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Applications for Next Step (Facilitators & Participants)

On this page, you'll find the forms to apply to participate in this year's Next Step (2010) retreat or to let someone know about Next Step!  Each form has its own date of availability and deadline as indicated below. If you have any questions regarding the forms, please email The Next Step Advisory Committee. Also if you cannot access the application materials for any reason, please contact the Department of Student Life at 656-2060.

Tell a friend about Next Step.  Encourage them to apply to participate or facilitate!	Email a Friend about Next Step
Apply to be a Facilitator	Now available online.	Due Friday, October 16, 2009 at 12 Noon.
Apply to be a Participant	Now available online.	Due Monday, November 16, 2009 at 12 Noon.

Please refer to the time line for information regarding facilitator and participant selection.  Applying to take part in Next Step (facilitator or participant) requires a significant time commitment (including before the retreat).  Please visit the Facilitator or Participant sections of the website for more information on scheduled dates for the fall 2009 and spring 2010.

A small team of Next Step alumni will take part in the selection process for both facilitators and participants for the retreat. 

Please note that any member of the UVM community can apply to facilitate for Next Step, however we are diligent in making sure facilitators already have a certain set of skills regarding facilitation, group management, and an understanding of social justice work.  The rest of the criteria for facilitators varies each year, but we generally look for:

• A range of facilitator identities including race, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, class, ability, class, age, and citizenship.
• A balanced facilitation team: A mixture of breadth and depth of social justice experiences and knowledge
• A mixture of leaders and adapters, challengers and supporters
• Strong listening skills
• Facilitation experience
• Commitment to work on logistics tasks as well as facilitation
• Allies to groups outside their own identity
• People who are self-aware, can keep track of own behavior and hot buttons
• Willingness to stay engaged during difficult conversations
• Quality and effort put into the application

Please note that any member of the UVM community can apply to participate for Next Step.  While this is heavily an undergraduate student experience, we know that this experience can be critical for graduate students, staff and faculty as well.  Therefore, we consider spots for graduate students, faculty and staff when we lack enough students to fill all spots on the retreat. The criteria for participants also varies each year, but we generally look for the following:

• A range of student identities including race, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, class, ability, class, age, and citizenship.
• A range of students of various class-standing, academic colleges, on and off campus residency, and leadership experience.
• A range of students with prior social justice training or practice experience.  Please note that Next Step is about YOU exploring your own identity and hearing the stories of others. 

If you have questions about the process, please email the logistics crew for Next Step at: nextstep[at]uvm.edu

Last modified September 30 2009 12:28 PM