LLC Don & Shared Staff Duties
This is the specific project an LLC Don is required to coordinate during the year
What is a year-end Capstone Project?
The general term for Western's beloved volunteers who welcome new students to residence and campus every year.
What are Residence Sophs?
This campus resource helps students plan for professional growth through career education and industry exploration.
What is Careers and Experience services?
The specific training all Residence Life Staff are required to be certified in during the August Learning and Development Conference.
What is safe TALK Suicide Prevention?
Sophs serve this dual function by helping students not only socially but also by providing academic support and guidance.
What is an academic role model (or peer mentor)?
This program provides students with feedback on their resumes, cover letters, CVs, and LinkedIn profiles.
What is the Career Education Peer Advisor Program?
The three specific learning priorities that all Residence Dons and LLC Dons are required to foster with their programs and interactions.
What are Self-Awareness, Intellectual Engagement, and Citizenship?
One of the four key leadership competencies the Jeopardy game covers, which involves effectively managing disagreements.
What is conflict resolution?
This centre's offerings include services like Peer Assisted Learning (PAL), the Study Zone, and help coping with post-secondary academic demands.
What is Learning Development and Success (LDS)?
In addition to their Don salary, this is the amount of the supplemental honorarium an LLC Don receives per position.
What is $500 (paid in $250 installments per semester)?
A transferable skill Sophs are expected to possess, often described as the ability to "think on your feet" when facing unpredictable situations.
What is adaptability (or problem-solving)?
In addition to document feedback, Peer Advisors also offer this service to help students prepare for the interview stage of the hiring process.
What are mock interviews?
The two main professional staff members the LLC Don liaises with to provide ongoing support for student academic success plans.
Who are the REA (Residence Education Advisor) and the faculty mentor?
This long-term service, which includes academic support, is continued by the Soph Team even after Orientation Week is officially over.
What is peer mentorship?
Students can book appointments at Learning Development and Success for sessions on this topic, which helps them alleviate academic stress.
What is Mindfulness and Learning?