New initiatives – Website – Battle of the Undergraduate Colleges – Academic Standing/Judicial Research Project – Internships – Assessment of Undergraduate Colleges • Lunchtime tasks
students – Team Leadership – Seminars – Advising – Programming – Community Building • Why WE do it – Reduce Psychological Size of the University – Connect students to each other, faculty and staff – Help students develop academically, socially – Set high standards for student success here – Build bridges
– Getting students involved – Volunteering for field day, college bowl, dodgeball – Have fun and participate, too • One program per month (mostly) • Thanks to Jeremy, Erika, Candace, Dillon, Patrick (and colleagues from Athletics, Campus Recreation and UAA)
learn about contemporary issues in higher education, community building, and teaching at a research university through hands-on work with faculty mentors. Work assigned will include participation in the planning and operation of events and initiatives sponsored by the Undergraduate Colleges. • Students are required to submit written reports on their experiences to the Undergraduate Colleges office and Faculty Directors • 1 credit = 4 hours per week, 2=8, 3=12 • May be repeated up to a limit of 6 credits • 1 or 2 per college for the first pilot semester
UGC portion of Experience Stony Brook, Saturday August 28 • Prostaff meeting early in the semester: Assessment – Thanks to Dave, Sarah, Kevin, Manny and Jason