{"id":468,"date":"2014-04-07T17:09:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T17:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/?p=468"},"modified":"2014-04-07T17:17:19","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T17:17:19","slug":"welcome-to-the-team-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/2014\/04\/07\/welcome-to-the-team-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Team!"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jenni Chadick<\/a>, Assistant Director of Residence Life<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesterday was our first day in Residence Life getting to know our 2014-2014 staff team. Look at them \u2013 that\u2019s a fine bunch I think!<\/p>\n

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The 2014-2015 Res Life Staff<\/p><\/div>\n

This is a great time of year in the northwest \u2013 spring is on our doorstep marked by the daffodils and tulips blooming, the birds chirping, and daylight past 6pm. It\u2019s a time of new beginnings and looking toward the future \u2013 yet knowing there is still some time before it\u2019s truly summer BBQ weather. For Residence Life, this is our best time of year to reflect on the past year and make plans for the future. Welcoming our new staff is just step one, but it\u2019s an important step.<\/p>\n

As part of our welcome, we showed a few videos that even though I’ve watched several times still struck a chord.<\/p>\n

Everyday Leadership – Drew Dudley TED Talk<\/a><\/p>\n

(Not gonna lie \u2013 I tear up at around 3:23 as soon as “home” is mentioned)<\/p>\n

Kid President’s Letter to Someone on Their First Day Here<\/a><\/p>\n

(I mean really… who doesn’t love Kid President?!)<\/p>\n

Videos are fun, yes, but I also think these ones in particular speak to a certain hopefulness we all have for the future. A future where we are kinder to one another (especially our loved ones), a future where we are the best version of ourselves, a future we know is possible just beyond the horizon. What’s neat about these videos and their popularity is that it’s a universal human desire to do better, to be better, and to create a community that cares. We can sometimes differ on how to get there, but there is something innately human at the core of these messages. Spring is the best time I think to hear these messages – when our world is full of new beginnings, when we are thinking about next steps, new relationships, new careers, new classes, new versions of ourselves (cue the Felicity<\/a> theme here, New Version of You<\/em>… R.I.P. classic J.J. Abrams and the best thing to ever happen on the WB). What inspires you most in the spring?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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