1 Leaders in a Global World Living Learning Community Staff Advisor: Dana Pursley, Associate Director of the Center for Leadership Campus Box: 2993 Email: [email protected]Office Location: Center for Leadership 101D Office Phone: 336-278-5323 Resident Advisor: Mykenzi Sanders ’21 Email: [email protected]Room Number: Building B, Room 224 Residence Life Advisor: Sylvia Wade Campus Box: 2980 Email: [email protected]Office Location: Long 103 Office Phone: 336-278-7316 LGW Sophomore Mentors: Matt Braley – [email protected]Georgi Roll – [email protected]Sarah Jane McDonald – [email protected]Claire Thompson – [email protected]Robbie Miley – [email protected]COMMUNITY OVERVIEW The Leaders in a Global World (LGW), affiliated with the Center for Leadership, offers a unique living and learning environment for Elon University students interested in exploring leadership. LGW residents will begin to examine leadership by exploring themselves and learning more about the kind of leader they wish to become. Philosophy The Leaders in a Global World Living Learning Community (LGW LCC) creates, cultivates, and sustains an atmosphere for leadership exploration in tandem with living in a civically engaged environment. The LGW community is focused on facilitating interactions between residents with diverse life experiences, backgrounds, and worldviews, and fostering awareness of and appreciation of differences. As a member of the LGW community, you will engage in an exploration of your personal leadership. Residence Life LLC Goals Residential Living Learning Communities at Elon University include a rich variety of intentional student communities designed to connect students, faculty and staff around curricular and co-curricular themes and interests. Through shared purpose these communities support and enhance students’ academic, personal and social development and success. Elon’s Residential Living Learning Communities strive to: Integrate in- and out-of-class learning experiences in order to cultivate intellectually stimulating environments. Provide academic & social programs to develop climate fostering close-knit residential communities. Engage students in developing and leading their own Living-Living Learning Communities. Civic Engagement & Social Innovation East Neighborhood The East Neighborhood serves as a residential hub for Civic Engagement and Social Innovation housing over 300 students. Students living in East will gain a greater awareness of social and political issues and engage in programming with faculty and staff to learn skills to be active global citizens and change agents within society. Elon is recognized for its robust curricular and co-curricular experiences that provide students with opportunities to participate in civil discourse, debate, community service, and leadership development in order to address the most pressing issues faced by today’s society. Leaders in a Global World Living Learning Community Goals The Leaders in a Global World Living Learning Community seeks to enhance the experience of students by: ● Increasing self-awareness through the exploration of values, beliefs, culture, and identity. ● Learning group roles, dynamics, and decision making to function constructively in groups. ● Building an awareness of leadership issues facing our communities and society. ● Developing a personal philosophy of leadership. ● Understanding what it means to be a leader at Elon. ● Understanding one’s self, those around them, and how to be an effective leader while working with others. ● Developing strategies for implementing leadership concepts on a daily basis.
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Leaders in a Global World Living Learning Community Staff Advisor: Dana Pursley, Associate Director of the Center for Leadership Campus Box: 2993 Email: [email protected] Office Location: Center for Leadership 101D Office Phone: 336-278-5323 Resident Advisor: Mykenzi Sanders ’21 Email: [email protected] Room Number: Building B, Room 224 Residence Life Advisor: Sylvia Wade Campus Box: 2980 Email: [email protected] Office Location: Long 103 Office Phone: 336-278-7316 LGW Sophomore Mentors: Matt Braley – [email protected] Georgi Roll – [email protected] Sarah Jane McDonald – [email protected] Claire Thompson – [email protected] Robbie Miley – [email protected]
COMMUNITY OVERVIEW The Leaders in a Global World (LGW), affiliated with the Center for Leadership, offers a unique living and learning environment for Elon University students interested in exploring leadership. LGW residents will begin to examine leadership by exploring themselves and learning more about the kind of leader they wish to become.
Philosophy The Leaders in a Global World Living Learning Community (LGW LCC) creates, cultivates, and sustains an atmosphere for leadership exploration in tandem with living in a civically engaged environment. The LGW community is focused on facilitating interactions between residents with diverse life experiences, backgrounds, and worldviews, and fostering awareness of and appreciation of differences. As a member of the LGW community, you will engage in an exploration of your personal leadership.
Residence Life LLC Goals Residential Living Learning Communities at Elon University include a rich variety of intentional student communities designed to connect students, faculty and staff around curricular and co-curricular themes and interests. Through shared purpose these communities support and enhance students’ academic, personal and social development and success. Elon’s Residential Living Learning Communities strive to:
Integrate in- and out-of-class learning experiences in order to cultivate intellectually stimulating environments. Provide academic & social programs to develop climate fostering close-knit residential communities. Engage students in developing and leading their own Living-Living Learning Communities.
