I realized no one responded to my icebreaker in July did not go well. Perhaps it was too narcissist. So here is the one for July...
Imagine that all the housefellows for TAS are at a cookout commemorating the excellent year we have had. Imagine that we have accomplished all we set out to do. What is one thing you are happy we accomplished?
I would be happy I saw my "house" have an open social atmosphere. Doors are open, people are talking quietly and respectfully, and find their dorm a cool place to hang out after classes.
Mine is pretty out there - what is yours?
Monday, July 28, 2008
Collaboration Between Dorms - Help out the Noob (the new guy:)
At the end of the last semester Dan Melanz brought up to me the ability of different housefellows to collaborate on events. If this is so, then I would really like to find ways for us all to do more "house" sharing events.
A few things I have kicked around...
-Field Trips
-Going to cool events on campus as a house or collaborated houses
-Speakers, concerts, etc.
-Video Games Night
-Card Night
-Service Events
-Tea/Coffee Social
-Late Night Waffles
-Cookouts (Maybe throw in some vegetarian options)
-Board game challenges
-I was thinking maybe a twister night
I think I have seen all these things happen within TAS, but I want to know what you all are thinking.
I especially would like some guidance from past housefellows on what worked and what didn't.
Counting down the days...
A few things I have kicked around...
-Field Trips
-Going to cool events on campus as a house or collaborated houses
-Speakers, concerts, etc.
-Video Games Night
-Card Night
-Service Events
-Tea/Coffee Social
-Late Night Waffles
-Cookouts (Maybe throw in some vegetarian options)
-Board game challenges
-I was thinking maybe a twister night
I think I have seen all these things happen within TAS, but I want to know what you all are thinking.
I especially would like some guidance from past housefellows on what worked and what didn't.
Counting down the days...
The Pine Room
With training two weeks away, I have begun thinking about things we can do for next year and one of the topics I was thinking about was the Pine Room...
Events that I was aware of from last year were:
-The dances
-The FASTA formal
-The TAS Olympics
-Movie nights
-Board games
Those are the only events I remember off the top of my head...
So my question associated with this moment of free association is...
Are we making the best use of our community room or can we do more with it?
Do other groups besides University Housing have dibs on the room?
Which of these events worked and which didn't?
How could the ones that worked be made better?
A few ideas I have kicked around in my head...
A Coffee House
-Perhaps on a week night we could convert the pine room into a starbucks like setting. We must have a few tea and coffee drinkers in the house. People could talk quietly and study.
A Bar-like setting
-While I am not in the least advocating anything alcoholic, bars can be excellent places for people to just sit, relax, and talk. We could provide some intimate lighting, have some games set up (even table tennis and board games would work as opposed to pool), some root beer, good music, dancing, and tables for talking and socializing.
I bring these two ideas up because I thought we could really use the pine room to our advantage to create a cool atmosphere on the lakeshore. The disadvantage is that we may not be able to compete with anything more attractive a walk or bus down to State St.
Tell me your thoughts.
Events that I was aware of from last year were:
-The dances
-The FASTA formal
-The TAS Olympics
-Movie nights
-Board games
Those are the only events I remember off the top of my head...
So my question associated with this moment of free association is...
Are we making the best use of our community room or can we do more with it?
Do other groups besides University Housing have dibs on the room?
Which of these events worked and which didn't?
How could the ones that worked be made better?
A few ideas I have kicked around in my head...
A Coffee House
-Perhaps on a week night we could convert the pine room into a starbucks like setting. We must have a few tea and coffee drinkers in the house. People could talk quietly and study.
A Bar-like setting
-While I am not in the least advocating anything alcoholic, bars can be excellent places for people to just sit, relax, and talk. We could provide some intimate lighting, have some games set up (even table tennis and board games would work as opposed to pool), some root beer, good music, dancing, and tables for talking and socializing.
I bring these two ideas up because I thought we could really use the pine room to our advantage to create a cool atmosphere on the lakeshore. The disadvantage is that we may not be able to compete with anything more attractive a walk or bus down to State St.
Tell me your thoughts.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
First Icebreaker
Answer any of the following...
If you could be a...
a character from a television show, who would you be?
a character from a book, who would you be?
a character from a movie, who would you be?
a character from a play, who would you be?
an animal, what would you be?
I'm interested to see what you all choose and why?
If you could be a...
a character from a television show, who would you be?
a character from a book, who would you be?
a character from a movie, who would you be?
a character from a play, who would you be?
an animal, what would you be?
I'm interested to see what you all choose and why?
Icebreakerphobia
I think I will overcome my fear of icebreakers by making them a regular part of this blog.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Who's not at the table?
What housefellows are not part of this blog? Somebody let me in on this.
KK Thx Bye.
KK Thx Bye.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Rap sheet on Jobot
Hometown: While I currently live in Greendale, WI I grew up in Wauwatosa and went to high school at Marquette High.
Sports: I've become rather disinterested over the years, but I still occasionally
watch the Brewers, Packers, and some other things here and there. I can tell what's going on in more sports, but I get bored keeping track of this game from that and that player from that.
News and Politics: As I have become disinterested in Sports, I have become more interested in News and Politics. I am horrible at geography, no very little about business before getting to Grainger Hall and had a very narrow taste in music. In my three years at Madison I have become an avid listener of the BBC (music and news), NPR, and reader of the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and the Economist.
Movies: I like action and comedy movies, but none of them will ever make my top 10. I personally like movies that somehow make me think deeper about my life. My favorites are "Before Sunset" and "Before Sunrise."
Television: TV is just like movies. I can watch most everything, but I really enjoy things that engage me. My favorite show is Northern Exposure and it is more of an obsession that anything else.
Sports: I've become rather disinterested over the years, but I still occasionally
watch the Brewers, Packers, and some other things here and there. I can tell what's going on in more sports, but I get bored keeping track of this game from that and that player from that.
News and Politics: As I have become disinterested in Sports, I have become more interested in News and Politics. I am horrible at geography, no very little about business before getting to Grainger Hall and had a very narrow taste in music. In my three years at Madison I have become an avid listener of the BBC (music and news), NPR, and reader of the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and the Economist.
Movies: I like action and comedy movies, but none of them will ever make my top 10. I personally like movies that somehow make me think deeper about my life. My favorites are "Before Sunset" and "Before Sunrise."
Television: TV is just like movies. I can watch most everything, but I really enjoy things that engage me. My favorite show is Northern Exposure and it is more of an obsession that anything else.
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