Educational Module Idea

1. Learn to constructively criticize
2. Cook
3. History of TLC/Reslife (Alwina)
4. History of Brandeis (Jehuda, admissions)

quiz idea

open-ended questions

Example: Why are the rich in America predominantly slim while the poor are often obese?

Backwards

I've been reading up a little on TLC-like communities recently and I just feel that Brandeis' program is conducted backwards. Other schools tend to offer themed living as a way to integrate first-year students as opposed to non-first-years. I guess that ensures popularity from the get-go, also this is in place of regular CA hall programming, or this simplifies programming due to common interest.

Future TLC Theme Ideas

1. Peace and Coexistence
2.

Program for International Students

When Grad School, Teach for America, and PeaceCorps are not common options...

3 summers, 1 year OPT

Timeline for interviewing and getting paid internships.
Advice on approaching professors.

Quiz

Annual income of presidents in different countries

Quiz ideas

Gapminder

Prices of things

Why are man holes round?

Trying to do something with this year's TLCers

I have just about two full months of programming time till the end of the semester. I would like to do some programming for the current TLCers but I'm finding that I don't have much time. Not only that, I don't even know what their interests in health are so that I can program to that tune. This is dissappointing. Perhaps I'll try to set up some surveys for them and implement the ideas I have for next year's TLCs.

What I'm thinking... in terms of programming for the TLC

CAREER DEVELOPMENT for the TLCers:
Advice from professionals, guesstimate activities (How many countries in the world? How many tennis balls fit into a Boeing 747? What is the shortest route from Lown to Shapiro Campus Center?)

Leadership training:
Exploration of resources, meetings with faculty and students that run NGOs, campaign and marketing/alt advertising sessions

What else...
I'm still thinking =)

Self-Introduction

Desiree Koh

International student. Junior. Health: Science, Society and Policy (HSSP) and Economics.

Areas of experience:
Manchuria, Singapore, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Arabic, ethnic cooking, vegetarian cooking, canned food, Reslife, Wikipedia, Java programming, organizing health fairs, research, statistics, epidemiology, thoughtful discussion, education, origami... EFFICIENCY

Silly random stuff (only if you're procrastinating):
Allergic to silkworms (to eat), internet-addict, volunteering-addict, often gets confused between which side is left and which side is right =)