Campus Winner |
Month: August 2012 |
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Advisor of the Month |
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| School: |
Eastern Illinois University |
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GLACURH |
| Nominee: |
Jessica Ward |
Nominator: |
Phillip Roughton |
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| On-Campus Population: 4520 |
Chapter Size: 30 |
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| Please explain the outstanding contributions of the nominee during the month of nomination |
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For the month of August, I strongly feel that Jessica Ward, Residential
Director of Taylor Hall, deserves to be recognized. As a first year RA, I
had numerous and significant concerns about how the training process would
go and how I would face these challenges. Jessica was able to eliminate
these fears with her personality and her ability to make the RA role seem
more like a natural transition than a new job with new and numerous
responsibilities. Her training style was insightful, practical, and with a
level of humor and fun that eased my nerves. She motivated me and my
colleagues through recognition of success, augmented with constructive
criticism that made us grow and learn. She was (and still is) patient and
understanding when it came to learning policy. Jessica was also able to
relate my status as a transfer student to the importance of the RA
position. She attacked her job with a professionalism that was rivaled
only by her ability to make any situation fun. I honestly feel that the
future success I may have as a resident assistant, as well as whatever
impact I am able to have on my residents is a direct result of the
training I received by Jessica (or JWard as I like to call her). For these
reasons, I feel that Jessica Ward should be recognized for her continued
commitment to the students of Eastern Illinois University. Word Count: 237
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