Thursday Staff Sign Up (10/15)

Thursday staff volunteer shifts for Undergraduate Reunion on October 15, 2026.

Thursday, October 15, 2026
Vanderbilt University Campus & Downtown Nashville
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    Colleen Murphy Gina DeMattia Tyra Reid Hannah Hubbuch

    Greet guests as they arrive. Two greeters should be outside by valet with wheelchairs (pick up from Event Lead); Two greeters near front doors. Remind guests as they arrive to have their QR code ready on their phone or printout (inside reg team will scan). Rotate who is inside and outside. As guests begin to leave, guide them back to valet. At the end of shift, assist with tidying space. Check out with Events Lead.

    Anthony Barclay

    Arrange and staff medallion table. Hand out medallions to alumni who haven't yet received one (alumni only, not guests please). At the end of the event, repack medallions into box and hand off to UCE lead Meghan Whitney to take to Carmichael for following day. 

    Jessica Gracon Benna Kaminer

    Position yourself inside SLC Ballroom and welcome guests arriving early or solo. Make conversation and make guests feel welcome. As recepltion becomes busier and guests find their friend circles, check with other roles to see if any need assistance.

    Angie Weeks Grace Harrison

    Greet guests and invite them to hold their phone up to the QR code scanner. Follow the prompts when their name pops up and then print their namebadge. If they are not registered, direct to Walk-in Registration. Assist with assembling namebadge holder, restocking badge holders as necessary. NEW: Guests who have made their Reunion gift this year, will receive a special button to pin on their namebadge holder. This will be indicated by a specific icon. Please scan all name badges as they print for the icon, and present each donor with a button and THANK THEM FOR MAKING THEIR REUNION GIFT this year.

    Kate Krebs

    Serve as main DAR point of contact for event; greet and steward speakers

    Clay Krebs

    Serve as main DAR point of contact for event; greet and steward speakers

    Irene Oquendo

    Register guests who need to start or modify a registration.

    Whitley Varnick

    Work in AlumniQ to register walk in guests and reprint name badge- training provided. .

    Gabriel Irvin Elizabeth Rydell

    This venue has three separate floors. Each of the floors will have two floor monitors to welcome guests to that floor, encourage them to move to seating on the far side, answer questions, help people and navigate the building. Position yourself near the entry / stairs to the floor. Ensure each floor always has two Floor Monitors. The fourth floor rooftop is closed from 6-8pm for a private DAR event, and then will open up at 8pm.

    Meera Patel Tyler Potock Erin Berry Portlyn C Cruise

    Greet guests, ask to scan the QR code in their confirmation email. If they are not registered, direct to Walk-in Registration. Assist with assembling namebadge holder, restocking badge holders as necessary. NEW: Guests who have made their Reunion gift this year, will receive a special button to pin on their namebadge holder. This will be indicated by a specific WRAPPED GIFT icon. Please review all name badges as they print for the icon, and present each donor with a button and THANK THEM FOR MAKING THEIR REUNION GIFT this year.

    Sydnie Rathert Kelly Bisson

    Attend the swag table on the main floor near registration. Exchange each swag ticket per guest for (1) scarf.

    John Todd

    Serve as the primary DAR contact for staff, guests, and UCE; arrive early to location and look for supply boxes to review contents; as staff arrive, check them in and share any relevant information; conduct pre-event huddle to ensure everyone is aligned; confirm onsite supplies; alert Brooke of gaps in staffing coverage; know the program schedule; escalate issues to Brooke Ruskaup or UCE onsite lead; Pre-meeting with Brooke to review individual event brief. 

    McCallum Morley

    Greet and steward assigned speakers; have talking points printed and in folder; print namebadge at Registration; know timing of program to cue for remarks. 

    Kennedi Hall

    Lead Reg Team and serve as main point of contact for guest registration.

    Whitley Varnick

    Meet Reunion Team at Kickoff Party; offer breaks to reg staff; float and assist

    Corazon Newcomb Lauen Jeter

    Work in AlumniQ to register walk in guests and reprint name badge- training provided.

    McCallum Morley Andra DeVincenzo Randy Reichenberger Katie Putney

    Greet Volunteers, Distribute one volunteer thank you pin per alumni volunteer (not enough to give to guests or non-volunteer alumni), remind them to stop by Main Registration in Carmichael for additional thank you gifts.

    Sylvia Boyd

    Primary Role: Direct arriving guests and oversee name badge printing area; elevates larger issues to Brooke or Reg

    Primary duties: Receive guests and directs traffic to name badges (already registered) or walk ins; Oversees namebadge printing area and staff assigned to them; positions themselves in areas of need to best manage flow (and relative to weapons detection); re-enforces that namebadges are required and must be printed (not on phone)

    Must know: Front end check in of AiQ name badge printers; general flow of a registration area; guest management

    MK Rosack

    Serve as main DAR point of contact for event; Greet and steward speakers

    Camryn Turner

    Primary Role: Direct arriving guests and oversee name badge printing area; elevates larger issues to Brooke or Reg

    Primary duties: Receive guests and directs traffic to name badges (already registered) or walk ins; Oversees namebadge printing area and staff assigned to them; positions themselves in areas of need to best manage flow (and relative to weapons detection); re-enforces that namebadges are required and must be printed (not on phone)

    Must know: Front end check in of AiQ name badge printers; general flow of a registration area; guest management

    Susan Sharp Suzann Hollingsworth

    Assist Registration Team with identifying and greeting guests as they enter.

