BRAVO Member Registration

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*YES, I would like to be a member of BRAVO.

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BRAVO members are invited to volunteer their time in ways that feel most meaningful and rewarding, understanding that member availability and regional demand may vary. How are you interested in working with the Admissions Office as a member of BRAVO? Click the boxes to read descriptions.

Interviewer

Alumni Correspondent

College Fair Representative

Regional Event Assistant

Bowdoin Book Award Sponsor

Interviewer:
As valuable contributors to the annual admissions process, BRAVO members will conduct evaluative interviews for prospective students, who can request interviews from September 1 through December 1. Regional BRAVO chairs, who receive interview requests, assign interviews to willing members of BRAVO who are then responsible for contacting the prospective student, proposing a public location for the interview, and meeting with the student for anywhere between thirty minutes and one hour. After the interview, the interviewer must complete a brief interview report using the template provided by the Admissions Office. It is essential that interviewers are timely in accepting interview assignments, corresponding with students, and submitting interview reports.

In some cases, due to geographic distance and alumni availability, it will not be feasible to conduct an in-person interview. Skype may be used as an alternative means of communication at the discretion of the interviewer, who may consult their regional BRAVO chair as needed. There is no preference given to applicants who interview on-campus versus those who interview off-campus or via Skype—all interview are equally valuable to the selection process.

All interviews during the BRAVO 2020-2021 season will be virtual and must be completed via Zoom, Skype, WhatsApp, FaceTime, or traditional phone call. More guidance is available in the Resources tab of the BRAVO portal. Please indicate if you are willing to conduct virtual interviews. If you are not willing to conduct virtual interviews, you will be not appear on the regional interview roster but are encouraged to select additional volunteer opportunities while remaining part of BRAVO.

I am willing to conduct virtual interviews.

I am not willing to conduct virtual interviews.

BRAVO members with high school seniors are not eligible to serve as interviewers—regardless of whether their child intends to apply to Bowdoin—but are encouraged to remain part of BRAVO by selecting other volunteer opportunities.

I have a child who will be a senior in high school.

Alumni Correspondent:
Throughout the year, prospective students around the world may wish to communicate with alumni outside of a formal interview or off-campus event setting. In particular, students unfamiliar with Maine and who are unable to visit benefit greatly from the opportunity to connect with alumni in their area. An alumni perspective can be a valuable supplement to online resources, so BRAVO members can serve as resources who are available for occasional email or phone correspondence. Admissions Staff will have access to a list of interested BRAVO members and will facilitate individual introductions with prospective students over email, enabling BRAVO members to continue the conversation.

Are there any topics in particular you'd be eager to discuss with prospective students?
Examples: transitioning to Bowdoin from outside of New England, career exploration and development, research opportunities, the first-generation student experience, faculty mentorship, the alumni network, etc.

College Fair Representative:
To extend Bowdoin’s presence in global recruitment efforts, BRAVO members may be invited to attend regional college fairs in place of or alongside an Admissions Staff member. Often hosted by a collection of high schools or a by a community-based organization the supports students through the college process, college fairs enable Bowdoin to connect with many prospective students on a single occasion. Fairs can take place throughout the year in venues like high school gymnasia or large convention centers. The purpose of a college fair is simple: to meet with prospective students and introduce them to Bowdoin. Alumni representatives do not need to be an expert on everything Bowdoin, but they should be prepared to talk about their own experiences or those of their peers in a way that helps people learn about the academic and extracurricular opportunities at Bowdoin, as well as all that the town of Brunswick and the state of Maine have to offer. Additional training resources in the BRAVO portal will help with preparation.

If a willing BRAVO member is available to represent Bowdoin at college fair, they will receive a copy of the event invitation with information about the fair’s logistics. The Admissions Office will take care of registration and any fees associated with the fair. In advance of the fair, the alumni representative will receive a Bowdoin banner and a suite of print materials to bring to the fair and share with prospective students.

Regional Event Assistant:
Throughout the year, Admissions staff members travel around the world and connect with prospective students in many different settings. In addition to visiting high schools and community-based organizations, attending college fairs, interviewing, and participating in workshops and conferences, staff may also host regional events to reach wide audiences in a particular location. These events can include interview days, alumni panels, meet-and-greets, and admitted student gatherings. In all cases, support from willing alumni is central to the success of these programs. As Admissions staff plan for regional programming in their travel territories, they will connect with BRAVO members who have expressed an interest in assisting with these regional events.

Bowdoin Book Award Sponsor:
Every spring, the Admissions Office coordinates a book award program to honor high school juniors around the world who embody the values of the College: extraordinary service to the common good and an unusual passion for inquiry, discovery, and innovative thinking. Recipients of the award receive a hardcover copy of the year’s honorary book as well as a book plate and certificate, and they are often honored at a school-wide ceremony. Receipt of the award is also noted in the prospective student’s Admissions record.

