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Jeanne

The End!!

by Jeanne on May 3, 2012

in Campus Community,College Life,Extracurricular,New & Future Students,Organizations, Activities & Events,Our Causes,Uncategorized

Hello Everyone!
I just wanted the end the year with a CONGRATS!! We made it!! I know I still have one more week left and it’s exams, but the end is so near that I can taste it. I have been a busy bee and Fontbonne has been great with making the last few weeks a blast! Just this past Friday, April 27th, I participated in Fontbonne’s annual Service Day. It’s a day where all from the Fontbonne community come together to volunteer at various locations across St. Louis. I volunteered at the Open Door Animal Shelter and played with kittens and walked dogs! The shelter is a “no kill” shelter, and they have hundreds of animals waiting to be taken home. I know I fell in love with every dog that passed by. Besides helping animals, other options were available like the St. Patrick’s Day Center, Project Solomon, and more! This was a great way to spend my Friday, and I am glad Fontbonne gives such an opportunity to all of its faculty and students.
To keep going, on Saturday night, I am sure everyone heard the tornado sirens, saw the golf ball size hail, and got wet in the rain. Fontbonne trudged through the weather and held a delicious SGA Banquet for all who showed initiative in leadership. I was lucky enough to be nominated for the Emerging Leadership Award, but my good friend Claire Toler won because of her outstanding determination to bring awareness of eating disorders to Fontbonne’s campus. The food was amazing and made by our own food service, Ameriserve. The theme was Doctor Seuss, which made my night because I loved reading those books when I was younger. It was great to see all of the people who influence our community and make Fontbonne a better place.

Finally, Spirit Week is this week and it is one of many ways to relieve some of the pressure of exams! Monday was field day, Tuesday was sand volleyball, and Wednesday was karaoke night. Tonight we got to celebrate Cinco De Mayo early with a fiesta and piñatas! I think I am the most excited for Friday’s Spring Fest and the concert in the meadow. We will be having South Jordan playing at Fontbonne, and it should be a good time. I recommend Googling this band because they are pretty impressive. That about wraps up my last post for the semester… Thank you for putting up with my rants, tall tales, and gibbering rambles!!! I’ll see you guys some other time!
Jeanne!

Tagged as: Fontbonne Day, Fontbonne Service Day, leadership, SGA Leadership Banquet, Spirit Week

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Elizabeth

Leaders Have Lots to Learn

by Elizabeth on February 14, 2012

in Campus Community,Extracurricular,In Saint Louis,Organizations, Activities & Events

Hi all,

This past weekend, I attended a great conference put on by Maryville University and Fontbonne called the Summit on Leadership Development.  It was open to any school within “drivable distance” according to the keynote speaker, Tracy Knofla, a leadership trainer, and that meant there were students from as close-by as Saint Louis University and as far away as McKendree University (in Illinois) and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (I’ll let you guess where that one’s located).

Honestly, when I signed up for the conference, I did not think it would be very fun.  I’ve been to so many “Be a leader!”-type motivational presentations that I figured there really can’t be that much more to learn.  I was right in this prediction in the sense that I didn’t come out hearing anything new about the qualities good leaders have, how to be one, etc.  However, it was really beneficial for me to hear from the presenters about topics like how to better market events and how to use the available resources to their fullest.  At the conference, I was also able to interact with group leaders from other schools. Trading ideas with them, comparing club activities, and commiserating about the relationship between free food and meeting attendance got me excited about doing new things with the groups I’m in, namely the Commuter Advisory Board.

I’m really glad I attended SOLD this year, and I’m already excited about next year – it’s going to be hosted by Fontbonne!

Talk to you later,

Elizabeth

Tagged as: leadership, SOLD

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Alumni Posts

Metanoia

by Alumni Posts on October 25, 2010

in Extracurricular,Organizations, Activities & Events

So, it’s the middle of October and Metanoia retreat is just around the corner.  I’ve put a lot more work into Metanoia than I did last year, as I am on the core team this year. I’m excited for the weekend, but apprehensive about my role. I went shopping with my fellow Hospitality Director yesterday, and she voiced concern over how much we will get to be a part of the retreat. I’ve thought about it as well.  The one thing about being involved in activities on campus is that sometimes you don’t get to be a spectator. Of course, that only makes sense! I guess I’ll just have to wait for the weekend to see how it goes. Most of the time, the rewards of being involved with planning an event come from the response of the participants. So far, we have a good group of retreatants, so I think the whole experience will be rewarding in itself. Also, I’ve gained so much by being part planning the retreat. The team has worked so well together for the past six weeks or so. Even though I knew some of the people going into the planning, I’ve gotten to know a lot of new people, too. In a lot of cases, I would have never met some of my fellow team members unless I had applied to be on the team. That’s the key to success on campus, you have to realize what you’ll gain when you go into something, even if you’re giving up the experience from a different angle.

Tagged as: leadership, Metanoia

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