Experience Leaders & Staff Advisors

Service Immersion Program Experience Leaders are eligible to earn 1 credit for their peer mentor and SIP training course. The course will meet in-person and allow for the opportunity for co-leaders to build relationships within a cohort learning experience, develop invaluable facilitation, mentorship and management skills, learn with intention about the root causes of social issues and gain experience in building assets-based community partnerships. This course will prepare SIP Experience Leaders to take an active role in guiding their participants through the 6 weeks of pre-departure learning, the travel experience, and the next steps upon their return.

Temple University's Service Immersion Program is designed to be staff supported and student-led, with 2 student Experience Leaders and 1-2 Staff Advisors assigned to each group of 8-10 student participants.

Find more details about the role in the SIP Experience Leader position description

Please contact Program Coordinator, Leadership and Service, Tynecia Wilson ( tyneciawilson@temple.edu )

Experience Leaders

Temple University’s Service Immersion Program Experience Leaders are students dedicated to community engagement and making a difference in the world. SIP Experience Leaders will collaborate with Student Activities to provide engaging educational and experiential opportunities to their peers and will serve as ambassadors for the Service Immersion Program and educators around the social challenges of our times. Through this cohort experience, SIP Experience Leaders will hone leadership and facilitation skills while developing their understanding of what it means to be an active citizen in a global society.If selected, you will:

  • be eligible to earn one academic credit while participating in valuable training and practical experience in group and project management; facilitating educational content; community engagement; conflict and risk management, etc
  • help guide the direction of the Service Immersion Program
  • gain a deeper understanding of social change and social justice concepts; lead peers from theory to practice
  • make an impact for Temple students and the communities in which we serve
  • have your travel fee waived 

 

Staff Advisors

Temple University’s Service Immersion Program Staff Advisors are faculty or staff members dedicated to student development, community engagement, and making a difference in the world. Staff/Faculty Advisors serve as a scaffold for Experience Leaders by providing support, guidance, and resources throughout the planning, educational and experiential activities before, during, and after the immersion trip. Advisors’ main role is as logistics, risk/crisis, and financial resource managers.