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Check out these stress-relieving events starting today! Good luck with finals!
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The Semester in Development is a term-long program that is open to undergraduate students of all disciplines. The program is based entirely overseas in Kampala, Uganda, and is unique as it combines studying and interning. While abroad, participants enroll as part-time visiting students at Makerere University, studying one day a week and earning transferable credits. The remaining four days a week have participants interning with a locally run organization in a field directly related to the student’s academic field.
Further details of the Semester in Development can be found here: http://insightglobaleducation.com/semester-in-development/
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UMKC’s Propel Program is seeking students to become peer mentors beginning Fall 2017. The Propel program is designed to provide young adults with disabilities a two-year college experience. This includes campus living, academic support, the ability to attend regular academic courses and have an undergraduate mentor. The Propel Program is eager to have ten – fifteen undergraduate mentors. Their role will be to mentor Propel students.
Peer mentors provide education, recreation and support opportunities to Propel students. The mentors may challenge their Propel mentee with new ideas, and encourage the mentee to move beyond the things that are most comfortable. Peer mentors are selected for their sensibility, confidence, social skills and reliability. Our Propel peer mentors will be trained prior to each semester on being a peer mentor and on providing support for people with disabilities in a way that fosters self-determination. Benefits of being a peer mentor:
* Improve communication and personal skills
* Develop leadership and management qualities
* Reinforce your own study skills and knowledge of your subject(s)
* Increase your confidence and motivation
* Engage in campus employment opportunity
* Enhance your resume
* Increase your circle of friends
* Gain recognition for your skills and experience
* Benefit from a sense of fulfillment and personal growth
Full Job Description: Propel Peer Mentor Job description updated April 2017
Submit your cover letter, authorization form and application to Rhonda Blanner, Propel Director, electronically to BlannerRk@umkc.edu<mailto:BlannerRk@umkc.edu> or by mail or in person to Rhonda Blanner, Propel Director, 323 Cherry Hall,
5030 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO 64110.
Please contact Rhonda Blanner at BlannerRk@umkc.edu<mailto:BlannerRk@umkc.edu> or (816) 235-6828 for more information.
Dear Sociology Students:
Dr. Huberman, the Sociology Club/AKD Advisor, is now accepting applications for membership to the International Sociological Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD). For more information on the benefits of AKD membership, please complete: AKD Membership Application. To become a member of AKD, you must:
If you believe you meet these requirements, here’s what you need to do:
For more information about AKD, please click on the link: http://www.alphakappadelta.org/Home.php.
If are not yet eligible for AKD but would like to participate in the UMKC Sociology Club, we encourage you to visit our Roo Groups page link below and click on the “Join Organization” link after you log in at https://roogroups.collegiatelink.net/organization/soc-club
We look forward to hearing from you!
Dr. Jenny Huberman
Congratulations to Dr. Clovis Semmes, UMKC Professor of Sociology and Black Studies, who received the “2017 Outstanding Book Award” for his book, The End of Black Studies: Conceptual, Theoretical, and Empirical Concerns, at the National Council for Black Studies at its recent annual conference.
My name is Neta Meltzer and I am the Volunteer Program Coordinator with MOCSA, the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault. As part of my role, I oversee our undergraduate internship program.
MOCSA works with individuals across the lifespan who have experienced sexual abuse and/or assault. We offer a number of exciting opportunities for undergraduate students! We provide interns with in-depth training, weekly supervision, and opportunities for continuing education. Interns will also participate in a variety of activities depending on their internship requirements, including direct service, crisis intervention, and community education, among many others.
MOCSA offers a variety of internship positions for students interested in fields of study including criminal justice, sociology, social work, education, marketing and communications, and human resources, just to name a few.
Neta Meltzer | Volunteer Program Coordinator
Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault | MOCSA
3100 Broadway, Suite 400 • Kansas City, MO 64111
phone: 816.285.1376 • fax: 816.931.4532
nmeltzer@mocsa.org | www.mocsa.org
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