{"id":474,"date":"2022-04-27T13:29:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T17:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/diversity-center\/dawg-days\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T12:59:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:59:29","slug":"dawg-days","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/efroymson-diversity-center\/dawg-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawg Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Diversity Center Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/efroymson-diversity-center\/meet-our-team\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Meet Our Team<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/efroymson-diversity-center\/morton-finney-scholars-program\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Morton-Finney Scholars Program<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/efroymson-diversity-center\/student-organizations\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Student Organizations <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/efroymson-diversity-center\/dawg-days\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Dawg Days<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/efroymson-diversity-center\/our-space\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Our Space<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/efroymson-diversity-center\/education-and-training\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Education and Training<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dawg-days\">Dawg Days<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Butler DawgDays\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LrFZzDnZD4U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dawg Days is a Pre-Orientation Program that strives to build a supportive network of students from diverse backgrounds and identities including students of color and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Peer mentors and University staff facilitate empowering social and educational activities while exposing students to campus and community resources to help them build relationships and navigate their journeys at Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically, Dawg Days participants get to interact with and attend workshops facilitated by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Student Success Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hub for Black Affairs and Community Engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Compass Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Butler University alumni<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the workshops, Dawg Days participants are matched with a peer advocate. Peer advocates provide personal support, assistance, social guidance, and positive campus survival skills through strong mentoring communities and individual&nbsp; mentoring. Peer advocates introduce Dawg Days participants to different events on-campus, coordinate one-on-one meetings with them, and serve as a referral agent and connector to the rest of Butler\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-two-column-billboard alignfull  callout-two-column-billboard--hasTitle alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__wrapper container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__headline\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h2\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-none);\"\n\t>\n\t\tStudent Stories\t<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__overview wysiwyg__content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Learn more about students&#8217; Dawg Days experience and what the program means to them.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2024\/08\/08105120\/Raeghan-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2024\/08\/08105120\/Raeghan-768x958.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2024\/08\/08105120\/Raeghan-821x1024.jpeg 821w, ' alt='' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='1198' height='1495' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRaeghan Jefferson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;My favorite Dawg Days memory was being a Student Coordinator and watching all the mentor\/mentee matches come to life. The lasting bonds I and other mentors have made over the years have been the most fulfilling part of the experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/meet-dawg-days-student-raeghan-jefferson\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-white  t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">Read Raeghan&#8217;s full story<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2024\/08\/08105120\/Raj-scaled-e1724182673672-292x300.jpeg 292w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2024\/08\/08105120\/Raj-scaled-e1724182673672-768x789.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2024\/08\/08105120\/Raj-scaled-e1724182673672-996x1024.jpeg 996w, ' alt='' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='1693' height='1740' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRaj Kadakia\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Participating in Dawg Days has meant everything to my first year experience&#8230; Dawg days provided me with a mentor who could foster a deeper connection with me, and had everything I was looking for from a mentor, and then some. 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