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The LLC Signature Event Committee (SEC) istaking the foundations of the past West GivesBack program to a whole new level. With morepeople, more initiatives, more shoes, andmore giving back, members of the LLC SECCommittee are looking to develop and executea program that encompasses communitydevelopment, contribution and service, andengagement through the channels of ourLiving Learning Communities and otherinitiatives on campus. With our minds pulledtogether, we will create an unforgettableexperience of giving back for our residents.Weren’t around for West Gives Back 2010 or2011? Here’s some background informationon the award-­‐winning program: West GivesBack has been a multi part program; "styleyour sole" with TOMS Shoes, a can foodcollection for tie dying, and a shoe collection.With every pair of TOMS shoes purchased,TOMS will donate a pair to a child in need. Thisprogram used an educational avenue of givingback by engaging our residents to watch anddiscuss the TOMS Giving documentary withResidential Life staff.

With such a great program as the foundation,the LLC SEC Committee is excited to provideadditional components that will bring forth theidea of giving through different avenues.

Goal:The goal of the LLC Signature Event is to showour residents how easy it is to give back to thecommunity by creating an environment tolearn about social justice through an artisticavenue.

TOMS Shoe Component:With every pair of TOMS shoes purchased, thecompany donates a pair to a child in need ofshoes. Blank, white canvas shoes will bepurchased so that our residents can “styletheir sole” during the event. We're alreadyover 800 pairs!

Kick Off EventThe Kick Off Events (KOEs) will be used toinform our residents about our involvementwith TOMs Shoes and also to confirm residentparticipation in the program.During the KOE, the TOMS documentary willbe shown, followed by a discussion of humanrights, the company, and what ResidentialLife’s goals are and how we will achieve them.Each LLC will create a banner to present duringthe LLC Signature Event.

Faculty FootPrints:One focus of LLCs is faculty involvement. Thisprogram additionally looks to bring in differentfaculty members to talk about theirexperiences of giving back through theirpersonal lenses and how everyone can getinvolved.

Other Components:The Shoe Drive: Why not get rid of somelightly worn or gently used shoes since you’regetting new ones? We will teamed up with on-­‐campus organizations to help us collect shoesthat residents want to donate.Tie Dying: Residents will receive a white t-­‐shirt, screen-­‐printed with the LLC SignatureEvent logo to tie dye when they donate acanned food item.Tabling: Various community service and socialjustice student organizations will be present atthe signature event, discussing with residentsthe importance of giving back and how theycan get involved.

With the start of our LLC SEC updates in theLedger, here's to endless brainstorming,educating ourselves and our residents, and toa program that will not only change the livesof many but will challenge us to be betterhuman beings. Keep a look out for moreupdates!

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the LLC LedgerCommunity Service: Smith, WillisLeadership: Stetson EastSustainability & Green Science:LightBouvè College: Stetson WestCBA Corporate Explorers:SpeareCBA Leaders in Society: SpeareCollege of Engineering: StetsonWestConnections: Stetson WestCollege of Computer &Information Sciences: SmithCriminal Justice: 153 HemenwayHonors: INV, WVC, WVFPre Med: 337 HuntingtonUndeclared: SpeareCreative Expressions: Kerr,MelvinInteractive Media: KerrE.M.B.R.A.C.E.: KennedyInterdisciplinary: KennedyGlobal Frontiers: WhitePolitical Science & Urban Policy:153 Hemenway

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RA Spotlight: Bea van den Heuvel (Connections LLC)

Bea van den Heuvel, CONGRATS, you are the FemaleRA SPOTLIGHT! Bea is deserving of this recognition formany reasons. She uses programs in a manner thattargets the needs of the residents first. There is alwaysa fun flair or a challenge associated, but it is asecondary aspect. She is an essential resource forengineering residents and is incredibly knowledgeableof her students. Bea is very in tune with her residents.She takes a proactive approach to getting them tointeract. As a woman studying engineering, sheprovides a unique and necessary perspective on herresidents. She connects with them very well andassists in bridging the gap between the academic side

and residential side of campus for her residents. Inaddition, Bea is well liked and respected by her RAstaff in Stetson West. She has a talent for keeping herear to the ground and remembering the small issuesgoing on around the building. She is highlyexperienced and is incredibly effective and efficient.She is an invaluable resource for new RAs as well asher residents. Overall, Bea is impressive all around asan RA. She puts in the time and the effort and does soin an intelligent way. The success of her programs andthe respect she commands from her residents and thecommunity on her floor speaks to her abilities. Newand returning RAs can look to Bea as an example. Sheis an outstanding RA!

