Belonging and Engagement | Merit Weekend 2017
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Belonging and Engagement | Merit Weekend 2017
- 2. What is Belonging & Engagement? • Friendships/connecting to another person • Connecting to the greater UK community
- 3. What is Belonging & Engagement? • Attending events on campus together (athletics events, campus events, residence hall, and college) • Feeling like you are part of something bigger than yourself
- 4. Why are we even talking about this? If you are more engaged and connected then you will have a more enjoyable and successful experience.
- 5. Cool! Where I can find it? • Residence Halls – living on campus • Student Organizations • Undergraduate Research & Internships • College (majors and programs) • Academic Programs (Ed Abroad) • Working on campus • Lexington community
- 16. Busting Myths • Introduce it by talking about friends from home and not at UK
- 17. Families: Find someone you don’t know around you - and talk to them about how you would respond to the following text.
- 18. Students Find someone you don’t know around you - and talk to them about how you would respond to the following text.
- 19. How do I find it? Checklist • Starting Now! – Register for UK 101 – Find an student org – getinvolved.uky.edu – Involvement Peer Advisor • Arrival on Campus/K Week – www.uky.edu/kweek – Residence Hall Meetings – get out of your room! – Attend K Week events • After First Day of Classes – Involvement Fair – Volunteer Fair – Education Abroad Fair – Meet a faculty member & attend office hours – Attend student organization meeting and campus event
Editor's Notes
- Make sure you mention connecting to your college and connecting to the Lexington community.
- Bigger than yourself – see BLUE on campus as you walk through campus – spirit is visible on campus
- National experts – research shows that if you live on campus or work on campus you are more likely to be retained. Working on campus (up to 20 hours per week) – Over 20 hours per week becomes a detriment Living on campus – 7-8% more likely to be retained from 1st to 2nd year Keeps you at UK and connected to your community More successful in the classroom when engaged on campus
- College – each has their own student organization for major programs; meet students in classes and in study groups for classes Residence Halls - Living on campus you will be retained at higher rates Become part of a work family when you work on campus If not living on campus, Off-Campus Student Services here to support you when you don’t live on campus. Student Organizations – Over 550+ on campus and you can create your own if you don’t find one that fits your interests. Lexington community – Volunteer opportunities; community events to participate in downtown Undergraduate Research – Open to students in all academic programs (not just the sciences)
- Richie’s Story (Beta Theta Pi, FUSION Site Leader, UK 101 Peer Instructor, DanceBlue) - I first stepped out of my comfort zone in the fall of freshman year by rushing and joining a fraternity. Being from Lexington, I wanted to meet students from new places, and thought this would be a great way to make new friends. Meeting a group of men from so many different places, created a whole new world of perspective. Many of them guided me through my freshman year, helping me use my interests to find a passion on UK’s campus. I joined Fusion, UK 101 peer mentor, and took a position within the fraternity before a friend pushed me to apply for DanceBlue. This mentorship led me to my greatest experience at UK. After seeing the work ethic and spirit of the members of the committee, I was determined to serve this organization until the end of my college career. The results of that experience granted me the opportunity to serve as the DanceBlue Overall Chair. In this position, I met and worked with students across campus, to fight for something so much larger than one person. I will forever cherish the memories and experiences of working with such a unique group of people. I truly found a family in DanceBlue, and I look forward to reuniting with them in the years to come as we return to support future students in their efforts with DanceBlue.
- Richie’s Story (Beta Theta Pi, FUSION Site Leader, UK 101 Peer Instructor, DanceBlue) - I first stepped out of my comfort zone in the fall of freshman year by rushing and joining a fraternity. Being from Lexington, I wanted to meet students from new places, and thought this would be a great way to make new friends. Meeting a group of men from so many different places, created a whole new world of perspective. Many of them guided me through my freshman year, helping me use my interests to find a passion on UK’s campus. I joined Fusion, UK 101 peer mentor, and took a position within the fraternity before a friend pushed me to apply for DanceBlue. This mentorship led me to my greatest experience at UK. After seeing the work ethic and spirit of the members of the committee, I was determined to serve this organization until the end of my college career. The results of that experience granted me the opportunity to serve as the DanceBlue Overall Chair. In this position, I met and worked with students across campus, to fight for something so much larger than one person. I will forever cherish the memories and experiences of working with such a unique group of people. I truly found a family in DanceBlue, and I look forward to reuniting with them in the years to come as we return to support future students in their efforts with DanceBlue.
