Student Affairs Connection

Issue 2| September 3, 2020

A Message from the Vice Chancellor

Hi, Student Affairs Team!

I hope this message finds you well! By now you have received the invitation to the next Student Affairs Town Hall and the transcript and video link from the last one on August 25.

As we move forward with these meetings, I encourage you to ask questions to be a part of the narrative. We want to hear from you so we know your struggles and challenges as well as your triumphs and successes. As a reminder, you can send your questions in advance of the meeting to studentaffairs@unc.edu.

See you again soon!

-Amy

New Student & Family Programs

Call for Virtual Carolina Family Weekend Programs!

For the first time ever, Carolina Family Weekend 2020, occurring Friday, September 25-27, will be all virtual. With a flip to virtual, we are excited to explore new options and invite you to share new ways of bringing great content to families remotely.Click here to submit your VIRTUAL program ideas.

The deadline for submissions has been extended to September 8, 2020. Got questions? Email us at families@unc.edu

University Career Services

Here is a list of upcoming webinars/workshops we are hosting:

September 10: Fall Part-Time Virtual Job Fair
September 16: Carolina STEM/Healthcare/Business Virtual Career Fair
September 17: Carolina Humanities/Social Sciences (All Majors) Virtual Career Fair

Click here to see a full list of our September 2020 Virtual Events.

Carolina People: Meet Jenn Mallen

Jenn is the Director of New Student & Family Programs(NSFP) and has worked at Carolina for five years. Jenn and her team work to insure that NSFP provides students and families with a warm and inviting introduction to the Carolina community.

Read more about Jenn.

Carolina Union

SmallFest Success

The annual campus involvement fair, FallFest (dubbed SmallFest this year), was held as an entirely virtual event from August 24 to 28. SmallFest Films, featuring recruitment messages from student organizations on YouTube, launched throughout the week. On Friday, Student Life & Leadership hosted The SmallFest Student Organization Showcase on HeelLife that brought students and student organizations together.

More than 200 Student Orgs. participated
597 students met with student organizations
6,560 video views for SmallFest Films from 700 unique viewers
62,699 impressions on social media posts

SLL LEAD and HeelTalks series for Fall

The Carolina Union's Student Life and Leadership team continues virtual programs this fall, including HeelTalks podcast and LEAD series. Be sure to encourage staff and students to listen to HeelTalks and check out LEAD programs.

Edible Garden Cookbook

Edible Campus, APPLES Service Learning and Carolina Cupboard teamed up to create a cookbook that incorporates foods from the 11 Edible Campus gardens and the Carolina Cupboard food pantry.

When compiling these recipes, the collaborators kept in mind most people want something quick and easy to make on busy weeknights, and these meals do a good job of satisfying the needs of college students and beginner cooks alike.

Download a copy for free!

From UNC HR: Faculty and staff employment matters
From UNC ITS: Zoom changes coming in September
From The Well: Feeling anxious? Take care of yourself
From The Well: Overcoming Zoom Fatigue

Campus Health Services: Recently on an executive COVID briefing, Provost Bob Blouin and Dr. Mike Cohen of the Medical School both spoke for University leadership in expressing tremendous gratitude for the hard work that we all provided during our Fall Semester opening. Our campus leadership recognizes the very heavy lift that we are assuming during this challenging time.

Carolina Union: Congratulations to the entire FallFest Planning Committee for pulling off this year’s virtual version of FallFest, aka SmallFest!

Student Affairs Town Hall

Thursday, September 10, 2020

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Join us at https://go.unc.edu/TownHall4

By telephone: 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 947 1693 4075
Passcode: 945310

August 25 Town Hall Transcript & Recording

Passcode: ^!N71U$S

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