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RA Spotlight: Divy Kamboj (Sustainability & GreenScience LLC)

Divy Kamboj, CONGRATS, you are the Male RASPOTLIGHT! Though Divy is a new RA this semester, heis hard at work in combining his efforts in his co-­‐opand his RA responsibilities. He has reached out tofaculty here at Northeastern for guidance as he, alongwith students from the LLC, create a presentation toinstall wind and solar-­‐powered street lamps here oncampus. Also, it isn’t easy to step into a communitythat is already functioning at a high level, but Divy hasmade his presence known with his residents, beingavailable and listening to their ideas for funprogramming and ways to continue to strengthen the

community. Previously, Divy was an RA at Purduebefore coming to Northeastern for grad school.Though he has a good basis of the knowledge neededto succeed as an RA, he is very open to learning theintricacies of the position here, and is always willing tohelp when his coworkers are in need. I believe Divyhas done an excellent job of transitioning into analready established community and new position withease and finesse. He brings a breath of fresh air to thecommunity, and his excitement for sustainabilityinitiatives here on campus and in the world has helpedto get everyone in Light Hall excited about thepossibilities.

Excellent Past LLC ProgramsWHITE: Fireside Chats with NUin: This program was originally intended as a way for the NUin students to interact with asmall group of enthusiastic residents to share their various experiences abroad. As word spread, more and more returningstudents were interested in coming and it became a big mixer of new & returning students talking about their previoussemester & the winter break. Global Frontiers residents love to talk about their experiences (international & domestic) andto catch up with old friends and meet new ones.

STETSONWEST: Resume Workshop: Residents met with Karen Kelley and John Gabriel (co-­‐op advisors) to learn how toprepare their resumes to pursue summer internships. Residents came and felt they learned a lot about the purpose andcapabilities of a well written resume. The program was highly interactive and had a solid turnout.

SMENNEDY: NUinWelcome Dinner: The Resident Assistant Staff of the Smennedy Street complex extended a warm welcometo the eighteen new residents of the Smith, Kennedy and Hemenway Street community by inviting them to sit down to dinnerand share their experiences, expectations and fears with making the transition into the NU campus community after spendingtheir first collegiate semester abroad. Though not all of the new residents chose to participate, those that did have taken a bigstep in developing a connection with the staff and in sheddingmany of the fears they had about being new to NU. The programwas not complex but the impact was significant. Well done Smennedy!

HONORS: Super Tuesday: “Super Tuesday: Decision 2012” was a building-­‐wide GOP primary/general election to giveresidents “a chance to take a stance”, exploring where the political loyalties of the building lie at the start of 2012, completewith voter registration opportunities, candidate fact sheets, and information on how to get more engaged with the politicalcommunity on campus. The results of the vote were hung in various places in the hall the next day. The program wasinteractive and engaged the students in a topic that is very important now. The RAs also helped the residents get connectedto the university by sharing the opportunities available on campus that involve politics. The residents enjoyed seeing theresults of the vote the next day to see the opinions of the building.

STETSONWEST : "Sicko" Documentary -­‐The Truth May Hurt a Little:The documentary, "Sicko," is a film by American filmmaker Michael Moore. The film investigates health care in the UnitedStates, focusing on American health insurance and the pharmaceutical industry. The movie compares the for-­‐profit, non-­‐universal U.S. system with the non-­‐profit universal health care systems of Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Cuba.The movie touches on the plight of uninsured Americans and other victims of insurance company fraud and red tape. Wewill be showing this documentary film and inviting Professor Elise Barboza to come in and discuss inadequate wealthdistribution and its effects on American health care. This will be a collaborative program with the Social Justice ResourceCenter (SJRC).

M1LK: Identity Squares: RA Neal will be hosting a program in Kerr Hall called, Identity Squares. He will have the studentsparticipating select cards, draw or write phrases that either identify with or represent them. He will then display the cards inthe Hall, showing who the residents of Kerr are.

SPEARE: Rockband Competition and Music Supervision: This program is combining the Corporate Explorers, Leaders inSociety, and Creative Expression LLCs to talk about music and money! Professor Bradley Hatfield will give a briefpresentation on how music supervision (writing music for or selecting music for TV commercials, films, video games, or TVshows) is a niche industry combining marketing, finance, music, and technology. Following the discussion, students willcompete in a Rockband competition, which brings music supervision to life!

HONORS: Paper Airplane Challenge: This program will give residents a chance to know our faculty in residence in a fun,competitive setting. Hopefully, combining a childhood game with the concepts of mechanics and physics will allow everyoneto learn something new, while also getting a chance to take a break from studying. The participants will be tested and thecreators of the top 3 planes that stay in flight the longest will win free movie passes!

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