The Loyola Experience

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• Senior at the University of San Francisco
• From Pasadena, CA
• Communication Studies Major
• Sociology Minor 
• Kappa Alpha Theta, ASUSF Senate, etc.  

The Golden Circle

• "People don't buy what you do, they buy WHY you do it"
• Introduced to student affairs by a graduate assistant
• Unpacking who I was and who I wanted to be
• Training in peer mentoring 
• Creating change on campus

JEsui What?

• The Jesuit ideologies are part of my experience at USF
• LUC similar in the ways the Mission informs the work
• Brings another dimension to student affairs practice 
• Creating an environment of support and growth 
• Transformative Education 

Functional Areas

Greek Conduct Board

• Collaboration between SAGA and OSCCR 
• Reinstatement of GCB 
• GCB modeled after SCB 
• Using my skills as a member of the Greek community in a new context

DEliverables

• Editing GCB manual to reflect unique voice of community
• Reworking mission, philosophy and language to be applicable
• Creating scenarios (within the manual) that speak to the Loyola experience
• Updating training materials 

Applicable Language

• Intentional about changes
• The Jesuit mission creates a unique approach to conduct
• More educational and developmental versus punitive
• Loyola experience creates a unique Greek community focus 
• Issues faced in this context are very different compared to other campuses

Challenges

• Different councils have different bylaws and conduct processes 
• Who hears NPC, IFC, MGC cases? 
• Creating a system for hearings to be fair and relevant to GCB
• Wording (punitive versus educational and developmental)

Impact

• Creating growth opportunities and leadership development for GCB 
• Upholding ethics and values of unique community
• Ownership and Accountability 
• Educational and developmental opportunities for chapters
• Creating a supportive environment 

Installation of Lambda Sigma

• Initiative from SYE
• Creating a sustainable program for sophomore students 
• Submitting proposals and application
• Ensuring Second Year Experience goals are met
• Organization built on scholarship, service, fellowship and leadership

Deliverables

• Creating parts of the application submitted to Nationals
• Reworking the sample bylaws to Loyola students 
• Setting a foundation that officers could build off of  
• Clear objectives for officers and committees
• Working calendar that can be edited with a timeline 

Challenges

• Communicating how Lambda Sigma will be beneficial to everyone
• Submitting applications and garnering support from senior staff 

Impact

• Opportunity for students to become leaders with their peers 
• Once established, the organization has opportunity to program 
• Creating generations of leading students that will continue to grow 
• Departmental benefits 
• Accomplishing SYE goals for second year students in many ways 

What Next for USF?

• NUFP Fellow Support
• NUFP Coordinator and summer internship
• Greek Conduct Board ideas 
• Reflection
• Wolf and Kettle Day

LonG TErm Goals

• Graduate! May 2015 
• Apply to post-graduate service opportunties
• Graduate School 
• Making the world a better place
• Serving students like me to realize their potential and succeed! 

Thank you