OFFICE OF STUDENT TRANSITION INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

OFFICEOFSTUDENTTRANSITIONINTERNSHIPOPPORTUNITY
LAUNCHLeader–SocialSciences&Humanities
PositionDescription
IntheFall2016internshippart/timeplacementLAUNCHLeadersintheSocialSciences&Humanitiesstreamwillmentora
group of approximately 25-30 new to UTM undergraduate students in the same stream by leading weekly sessions and
actingasaresourcetoassistandsupporttheirtransitiontouniversity.LAUNCHLeaderswillfocusoncommunitybuilding,
engagingstudentswithsimilarinterests,educatingstudentsaboutcampusresources,promotingout-of-classroomstudentfaculty interactions, and connecting students to existing services on campus by applying knowledge acquired in the
EDS377H5/UTM377H5 - Why First-Year University Matters: Exploring the Impact of Peer Mentoring course (course
descriptionavailablebelow).Selectionforthisinternshipincludesanapplicationandinterviewprocess.Moredetailscan
befoundatuoft.me/OSThiring.
CourseDescription
EDS377H5/UTM377H5-WhyFirst-YearUniversityMatters:ExploringtheImpactofPeerMentoring(HUM,EXP)
Thiscourseexplorescontemporaryissuesinhighereducationwithafocusonexperiences,issuesandchallengescommonly
encountered by undergraduate students during their first year of university. Interdisciplinary in its focus, topics of
explorationincludeanexaminationofstudentdevelopmenttheories,modelsofstudentengagementandaninvestigation
into mindset, levels of persistence, habits of mind, and personality characteristics that impact student success. An
internshipcomponentisrequired.Studentstakingthecoursewillassumeapeer-mentoringroletoapplyandcontextualize
theoriesandskillslearnedinthecourse.Thisisaclosedcourseopenonlytothosestudentswhohavesuccessfullysecured
apeer-mentoringpositionwiththeFirst-YearPeerMentoringprogram.
*StudentsintheEducationMinorshouldenrolinEDS377H5.StudentsnotintheEducationMinorshouldenrolin
UTM377H5.
RequiredSkills
! CoordinateCross-culturalawareness;
! Strongoralandwrittencommunication;
! Excellenttimemanagement;
! Familiaritywithsocialmediaandvirtualcommunicationmethods;
! Knowledgeofthecampusanditsresources.
Responsibilities
A.LAUNCHPROGRAMMING
! CoordinateandfacilitatetheLAUNCHSeminarSeries,12weeklysessionsfocusedonacademicandsocial
transition;
! Organizeandleadco-curricularactivities.Thesewillconsistofacademicandcommunityengagement
opportunitiesbasedaroundexistingprogramsofferedbyUTMServicesandDepartmentsandalignedwiththe
UofTCo-CurricularRecordwiththegoalofconnectingstudentswithotherswhohavesimilarinterests;
! Createasupportivepeernetworktohelpstudentsmeetotherswithsimilarinterests,findstudypartners,and
engagewithsuccessfulupperyearstudents.
B.MENTORSHIP&ADVISING
! Maintainflexibleavailabilityinordertoholdone-on-onemeetingswithstudents;
! Advisestudentstothebestofyourabilityandmakereferralswhereappropriate.
C.COMMUNICATION&ADMINISTRATION
! Communicatewithyourgroupofstudentsanddisseminateinformationrelevanttothemregardinguniversity
programsandeventsinatimelymanner;
! Submitweeklyreportssummarizingtheoccurrences,events,andinteractionsofeachweek
! RefertoUniversitypoliciestoanswerquestionsandinformstudents;
! Berespectfulandprofessionalatalltimes;
! MonitorUofTemailaccountdailyforwork-relatedemails;
! PromoteLAUNCHandtheOfficeofStudentTransitionthroughfairs,tabling,socialmedia,etc.
E.TEAMDEVELOPMENT
! Attendweeklyteammeetingsandregularone-on-oneswithyourLAUNCHTeamLeader;
! Attenddepartmentalmeetingsonanasrequestedbasis;
! Participateinteamsocialsandteambuilding.
F.TRAINING&COMMITMENTS
! AttendLAUNCHTrainingfromAugust22nd–August26th,2016;
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! AttendEaglesTakeOff!OrientationfromAugust29 –September2 ! Attendin-servicetraininganddevelopmentthroughoutthecontractperiod;
! Participateinleadershipeventsasofferedbythedepartment.