Events
Welcome!
The program includes campus tour days and events where students have the opportunity to visit the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus, allowing them to become comfortable in a university setting. The main focus of these events and the program is to inspire a student’s belief that higher education is important and attainable because support is available.
Mentors will supervise and guide students during all activities and campus tours. This time allows students to bond with their mentors and ask questions about how they became a part of the university.
Campus Events
Welcome Students!
Blugold Beginnings privides several social/informational events for participating students throughout the year. These events are an opportunity for students and their mentors to connect on a personal level while becoming comfortable on a college campus. These events also provide a time for students to connect with other students to provide peer support. These events give students a hands-on experience of campus life at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a fun and structured way.
2012 Tour Day
1600 fifth grade students tour campus: April 26 & 27, 2012
Blugold Beginnings and the Tour Day event are funded by grants, sponsors and donations. There is no cost for students, teachers or schools to participate. The Fifth Grade Campus Tour Day is a field trip day for fifth graders to be introduced to the idea of college and experience a university campus on a personal level. The tour allows students to explore a variety of activities on campus such as the residence halls, academic buildings and experience a special class demonstration created just for them taught by UWEC faculty. Groups of fifth graders, five to seven per group, are paired with two college Mentors for the day. These Mentors serve as their guide to the university. Students are encouraged to ask questions about the university, discuss future academic plans and explore what areas on campus they find interesting.
Fifth grade teachers and staff are invited to attend a Profession Development session to learn about new and helpful resources available to them and their students.
UWEC Mentors will visit fifth grade classrooms before the event to get the students excited and prepared for Tour Day. After the event, Mentors will again go into the 5th grade classrooms to re-connect with the students, answer questions and review what they learned.
Tour Day Includes:
Opening Ceremony-Zorn Arena
Campus Tour-Campus Wide
Lunch-Council Fire Room or Zorn Arena
Class Demonstration-Campus Wide
Closing Ceremony-Zorn Arena
2011 Teacher Parent Tentative schedule
January - Fifth grade principals and teachers are invited to have their class participate and return RSVP’s
February - Teachers register their individual classes online
March - Registration materials are confirmed
April - Permission slips will be sent home with fifth grade students
Exact event dates are yet to be determined
UWEC Students
Mentor Tour Day Application (UWEC Students Only)
Applications will be posted in early spring.
UWEC Students:
Service Learning can be earned by participating with this educational community school event. To earn those hours, 15 hours of service and a two page reflection paper must be submitted. You must complete the online Service Learning application and list your supervisor and mentor as Lissa Martinez.
Community and Alumni Volunteers Wanted for Tour Day!
There is a volunteer opportunity for alumni, faculty, campus staff, and community members to help facilitate the event and play a trivia game is fifth graders. A complimentary t-shirt and lunch are provided for volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Lissa Martinez, Program Coordinator at 715-836-3651 or martinlj@uwec.edu.
Summer Camps
CAMP DATES:
Blugold Beginnings Summer Camp (6th-12th Grade Students)
Session 1:
June 10th-14th
Session 2: July 22th-26th
Transition Camp 5th→6th Grade
Session 1: June 24th-29th
Session 2: Aug. 5th-9th
Transition Camp 8th→9th Grade
Session 1: June 24th-29th
Session 2:
Aug. 5th-9th
