Diversity/Educational Event of the Month:

     Reflection's Fat Talk Free Week

Outreach/Community Service Event of the Month:

     Chimes Junior Honorary's Chimes Week 2009

Social Event of the Month:

     KSA/KISS's Chuseok

CS40/NSA Member of the Month:

     Jef Snider - NSA member

Staff Members of the Month:

     Rhonda Kiely - Assistant Director of Residential Life

Student Leader of the Month: 

    Joseph Marcus - Student Union Senator

Congratulations to this month's recipients! 

Diversity/Educational Event of the Month:

  Reflection's Fat Talk Free Week

"During Fat Talk Free Week, members of Reflections stood at the underpass and tabled in the DUC where they encouraged people to sign the Fat Talk Free Pledge. The group also put up a poster campaign to get out the word about Fat Talk and our pledge, and on Thursday we joined with CPC's Happy Hour to promote our cause as well.  The goals of Fat Talk Free Week were to open up people's awareness to the huge problem our society has with speaking negatively about our bodies and focusing on a thin ideal body. For the week and beyond we wanted to get out the message that this kind of talk should be stopped, that people should love their bodies for what they are and what they can do. We can only hope that the community latched on to these ideas last week, but we were happy with the positive responses people gave and with the large number of people who came by to sign the pledge."

Outreach/Community Service Event of the Month:

  Chimes Junior Honorary's Chimes Week 2009

"Chimes Week 2009 is dedicated to raising awareness about the St. Louis community. We put on daily events that sparked discussion about different issues in Saint Louis culminating in a visit from Mayor Slay.  The goal of the event was to raise awareness about different facets of Saint Louis life and culture. We did this by providing facts, bringing the mayor, and highlighting a local charity Lift for Life.  It provided a way for students to learn more about the community that surrounds them and to see how by being a member of the Washington University community, they have the opportunity to influence Saint Louis."

Social Event of the Month:

  KSA/KISS's Chuseok

"Chuseok is the annual Korean day of Thanksgiving; two student groups, the Korean Students Association (to which I belong) and Korean International Student Society, held this event, which featured traditional Korean food, such as bulgolgi and kimchi, as well as presentations of Korean culture, including the actual Chuseok ceremony performed and activities for attendees (for example, Korean wrestling, called ssireum).  The purpose of this event, as well as all other events planned by KSA, was meant to bring together students of different cultural backgrounds, encouraging dialogue and inspiring a passionate community through Korean culture, outreach and vision. Chuseok was indeed well-attended by people of unique perspectives, and were active participants throughout the program.  For three hours, Chuseok brought a foreign nation to its participants directly; every major aspect of the event was uniquely Korean. We hope that attendees were able to gain increased tolerance and respect for cultures differing from their own. Chuseok enabled them to see these distinctions and similarities, granting them the opportunity to increase their understanding and appreciation of global cultures and customs, and hopefully knowing more about their respective backgrounds as well."

CS40/NSA Member of the Month:

  Jef Snider - NSA member

"He is very committed to the vision of the North Side Association and uses his initiative to set up these events. He's excited about the possibilities for his programs and works to make them great! He's committed to bringing the North Side community together.  He has taken the lead on Monthly Service Projects and setting up various contacts for us to extend our community service reach off campus and engaging North Side Residents in service."

Staff Members of the Month:

  Rhonda Kiely - Assistant Director of Residential Life

"Rhonda Kiely is one of the most underutilized student resources on campus. Her article on dealing with difficult roommates was a great resource that reached a great deal of students on the South 40. She tirelessly works to advocate for students in the housing selection process and with room changes. She is an advocate for students with disabilities by ensuring that we have spaces available on the 40 that meet the needs of ALL students. She is resource on campus that rarely gets recognition, but that has a huge impact on the student experience. I am lucky to call her a colleague."

Student Leader of the Month: 

   Josephy Marcus - Student Union Senator

"Joseph Marcus is amazing. As a Senator, the amount of successful projects he constantly has going is incredible. Along with Jake Novick, he is responsible for the development of the SyllabiCentral project, which aims to put all course syllabi online so students can see them before choosing their courses for the next semester-- it's already gone incredibly far in just the past few months. Joseph also is working on a project to reform the ArtSci course evaluation system, as well as a larger project to promote relationships and information sharing between student governments at WashU and other universities. Beyond these aspects, Joseph is an incredible example of a student leader. His remarks in Senate are never overly long, but always bring up intriguing points that are valuable to the discussion. His passion for making a difference on campus is clear, and even more importantly Joseph has the skills and aptitude to make his ambitious goals reality."