Volume II, Issue 1, October 2003, Washington, D.C.

Creating a Vibrant Living Community
By Stephanie J. Lynch
Living on campus is a unique and special experience for students. Our goal in Residence Life is to create a vibrant community that supports both personal and academic achievement through a collaborative effort with our campus partners.
 

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Riding the Silence: Recalling the Importance of Being Still in Busy, College Lives
By Rev. Ridgeway Addison
Although it's not easy to admit, the truth is I really "get around" with my students. What I mean to say is that due to the tri-fecta nature of my appointment (as a Protestant chaplain, chaplain in residence, and occasional theology professor) with Georgetown University, I work closely with many bright, interesting, interested, and especially driven students in and through a variety of settings and mediums. 
 

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Leadership and Beyond Pre-Orientation Program Brings Leadership to Life!
By Kristan M. Cilente, and Jason P. Alessandri
Leadership and Beyond is a highly selective pre-orientation program for first year students, which examines and develops leadership skills, styles, and applications. The program is run by student leaders at Georgetown in conjunction with the Center for Student Programs and the Georgetown Office of Leadership Development.
 

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Going Miles for Students!
By Charlene C. Brown-McKenzie
This past August Student Affairs faculty and staff chaperoned a group of  thirty, 11th grade high school students on a 35 mile bike ride along the historic C & O Canal to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Jeanne Lord, Interim Associate VP of Student Affairs, Dr. Jane Holahan, Associate Director of Learning and Disability Support Services, Dennis Williams, Interim Associate Dean of Student Affairs, joined Thomas Bullock, Director of Educational Community Involvement Program and Charlene Brown-McKenzie, Assistant Director for Educational Community Involvement Program, and High School College Internship Program, in leading the bike ride.
 

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Principled Leadership 
By Patrick J. McArdle
If one were to attempt an honest assessment of the state of college athletics today, certainly it would have to include the emphasis on money, the preoccupation with professionalism and winning it all, a media that is both overly-scrutinizing and indifferent, shifting rules of conduct and the newest of intercollegiate sports: conference raiding.
 

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Mission Public Service: Georgetown Students Are Making a Difference Through GPIP! 
By Amy Ites, and Sylvia E. Robinson
While the MBNA Career Education Center has information about internship and full-time job opportunities in a wide array of fields, we are excited to share information with students and parents about an exciting initiative for anyone interested in the public service field, The Georgetown Public Interest Program (GPIP).
 

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Roommate Experience 
By Stephanie J. Lynch
Now that your son or daughter has unpacked the last picture of the family pet, life is hopefully settling into some routine and great opportunities. As the pressures of academics and other factors mix with several people living in a confined space, there is potential for roommate conflicts to arise. Conflicts can arise for a number of reasons. Perhaps the roommate borrowed some clothes without asking, has the music on or people over when the other person is trying to study, may keep the room either too hot or too cold, or may be talking on the phone late at night.

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