The Bridge Team works to 鈥渂ridge鈥� the gap between the wider PLC student community and the day-to-day operations of PLC. This includes facilitating conversations and building understanding between PLC students and the student staff, professional staff & faculty, and other CU leadership. The Bridge Team is also tasked with "bridging" the divide that exists between PLC and other campus leadership organizations, attempting to shed the elitist and exclusive reputation gained by the program over the past 50 years. Lastly, the Bridge Team works to ensure that diversity, equity, and inclusive measures are employed to increase the sense of belonging among PLCers. Pay Rate = $3,000/Academic Year
Ideal Candidates for this position will be:
- Very outgoing and excited to build relationships within PLC and with other organizations
- Willing to facilitate uncomfortable conversations
- Accessible to PLC students, Student Staff, Pro Staff, Faculty and Board Members
- Educated and willing to keep learning how best to bring DEI into all parts of PLC
- Persistent, undeterred
- Good at communicating via email, in-person
- Confident meeting with and networking with community members, businesses, board members, CU leadership
You will learn:
- How to talk about PLC as a vibrant community of peers, not just a program for high-achieving students
- How to talk about PLC as an organization willing to collaborate with others
- All about leadership development taking place across the campus
- Professionalism in-person and over email
- How to speak to and between PLC units (student staff, community, pro staff, etc.)
- To listen to your peers (both in PLC and out) and know what is important to them