Programs - Get Involved!

Please feel free to contact our Assistant Director, Karen Shimamoto (Karen.Shimamoto@colorado.edu) for more information on the various programs offered and ways for you to get involved!

Mentor Program
To aid in our retention efforts SORCE's new mentor program is here to serve the new underrepresented population here are CU, this includes freshmen and transfer students. This program is designed to give new students the opportunity to learn about the vast amount of resources that we have here on campus and to get acquainted with students who are very familiar with the campus and are willing to share their experiences.

Multicultural Volunteer Job Placement
(Outreach to underrepresented youth and youth at risk). Many departments on campus are always looking for volunteers to help with recruitment and outreach efforts. SORCE will act as a job placement for students and student groups that want to volunteer their time yet are not aware of the resources to use to promote and maintain diversity on campus.

Peer Youth Outreach
We work with a number of different outreach programs, such as the Office of Community Relations and the University of Colorado Admissions team. SORCE will continue to work to organize various projects in the State of Colorado that will help encourage students K-12 to attend college.

Educational Awareness
Promoting awareness about Issues that face underrepresented students and the representative whole In Higher Education.

Youth Leadership Institute Conferences
SORCE is working in collaboration with Boulder Valley Schools, Center for Multicultural Affairs, and the Ethnic-specific advocacies on campus to host a variety of conferences at CU focused on the GLBTQ community and communities of color.  These conferences will focus on leadership development, infused with higher education information (and information specific to bringing these youth to CU), as well as issues impacting each of these underrepresented communities and ways in which to get involved.  CU students are encouraged to help plan and present at these conferences held throughout the year.

Student Group Leadership Training
SORCE will offer extensive insight in workshops and training sessions for student groups on leadership and teamwork skills. The trainings will consist of how to start a group, how to keep a group successful with good communication and leadership building skills, and provide workshops on how the group can be effective on campus and in the media.

SORCE Underrepresented Student Group Council (USGC)  
USGC meetings will be sponsored throughout the year to keep everyone informed on events that promote diversity and cultural understanding. It will also give all students and student groups a space to build relationships not only with their peers, but with their respected faculty and staff. This is also an opportunity to proactively work to tackle issues of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, war, politics, religion, etc.

Community Building Events

Chili Pots
This is an opportunity to informally come together. The idea for a chili pot came from DeLaris Carpenter a former African American CU counselor (from CMA).  This idea is originally called a bean pot as beans are a staple food of many underrepresented communities. Use our chili pot as a way to refresh and refuel for the day!

The chili pots are every other Wednesday between 12-2pm in the Senior Dedication Lounge (UMC 227). Check our calendar for upcoming dates.

Open Mic-Nites
SORCE sponsors Open Mic-Nite once a month. These Open-Mic Nites have been successful both in attendance and in building community on campus between underrepresented communities and the community at-large.  Come and share your artwork/poetry/music or just come and enjoy this art! Topics have ranged from social justice, love, socializing and building community.

BLDs
B,L,D: SORCE will host a series of Breakfasts Lunch's, and Dinners (BLDs). We believe that food brings people together and a family that eats together stays together. This is an opportunity to build community with other students, staff, and faculty. Our intention is to provide services that are intended to be helpful for students (i.e. this can range from services such as Teach for America information à chair massages/aromatherapy).