Civic Engagement & Social Innovation East Neighborhood The East Neighborhood serves as a residential hub for Civic Engagement and Social Innovation housing over 300 students. Students living in East will gain a greater awareness of social and political issues and engage in programming with faculty and staff to learn skills to be active global citizens and change agents within society. Elon is recognized for its robust curricular and co-curricular experiences that provide students with opportunities to participate in civil discourse, debate, community service, and leadership development in order to address the most pressing issues faced by today’s society.
Leaders in a Global World Living Learning Community Goals The Leaders in a Global World Living Learning Community seeks to enhance the experience of students by:
● Increasing self-awareness through the exploration of values, beliefs, culture, and identity. ● Learning group roles, dynamics, and decision making to function constructively in groups. ● Building an awareness of leadership issues facing our communities and society. ● Developing a personal philosophy of leadership. ● Understanding what it means to be a leader at Elon. ● Understanding one’s self, those around them, and how to be an effective leader while working with others. ● Developing strategies for implementing leadership concepts on a daily basis.
● Developing skills for how to create opportunities for themselves and others in areas of interest. ● Increasing awareness that “I can be A leader without being THE leader” ● Demonstrate the ability to collaborate on issues to achieve civic action ● Apply an understanding of leadership to one’s participation in civic engagement activities
LGW PASSPORT As a member of the Leaders in a Global World Living Learning Community, it is an expectation that you are involved in and attending events throughout the Elon community. These events are tied directly to LGW’s community goals and will compliment your educational experiences in the Elon classroom. Each resident with receive an LGW passport. This passport will serve as your “choose your own adventure” pathway to developing your LGW experience. Each resident will be asked to attend and participate in particular events.
Living Learning Community Kickoff The LLC Kickoff will take place on August 28th at 5:30pm in Alumni Gym in the Koury Athletic Center. Leaders in a Global World Retreat The LGW Retreat is an opportunity for residents to come together to focus on community building and leadership development. The LGW Retreat will take place at the Elon Challenge Course. Transportation will be provided. The LGW Retreat will take place on Saturday September 15th.
Intersect: Diversity and Leadership Conference The Intersect Conference is a free opportunity that provides 250+ students, faculty, and staff with an unprecedented look at the disciplines of diversity, leadership, and the cross-sections of the two. Participants engage in dialogue and reflection through keynote speakers, educational sessions, and roundtable discussions. Intersect will take place in the Moseley Center on Saturday November 10th. The conference pillars, oppression, social change, power & privilege, and organizational change, work to inspire participants to create positive change for the common good in their organizations and community. You are expected to attend at least two conference sessions. You may attend the entire conference as well. Intersect is free for Elon students to attend. You can find more information at www.elon.edu/intersect.
Center for Leadership Leadershops Center for Leadership leadershops are interactive, engaging opportunities for like-minded students to come together and explore concepts of leadership, identity, strengths, and values. You are expected to participate at least four CFL Leadershops throughout the academic year. All CFL Leadership can be found on the Center for Leadership PhoenixCONNECT page: https://elon.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/cfl
East Neighborhood Events East Neighborhood events will help students gain a great awareness of social and political issues and learn skills to be active global citizens and change agents within society. This will include opportunities to participate in civil discourse, debate, community service, and leadership development. You are expected to participate in at least four East Neighborhood events per semester, eight total for the academic year. East Neighborhood events can be found on the calendar below in green.
Cultural Calendar Events Elon University presents a broad offering of academic and special programs every semester. The Cultural Calendar provides an overview of musical and theatrical performances, guest and faculty lectures, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, special entertainment and other events. These events include traditions and staples of the Elon experience. In order to fully engage and participate in the Elon community, you are expected to attend at least three Cultural Calendar events per semester, six total for the academic year. Cultural Calendar events can be found on the calendar below in blue.
LGW Mentoring Events Mentorship is a purposeful and personal relationship in which a more experienced person mentor) facilitates growth and development of a less experienced person (mentee). More specifically, mentoring is a developmental relationship based on collaborative partnerships and critical dialogue that advances mentees towards self-reflection, self-development, and action. Former residents of LGW will serve as mentors to first-year students and plan LGW community events. You are expected to participate in at least one LGW Mentor event per semester, two total for the academic year.
RESIDENCE LIFE LLC Recruitment Video All Living Learning Communities are being asked to create a 1 to 2 ½ minute video that can be used for general LLC recruitment purpose for returning and new students. The focus of the video should be to highlight your LLCs purpose and how that can impact or has impacted a student’s experience. Videos will be used for future recruitment and will be housed on your LLC webpage and social media platforms. Video equipment can be checked out from Media Services in Belk Library. Please work with Aliana Harrison if you or your team need any assistance. Submission Guidelines All submissions must be in the form of QuickTime files, and may not include copy protected material. Videos are due Friday, November 2nd, 2018.
