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First community meeting Community fund contribution

Your first community meeting is Be advised that on Move-in Day you
will be asked by your residence Don
scheduled on Move-In Day. Your Don will
What is a Don? provide location details during check- to provide $50 (cash or cheque) for
in. This meeting will provide you with
your community fund. This is a one-
an excellent opportunity to meet your time payment for the fall and winter
community, receive important building academic terms. These important funds
orientation information, and become are managed by the community to
familiar with our residence staff. facilitate events, activities and trips,
and to purchase/rent general items for

community use.
• Dons are upper-year students who are carefully
selected by the Residence Life management team and
receive extensive training to ensure that they meet the

needs of the students living in their community;
Meet your

• Dons create a community environment through Don in your What is an Icebreaker?
building relationships, providing support, promoting
responsible behaviour, encouraging awareness of community An Icebreaker is an upper-year
diversity and respect, and act as an academic and on Move-In Orientation Week volunteer. Each
social role model; residence floor/LOCUS community
Day wearing is assigned a pair of Icebreakers

• Through programming, Dons provide an out-of-the- a black polo whose role is to lead this group of first
classroom learning experience designed to encourage year students through O-Week and

personal growth, and provide social activities to
enhance personal relationships and to have fun! help them adapt to university life.
Their role doesn’t end after O-Week

as Icebreakers are expected to be

• If in doubt, call the Duty Don! Duty Dons wear an on-call vest or jacket and their a mentor and support system to
Residence Life staff nametag, and carry on-call phones with them from 8 p.m. to 8 their students throughout the entire
a.m. every night. The Duty Don phone number will be posted in your residence. academic year.

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