BOHNETT RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE 2017-2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Schedule
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Residential College Theme: Social Action
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Meet your RAs
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Residential Staff & Faculty
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Campus Resources
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WELCOME BOHNETT RESIDENTS Welcome to your new home in Bohnett Residential College! We are incredibly excited to welcome you into this newly established residential college in the beautiful USC Village. We hope you are looking forward to meeting and living among 193 of your peers in this vibrant, prideful and scholarly living-learning community. With diverse programming opportunities, faculty and staff support, and a community of second-year USC students as your neighbors, we’re confident that you’ll feel at home in no time!
WELCOME SCHEDULE Tuesday, August 15th Move-In 8:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday, August 16th Floor Meetings 7:30pm, see your RA for location Welcome Event 9:00pm, in the second floor courtyard
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BOHNETT
RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE Residential College Theme: Social Action The Bohnett Residential College is a community built around a core ideal of social action through entrepreneurship. In collaboration with faculty, staff, and social entrepreneurs within the Los Angeles community and beyond, students will engage with and seek innovative solutions for a broad range of social issues such as homelessness, diversity & inclusion, college access, and many other pressing social justice concerns facing the world today. Through speaker series, small group seminars, professional and community collaborations, and the support of the Bohnett community investment fund, students will be given entrepreneurial skills and tools to innovate new concepts and technologies to address today’s most significant social challenges.
CARDINAL & GOLD EVENTS Cardinal & Gold events take place every Friday and Saturday night and are free to all residential students. There are activities and outings for every interest – from feature film screenings in McCarthy Quad to evening hikes in Griffith Park to concerts at LA Live. Be on the lookout for the weekly schedule of events in the Fall!
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MEET YOUR RAs JOIN BUILDING GOVERNMENT Are you looking to get more involved in your residential college? Jonathan Bolanos English
Erin Erickson
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Thanyadhorn Chat Communication
Aviana Spruill
Sociology
Environmental Engineering
Mato Standing Soldier
Serena Welch
Undeclared
Public Policy
Do you want to gain valuable leadership experience while making lasting friendships? Are you interested in planning events and outings or serving as an advocate for your floormates? Consider joining Building 8 Building Government! Each BG is comprised of five core elected positions (President, Advocacy Chair, Community Outreach Chair, Funding Chair, and Programming Chair) and multiple supporting roles (including Floor Senators, Intramural Chairs, Advertising Coordinators, Inclusion Chair, and Eco Rep). Look for election information during MoveIn and Welcome Week!
RESIDENTIALSTAFF & FACULTY
Faculty in Residence
Broderick Leaks
Broderick provides psychotherapy to the student population at USC, in addition to providing training and supervision to doctoral psychology trainees. He facilitates a weekly Diversity Dialogues seminar that aims to create a space for the trainees to explore their own cultural identity and its impact on their clinical work. Broderick also teaches a USC freshman seminar course, Foundations at Self, that explores identity development, leadership, and cultural analysis with an emphasis on the African American male experience. In addition, he was the former Student Counseling Services’ liaison for the USC Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs (CBCSA) and previously served as a liaison and supervisor for the USC Asian Pacific American Student Services (APASS) Peer Mentor Program. He received his BA in psychology from Baylor University, a MA in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a MA and PhD in clinical psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary’s Graduate School of Psychology.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics USC Keck School of Medicine Staff Psychologist, Assistant Director, Training USC Engemann Student Health Center
Assistant Director
Debra Allen
Residential College Coordinator
Tyler Benateigha
Debra Allen received her master’s in higher education and student affairs from Ohio State University and her bachelor’s in anthropology and modern languages at Beloit College. Her student affairs experience spans residence life, international education, student union programming, leadership development, honors and scholar programs, service-learning, and social justice work. She spent several years working at Ohio State and most recently comes to USC from Cal State Northridge, where she worked as a senior community director for six years. At Cal State Northridge, she focused on the first-year experience living learning community and managed the residential students’ community center. She has also been an active member of the Western Association of College and University Housing Officers since 2010. In her spare time, Allen likes to go on hikes and bike rides with her pup Pete, attend live music venues, go to the beach, and explore her hometown of Los Angeles.
Tyler Benateigha was born in Santa Barbara, California and raised in Longmont, Colorado. He received his undergraduate degree in history from Colorado State University, and his master’s degree in higher education and student affairs from the University of Connecticut. While at UConn, he served as assistant residence hall director and worked in academic advising and with a service learning program called Husky Sport. He is excited to help create a Residential College experience where students feel like they belong and can be successful, and looks forward to exploring, meeting new people, and welcoming students to the USC Village. In his free time, Benateigha enjoys spending time with his partner and his dog – both of whom will be living with him at USC. He also loves playing sports. His favorite is volleyball, but he also like football, ultimate Frisbee, and bowling. His other passions include puns, pizza, guacamole, secret handshakes, dancing, reading, and video games.
Check out more of the Bohnett Residential College experience at http://resed.usc.edu/residential-colleges/bohnett
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GET INVOLVED WITH RESIDENTIAL STUDENT GOVERNMENT Residential Student Government serves all students who live in University housing by enhancing their residential experience at USC. RSG consists of representatives from each Residential College, making up six boards: President, Advocacy, Community Outreach, Funding, Programming, Social Justice & Inclusion. One of the largest organizations on campus, RSG is a voice to build community, empower residents and promote leadership development.
Meet the RSG Executive Board: President: Heather Lee / leejiali@usc.edu VP of Advocacy: Isaac Lemus / ilemus@usc.edu VP of Community Outreach: Erica Mast / ericafma@usc.edu VP of Funding: Tristan Caparas / tcaparas@usc.edu VP of Programming: Selamay Seife / seife@usc.edu VP of Social Justice & Inclusion: CJ Wechsler / cwechsle@usc.edu Administrative Coordinator: Grace Martinez / glma@usc.edu Public Relations Coordinator: Lauren Klass / klassl@usc.edu Keep a look out for our RSG booth on Move-In Day, and don’t miss the RSG Kick-off Festival: Summer Spectacular! (check welcome week schedule for more details) Applications and elections for each Residential College are held at the beginning of the Fall semester. Questions? Email any E-board member or adm.uscrsg@gmail.com
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CAMPUS RESOURCES Office for Residential Education STU 200 213-740-2080
Office for Wellness and Health Promotion
ESHC 203 213-740-4777
Engemann Student Health Center (ESHC) Housing 1031 W. 34th St. 213-740-9355
Counseling Services ESHC 304 213-740-7711
620 McCarthy Way 213-740-8488
Student Support and Advocacy STU 201 213-821-4710
RSVP (Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention and Services)
Engemann Health Center 213-740-4900 Department of Public Safety 213-740-6000 (non-emergencies) 3667 McClintock Ave. 213-740-4321
GET SOCIAL WITH RESED!
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Office for Residential Education (213) 740-2080 resed@usc.edu resed.usc.edu