*Note: Residence Life reserves the right to disqualify any submission that it deems inappropriate. Also please keep in mind that any/all submissions may be posted on the Elon University website.
The LLC Challenge The LLC Challenge is a year-long competition among all of Elon’s Residential Living Learning Communities. Monetary prizes ($300, $200, and $100) are awarded to the three LLCs that have accumulated the greatest number of points.
Goals
● To support the LLC “key concepts” of Community & Collaboration ● To provide LLCs with opportunities to build inclusive communities ● To foster interaction and healthy competition between all Living Learning Communities ● To provide leadership opportunities for LLC members ● To foster a sense of belonging and uniqueness ● To provide opportunities to demonstrate skills gained from living in LLCs ● To foster the intellectual climate of Living Learning Communities ● To supplement the activities of individual LLCs
Points Points are awarded for participation and success in a variety of living learning community “challenges” that occur throughout the semester. Points are also awarded for attending the Common Reading Lecture and Fall Convocation. Additional “spur-of –the-moment” opportunities to gain points may occur throughout the semester.
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Points Breakdown 5 Point ● Invite Learning Community to departmental event, speaker, etc.
● LLC hold or attends event as a group (ie. Movie Night, Volleyball game) ● Advisor meets with Community Director ● Co-sponsors Living Learning Community Event with non-LLC RAs ● Advisor attendance at LLC Advisor meetings ● Partner with another LLC for event ● Partner with neighborhood council for event ● Submit pictures with points request: 1 point per picture
10 Points ● Inform departmental faculty of LLC events and invite their participation) ● Advisor presents at LLC Event, or attends an event with LC ● LLC holds or attends an event directly related to LC focus as a group ● LC host a one-time event for the campus community
15 Points ● 50% of LLC attend major campus speakers o Additional 3 points if LLC allocates time to reflect on take-a-ways from the event
● Have departmental faculty/staff other than advisor attend event ● 50% of LLC attends Neighborhood Association Event ● LC host a one-time event for the campus community
20 Points ● Retreat or training event with LLC (Must be at least three hours) 30 Points ● LLC hosts/co-hosts campus theme week related to LLC focus One Time Points
● Advisor turns in syllabus (5 points) ● Timely completion of LLC recruitment video (40 points) ● IRC Banner competition participation (15 points, 10 additional points if mural relates to LLC theme) ● Homecoming participation (5 point per event) ● Identify student community leader(s) or point keeper for LLC Challenge (5 points) ● Participation is LLC End of Year Showcase at the EOY reception (100 points)
To Get Points To submit for points please have your Points keeper update the GoogleDoc that ONLY they will have access to. Points should be submitted during the month of the activity. Points submitted outside of the month of occurrence will not be counted. Include the following information:
● Name of the event you attended/ hosted and the date ● Number of LLC members in attendance (if applicable) ● What qualifies for points (i.e. We hosted a faculty member who discussed a theme related to our topic) ● Attach pictures if you have any (1 point for any number of pictures)
Example: Sustainability Living Learning Community Attendance at Fall Convocation Fifty percent of the LLC went to a campus event and our advisor came with us! Included: Picture of LLC members with the Fall Convocation Speaker Contact If you have any questions, comments, need support planning an activity, need help coming up with activities, or have ideas on a Challenge contact Aliana Harrison, Associate Director for Residential Education and Community Development at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook at Living Learning Communities at Elon for reminders, Challenge updates, and more!
Wednesday, September 26th 7:30pm Joseph Sebarenzi, “A Message of Peace and Reconciliation”
Whitley Auditorium
Fri-Sun September 28th - 30th Family Weekend
Saturday, September 29th 12:00-2:00pm CFL Tailgate – stop by with your families
Bank of America Drive
Saturday, September 29th
12:00-3:00pm NAACP Connection Event Lindner Lot
Tuesday, October 2nd
TBD East Neighborhood Event
Wednesday, October 3rd
7:30pm LGW Mentor Event
Friday, October 5th
3:00-6:30pm Get on the Bus: Boys and Girls Club Inman Welcome Center
Saturday, October 6th
12:00-3:00pm East Service Project – Immigration Lindner Lot
Fri-Mon October 10th-15th Fall Break – enjoy!