The Admissions Office is limited in its ability to sponsor these book awards but has a tradition of supporting up to one hundred awards per year, many of which go to high schools that contact the office directly requesting an award. Through participation from BRAVO members, the program has the potential to grow significantly and extend Bowdoin’s outreach immensely, particularly in regions less familiar with Bowdoin or small liberal arts colleges more generally. As a one-time commitment in the spring, sponsoring a book award is thus a very special way to promote Bowdoin.

With direction from the Admissions Office, members of BRAVO who opt to sponsor a book award will be responsible for selecting a local high school and working with the administration there to identify a deserving student. The book award sponsor will purchase a hardcover copy of the designated book (approximately twenty dollars), and the Admissions Office will send the sponsor an accompanying book plate and certificate. The sponsor may be invited to present the award at the school’s spring awards ceremony, schedule permitting.

Financial assistance may be available for BRAVO members who would like to coordinate a book award but for whom the cost of purchasing a hardcover book is prohibitive.

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Email Sharing

Share my email address with other BRAVO members in my area.

Share my email address with my regional chair ONLY.

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Volunteer Agreement and Member Responsibilities

BRAVO members are required to adhere to Bowdoin College’s volunteer agreement and fulfill the member responsibilities outlined below. These terms are included in the BRAVO member portal and are accessible to all active members at any time.

Click to read and agree to Bowdoin's volunteer agreement

As a volunteer for Bowdoin College, I understand that:

All student, prospective student, and staff information is confidential. I agree not to access, review, disclose, or use confidential student, prospective student, or staff information without specific authorization from an authorized administrator. I also understand that even when I am no longer a volunteer for Bowdoin College any confidential information I have learned must continue to be kept confidential. Furthermore, any breach of these confidentiality requirements will result in my immediate termination as a volunteer and may result in legal action against me.
I must comply with all policies and college rules applicable to staff as well as all directions from administrators and staff while serving as a volunteer.
I should read the college policies indicated here: http://www.bowdoin.edu/hr/handbook/.
As a volunteer I work without promise of compensation or future employment. Furthermore, I understand that assignments are up to one year, and I may be asked to review and agree to another Volunteer Agreement if returning in a subsequent year.

YES, I understand and agree to Bowdoin's volunteer agreement.

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Click to read and agree to the BRAVO member responsibilities

As a member of BRAVO, I understand that:

BRAVO is open to individuals who received their bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College.
Contact information for members must remain current in Admissions’ records, and members are expected to make updates in the Member Profile tab of the portal whenever necessary.
Prompt correspondence is essential to BRAVO’s success, and members should make every effort to respond to relevant emails in a timely manner. Furthermore, it is the member’s responsibility to notify their regional chair if they anticipate being inaccessible via email for any period of time longer than ten days from September 1 through December 1.
Members serve as an important resource for prospective students and families and should remain informed about campus news and offerings. In addition to consulting Bowdoin College’s online publications regularly, members can contact their regional chair, a member of the BRAVO National Advisory Board, or the Admissions Office if they have questions about a specific issue.
Members are ambassadors of Bowdoin College and should show enthusiasm for the institution and its offerings. However, they are not in a position to speak on behalf of Bowdoin College, discuss how decisions are made or an individual’s chances of admission, or comment on other undergraduate institutions.
Students may conduct Internet searches on their assigned interviewer or alumni they meet through BRAVO programming. Members whose online presence may be in conflict with Bowdoin's values should contact the Admissions Office with any concerns.
Members are required to disclose to the Admissions Office if they have been convicted of a felony or other crime.
There are certain expectations of particular significance to members who express an interest in interviewing:
- Interviewers must step down for the season if they have an immediate family member in the applicant pool or if they might have other conflicts of interest. Interviewers may not interview any student they have taught or coached and should not interview students whom they know well or whose family they know well either socially or through business. Membership in BRAVO is still permitted under these circumstances, but it is the member’s responsibility to remove Interviewer from their volunteer interests and to notify their regional chair if any such conflicts arise.
- Interviewers may choose to inquire about an applicant’s transcript information in a general way if they feel it might be helpful in gauging academic fit. The Admissions Office neither requests nor requires this information be provided in interview reports. If this information is discussed in the interview, it is important to reinforce that an applicant’s transcript is one of many factors in an admissions decision.
- Interviewers are discouraged from requesting detailed personal information prior to the interview and should instead rely on academic and extracurricular interested noted in the student’s interview request form.
- All interviews during the 2020-2021 academic year must be conducted virtually. When scheduling an interview, interviewers should propose several options for a date and time and, if ever conducting an in-person interview, must select a public location that is quiet, safe, and suitable for a confidential conversation.
- Interviewers must be sensitive to the privacy of applicants and their families. All information discussed in the interview should be considered confidential and may not be shared with anyone other than the regional chair or admissions staff.
- Within the portal, interviewers may have access to admissions decisions for applicants they’ve interviewed as well as a list of admitted students in their region once decisions have been released. All information pertaining to admissions decisions is confidential.
Authorization to serve as a member of BRAVO may be terminated at the discretion of the Admissions Office at any time if it is determined to be in the best interests of Bowdoin College.

YES, I understand my BRAVO member responsibilities.

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