DAWGS Crew

Help Residents Move in

9-Month Move-in & DAWGS Crew volunteering will occur from Tuesday, September 22–Friday, September 25, 2026.

Help Residents Move in

9-Month Move-in & DAWGS Crew volunteering will occur from Tuesday, September 22–Friday, September 25, 2026.

DAWGS Crew is a team of 600+ volunteers living on campus that helps residents move into our 9-month residential communities each September. It’s a great way to get involved, meet new people, impact your community and join the excitement of move-in day! DAWGS Crew is a critical part of the residential move-in and opening experience for students and families.

Volunteer Requirements

  • Available to volunteer for three 3.5-hour shifts between Tuesday, September 22 and Friday, September 25

  • Assigned to live on campus in a residential community for Autumn 2026

Roles & Responsibilities

DAWGS Crew volunteers can anticipate filling at least one of the two roles listed below:

Cart Operator

  • Assist residents by loading items from their vehicles into a move-in cart and escorting them to their resident room

  • Assist residents by unloading items from move-in cart into room

  • Direct residents where to pick up move-in key packets

Elevator Operator

  • Manually operate elevator in residential community to transport residents, volunteers, and move-in carts to correct floors

  • This requires volunteer to remain in elevator for the entirety of each 3.5-hour shift (restroom breaks can be provided)

Benefits of Volunteering

  • Free early arrival move-in date of Sunday, September 20

  • $40 pre-loaded meal card that can be used at any UW Dining facility

  • Leadership opportunity to include on your resume

In addition to the 9-month move-in volunteering opportunity, students that sign up to volunteer can also elect to participate in one of the opportunities listed below:

College Edge

Assist residents as a cart operator or elevator operator.

Requirements

  • Available to volunteer for one 4-hour shift on Friday, August 21

  • Must live local to UW. No overnight housing accommodations provided.

Added Benefits

  • Free parking on campus on August 21

  • Free early arrival move-in date of Saturday, September 19

  • Additional $10 on pre-loaded meal card

Package Crew

Work in collaboration with HFS Desk Services to take resident packages from the regional desks to resident rooms before 9-month move-in.

Requirements

Must be available to volunteer for two 3-hour shifts between Saturday, September 19 and Monday, September 21

Added Benefits

  • Free early arrival move-in date of Friday, September 18

  • Additional $20 on pre-loaded meal card

Please note, in order to participate in College Edge and/or Package Crew, you must also be a 9-month move-in volunteer.

DAWGS Crew Leadership

DAWGS Crew is led by two student staff members (DAWGS Directors) in HFS who coordinate the entire DAWGS Crew program, from recruitment and scheduling to making welcome folders for our volunteers! The DAWGS Directors can be reached at dawgs@uw.edu and can answer any questions you have about volunteering. They are on campus all summer recruiting and preparing to create a great experience for our DAWGS Crew volunteers!

Please note: the dawgs@uw.edu email address is not routinely monitored until mid-June each year. If you have any urgent questions before the summer, feel free to reach out to the DAWGS Crew Supervisor, Alexa, at aforster@uw.edu.

How Can I Apply to DAWGS Crew?

The DAWGS Crew volunteer application will go live by end of May 2026. Check back here for the application link then.