Belonging and Engagement | Merit Weekend 2017
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Belonging & Engagement
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What is Belonging & Engagement?
• Friendships/connecting to another person • Connecting to the greater UK community
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What is Belonging & Engagement?
• Attending events on campus together (athletics events, campus events, residence hall, and college)
• Feeling like you are part of something bigger than yourself
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Why are we even talking about this?
If you are more engaged and connected then you will have a more enjoyable and successful experience.
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Cool! Where I can find it?
• Residence Halls – living on campus• Student Organizations • Undergraduate Research &
Internships• College (majors and programs)• Academic Programs (Ed Abroad)• Working on campus• Lexington community
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Richie Simpson
Senior, Economics
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Loretta Stafford
Senior, Integrated Strategic
Communication
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Busting Myths
• Introduce it by talking about friends from home and not at UK
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Families:
Find someone you don’t know around you - and talk to them about how you would respond to the following text.
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Students
Find someone you don’t know around you - and talk to them about how you would respond to the following text.
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How do I find it? Checklist
• Starting Now!– Register for UK 101– Find an student org – getinvolved.uky.edu – Involvement Peer Advisor
• Arrival on Campus/K Week – www.uky.edu/kweek – Residence Hall Meetings – get out of your room!– Attend K Week events
• After First Day of Classes– Involvement Fair– Volunteer Fair– Education Abroad Fair– Meet a faculty member & attend office hours– Attend student organization meeting and campus event