Student Engagement Team

Mission

The UW World Series Student Engagement Team (UWWS-SET) will serve as an avenue for communication and collaboration between the UW World Series and UW students. UWWS-SET members are student advocates for the UWWS. Our mission is to engage students in the rich arts community that the UWWS brings to the university, advise UWWS staff on student interests, and promote UWWS resources and events. UWWS-SET is a volunteer organization involved in facilitating outreach efforts, social events, campus engagement, and other opportunities targeted at making the UWWS an increasingly valuable educational and social resource to all students.

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The roles and responsibilities of the UWWS-SET

  • Attend Student Advisory Committee meetings twice a month
  • Assist in planning and promoting student-oriented events
  • Increase student participation and attendance to UWWS events
  • Contribute and develop new ideas for reaching students interested in the performance arts
  • Collaborate with UWWS staff on programming concepts and plan student outreach programs
  • Promote performances and events to UW students
  • Advocate for the mission of the UWWS

Benefits

  • Comp tickets to UWWS events
  • Leadership role in one of Seattle’s premier performing arts organizations
  • Network with UWWS staff and other arts administrators
  • Make a significant impact on the UWWS relationship with students
  • Work with a team of students and UWWS staff
  • Awareness of cultural events that take place on campus
  • Possible service learning credit through and internship/independent study to be worked out on a case-by-case basis with an academic advisor and UWWS staff

Desired skills and qualifications

  • Enthusiastic, responsible and collaborative spirit
  • Interest in the performing arts and a willingness to learn about new art forms
  • Skills in promotion, social-media, design, video production, photography and/or writing (or a strong desire to learn about these things)
  • Interest or experience in event production for the performing arts