- How did you first get connected and engaged? K Week played a huge part in me getting connected and engaged at UK. It’s impossible to not find something you’re interested in when there’s so much excitement going on around you. My K Crew leader really invested a lot of time into getting to know each member of our group and helping connect us with organizations we might be interested in. How did you step out of your comfort zone? As a first generation student from a small town that’s hours away, coming to UK in itself was a huge step outside of my comfort zone. I really leaned on my “first gen family” and everyone in the First Generation Initiatives office after move in. Admittedly, I was unsure about how I would manage in college, but knowing that I was not alone as a first generation student made it a lot easier to branch out to others. Once I made friends in my LLP, I realized that first generation or not, all first year students are experiencing a new environment at UK. My first days in the 1G LLP gave me so much more confidence than I ever could have imagined. What things did you get involved in and did those things eventually lead to other opportunities (and friendships, connections, etc.)? Throughout my time in undergrad, I’ve been involved in a variety of activities that have benefitted me in so many different ways. I got involved with K Week by becoming a K Crew leader, which eventually led to me becoming a Super Crew leader. I also served as a UK 101 peer instructor, which allowed me to help other first year students find their niche on campus. Being involved in Greek life provided a great chance to network and team build. To get involved within my major, I joined the Public Relations Student Society of America (where I’m now treasurer!) and volunteered with UK Public Relations. Whether social or academic, every leadership opportunity I’ve taken advantage of has helped me develop skills that are valuable inside and outside of the classroom. What did you learn along the way? My biggest takeaway from my time at UK has been that although college can be intimidating, we’re all in it together. We’re all learning, growing, and finding ourselves. No matter where you’re from or what you’re majoring in – you are still apart of our one big blue family. There’s a place for everyone at UK, and there are so many people here to help you find yours.
- How did you first get connected and engaged? K Week played a huge part in me getting connected and engaged at UK. It’s impossible to not find something you’re interested in when there’s so much excitement going on around you. My K Crew leader really invested a lot of time into getting to know each member of our group and helping connect us with organizations we might be interested in. How did you step out of your comfort zone? As a first generation student from a small town that’s hours away, coming to UK in itself was a huge step outside of my comfort zone. I really leaned on my “first gen family” and everyone in the First Generation Initiatives office after move in. Admittedly, I was unsure about how I would manage in college, but knowing that I was not alone as a first generation student made it a lot easier to branch out to others. Once I made friends in my LLP, I realized that first generation or not, all first year students are experiencing a new environment at UK. My first days in the 1G LLP gave me so much more confidence than I ever could have imagined. What things did you get involved in and did those things eventually lead to other opportunities (and friendships, connections, etc.)? Throughout my time in undergrad, I’ve been involved in a variety of activities that have benefitted me in so many different ways. I got involved with K Week by becoming a K Crew leader, which eventually led to me becoming a Super Crew leader. I also served as a UK 101 peer instructor, which allowed me to help other first year students find their niche on campus. Being involved in Greek life provided a great chance to network and team build. To get involved within my major, I joined the Public Relations Student Society of America (where I’m now treasurer!) and volunteered with UK Public Relations. Whether social or academic, every leadership opportunity I’ve taken advantage of has helped me develop skills that are valuable inside and outside of the classroom. What did you learn along the way? My biggest takeaway from my time at UK has been that although college can be intimidating, we’re all in it together. We’re all learning, growing, and finding ourselves. No matter where you’re from or what you’re majoring in – you are still apart of our one big blue family. There’s a place for everyone at UK, and there are so many people here to help you find yours.