Wednesday, October 17th
7:30pm LGW Mentor Event
Thursday, October 18th 8:00am-11:00am
Coffee with Dana – stop by and we’ll chat – my treat! Oak House
Thursday, October 18th 3:00pm Fall Convocation – Inauguration of Dr. Connie Ledoux Book
Schar Center
Friday, October 19th
3:00-6:30pm Get on the Bus: Allied Churches of Alamance County Inman Welcome Center
Saturday, October 20th
TBD East Explores – TBD
Thursday, October 25th 7:00pm John Biewen, “Seeing White”
Isabella Cannon Room
Friday, October 26th
3:00-6:30pm Get on the Bus: Positive Attitude Youth Center Inman Welcome Center
Saturday, October 27th
11:00am-5:00pm Live at the Intersection The Intersection
Friday, November 2nd LLC Videos Due
Fri-Sun November 2nd-4th Homecoming
Saturday, November 3rd 12:00-2:00pm CFL Tailgate – stop by
Bank of America Drive
Tuesday, November 6th 8:00pm Midterm Election Night Watch Party
Moseley Student Center
Wednesday, November 7th 7:00pm Just Click Here, Comrade: Fake News in 2018 Turner Theatre, Schar Hall
Thursday, November 8th 7:00pm Fake News Game Show Oaks 212, McCoy Commons
Friday, November 9th 3:00-6:30pm
Get on the Bus: Salvation Army Thrift Store Inman Welcome Center
Saturday, November 10th Intersect Conference
Moseley Center
Monday, November 12th 7:30pm Faces of Homeless Panel McKinnon Hall, Moseley Center
Tuesday, November 13th 4:15-5:15pm Post-Intersect Conversation
East B Common Room
Wednesday, November 14th 7:30pm LGW Mentor Event
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November 16th-26th Thanksgiving Break – enjoy!
Wednesday, November 28th 12:00-2:00pm Lunch with Dana – stop by and we’ll chat – lunch provided!
East B Common Room
Tuesday, December 4th 6:30pm Festival of Holiday Lights
Scott Plaza
Wednesday, December 5th 7:30pm LGW Mentor Event
December 15th-January 2nd Winter Break – enjoy!
Residence Life East Neighborhood LGW LLC Center for Leadership Cultural Calendar University Events
Spring 2019 LGW LLC Calendar
Wednesday, January 10th 6:00pm MLK Commemorative Celebration Speaker, Anita Hill
McCrary Theatre
Friday, January 18th TBD East Explores – TBD
Tuesday, February 5th
TBD East Neighborhood Dinner
Tuesday, March 5th TBD East Neighborhood Event
Tuesday, March 19th TBD
East Feast
March 22th- April 1st Spring Break – enjoy!
Thursday, April 4th 3:30pm Spring Convocation, Julia Gillard
Thursday, April 18th
TBD Live at the Intersection Intersection
Tuesday, April 30th TBD SURF Day
TBD TBD Capstone Presentations
TBD TBD Cannon Celebration
TBD TBD LGW End of the Year Banquet
Residence Life
East Neighborhood LGW LLC Center for Leadership Cultural Calendar University Events
*Please note: additional Spring 2019 events will be provided to you as we approach the new semester.
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Leaders in a Global World Living Learning Community
2018-2019 Syllabus and Resident Agreement
As a member of the Leaders in a Global World Living Learning community, I agree to: ● abide by the Elon University Honor Code at all times; ● attend the LLC Kickoff on August 28th; ● attend the LGW Retreat on September 15th; ● attend at least 2 educational sessions at the Intersect: Diversity and Leadership conference on November 10th; ● participate in at least 4 Center for Leadership leadershops throughout the academic year; ● participate in at least 4 East Neighborhood events per semester, total of 8 events per academic year; ● attend at least 3 Cultural Calendar events per semester, total of 6 events per academic year; ● participate in at least 1 LGW Mentor event per semester, total of 2 events per academic year; ● participate in additional Elon University, East Neighborhood, LGW, and Center for Leadership events and programs that
the advisor deems important; ● communicate with the advisor at least 48 hours in advance if I am unable to attend an event due to an academic conflict; ● engage in programs, events, and discussions that will assist in my leadership development; ● expand my knowledge and understanding of leadership and diverse communities; ● be respectful of all members of the LGW LLC and the greater East Neighborhood community; ● seek out support and guidance as a first year student in my adjustment to Elon and the LGW community; and ● intentionally progress through my leadership development. I agree to fulfill the expectations required of me as a resident and as a leader within the Leaders in a Global World LLC to the best of my abilities. In the event that I neglect or am no longer able to fulfill my responsibilities, I understand that the LGW advisor has the right to remove me from the community. Prior to removal, I understand that I will receive at least one written warning and will have the opportunity to improve my behavior. By signing below, I agree to abide by all Center for Leadership, Residence Life, and Elon University policies and to maintain good disciplinary standing with Elon University for the duration of my LGW membership. ____________________________________________________ Printed Name ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Signature Date ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Advisor Signature Date
