Belonging & Engagement

What is Belonging & Engagement?

• Friendships/connecting to another person • Connecting to the greater UK community

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

Why are we even talking about this?

If you are more engaged and connected then you will have a more enjoyable and successful experience.

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

Richie Simpson

Senior, Economics

Loretta Stafford

Senior, Integrated Strategic

Communication

Busting Myths

• Introduce it by talking about friends from home and not at UK

Families:

Find someone you don’t know around you - and talk to them about how you would respond to the following text.

Students

Find someone you don’t know around you - and talk to them about how you would respond to the following text.

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