Community Building
- Serve as a space and community for students to build relationships with peers and staff,
- Provide a launch pad for students' future academic, professional, and social relationships,
- Provide a community of facilitators as resources and chains in students' network, and
- Be a counter space for students to solidify their sense of belonging in STEM.
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Community Building Activities
Community Building serves as a space for students to share their lived experiences. Activities and assignments include small and large group discussions, reviewing articles related to focus topics, reflective writing, and professional development exercises. At the beginning of each week, students review the Community Building Activity Assignment Outline for an overview of the topic and assignment(s) to be completed.
VSEER Community Building-Expectations and Roles.docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 22kB Aug2 22)
Week 1: What Role Does My Culture Play in My STEM Identity?
Activity Outline (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 22kB Aug1 22) | Synchronous Slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 874kB Aug1 22)
Resources
- What is Culture -1:16 minute YouTube video
- VisionLearning: Scientists and the Scientific Community
- A Personal Board of Directors Can Help you Navigate Challenges in Your Career, Alaina G. Levine
Week 2: Building Your Own Community
InTeGrate: Build a Sense
of Community »Activity Outline (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 20kB Aug1 22) | Synchronous Slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 135kB Aug1 22)
Resources
- Intersectionality - 6:41 YouTube video
Week 3: Realities of Being A (STEM) Student of Color
Activity Outline (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 21kB Aug2 22) | Synchronous Slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 136kB Aug2 22)
Resources
- Being BLACK at CORNELL - 7:17 minute YouTube video
Week 4: Combatting Isolation
Activity Outline (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 21kB Aug2 22) | Synchronous Slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 141kB Aug2 22)
Resources
Week 5: Communicating My Identity
Activity Outline (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 27kB Aug2 22) | Synchronous Slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 152kB Aug2 22)
Resources
- Nicole Hannah-Jones (Twitter)
- Proud Parents SNL - 4:31 minutes YouTube video
Week 6: Coping Strategies
Activity Outline (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 28kB Aug2 22) | Synchronous Slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 136kB Aug2 22)
Resources
- Mental Health Support for Students of Color During and After the Coronavirus Pandemic, Abby Quirk
- Healthy Eating Tips, CDC
- Physical Activity Basics, CDC
- Tips for Better Sleep, CDC
- Alcohol and Substance Abuse, CDC
Week 7: Resources Available on Your Campus for Multicultural Students
Activity Outline | Synchronous Slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 137kB Aug2 22)
Week 8: Professional Development Workshop
Activity Outline (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 29kB Aug2 22) | Synchronous Slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 126kB Aug2 22)