Welcome Week | Doane University

What is Welcome Week

Welcome Week is a week-long experience created specifically to help prepare first-year and transfer students for the Doane experience. A goal of Welcome Week is to get you adjusted to what a traditional college week will look like with most major programming taking place from 8 am - 5 pm.
Throughout the week, you can expect the following:
- Get a feel for Doane’s campus and the Crete community
- Learn about campus resources
- Meet with your LAR 101 class and faculty member
- Meet faculty, staff, and current students
- Participate in fun events, like Halls Ya!, Dine:09, Foam Party!
- Learn what it means to be a Doane Tiger!

Acronyms

ASC

Academic Success Center, located in the Communications Building, is a student’s one-stop-shop for all academic needs. This office houses tutoring, academic coaching, the Writing Center, peer mentorship, and Doane’s TRIO Student Success Service program.

Community Advisor, a peer resource in the residence halls. Each CA is a trained, mature student who helps check residents in and out of their room, plans activities and events for their hall, serves as a resource for students' needs, and is on duty periodically for emergencies.

Community Director, professional staff member who lives in the residence halls and supervises the CAs.

CLS

Career, Leadership, and Service, a department of Student Affairs that leads the Enrollment Days and Welcome Week process.

Orientation Leader, a student leader involved with Enrollment Days and Welcome Week.

Peer Leader, a student leader who serves in a dual role as an Orientation Leader but remains with the group throughout their LAR 101 experience.

StuCo

Student Congress, the student government organization, senators are elected in the Spring with three positions held for first-year students to fill in the Fall after the start of classes.

TPM

Tiger Peer Mentorship, a program that matches incoming students with an older Mentor within a similar major, extracurricular activity, or region. TPMs are heavily involved throughout Welcome Week and serve their Mentees throughout the first semester.