- Setting up your office hours
- Talk to Robbie or email robbie@rice.edu
- Finalize a regular day of the week and time of day
- Attend an orientation (like the Open House!)
- Your first day
- See if the RWRC is already open and unlocked
- If the door if locked, go to the Student Information desk in the RMC and ask them to unlock the door to the Women’s Resource Center
- Show them your student ID
- Follow the student staff member back to the office. When they unlock the door for you, ask them to keep the door locked.
- Keep the door open during office hours.
- Make sure to close the door completely when you leave.
- What to do during office hours
- Feel free to make the office your space during your office hours. This may include:
- Helping with a RWRC project
- Playing music
- Watching a DVD
- Relaxing on the couch
- Reading a book from the RWRC library
- Reading a magazine
- Checking your email
- Chatting online
- Talking to a friend
- Working on homework
- And more!
- Invite friends to come during your office hours. Let them in on…
- Information on women’s issues
- Upcoming RWRC events
- A free white t-shirt (save the black ones for special events)
- Free feminine products
- Some candy
- Welcome any RWRC visitors
- Help keep the office clean and tidy
- Log your hours in the volunteer binder
- Offer any suggestions to make the office better
- Your connection to the RWRC
- Remember, when you hold office hours, you represent the Women’s Resource Center. Please keep the door open; be inviting. Let others know what a wonderful resource the RWRC for Rice!
- Help promote RWRC events. Attend activities offered on the listserv, and invite your friends to come, too. We believe the best form of advertising is personal invitations on a face-to-face, person-to-person level.
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