Being a Diversity Advocate is a
life-impacting 10-hour a week paid position where you develop multicultural,
facilitation, and leadership experiences and skills. Come see us at SU 240 to
learn more, and apply now! To apply, click on this link.Deadline to apply is Thursday, April 2nd, 2020
The UB Campus Garden is a shared bed garden on UB’s North Campus where UB students, faculty, and staff can grow.
We aim to empower our community to grow food and take an active role in the food systems we are a part of. By learning skills to grow food from start to finish, we encourage more sustainable and mindful consumption practices. The campus garden is an inclusive and diverse space where gardeners of all experience and backgrounds are welcome!
Timeline:
Information session: Week of February 24th, 2020
Workshop: Week of March 9th, 2020
Participants are expected to maintain their plots throughout the entire spring and summer semesters. This involves starting seeds, transplanting, watering, weeding, and harvesting. Have no experience gardening? We will provide you with all the information and tools you need!
UB Sustainability and the UB Great Lakes Program is assembling a working group of students to help create a game that explains water pollution and the WNY Watershed to local school students. It is based off of a curriculum developed in Cleveland and adapted for Erie PA. This informal working group of students would help us by:
1. Drafting 40 facts that pertain to Buffalo’s watershed (based on the past 50 years)
2. Launching and leading the game at UB’s STEP program with 12-20 middle school students on April 3rd from 4-5pm on South Campus
Your time commitment would be about 5 hours of work. The facts for the board game can be created through a shared document online, and then we’d just need volunteers to administer the game in April.
We are planning on launching a kickoff meeting next Wednesday, February 26th from 11-12pm in 101 Statler to explain the scope of the project. We can create a web meeting as well for people that cannot attend in person.
Diversity
Advocate Applications are already open!Being a Diversity Advocate is a life-impacting 10-hour a week paid
internship where you develop multicultural, facilitation, and leadership
experiences and skills. Come see us at SU 240 to learn more, and apply
now!
Volunteers needed for running programs at Maple West. The ask is to have volunteers 16 and older (male or female) that would be available two days a week from 7:15-8:45am. The potential program would run in the fall and spring for 9 weeks during each season concluding with a 5K. The volunteers could count this work as credits if needed. Please let me know if this is of any interest to anyone in your program. For more information, please contact Jennifer Weinstein 716-445-4679
A peer mentor is an
experienced first-gen upper-class student at UB who will mentor a small group
(up to 10) new to UB first-gen freshmen. Mentors are committed to supporting
the holistic development of our first-gen students and preparing them to make a
successful transition to college. Mentors will contribute to the success of
their mentees by building community and as sense of belonging. Mentors will
also challenge the student to think more critically and have an increased level
of self- awareness and reflection. Mentors will serve as a buddy, a coach, an
advocate and a role model for their mentee.
Peer Mentor Primary Responsibilities
Participate in required mentor training sessions
(approx. 2 hours in person, there may be more training opportunities online; times
TBD)
Attend fall “Welcome (Back) Bulls Social” in September to welcome all incoming
first generation students
Reach out to your assigned mentees at the start of
classes and each month; be available to your mentee via text, 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, and personal/professional development topics
Estimated time commitment of the program:
approximately 2 hours in mentor training (times TBD)
Additional online training modules will be required as
ongoing training
approximately 4 hours a week working with
mentee(s), which includes related activities–workshops, mentor journal,
required survey/assessments)
Peer Mentor Required Qualifications
Enrolled in Spring 2020 and will have sophomore,
junior, or senior status in Fall 2020
Must be in good academic, financial, and
disciplinary standing
First-generation college student (neither parent
received a four-year degree in the United 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 variety of ethnic, cultural, linguistic, socio-economic,
geographical, and political perspectives–prospective mentors should embrace and
celebrate this diversity
Interest in developing leadership and mentoring
experience
Benefits for Peer Mentors
Workshops and training on a wide variety of UB
resources that support student success–including career, professional, wellness,
and leadership topics
Enhance your skills in coaching and guiding others
Opportunities to connect with a wide network of
faculty and staff dedicated to the success of our first gen Bulls community
Stay up to date on new events and resources on campus
Make a difference and positively impact a first-year
student’s UB experience!
UB’s Fulbright Scholars PanelWednesday, November 20 from 12:00PM – 1:00PM in 107 Capen Learn about Fulbright programs at UB. Hear personal stories about the impact of Fulbright. See what it takes to be UB’s next Fulbright scholar.
