Campus and Community Involvement

1. Campus and Community Involvement

2. Goals of Presentation Introduce the concept of involvement and its relevance in your day-to-day life. To give you an understanding of different ways to find out about involvement opportunities. To provide you with an understanding of how being involved will positively impact your URI experience.

3. What is involvement? Involvement is the fact or condition of being involved with or participating in something. In this presentation, I will be talking about how you can become involved in the University of Rhode Island community and in the community surrounding URI.

4. Can you give some examples of involvement in terms of URI? Greek Life Work/Study Jobs Clubs Intramural Sports Teams Student Senate Campus Representatives for Major Companies Various Religious Centers Athletics University Jobs (RA’s, URI 101 Mentorships, Orientation, et cetera)

5. What does “community involvement” mean? • When we talk about involvement in the University of Rhode Island, we are talking about being involved directly on campus. • This means you are taking part in organizations, working jobs, and volunteering in ways that directly effect the University of Rhode Island, its students, and faculty. • Community involvement means getting involved in service projects, organizations, and jobs that effect the areas and towns around URI and in Rhode Island.

6. How does involvement impact my day-to-day life? • In many ways: • Leadership • Meet people and make new friends • Experience and experiment • Improve abilities • Get the most out of college • Feel at home faster • Manage stress better • Organize time better • Improve resume • Meet organizational advisors • Make memories • Have fun!

7. Don’t know how to get involved on campus? Here is how!

8. Clubs There are more than 100 different clubs and organizations to get involved in here at URI, ranging from the nutrition club, humans vs zombies, the fencing club and many more. If you are interested in joining a club, go to the student involvement office in the Union. There you can find a list of all of the student organizations and where they meet!

9. Greek Life – The Rush! Greek life currently consists of just under 20% of the student body here at URI. To join a fraternity or sorority, you have to rush! For more information about Rush, go to the Christopher House which is located next to the Union across the street from parking services. The Christopher House is where the Greek advisor, Inter Fraternal Council members, and Pan-Hellenic members hang out, they know tons about rush.

10. Intramural Sports(Rec Services of URI) • Over 15 different intramural sports • FAQs about Intramural Sports: http://www.uri.edu/athletics/recservices/intramuralsportsfaq#signup • URI Rec Sports Site: http://www.uri.edu/athletics/recservices/intramuralsports.html • Intramural Leagues: http://www.imleagues.com/School/Home.aspx?&SchId=paZJWOxP7qaW67zMji4mSw==

11. Student Senate Wednesdays, 6:30 PM Student Senate Chambers 3rd floor in the Memorial Union Mission Statement : “The Senate shall be the representative student government of the University of Rhode Island, deriving its power and legitimacy from the consent of the governed. The Senate remains a separate and distinct entity from the University of Rhode Island and all underlying affiliates. As the representative voice of the undergraduate student body of the University of Rhode Island, the Senate shall be obligated to discuss any matters brought before the Senate by a member of the URI community that affect students directly or indirectly as students or as citizens. The Senate shall have power to establish, recognize and promote educational, social and cultural activities for the enhancement of student life.” http://www.uri.edu/studorg/senate/

12. University of Rhode Island Athletics All of URI Varsity Athletics are Division 1. Men’s: Women’s: Baseball Basketball Basketball Cross Country Cross Country Rowing Football Soccer ` Golf Softball Soccer Swimming & Diving Track & Field Tennis Track & Field Volleyball

13. Not a varsity athlete? There are also club sports at URI! Get involved by emailing the coaches, whose e-mails can be found on: http://www.uri.edu/recservices/clubsports/

14. Resident Advisors RA’s are essential to the everyday life of on-campus living and oversee the activities that occur in the residence halls. “On average, there is one Resident Advisor (RA) for every 25 students.” (housing.uri.edu) To become an RA, you must apply online at http://housing.uri.edu/info/employment.phpthrough the Department of Housing and Residential Life.

15. Become and Orientation Leader Orientation leaders play a crucial role in the lives of incoming freshmen students. Orientation is the first taste of college for incoming freshmen, therefore the OL’s are very upbeat and excited about URI. It is an OL’s job to get the students excited about the upcoming year and all that URI has to offer. Apply at http://www.uri.edu/orientation/bealeader !

16. Become a URI 101 Mentor URI 101 Mentors play an important role in the lives of first-year students. Mentors are an essential resource for students in their first semester while they begin to adjust to college life. To apply for the job as a 101 mentor, check the http://www.uri.edu/mentors/ website, starting in February for an application.

17. How Do I Find an On-campus Job? • Career Services • Great resource for both on-campus and off-campus jobs • RhodyNet Career Search Engine • Campus Career Fairs • Enrollment Services • Coordinates Federal Work Study program • Provides lists of on-campus jobs for students

18. What if none of these groups are for me? START A NEW ONE! If you ever want to start your own group, just go to the Student Senate chambers located on the second floor of the Memorial Union right next to the coffee house. There, you can fill out the paperwork to get your club moving in the right direction. The Student Senate reps make it simple, and easy to get your own club going!

19. I do not know what's going on… ever! If you feel like you never know what events are going on, then you need to check out the URI events calendar! To look at the calendar, go to http://events.uri.edu/

20. How involvement positively effects your URI experience Students who become involved while at college report success both inside and outside the classroom. Involved students combine their knowledge from the classroom and the skills from involvement to better prepare themselves for the future.

21. Is there a website? • There is always a website! • The best place to start any search about our school is the URI Homepage • Other Useful Websites • Student Involvement Office—http://www.mu.uri.edu/index.html • Career Services—http://career.uri.edu • Recreational Services—www.uri.edu/recservices • Greek Life—www.uri.edu/greek • University College—www.uri.edu/uc

22. What community service opportunities are there? • Feinstein Civic Engagement Program • Contact Information • Sarah Miller, Coordinator • Roosevelt 135 • Phone: 401-874-7422 • Email: sgmiller@uri.edu • Clearinghouse For Volunteers • Phone: 401-874-2568 • Email: urivolunteers@gmail.com • Website: http://www.uri.edu/volunteer