Get Involved!Develop valuable leadership skills and build your confidence while making new friends! There are many ways to get involved in activities and community outreach on campus. These sorts of activities greatly enhance your college experience and help you develop personally and professionally. Involvement also makes UConn feel like a smaller place instead of a huge place filled with strangers.
Involvement in co-curricular activities is crucial for building your resume. Start thinking about getting that first job when you are a Freshman, and find things to involve yourself in that will give you talking points during interviews with recruiters. They expect you to talk about more than your grades. They want to know what you did over the four or so years you were in college. Involvement also helps you develop job skills you will need to excel in your future career. Attend the Involvement Fair, and challenge yourself to sign up for at least three activities! Student Involvement Office & INVOLVEMENT FAIR DISCOVERY Leadership Programs ~ for students with little to no previous experience with leadership roles. CHECK THIS OUT!!! Career Exploration Club Sports Community Outreach ~ join their listserv (distribution list) to receive e-mails with outreach opportunities you can volunteer for. Cultural Centers EcoHusky Fraternity & Sorority Life Husky Howl Husky Sport Leadership Programs Nutmeg Yearbook Peer Advisors & Liasons (PALs) Peer Education Programs Recreation School of Business: edgelab ~ Financial Accelerator ~ Innovation Accelerator ~ Student Managed Fund Student Activities Student Organizations ~ List of all Student Organizations Student Television Student Union Board of Governors (SUBOG) UConn Co-op Board of Directors ~ run for election as a student member (Jon Sierakowski, a management majors says, "being on the real board of a 30 million dollar company is a valuable experience"). Contact the Co-op for information. UConn Connects ~ an opportunity to help fellow students improve their academic skills. Register for HDFS 288: "Helping Students in Higher Education," which involves taking on a caseload of UConn Connects participants for one semester. You receive training in class, you discuss your experiences, learn to improve your helping skills, and gain a theoretical base for understanding college student development. See their website to sign up. Undergraduate Student Government What Are Your Peers Doing? Search the UConn website to read about students who have excelled academically and found numerous ways to enhance their college education with co-curricular activities. These students are the ones that stand out in the eyes of job recruiters, who have become leaders, and who are incredibly fascinating people. Find yourself inspired! Blogs by UConn Students First Year Programs Student Peers FYE Mentor Award Recipients Greek of the Month Award Honors Program: Meet the Students Peer Educators of the Year Student Involvement Profiles Student Life Awards SUBOG Board Members UConn Advance Publication UConn Traditions Publication |
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