Responsibilities

All undergraduate departmental representatives have the following responsibilities, in addition to other duties mutually decided upon with their department or program chair:

  • Serve as a friendly, helpful resource and representative for fellow majors and minors and potential majors and minors. Let majors/minors know you are available to answer advising questions.
  • Elicit feedback from students about concerns and ideas and provide that feedback to the department/program chair, undergraduate advising head, and faculty.
  • Attend a portion of one department or program meeting to discuss undergraduate issues, if desired by your department/program chair.
  • Work in collaboration to execute at least two programs or initiatives each semester. These initiatives can include providing peer advising/mentoring, organizing an alumni career panel, an internship panel, participating in a faculty search for your majors, etc.
  • Contribute to the sense of community between students and faculty in your department/program.
  • Participate in ongoing assessments of UDR activities.

Lead UDR Responsibilities

In addition to their UDR responsibilities to their department/program, Lead UDRs are expected to fulfill the following responsibilities:

  • Meet as a group with UDR Program staff to discuss UDR initiatives/training concerns.
  • Help organize UDRs in their division to meet with the Academic Dean to discuss issues across their division (e.g., instruction in core courses, equity and inclusion, and accessibility issues)
  • Collaborate with the Office of Undergraduate Affairs in representing student concerns to senior administration
  • Provide email and in person consultation with UDRs in their division 
  • Help facilitate joint collaboration and programming among departments and programs
  • Contribute to branding and social media presence for UDRs
  • Help advertise UDR sponsored events in their division and across campus
  • Support UDR training initiatives