{"id":27528,"date":"2016-02-18T09:59:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T14:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=27528"},"modified":"2016-02-18T09:59:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T14:59:11","slug":"feature-moveu-crew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2016\/02\/18\/feature-moveu-crew\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature: MoveU Crew!"},"content":{"rendered":"This week I thought I\u2019d shed some light on how to get involved with physical activity on campus in an administrative role. I met with the MoveU team to talk about what they do, how they got involved and what they love about being a part of the team.\r\n\r\nBut first: What is MoveU and what does the team do? Well, in their words they \u201cdo so much!\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cThe breadth of what we do is so broad because we promote health on campus and being physically active,\u201d says Alcina Wey. Fellow work-study student, Naomi Maldonado, adds, \u201cWe try to promote physical activity in alternative ways. A lot of people assume that if you\u2019re not working out you\u2019re not active, but we try to make physical activity accessible.\u201d\r\n\r\nAs volunteers, the MoveU Crew supports and leads events. They interact with students, make them feel comfortable and get them involved at events.\r\n\r\n\"12107242_10207823264082151_5380360906391269289_n\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nWhy get involved?<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u201cI was in my second year and wanted to get more involved at school and saw the MoveU posting on the Career Learning Network and thought \u2018Why not?\u2019\u201d says Mofe Adeosun, a MoveU volunteer. \u201cThe experience has been fun, and I\u2019ve met amazing people and have learned more about myself in the process.\u201d\r\n\r\nHer fellow volunteer, Andrea Hung, says she was a little more hesitant because she saw there was a group interview involved, but she did end up applying and is happy to a part of the team!\r\n\r\nAnother MoveU volunteer, Victoria Agapova, explains why it was MoveU in particular that appealed to her as a way to get involved.\u00a0 \u201cI was looking to get involved on campus and in something connected to sports and healthy lifestyle because I\u2019m really interested in that. The application wasn\u2019t really long so I decided I\u2019d go for it!\u201d\r\n\r\nMoveU also hires Work-Study students each year. I spoke to Michelle Gu, Naomi Maldonado and Alcina Wey.\r\n\r\nGu says her experience has been exactly what she wanted. \u201cI saw the job posting and I was looking for something to be a part of in third year. Being in Arts and Science it\u2019s hard to actually keep in touch with a solid group of people. I\u2019d seen MoveU around, it seemed like a fun thing to do so I wanted to get involved\u2026 and it turned out to be exactly what I wanted!\u201d\r\n\r\n
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(Part) of your MoveU Crew this year!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nWey is the MoveU team lead. She told me a little about how she got started and ended up in her role. \u201cI started off as a volunteer and first heard about it at Brain Break, where I participated in the exercise auction. I thought it was pretty cool. Since I\u2019m in Kinesiology, I\u2019m really into physical activity and health promotion. I liked what my team lead did so I applied for her job and I got it. I\u2019ve learned a lot through this experience and leading many individuals.\u201d\r\n\r\nMaldonado, on the other hand, discovered MoveU through the Equity Movement, which works closely with the Crew. \u201cI went to a lot of Equity Movement events last year and I really liked them. I knew MoveU was involved as part of that too, so I applied to both jobs originally. I just wanted to be involved in physical education and I\u2019m also very interested in equity. I interviewed for the position, got the job and I love working here!\u201d\r\n\r\nWhat I\u2019ve gathered from sitting in on some of the team\u2019s meetings is that they\u2019re all very supportive of each other and have become good friends. I think that\u2019s super important and a great plus for anyone who\u2019s considering getting involved. You\u2019ll certainly find friends here! One MoveU member stated, \u201cTeamwork is probably the biggest quality I\u2019ve taken out of this.\u201d\r\n\r\nIf this sounds like something you\u2019d like to get involved with, keep an eye out for the applications to be posted on Career Learning Network soon!","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This week I thought I\u2019d shed some light on how to get involved with physical activity on campus in an administrative role. I met with the MoveU team to talk about what they do, how they got involved and what they love about being a part of the team.\r\n\r\nBut first: What is MoveU and what does the team do? Well, in their words they \u201cdo so much!\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cThe breadth of what we do is so broad because we promote health on campus and being physically active,\u201d says Alcina Wey. Fellow work-study student, Naomi Maldonado, adds, \u201cWe try to promote physical activity in alternative ways. A lot of people assume that if you\u2019re not working out you\u2019re not active, but we try to make physical activity accessible.\u201d\r\n\r\nAs volunteers, the MoveU Crew supports and leads events. They interact with students, make them feel comfortable and get them involved at events.
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