COE Introduction Post

One of my hopes for the year is to build a community that feels like a family. Brothers and sisters that may have arguments but love and respect each other enough to get over them. I feel that my community last year was a good representation of what I would like to reach with my new community. I want to keep in mind that these communities are different, with different people, interest, and backgrounds. I will not be able to recreate my Lifetime Rec family and I don't wish to do so. I hope to create a new community that will be supportive, kind and respectful to one another so that they can experience a wonderful community as I did with Lifetime Rec last year.

I also hope to expand my knowledge of a community setting. I want to sit back at times to scan and observe my community as individuals and as a whole. I wish to learn about every culture, religion, ethnicity, and race that is brought into my community to further my understanding of people. With all of these differences I hope to discover new tactics to a strong community. 

I may not be the smartest or most experienced when it comes to people different from myself but I know the importance of every person. I want to use my energy and eagerness to learn about our differences to flow through the community and create a new outlook for those around me.

I have learned through my training thus far that every problem, situation, or task can be taken care of in different ways and still have the same outcome. I hope to use this knowledge to open the doors to new ideas and create an environment of equality. This maybe tough at times but I know that I have a team backing me up all the way. When troubles come my way I have the director of Living Learning Communities, my fellow Program Assistants, my Faculty in Residence, my Residence Director, and also my Resident Assistant all there to help.

I am looking forward to a great year with a new community and a lot of new experiences coming my way.

 

Some of those that are here to help me!!

 

 

>Brittney<