Advisor Role Description:
Faculty/Staff/Graduate Advisors will serve as a university representative on all Buck-I-SERV trips sponsored by the Student Activity Fee and planned by the Ohio Union ServeCorps.
Advisors should be knowledgeable about all aspects of the trip, assist the Student Trip Leaders as needed, and encourage student participants to connect their service to academic topics related to their projects and/or host cities.
It is our hope that each trip will have the opportunity to interact with the Alumni Club in the city where your trip is located. It could potentially be the role of the advisor to coordinate this experience for your trip.
Student Trip Leaders will arrange and facilitate the majority of the trip components. We will make every attempt to match Faculty/Staff Advisors with a city or social issue related to their work or interests. Please realize that with so many trips it may be impossible to place you with your top choice location.
No previous experience with Buck I SERV is necessary to participate as an Advisor. We simply ask you support your students on the trip.
Advisor Expectations:
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Attend initial advisor/leaders expectation meeting.
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Attend Spring Quarter participant meeting.
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Coordinate meeting between trip participants and the Alumni Club in the service city.
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Attend group trainings (when available) during Spring quarter to encourage teambuilding and understand all trip logistics and expectations. Minimum of 3 meetings.
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Attend Buck-I-SERV trip with student leaders and student participants.
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Participate in all service and reflection experiences during the trip.
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Take advantage of the opportunity to contribute an educational piece to the trip- either during the trip, before the trip, or during training.
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Serve as a resource and support, not a co-leader, for the Student Trip Leaders.
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Attend the update meeting with the Ohio Union Staff during Spring Quarter.
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Be open to participating in the full Buck-I-SERV experience, including "roughing" in regards to accommodations, meals, and travel.
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In order to remain a resource for your students and create proper boundaries for you to advise in the future, we ask that you maintain a professional relationship with your students upon returning from your trip.
Faculty/Staff/Graduate Advisor Benefits:
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Opportunity to participate in extended community service experience.
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Opportunity to interact in a small group with students from a variety of college departments and interest areas across campus.
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Trip expenses for transportation, lodging, and $210 will be given toward each advisors food expense during the trip.
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Opportunity to share personal expertise or research interest with group of students in real-life setting.
For advisor application information click here.
For Buck-I-Serv specific questions, please email Amira Shouman.3@osu.edu.