- How did you first get connected and engaged? K Week played a huge part in me getting connected and engaged at UK. It’s impossible to not find something you’re interested in when there’s so much excitement going on around you. My K Crew leader really invested a lot of time into getting to know each member of our group and helping connect us with organizations we might be interested in. How did you step out of your comfort zone? As a first generation student from a small town that’s hours away, coming to UK in itself was a huge step outside of my comfort zone. I really leaned on my “first gen family” and everyone in the First Generation Initiatives office after move in. Admittedly, I was unsure about how I would manage in college, but knowing that I was not alone as a first generation student made it a lot easier to branch out to others. Once I made friends in my LLP, I realized that first generation or not, all first year students are experiencing a new environment at UK. My first days in the 1G LLP gave me so much more confidence than I ever could have imagined. What things did you get involved in and did those things eventually lead to other opportunities (and friendships, connections, etc.)? Throughout my time in undergrad, I’ve been involved in a variety of activities that have benefitted me in so many different ways. I got involved with K Week by becoming a K Crew leader, which eventually led to me becoming a Super Crew leader. I also served as a UK 101 peer instructor, which allowed me to help other first year students find their niche on campus. Being involved in Greek life provided a great chance to network and team build. To get involved within my major, I joined the Public Relations Student Society of America (where I’m now treasurer!) and volunteered with UK Public Relations. Whether social or academic, every leadership opportunity I’ve taken advantage of has helped me develop skills that are valuable inside and outside of the classroom. What did you learn along the way? My biggest takeaway from my time at UK has been that although college can be intimidating, we’re all in it together. We’re all learning, growing, and finding ourselves. No matter where you’re from or what you’re majoring in – you are still apart of our one big blue family. There’s a place for everyone at UK, and there are so many people here to help you find yours.
- How did you first get connected and engaged? K Week played a huge part in me getting connected and engaged at UK. It’s impossible to not find something you’re interested in when there’s so much excitement going on around you. My K Crew leader really invested a lot of time into getting to know each member of our group and helping connect us with organizations we might be interested in. How did you step out of your comfort zone? As a first generation student from a small town that’s hours away, coming to UK in itself was a huge step outside of my comfort zone. I really leaned on my “first gen family” and everyone in the First Generation Initiatives office after move in. Admittedly, I was unsure about how I would manage in college, but knowing that I was not alone as a first generation student made it a lot easier to branch out to others. Once I made friends in my LLP, I realized that first generation or not, all first year students are experiencing a new environment at UK. My first days in the 1G LLP gave me so much more confidence than I ever could have imagined. What things did you get involved in and did those things eventually lead to other opportunities (and friendships, connections, etc.)? Throughout my time in undergrad, I’ve been involved in a variety of activities that have benefitted me in so many different ways. I got involved with K Week by becoming a K Crew leader, which eventually led to me becoming a Super Crew leader. I also served as a UK 101 peer instructor, which allowed me to help other first year students find their niche on campus. Being involved in Greek life provided a great chance to network and team build. To get involved within my major, I joined the Public Relations Student Society of America (where I’m now treasurer!) and volunteered with UK Public Relations. Whether social or academic, every leadership opportunity I’ve taken advantage of has helped me develop skills that are valuable inside and outside of the classroom. What did you learn along the way? My biggest takeaway from my time at UK has been that although college can be intimidating, we’re all in it together. We’re all learning, growing, and finding ourselves. No matter where you’re from or what you’re majoring in – you are still apart of our one big blue family. There’s a place for everyone at UK, and there are so many people here to help you find yours.
- Instruct family members to find someone in the front, side or behind them that they have not met before. Provide one prompt to the family members and tell them “Your student texted or called you and said “SHOW PROMPT” – talk to your partner and tell them how you would respond to your student” Let people talk and then ask a few to share their thoughts – affirm or offer suggestions as needed. Encourage you to branch out and not share a roommate from home.
- “Putting myself out there is hard and what if I get rejected?”
- Instruct family members to find someone in the front, side or behind them that they have not met before. Provide one prompt to the family members and tell them “Your student texted or called you and said “SHOW PROMPT” – talk to your partner and tell them how you would respond to your student” Let people talk and then ask a few to share their thoughts – affirm or offer suggestions as needed. Encourage you to branch out and not share a roommate from home.
- PULL OUT YOUR PHONES AND TAKE A PICTURE UK 101 – small class sizes, learn about university resources, peer instructor connection, great way to meet people OrgSync Website – Just need your linkblue to create your account Involvement Peer Advisors – found on getinvolved.uky.edu website; Connect with them virtually over the summer; 1:1 consultations on how to get involved and connected Conclude with reminding the students that there are plenty of places for every UK student to connect- there is something for everyone here. Faculty, staff, and current students are here to help you in any way we can, but we need your help as well. We need you ready to step out of your comfort zone, excited to try new things. There will never be another time like college, so please do not waste an opportunity presented to you and never miss the chance to find your own opportunities as well. You can start now and you will definitely learn all about belonging and making connections at K Week. Welcome to the UK family