We are currently accepting applications for the 2023 Welcome Weekend Leader position. Welcome Weekend Leaders welcome and assist new students as they begin their UB journey in August.
Welcome Weekend Leaders have the opportunity to share their unique UB stories with the incoming class and make an impact at the start of their college journey by showing new students that they are supported; they can find others who share their identities, goals, and passions; and they matter and belong.
Begin your semester:
Helping new students transition to UB
Develeoping your leadership skills
Making unforgettable memories
Facilitating new student programs from August 23-28
You can view a full position description by clicking here.
Orientation Leaders have the opportunity to share their unique UB stories with the incoming class and make an impact at the start of their journey by showing new students that they are supported; they can find others who share their identities, goals, and passions; and they matter and belong. Orientation Leaders spend their summer:
Making around 5,500$ with free on-campus summer housing
Assisting new students in their transition to college at UB
Building connections with peers and staff across campus
Growing your individual leadership skills
Making unforgettable memories
Review details about the position, upcoming info sessions, and how to apply on this UB Linked announcement.
Apply by completing this application on UB Linked, which includes a Big Interview video activity — so don’t wait until the last minute because you will need to film part of your application! The Orientation office is accepting applications until February 26, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.
The First-Generation Peer Mentor Program is still actively recruiting peer mentors for Summer 2023 and the 2023-2024 academic year.
A peer mentor is an experienced and well-trained first-generation UB student who helps new to UB-first-generation students navigate the transition to UB or their chosen program. Peer mentors serve as role models who demonstrate the value of fostering interconnected relationships and support their mentees towards increased engagement and participation in the university community. While establishing reciprocal and dynamic relationships with their mentees, peer mentors exemplify academic integrity, responsible decision making, and a vested interest in UB and student success. Mentors will serve as a buddy, a coach, and advocate for their mentee(s). Mentors will begin working with their student(s) over the summer 23’ during the remote Summer Bridge component of the program and throughout the entire 2023-2024 academic year.
Responsibilities:
Participate in required mentor training sessions (4/29, 10am-1pm)
Attend fall “Welcome (Back) Bulls Social” in September to welcome all incomingfirst-generation students
Reach out to your assigned mentees before the start of the Summer Bridge Class,the start of classes, and throughout each month; be available to your mentee viatext, email, phone, or in person
Attend First Gen Connect monthly events with your mentee(s)
Participate in mentor workshops offered on a variety of leadership, wellness, andpersonal/professional development topics
Willingness to learn and utilize Navigate reporting systems
Estimated time commitment of the program: – Approximately (3) hours in mentor training (4/29, 10am-1pm) – Additional online training modules will be required as ongoing training – Approximately(4)hours a week working with mentee(s), which includes related activities–workshops, Navigate Reporting, Administrative Check-ins, and required survey/assessments at the end of the semester – Be enrolled in and attend ELP-450: Student Success Peer Mentoring Course (1-credit) in your Spring 24’ Semester
Summer Bridge Commitment: The program starts over the summer where we offer a REMOTE 5-week long course in SOC-204 (Social Justice) for participating students ▪ Mentors may need to commit to being in an assigned class time with their students and meet with their mentee’s (1-2) times a week throughout the 5-week course ▪ Check-in with program administrators once a week to give updates on students ▪ Document student engagements in Navigate system
Peer Mentor Required Qualifications
Enrolled in Spring 2023 and will have sophomore, junior, or senior status in Fall 2023
Must have at least a 2.75 overall GPA and be in good standing at the university
Be in good disciplinary standing
First-generation college student (neither parent received a four-year degree in theUnited States)
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Genuine desire to help their first-generation peers succeed
Self-motivated with a positive attitude
Willing to learn and share information about the University at Buffalo community,student life and campus resources
First gen students at UB come from across the globe and represent a wide varietyof ethnic, cultural, linguistic, socio-economic, geographical, and politicalperspectives–prospective mentors should embrace and celebrate this diversity
Interest in developing leadership and mentoring experience
Benefits for Peer Mentors
$15/hour (Min. 4 hours/week–Max. 10 hours/week)
Workshops and training on a wide variety of UB resources that support studentsuccess–including career, professional, wellness, and leadership topics
Enhance your skills in coaching and guiding others
Enrolled in 1-credit (p/f) ELP-450 Student Success Peer Mentoring Course
Make a difference and positively impact a first-year student’s UB experience!
Have the opportunity to obtain the Experiential Learning Network (ELN)Community Engagement Digital Badge
Have the opportunity to become a CRLA certified Peer Mentor
Peer Mentor Expectations:
Committed to being a mentor for the ENTIRE 2023-2024 academic year, also including a 5-week period in Summer 2023
Proactively engage with students throughout the entire academic year and meet with them individually (In-person/Online) at least (4) times per semester
Thoroughly document all your engagements in the Navigate system Weekly/submit timesheets
Be responsive to program administrators when contacted
Check-in with program administrators weekly
Attend and Participate in First-Generation Events
How to apply?
