Students: Life Beyond Classes: Groups and Clubs

Getting involved in your education is key to your success at IUPUI. Involvement can come in a variety of ways and may include joining a student organization, starting your own student organization, and/or helping to plan, work at, or attend a campus activity.

In any event, the Campus & Community Life Office would like to help you find your niche within the University. They can assist you in matching activities outside the classroom to your coursework as to well as your academic and career goals.

Such involvement will provide you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge you learn in the classroom. These experiences will ultimately allow you to develop and enhance valuable skills and assets that will prepare you for your future career. By getting involved, you are unlocking your potential for success at IUPUI.

http://life.iupui.edu/groups/alllist.asp  

University College Student Council

University College Student Council (UCSC) is a student group made up of students from University College.

UCSC represents UC students in the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) on various issues. UCSC also plans entertaining and educational events throughout the year to help students meet new people and have fun.

UCSC is a great opportunity to get involved in student life at IUPUI as well as meet new people and have a lot of fun. If you would like more information about becoming a part of UCSC contact Ryan O’Connell, UCSC advisor.

UCSC also provides funding for organizations that want to create programs/events/initiatives that support UC students and their interests. If you or your organization has a program/event/initiative that you would like UCSC to consider for funding please fill out our Funding Request  online form. If you are a peer mentor who is looking for funding for your First Year Seminar class celebration or activity please fill out the FYS Funding online form.

Student African-American Brotherhood (SAAB)

The Student African-American Brotherhood seeks to address initiatives such as mentoring,  retention, graduation and connectedness for African-American students on campus through social and academic interventions. SAAB was established in the fall of 1990 on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University in response to the needs of African-American men enrolled in college who were lagging behind. The primary goal today is for all African-American males to take advantage of their academic years to better understand and practice their full responsibilities, rights and privileges. Furthermore, the Student African-American Brotherhood at IUPUI seeks to address issues that are germane to this specific population.  SAAB works to  

• Create less threatening environments
• Support and nurture environments
• Promote accountability/commitment
• Promote leadership
• Provide a network of peers and professional African-American men who are involved in mentoring and tutoring on the campus and in our communities
• Advocate for excellence on campus in diversity, social arena ,and academia

Mentoring

SAAB has begun its third full year showing an improvement in both attitudes and participation on campus. Enrollment reflects 15 to 20 members who attend weekly meetings while as many as 50 members have participated in monthly activities. Members are in various disciplines on campus ranging from informatics to science and engineering. . To date SAAB is involved in the following:

• Increasing retention initiatives (programming and study groups)
• Providing all SAAB members with mentors who can assist with the rigors of college
• Increasing awareness of the SAAB mission on campus
• Adopting the 21^st Charter School, mentoring and tutoring middle school students
• Organizing the African-American Men Empowerment Luncheon Community Outreach
• Seeking internship for members
• Providing mentor Scholarship
• Attending leadership conferences(NASPA, NCORE, ACPA, AH Leadership Conference)
• Providing tutoring

Additional Activities:

1. Learning communities or freshman interest group
2. Recruitment of high school seniors for the SAAB program
3. Host an African-American male summit at IUPUI
4. Tutoring/mentoring connections
5. Independent Study course developed
6. Influence in the residence community