    Avery Howard

    Primary duties: Receive guests and directs traffic to name badges (already registered) or walk ins; Oversees name badge printing area and staff assigned to them; positions themselves in areas of need to best manage flow (and relative to weapons detection); re-enforces that name badges are required and must be printed (not on phone) 

    Emeral Paine

    Placed throughout the floor to greet and direct guests; Let guests know there is a custom hat making station on terrace.

    Doug Ashcroft Lizzy Walker

    Distribute Reception Name badges PLUS Black Reunion Namebadges; SCAN Reunion namebadge as you hand it to them! Print for Walkins; Return Scanner to AIQ on mainfloor. 

    Amy Jarvis

    Assist in sorting supplies and setting up HQ / Staff Lounge - Tentative, pending work of Reunion Team and Students on Wednesday!

    Monique Smaby Alana Gilmore

    General coverage of Reunion Activities in your respective area. Connect and network

    Amanda Alibrandi

    Will be staffing the Chancellor throughout the weekend.

    Current Responses
    Greeter: (4:00 PM to 7:30 PM):
    Colleen Murphy
    Gina DeMattia
    Tyra Reid
    Hannah Hubbuch
    Table Manager: Quinq Medallions: (4:15 PM to 7:30 PM):
    Anthony Barclay Happy to volunteer for this, but I need to leave around 5:45 to go downtown.
    In-Room Reception Host: (4:00 PM to 7:30 PM):
    Jessica Gracon
    Benna Kaminer
    Name Badge Printer: (4:00 PM to 7:30 PM):
    Angie Weeks
    Grace Harrison
    ASSIGNED: Event Lead - 50th and Quinq Welcome Reception (3:45 PM to 8:00 PM):
    Kate Krebs
    ASSIGNED: Pre - Reg Lead - 50th and Quinq Welcome Reception (3:45 PM to 8:00 PM):
    Clay Krebs
    ASSIGNED: Registration Lead + Computer - 50th and Quinq Welcome Reception (3:45 PM to 8:00 PM):
    Irene Oquendo
    ASSIGNED: Registration + Computer - 50th and Quinq Welcome Reception (3:45 PM to 7:30 PM):
    Whitley Varnick
    Floor Monitor: (5:45 PM to 9:30 PM):
    Gabriel Irvin
    Elizabeth Rydell
    Name Badge Printer: (5:30 PM to 9:30 PM):
    Meera Patel
    Tyler Potock
    Erin Berry
    Portlyn C Cruise
    Swag Table Manager: (6:00 PM to 10:00 PM):
    Sydnie Rathert
    Kelly Bisson
    ASSIGNED: Lead: Event Captain - Downtown Kickoff Party (5:00 PM to 10:30 PM):
    John Todd
    ASSIGNED: Speaker Host - Downtown Kickoff Party (5:00 PM to 10:00 PM):
    McCallum Morley
    ASSIGNED: Walk-In Registration Lead - Downtown Kickoff Party (5:00 PM to 10:30 PM):
    Kennedi Hall
    ASSIGNED: General Assistance - Downtown Kickoff Party (8:00 PM to 10:00 PM):
    Whitley Varnick
    ASSIGNED: Walk-in Registration (AiQ Training) - Downtown Kickoff Party (5:15 PM to 10:00 PM):
    Corazon Newcomb
    Lauen Jeter
    ASSIGNED: Volunteer Welcome Table - Downtown Kickoff Party (5:30 PM to 10:30 PM):
    McCallum Morley
    Andra DeVincenzo
    Randy Reichenberger
    Katie Putney
    ASSIGNED: Pre-Registered Lead - Downtown Kickoff Party (5:15 PM to 10:30 PM):
    Sylvia Boyd
    ASSIGNED: Lead: Event Captain - Signature Reception (5:00 PM to 8:00 PM):
    MK Rosack
    ASSIGNED: Pre-Registered Lead - Signature Reception (5:00 PM to 8:00 PM):
    Camryn Turner
    ASSIGNED: Greeter - Signature Reception (5:30 PM to 7:30 PM):
    Susan Sharp
    Suzann Hollingsworth
    ASSIGNED: Reception Host - Signature Reception (5:00 PM to 8:00 PM):
    Avery Howard
    ASSIGNED: Greeter - Signature Reception (5:00 PM to 8:00 PM):
    Emeral Paine
    ASSIGNED: Signature Reception Check-in - Signature Reception (5:00 PM to 8:00 PM):
    Doug Ashcroft
    Lizzy Walker
    ASSIGNED: DAR HQ Setup - Carmichael College, Multi-Purpose Room (3:00 PM to 5:00 PM):
    Amy Jarvis
    Liaison - Board of Trust - Thursday - Sunday (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM):
    Monique Smaby
    Alana Gilmore
    Liaison - Chancellor Detail - Thursday - Sunday (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM):
    Amanda Alibrandi