Please submit your completed application with the documents below to firstgeneration@buffalo.edu or through our website by April 7th, 2023 ✓ Letter of interest ✓ Resume ✓ Contact information for 2 professional references
Reach out to Tyler Richards (tylerric@buffalo.edu) or firstgeneration@buffalo.edu if you have any questions.
Accessibility Resources is looking for Peer Notetakers! Notetakers provide an essential service that helps ensure equal access to education for students who receive accommodations. Students often find volunteering to be a Peer Notetaker enhances the classroom experience by encouraging more thorough, quality notes. Notetakers may receive a letter of recommendation or, if they qualify, an honoraria at the end of the semester.
If you are interested in becoming a Peer Notetaker, please email your schedule to stu-notes@buffalo.edu as soon as possible. We are able to accept Notetakers on a first come, first serve basis.
It’s never too early to start working with the Career Design Center. Come to a workshop on this Friday, October 14 at 1:00 in 107 Capen with Holly Justice, a Career Design Consultant.
More than just resume polishing, the Career Design Center can help prepare you for interviews, connect you to peers with whom you share professional interests and alumni in your prospective fields. They also can work with you to find internships that will help you stand out when it’s time to go on the job market while earning you Honors experience credits. Perhaps most importantly, the Career Design Service can help you think through professional possibilities that align with your skills and interests but may not be obvious to you. Come find out more this Friday.
Here are our top picks to help you throughout the semester.
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In Career Design Studio, you’ll find inspiration, resources and tools all together to help you design your life after college. It doesn’t matter where you are in the design process, there’s likely a collection that’s right for you.
See Who’s Hiring. Use the filters in Bullseye powered by Handshake to search for internships, on-campus, part-time and full-time jobs. 80% of students who complete their profiles get messaged by employers that want to hire them.
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Talk to a Career Expert. Start where you are. Searching for your major, a job/internship, skills to build or trying to imagine your life after college? You Talk. We Listen. Book Online.
Athlete Academic Affairs in the Division of Athletics at UB is looking for Athletics Tutor candidates who are completing an undergraduate, master’s degree or pursuing a doctorate degree to assist in academic achievement, skill enrichment, and learning strategies with student-athletes for specific classes. The desired candidate will work with academically at-risk student-athletes, who might be first-year students (freshmen/transfer), are struggling learners, have a diagnosed disability, are International, or are high performing students that are looking for extra help in a class.
Objective:
This position will assist student athletes with a specific class that they may be struggling with, confused on subject matter or need extra assistance to obtain a higher grade.
Responsibilities:
Mentoring and monitoring and teaching a cohort of student-athletes by:
Implementing college-level academic skills and learning strategies.
Implementing personal learning skills to re-teach or review classwork and class materials.
Exam review, writing preparation, skill building, class review and work.
Promoting and facilitating academic and personal growth to help students become independent learners.
Documenting on-going student performance and meeting summaries with up-to-date record keeping through Navigate (UB’s student success portal).
Building and maintaining thoughtful and professional communication with the Athlete Academic Affairs Staff.
Working in a supportive and multi-disciplinary environment.
Hours:
All meetings must take place at the Athlete Academic Affairs Learning Center during business hours (M-Th 8am-9pm, F 8am-4pm, and Sundays 12-6pm).
The nature of this position is very flexible for both you and your student caseload however, meeting days and times should remain consistent throughout the semester.
Given that you will be meeting with student-athletes anywhere from 1-3 times each week (based on pre-determined need), the meetings should be spread out throughout the week to ensure academic task completion. For example, meeting with a student 1 hour each day on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday throughout the semester.
**Ideally looking for candidates that can work 7-15 hours/week across multiple days.
If interested, please email resume and cover letter to:
Are you looking for work? OPPORTUNITY ALERT: We are currently hiring Student Assistants and Work Study Students. Both positions are seeking to fill for multiple positions.
Role Description: We are currently seeking undergraduate students to serve as our Blackstone LaunchPad Student Assistants for project-based student assistant. The major focus of this position is student outreach and recruitment. Work to be performed includes but is not limited to: Creating marketing materials as directed print, online, and social media platforms. Recruiting students to engage in programming by hosting Pop-up events & tabling. Develop and host LaunchPads events (i.e.: competitions, monthly-pitch competition, Open Coffee Club, and Innovation sprints). Assist with tracking of LaunchPad metrics and registration. Promoting a startup culture on campus and in the community. Candidates need to have strong oral and written communication skills to be successful in this position. The position may also require other duties as assigned that are needed by the Center and/or tasks that utilize this person’s personal interests or talents.
