volunteer programs

Freshman Urban Program (FUP)

Counselor Application

Program Description

The Freshman Urban Program (FUP) is a service-focused, community-exploring program aimed at introducing freshmen to MIT and to life in an urban college environment. Participants have the opportunity to get to know each other and their counselors through fun and focused public service activities. Besides acclimating incoming students to their new environment, FUP enables them to explore and begin to understand the needs of the Cambridge/Boston communities, and the role that students can play in meeting these needs through leadership and service. FUP is an MIT Public Service Center program.

Co-Coordinators

In cooperation with the MIT Public Service Center (PSC), FUP is planned and lead by two student co-coordinators who were selected in December 2011. Congratulations to this year’s FUP co-coordinators: Caitlin Pomeroy and Noam Angrist. The FUP planning staff (which also includes Kristi Gundrum Kebinger and Linden McEntire of the PSC) can be reached at fup-staff@mit.edu.

Counselor Expectations

Counselors contribute to the planning and logistics, but their main focus is student interaction and development. All counselors and the coordinators are required to attend the spring training sessions to be held in April/May. The trainings will be spent participating in bonding activities, defining and developing the 2012 FUP program, and having fun! In addition to spring trainings, all counselors must attend the intensive pre-FUP counselor training, so they should plan to be back on campus mid-late August [exact dates are still TBD]. Counselors are expected to have no other time commitments during this time period. The PSC can request residence hall “early returns” if needed.  No prior experience with FUP is required to be considered for a Counselor position.

Applications are due Thursday, February 16, 2012. Interviews will be held the week of February. 27, 2012 and counselor selections will be made by March 2, 2012.

Questions? Email fup-staff@mit.edu.