Alumni Court. The Events Captains are responsible for planning events in celebration of the selection of the Homecoming Court. They also communicate with the Alumni Association and Staff at the Hintz Center to prepare for these events.
These captains will work together to coordinate all efforts involving the Student Court. This includes communicating with the past court and involving them in Spring events for Homecoming. It also entails the nomination, application, voting, and selection of the Student Court for Homecoming This also involves assisting in the coordination of the Faculty Panel and ensuring the appearance of the Homecoming court at events throughout Homecoming Week.
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