FUSION Accepting Applications for 2016 Site Advisors

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 07, 2016)  University of Kentucky FUSION is currently accepting applications for site advisors. This position plays an essential part in the execution of this fall event in addition to giving students an opportunity to connect with members of UK alumni, faculty and staff. Some of the expected responsibilities as a site advisor are as follows: help provide risk management, assist with group dynamics, and serve as a positive role model for participants.

FUSION (For Unity and Service in Our Neighborhoods) is a day of service hosted by the Center for Community Outreach (CCO) during K Week. This year the program is expecting approximately 1,000 students to join in serving at nearly 70 community and neighborhood organizations. Each small group is led by one to two site leaders and one site advisor (a faculty member, staff member or graduate student). It is a great way to interact with incoming and returning students in a different and meaningful way.

FUSION is an all-day commitment that will take place from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23. Note that FUSION will occur on Tuesday, Aug. 23, this year and not on Monday as it has in previous years. Participants' end time for the day may vary depending on the specific project assigned at the service location. Lunch and a T-shirt will be provided.

Staff, faculty and graduate students are able to sign up for FUSION on OrgSync, not on VolunteerMatch as it has been for previous years. To sign up, follow this link: https://orgsync.com/82576/forms/195787. Please note that if participants would like to indicate a site preference he or she must sign up before June 30.

For questions, please contact FUSION 2016 Leadership Development Chair Kelly Sudbrack at fusion.leadershipdevelopment@gmail.com or Staff Advisor Jessica Proskin at jessica.proskin@uky.edu

UK FUSION is a program housed in the UK Center for Community Outreach. The CCO seeks to serve, connect and unite the University of Kentucky with the surrounding community in collaborative efforts to promote lifelong community service.

UK is the University for Kentucky. At UK, we are educating more students, treating more patients with complex illnesses and conducting more research and service than at any time in our 150-year history. To read more about the UK story and how you can support continued investment in your university and the Commonwealth, go to: uky.edu/uk4ky. #uk4ky #seeblue

CCO CONTACT: Erica Daly, publicrelations@ukcco.org, 859-257-9385

MEDIA CONTACT: Katy Bennett or Rebecca Stratton, katy.bennett@uky.edu or rebecca.stratton@uky.edu, 859-257-1909/859-323-2395