Your PCS experience doesn't have to end with your freshman year! There are a
variety of leadership and engagement opportunities for our PCS alumni.
Although our student's Thursday night meetings end after their freshman year, PCS offers a variety of engagement and leadership opportunities for our alumni. PCS student alumni have the opportunity to hold leadership roles as upperclassmen and help lead future classes of PCS.
David Yancy (left), Kari Dawkins (middle), and Bella Rincon (right)
The PCS Student Advisor position is designed for two sophomore PCS alumni students to serve as the face and heart of the PCS class for a full academic year. The Student Advisor is expected to help plan, organize, and lead weekly PCS meetings, work alongside and build strong relationships with the freshman class, assist PCS Director Kari Dawkins, and complete weekly tasks such as emails, meetings, and intentional interactions with students.
The Operations Chair serves as the point of connection among the PCS students and the leadership team. The Operations Chair position belongs to someone who is organized, attentive to detail, and willing to work hard. This individual should also be someone who is excited about enhancing and improving the PCS experience, which may be achieved by listening to and connecting with others through their efforts.
The Alumni Chair is responsible for all relations between the PCS program and PCS alumni. One big responsibility is to facilitate strong relationships between the Family Chairs and their PALS, and the PALS and their PCS students. This is achieved with thoughtful programming, constant communication, and empowerment for the PCS alumni who are serving the PCS class. The other main responsibility is to maintain communication lines open between the current PCS class and alumni.
The PCS Damphousse Intern position is a scholarship position created by former Dean Kelly Damphousse of the College of Arts & Sciences. This position was created to honor Kelly's daughter who is a PCS alumna - Kayleigh Damphousse. Kayleigh is a humble, servant-hearted leader who strives to work hard for the greater good, not for recognition or a title. The Damphousse Intern should be someone who possesses similar traits. The Intern is responsible for organizing two different meetings during the year for PCS as well as serving as the behind-the-scenes help for all PCS events and meetings.
The Engagement Chair will be in consistent communication with the Community Service Executive Chair, Marketing and Communications Executive Chair, and the Leadership Development Coordinator in regards to activities outside of Thursday night meetings. They will connect the current freshman class with opportunities around campus.
The Leadership Development Coordinator reports to the Engagement Chair, similar to the Community Service Chairs, to communicate events that they set up. They will help engage students outside Thursday evenings with abundant options for growth in small group settings. This will be a bountiful option for students to develop with more conversation, reflection, and focus.
The PCS Marketing and Communications Chair reports to the Damphousse Intern and helps manages the Marketing and Communications team. They help coordinate and lead strategic communication campaigns, oversee and manage content creation, and design and manage the PCS website.
As a community service chair, you are responsible for encouraging and providing service opportunities for the freshman class and PCS organization to get involved in. You will be actively communicating with other leadership positions within PCS to plan and set up various opportunities. You are also responsible for creating and sending out community service emails throughout the year. You get to actively represent what it means to serve others by greeting the freshman and checking them in at the weekly meetings.
The PCS Family Chairs play an integral role in the PALS program. These four individuals must be going into their junior or senior year and should have served their sophomore year as a PCS PAL or the Student Advisor. This position requires individuals who can organize and plan meetings/events for the PCS PALS and current PCS class as well as complete weekly tasks such as emails and office hours if needed. These individuals should be passionate about mentorship and the connection between freshmen and PCS Alum.
PALS stands for Partnering Alumni, Leadership and Service. PCS PALS play an integral role in the program. These twelve individuals must be going into their sophomore year. This position requires individuals who can lead PCS small groups and organize/plan meetings and events for the 12 PCS small groups.
The Marketing and Communications team are the students in charge of promoting anything with PCS. Traditionally, there are positions available for a photographer, videographer, graphic designer and social media manager/writer. They go to the weekly meetings and just about any other event students are attending and engaging with. They manage PCS's Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn profiles.
