iving earning ommunities Bimaadiziwin Ka’nikonhriyo 2017-2018
Welcome to the Living Learning Program at Queen’s!
We are really looking forward to welcoming you to campus and getting to know you over the course of your first year. This welcome package has information specific to the LLC you have been accepted into for the 2017-2018 academic year and will give you a glimpse of what LLC events & programs you have to look forward to.
The LLC Program at Queen’s is designed to connect you with your specific LLC, as well as with Queen’s Faculty, Staff and with LLC members across our program as a whole.
Students who actively participate in Queen’s University Living Learning Communities will… ...develop meaningful connections with Faculty members through LLC specific and
educational programming opportunities; ...positively contribute to Queen’s campus culture and the Kingston Community by participating in events related to their field of study and specific LLC focus; …demonstrate personal and academic growth through participation in educational opportunities outside of the classroom and intentional reflection.
A great deal of intentional design and thought go into the delivery of the programs and events involved in the Living Learning Communities Program at Queen’s. You are one of one hundred and ten students who were chosen from over three thousand LLC Program applicants. As such, you have a fantastic opportunity to connect with like-minded peers, network with Faculty and Staff on campus and to continue building your leadership skills. You will be contacted by your LLC Don in the next few weeks through your Queen’s email, with the goal of connecting you with your fellow LLC members before you arrive at Queen’s. Following September move-in there will be a Meet and Greet for all LLC students during Orientation Week, which will be a great opportunity to continuing making those connections. Enjoy learning more about what is in store for you as a Bimaadiziwin Ka’nikonhriyo LLC member.
LLP WIDE WORKSHOPS WHAT:
LLP Wide Workshops are opportunities to connect with members from all 7 of the Living Learning Communities at Queen’s. HOW OFTEN:
LLP Wide Workshops will be hosted 3 times a term. LLP Leadership Certificate: elective workshops will provide opportunities to gain new leadership skills and grow as a leader at Queen’s.
POSSIBLE WORKSHOP TOPICS: - Strengths Based Leadership
- PostiveSpace Training
- Guest speaker (Faculty/Community member)
- Languages of Love Workshop
- Service Learning trip
FAQ: What is the difference between “LLP” and “LLC”?
The LLC Program at Queen’s has a two fold approach. “LLP” (Living Learning Program) refers to the program as a whole, meaning each student who is part of one of our seven “LLC” (Living Learning
Communities). LLP Wide Workshops are run every month except for December and April and are where all of the LLCs come together to do a variety of activities together as a group. This is an element that has been developed based on the expressed interest of past LLC members of getting to know and learn with other LLC members outside of their own LLC. Over the past three years the Living Learning Program has grown at a healthy and consistent rate which has given us the ability to further enrich the opportunities offered to the incoming 2017-2018
LLC students. An example of this is the new Leadership Certificate LLC students will have the opportunity to earn, should they opt into it. More information on the Leadership Certificate and other exciting additions will be shared over the course of the coming months! Turn the page for more information on LLC specifics !
This brand new LLC is supported by both Residence Life and the Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre. Possible options for programming offered to students in this LLC are:
Moccasin Making Workshop
Feast Nights
Elder Teachings
Interactive Language Learning
Kairos Blanket Exercise
Full Moon Ceremonies
Drum Making
Beading
Sharing Circles
QUESTIONS?
Molly Raffan Residence Life Manager (Education) mollyraffan@queensu.ca 613-533-6000 ext. 78326