Get Involved
Ways to get Involved!
There are many ways to get involved within the Scholars Community. Join a committee, go to a community event, and participate in our Alternative Spring Break!
September 10-11, 2020
10:30 am-2:00 pm
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Attendance at this event is important for you to learn the requirements for maintaining your scholarship and staying in good standing with the Engaged Scholars Program. This day will also allow you to explore what it means to be an Engaged Scholar, connect with current and incoming Scholars, and establish a path to success at UM-Dearborn! Additionally, you can earn up to 1,000 of your required 5,000 points for the Fall semester!
Program:
10:30 am
Welcome & Overview of the Day
11:00 am
Engaged Scholar Program Overview
11:30 am
Group Energizer - Kahoot
12:00 pm
Breakout Sessions
- Google Calendar & Canvas - Learn the ins and outs of key technological platforms to stay on top of assignments and keeping yourself organized.
- Tips for first years -Your first year can be overwhelming, but we want to make it easy! In this session, you will receive advice on how to best approach your first year.
- Dos and Don’ts of Virtual/Online Learning - Want to know how successfully navigate this weird, but exciting virtual learning experience? Well, this is the session for you. Presenters will be sharing tips and strategies for success.
1:50 pm
Closing
To commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. our campus will proudly be hosting a week of programs and events dedicated to honoring the memory of this great American Icon. One of our biggest and most cherished campus traditions, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Day of Service, will be celebrating its 28th year.
Volunteers from across campus and the surrounding community will come together on Monday, January 18, to lend a helping hand and inspire long lasting and positive change throughout the Metro Detroit area. Volunteers will work remotely to support Detroit-area schools and community agencies in fulfilling their valuable missions.
For more information and to register, please visit https://umdearborn.edu/campus-life/mlk-week-events.
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education" - Martin Luther King Jr.
Scholar Committees
Beyond monthly events, the Scholar Community has a number of committees to get involved in to help guide our programming and involvement on campus and within the metro-Detroit community.
Leadership Advisory Board is a key component of the Engaged Scholar Program. It allows Scholars to take on a high level leadership role within the Program, to help the program further develop and evolve. The Leadership Advisory Board consists of the Program's President, vice-President, and the chairpersons from each committee.
Together, these members work to ensure that the overall flow of programmatic components of the Engaged Scholar Program run smoothly by developing ideas for social, service, and academic events.
The Program Engagement Committee works to develop programming for Scholars to come together and get to know one another.
The Academic and Professional Development Committee identifies areas of growth for Engaged Scholars, and works to create opportunities for Scholars by collaborating with campus and community partners to develop skills to be successful academically and professionally.
This committee serves to find ways to create opportunity for the broader metro-Detroit community through service and community engagement.
This committee helps recognize your fellow Scholars through programs like the Impact Awards or creating Scholar of the Month recognition. The committee also helps raise funds for the program so our Scholars can participate in extra opportunities.
This committee provides expertise on ways to create positive visibility and image of the Program and increase the reach of the Engaged Scholars Community through social media platforms.
OpScholar Alternative Spring Break Trip
Each year, the Scholar Community participates in the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) Program to do community service with local non-profits and bring lessons learned back to metro-Detroit to contribute to the further revitalization of the community. Check out pictures from the most recent trips!