Peer Programs training will take place Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17. Please meet at Hebb Theatre on both days. If you have any questions about training, please speak to your program advisor.
Please review the following session descriptions before making your choices below. Registration deadline is Wednesday, September 14 at 11:59 PM.
UBC: A great PLACE with PROMISE (Intro to the UBC Strategic Plan): Place and Promise is the strategic plan of The University of British Columbia. It will drive academic and budget decisions through 2015, with the goal of helping the University meet its commitments to the community and fulfill its promise as one of the world’s tier-one higher education institutions. During this session, you will learn more about Place and Promise and discuss how UBC Peer Programs can play a role in one of three key commitments: Student Learning.
Putting Respect into Action (UBC Respectful Environment Statement): In late September 2008, President Toope introduced UBC’s Respectful Environment Statement for Students, Faculty and Staff. The Statement speaks to our freedoms and our responsibilities, and provides the guiding principles to support us in building an environment in which respect, civility, diversity, opportunity and inclusion are valued. Many of us live by the Golden Rule or the Ethic of Reciprocity: “Treat others the way you would like to be treated.” Have you heard about The Platinum Rule? “Treat others the way they want to be treated.” During this session, you will have an opportunity to engage with other peers and disucuss what Respectful Environment looks like when put into action in UBC Peer Programs.
Celebrating Success, Coming Together, Creating Change (Social Change Leadership Model): The Social Change Model was created in 1994 and is now the most widely used college student leadership model in North America. The model approaches leadership as a purposeful, collaborative, values-based process that results in positive social change. Many student leadership groups at UBC, including Peer Programs, are discussing what this model could look like at UBC. During this session, you will learn more about the model and consider how the Social Change Leadership Model could become part of UBC Peer Programs in the future.
Creating Your Student Leadership Path (Peer Programs Learning Outcomes): This past summer, the UBC Peer Programs finalized a set of learning outcomes for all its members. Over the course of this year, you will have an opportunity to use the learning outcomes to guide your plan for personal and professional development. During this session, you will get a special sneak preview of the learning outcomes and discuss with your peers how students across Peer Programs can work together to support each other’s learning and success.
