D-LAB trains a strong and cohesive team of student leaders each year to facilitate the program's small-group discussions. These students are positioned as mentors to their first-year peers and are responsible for catalyzing important discussions about values and leadership in action.
You can aquire or further develop skills like:
- Active Listening
- Co-facilitation
- Conflict Resolution
- Empathy
- Flexiblity/ Adapability
- Meeting & Group Management
Facilitators receive a $300 stipend for the large time commitment the program requires.You must be available to attend all of the training and program sessions.
Training:
Training will consist of approximately 8.5 cumulative hours of in-person training split between 2 sessions. There will be approximately 30 minutes of asynchronous training (videos and preparation) to be completed prior to each session.
Tentative schedule for training:
Sunday, January 9: 12:00pm- 5:00pm EST
Friday, January 14: 3:30pm- 7:00pm EST
Winter 2021 Sessions:
D-LAB groups will be meeting on Monday OR Tuesday this year. In late December, if you are selected, you will be asked to indicate if your session preference is the Monday or Tuesday session time. You will then be assigned a session time, a group, and a co-facilitator.
Monday Sessions Schedule:
Session 1: Monday 1/17/2022 6:30-8:00pm
Session 2: Monday 1/24/2022 6:30-8:00pm
Session 3: Monday 1/31/2022 6:30-8:00pm
Session 4: Monday 2/7/2022 6:30-8:00pm
Session 5: Monday 2/14/2022 6:30-8:00pm
Session 6: Monday 2/21/2022 6:30-8:00pm
Session 7: Monday 2/28/2022 6:30-8:00pm
Tuesday Sessions Schedule:
Session 1: Tuesday 1/18/2022 4:45-6:15pm
Session 2: Tuesday 1/25/2022 4:45-6:15pm
Session 3: Tuesday 2/1/2022 4:45-6:15pm
Session 4: Tuesday 2/8/2022 4:45-6:15pm
Session 5: Tuesday 2/15/2022 4:45-6:15pm
Session 6: Tuesday 2/22/2022 4:45-6:15pm
Session 7: Tuesday 3/1/2022 4:45-6:15pm