PaaCT

Save the Date!

P.A.A.C.T 2024 will take place August 18, 2024 - August 20, 2024.

Congratulations on your admission to the University of Florida! We are excited to welcome you to the Gator Nation. We remember what it was like being in your shoes and how excited we were to continue our academic endeavors at UF. We were also nervous as we prepared to navigate this new and ambitious journey. We all agree that one important factor that led to our success was the community of care we found across campus and more importantly within the Black community. The P.A.A.C.T. program strives to ensure that students arrive and thrive as they enter the University of Florida. We cannot wait to meet you all! Established in 1998, the P.A.A.C.T (Pledging to Advance Academic Capacity Together) Program serves as a welcome initiative for incoming first-year students to create connections, learn about campus resources, and become familiar with strategies for success inside and outside of the classroom. We are excited to host this initiative through the Office of Black Student Engagement within the Center for Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement.

Participant Registration Opens Summer 2024

PEER Coordinators

The Office of Black Student Engagement is searching for diverse, and enthusiastic Peer Coordinators who are involved in different areas of campus (BSU, research, Greek Life, Student Government, the local community and more) and who have a desire to help first-year students that identify as Black from high school to college over the summer. It is an amazing opportunity to meet incoming Gators while facilitating their academic, personal, and professional growth. Peer Coordinators will serve an essential role during our PAACT weekend of events. These coordinators will supervise and mentor our Peer Leaders and aid in the training and coordination of the PAACT program. They will have direct contact with students as they work to prepare programs and lead small group activities and discussions. Read more about each coordinator role below!

Leadership
Lead the development and implementation of the respective Early Arrival Program (EAP) through the entire life cycle from Spring 2023 through Fall 2023.

Develop work schedules in accordance with established program timelines and best practices.
Monitor and track deliverables with the EAP Coordinator team in a timely manner.
Liaise and communicate regularly with the Program Director (PD) and Graduate Assistant (GA) in support of program delivery requirements.
Able to support the EAP in various ways as needs and opportunities arise.
Provide consistent and timely support to the EAP Coordinator team.
Foster collaboration among coordinators by providing guidance and establishing common vision.
Arrange individual meetings and bi-weekly all-coordinator meetings.

Administration
Coordinate experiences that support the multiple dimensions of the EAP.
Coordinate experiences that support the multiple dimensions of the EAP.
Coordinate student registration and early move-in by working with relevant campus partners.
Work collaboratively with other EAP Executive Coordinators to identify opportunities for collaboration across different programs.
Assist EAP administrators in managing evaluation processes before, during and after the EAP; provide recommendations to increase the reach and impact of the EAP.
Other duties may also be as assigned.
Candidate should ideally have participated in the respective EAP as either Peer Leader or Coordinator prior to applying.

Oversee the development of the EAP itinerary to ensure a diverse programming schedule is implemented.
Create and conduct workshops for EAP Welcome that enrich the student experience in alignment with EAP goals.
Enable Peer Leaders to contribute to the development of workshop content where necessary.
Actively support workshop speakers/presenters (campus partners and departments) in delivering learning content.
Develop monthly workshops throughout the following semester on topics/content not covered during EAP Welcome.
Other duties may also be as assigned.

Develop and execute a plan for the social media presence of the respective EAP, including drafting, editing, scheduling content, reporting results internally, and collaborating across teams.
Curate and create content to sustain meaningful student connections via EAP’s various social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Remind101, etc.
With proficiency in areas of graphic design, photography, and videography, lead evolution and innovation of content creation to ensure all social media channels are being fully utilized.
Communicate and collaborate with campus-wide sponsors/sponsorship.
Continuously expand outreach efforts by building relationships with a broad set of stakeholders, including campus partners, offices, local businesses, etc.
Other duties may also be as assigned.

Serve as main point of contact for Peer Leaders.
Facilitate the application and interview processes of Peer Leaders.
Develop opportunities for meaningful connections between Peer Leaders.
Provide critical feedback where necessary to Peer Leaders.
Coordinate with Peer Leaders to develop activities and skits for the EAP.
Convene the Peer Leader meeting monthly.
Lead the creation of training roadmaps to equip Peer Leaders with necessary.
knowledge and skills, for example, how to facilitate a meaningful discussion.
Work collaboratively with other Coordinators to align Peer Leaders’ work.
performance with student engagement objectives.
Other duties may also be as assigned.

Develop and execute a portfolio of social/community building events that engage students from the summer through the end of the academic year to sustain a strong relationship within the respective office

Manage the EAP participant registration
Lead the summer engagement programming of the EAP.
Lead the end of academic year reunion in April.

Lead communications with EAP students to thoroughly engage them an program via targeted group messaging, emails and other means of communication if necessary.
Work with Administrative & Multimedia Coordinator to create the communication and marketing plan for EAP students
Work with Peer Leader Engagement Coordinator to manage pairings between Peer Leaders and EAP students.
Other duties may also be necessary.

Click Here To Apply for a Peer Coordinator Role!

FOR ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT:

Satcha Sanon at satcha92@ufl.edu