PennCORP Student Leader

Application

Thank you for your interest in serving as a Student Leader for PennCORP 2014! If selected, you will need to be on campus for our Student Leader training on Saturday, August 16 – Monday, August 18. In addition to the mandatory training, Student Leaders will also need to be available for the entirety of PennCORP, which will begin Monday, August 18 and runs through Thursday evening, August 21.If you cannot participate in the entire program and training, please do not apply. If you will be living in an on-campus residence in the fall, Civic House will cover the early move-in fee beginning on Saturday, August 16. You do not need to be a former PennCORP participant to apply. Applications are due by Monday, April 14 at 11:59pm.

Basic Information

Name:

Address:

Phone: E-mail:

Class Year (please italicize): 2015 2016 2017

Did you participate in PennCORP? If yes, what year?

Have you been a PennCORPStudent Leader? If yes, what year(s)?

Are you 21 years old or older? ______

Have you taken the online Risk Management Van Driver Safety Course?______

If no, do you have a valid driver’s license? ______

Spring 2014Schedule

If accepted as a Student Leader for PennCORP 2014, we will be having a Student Leader Orientation on Friday, May 2 (Friday of Reading Days). The orientation will be 12:00-1:30pm (lunch provided) at Platt House. The first part of the orientation will be with the student leaders of the other pre-orientation programs, and the second part of the orientation will be with your fellow PennCORP Student Leaders.

Would you be able to attend this Student Leader Orientation? Please italicize. Yes No

Application Questions

Please respond to all of the questions below and limit each answer to no more than 250 words. In addition, attach a current resume of job/volunteer history including community service experience.

1) What has been your community involvement during your time at Penn? Please be specific about which organizations you have worked with; include a brief description of what you did and what your time commitment has been; and the extent of your interaction with West Philadelphians and the Philadelphia community as a whole.

2) Please explain a time when you had to lead a group of your peers. What were your challenges and how did you overcome them?

3) Please describe a social justice issue that you are passionate about. Why are you interested in this issue? What work have you done related to this issue?

4) What have been the most important lessons you’ve learned from your own community involvement? How could you convey this toPennCORP participants?

5) How would you help PennCORP participants get involved in the Penn and Philadelphia communities after PennCORP?

6) Please define what civic engagement means to you.

Please send your application to y Monday, April 14at 11:59pm.