iving Guide Book 2016-2017
earning ommunities
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Living Learning Communities @ Queen’s …………………………. 1
LLC Workshops ………...……………………………………………. 3
INTEREST-BASED LLCs Active Living …………………………………………………………. 5 Eco-Friendly …..………………………………………………………. 7
Leadership …..…………………...……………………………………. 9
FACULTY-BASED LLCs Computer Science ……………………………………………………. 11 Nursing ………..………………………………………………………. 13 Science …….....…………………...……………………………………. 15
Contact Information .…...……………………………………………. 17
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LIVING LEARNING COMMUNIT
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(LLCs) are floors or clusters of rooms where students who share similar interests and values live together and who engage in creative, social and educational programming related to the topic of their specific community.
LLCs provide students with the opportunity to:
Meet like-minded friends Connect with a variety of Queen’s Faculty outside of the classroom Share goals, projects, and challenges Benefit from peer and professionally-led events created with students’ interests and development in mind
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TIES @ QUEEN’S CORE LLC EXPERIENCES Learning Lunches -shared lunches with a faculty or staff member Bi-weekly Community Meetings
Personal Success Plans -progressive goal setting program (3/yr) Program-wide Leadership Skills Building Workshops
FACULTY-BASED CLUSTERS Faculty-based LLCs place students who are in the same faculty in nearby rooms on a larger floor of non-LLC students or on a floor made up of all LLC students.
INTEREST-BASED CLUSTERS Interest-based LLCs place students who share common interests based on the topic of the LLC in nearby rooms, while still being part of a bigger floor with students from other programs.
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LLC PROGRAM WIDE WORKSHO
SEPTEMBER 2016 Workshop Topic: General info page
~Going from the Known to the New~ -Welcome to the LLC Program -Transition into University -Importance of questioning
OCTOBER 2016 Workshop Topic: ~Strengths Based Leadership~ -Each LLC student given a book -Each takes the Strengths Quiz -Results & application
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OPS NOVEMBER 2017 Workshop Topic: ~Stress Management & Community Outreach ~ -Ice breakers and community builders -Community engagement -Donation collection
COMING UP 2nd TERM PERSONAL SUCCESS PLANS STEP #1: September STEP #2: December/January STEP #3: March
January ~Leadership Skills Training~
February PURPOSE: To progressively examine how strengths play a role in LLC students’ academics, within their communities, and how they can collaborate with their peers by combining their strengths to accomplish tasks and support one another as they grow and change over the course of 1st year.
~Languages of Love Workshop~
March
~To Second Year & Beyond~
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ACTIVE LIVING INTEREST-BASED
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WHO Like-minded students from a variety of different programs and faculties who enjoy being active and strive to live healthy lifestyles.
PAST PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Volleyball Intramurals
Boiler Room: Kingston Climbing Gym (with Computer Science)
Basketball Intramurals
Inter-floor Ultimate Frisbee
Learning Lunches
Frontenacs Games
Body Movement Lab Visit (with Science)
Night @ the Movies: “Concussion”
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ECO-FRIENDLY INTEREST-BASED
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WHO Like-minded students from a variety of different programs and faculties who share a passion for environmental consciousness and sustainability.
PAST PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Do-It-Yourself Dryer Sheets
Farm-to-Fork Service Learning Trip
Clothing Drive
Do-It-Yourself Toothpaste
Regular Baking Nights
Learning Lunches
Volunteering at Good Times Diner (with Nursing)
Wind Farm Tour
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LEADERHIP INTEREST-BASED
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WHO Like-minded students from a variety of different programs and faculties who share common desire to explore what it means to be a leader and develop their personal leadership skills.
PAST PROGRAM HIGHTLIGHTS
Learning Lunches with a House President and the Queen’s Rector
“The 5 A’s of Awesome” guest lecture by Neil Pasricha
Resume Writing Workshop
Positive Space Training
Learning Lunches
Warm Fuzzy Building-Wide Program
Queen’s Canadian Leadership Conference
Volunteering at Good Times Diner
Nyantende Foundation Fundraiser
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COMPUTER SCIENCE FACULTY-BASED
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WHO Like-minded students enrolled in the School of Computing who share common interests in aspects of the field of Computer Science.
PAST PROGRAM HIGHTLIGHTS
Learning Lunches with a Scott Wallace (Amazon) and Prof. Robin Dawes
Meet the Company: Microsoft
Coffee with Microsoft
COMPSA Semi-Formal
Boiler Room: Kingston Climbing Gym (with Active Living)
Learning Lunches
Computer Science Conference Debrief
Hack-A-Thon
App Building Talk
COMPSA Formal
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NURSING FACULTY-BASED
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WHO Like-minded students enrolled in the School of Nursing who share interest in aspects of the field of Nursing and who plan on pursuing a career in the Health Care field.
PAST PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Learning Lunches with Prof. Laura van Staalduinen, Dr. Jordan Poppenk & Cheryl Pulling
Terry Fox Run
Museum of Health Care (with Science)
Kingston Nursing Student Conference
Nursing Career Fair
Learning Lunches
Volunteering at Good Times Diner (with Eco-Friendly)
Relay For Life
Scrubs Celebration
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SCIENCE FACULTY-BASED
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WHO Like-minded students enrolled in a variety of different Science programs who are passionate about the broad field of Science and who are eager to meet peers who share similar passions.
PAST PROGRAM HIGHTLIGHTS
Learning Lunches with Dr. John Carran, Dr. Virginia Walker & Dr. Richard Reznick
Anatomy Lab Tour
Museum of Health Care (with Nursing)
On-Going Floor Study Groups
Learning Lunches
Body Movement Lab Visit (with Active Living)
Film nights
Science LLC Dodgeball team
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The LLC Program at Queen’s offers its students a wealth of enrichment opportunities which aid in the transition to University as well as set them up for success in their future years of postsecondary education. General info page
To apply to be part of the Living Learning Program, please indicate interest and rank your preferences on your residence application. If you have any questions or would like more information, please
contact:
MOLLY RAFFAN Coordinator, Living Learning Communities
Residence Life, Victoria Hall molly.raffan@queensu.ca 613-533-6000 ext. 78329