Volunteers needed for SRP welcome and ISW
August 18, 2009 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
We are sorry for the late notice, but these two pieces of news are urgent. All current WUSC at Trent University members are asked to take note of the following upcoming events:
New SRP Student Arrival
The new SRP sponsored student will be arriving on Wednesday, August 19th. We need to form a welcome committee to meet him at the airport and subsequently accompany him back to Peterborough. If you are in the Peterborough or Toronto area during that day and would like to be apart of this exciting occasion, please e-mail the Chair informing her of your intent by today at 2:00pm. Transportation from Peterborough to Toronto will be provided. Other details will be given upon request.
ISW Clubs and Groups Day
The Clubs and Groups Day is a day during Trent University’s ISW or orientation week when campus organizations publicize their presence to new students in an effort to recruit more members. This year, Clubs and Groups Day falls on Wednesday, September 9th, from 9:00am to 3:00pm around the Bata Library and WUSC at Trent University will be there to represent WUSC. We need current members to volunteer at our informational booth for whichever time slot they are comfortable with. Please contact the Chair if you would like to participate.
Both of these events are great opportunities to meet new people and to share your experiences of volunteering within WUSC! Please consider joining us.
Online training for Local Committee members
September 13, 2008 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
WUSC in Ottawa writes to inform us that they will be hosting an online training session for all Local Committee members who would like to learn more about delivering a more effective sponsorship and orientation for sponsored students. Although SRP committee members are encouraged to participate in this training session, members from other committees are also welcome.
The training session is scheduled for Thursday, September 18th at 1:00pm EST, but all interested members are asked to send an RSVP by Tuesday, September 16th. If you would like to take part in the training, please use our contact form stating your intention. We will respond to you as quickly as possible giving you the necessary details for submitting the RSVP.
Upcoming WUSC SRP webtrain session
March 22, 2008 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
The following comes to us from WUSC.ca:
In our last webtrain session we reviewed the next steps in the sponsorship process. It is now time to start planning for the end of this year’s and the beginning next year’s sponsorship.
Often the transition to the end of sponsorship is not seen as a priority for many committees. Before everyone leaves for the summer break WUSC is offering an online training session to discuss concrete ways to support your current sponsored student in their transition to independence. We will also be reviewing essential topics which should be covered in the orientation for sponsored students.
This online training session is designed especially for new Local Committees, or those who have experienced significant turnover and have new members coordinating the sponsorship(s).
The session will address such things as:
- Transition and post-sponsorship (April to September)
- Preparing and delivering an orientation
- Arrival (including late arrival)
- Discussing expectations
The workshop will be held in English only on Thursday, March 27th at 1:00PM EST. The session will last approximately one hour, although we ask participants to login 10 minutes before the workshop starts.
The deadline for RSVPs is Tuesday, March 25th if you wish to participate.
Please contact the secretary for more details on what you need to include in the RSVP and to whom you need to send it.