Antigone Kotsiopulos, one of our beloved advisors of College Council and the Associate Dean of CAHS has announced her retirement. In an effort to thank Antigone for her time commitment and dedication to council, DLC hosted a beautiful retirement party for her. All members helped bring the spring-themed party together by contributing entrees and desserts, decorating our usual meeting space, and even putting together a slideshow of photographs from the past year. Antigone was presented with a gift of appreciation from DLC consisting of a framed photograph of the 2005- 2006 DLC. Antigone was a strong asset to DLC and all members on council will truly miss her. Thank you, Antigone, for all your enthusiasm and insightfulness.

Council has elected new officers for the 2006-2007 school year. The new president will be Construction Management major, Ann Szynskie (formerly Secretary/Treasurer). The new Vice President is Health and Exercise Science major Brenton McCoy. The new Secretary/Treasurer is Katey Adolph, also a Health and Exercise Science major, and the new Webmaster/Historian is Food Science and Human Nutrition major Morgan Lafferty. Council is really excited for the new officers to take charge next year. But, as is always the case, we are sad to see the old executives leave office. Thank you to the 2005-2006 Executive Council for a great year in developing Council into a strong student organization.

CAHS Dean’s Leadership Council was fortunate to have President Penley visit council this evening. President Penley answered a few questions posed by council members and discussed a few key points. Some of the key points addressed included encouraging council to invite admissions officers at CSU to campus and tour our facilities and departments with in CAHS. He encouraged us, as leaders, when we graduate to leave something behind at CSU that you are proud of, and at every step of the journey through life and college, to pause for a moment and reflect and enjoy. Penley also noted that patience is the key to leadership and as leaders we are the people bold enough to stand between the known and the unknown. It was a real pleasure having President Penley come to council and speak with us. Many members were very pleased with his visit and felt they got a great experience out of the event. And we hope he will feel welcome to come speak to Council in the near future.

We were very excited to have the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Services office come and speak with council so that our members could learn more about diversity and acceptance. The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Services office is committed to providing support services, programs and a safe gathering space for GLBT people, other sexual minorities, and allies of the Colorado State University community. Reflecting a commitment of diversity through positive community building, there services include advising, counseling, referrals to other University and external support programs, student group advising, educational outreach programs, co-sponsorships, alumni development and support to those individual who have reported discrimination, harassment, or intimidation. Council was fortunate enough to speak with two representatives from the GLBT Student Services office to ask questions about scenarios and how to deal with discrimination situations. Having GLBT visit with us was a real pleasure and a way for our members to expand their leadership skills in diversity and acceptance.

The Director for the Women’s Studies Programs here at Colorado State University was an exceptional speaker for the Dean’s Leadership Council. We all learned about equality, equal opportunity, empowerment, and communications between the sexes! We were extremely excited to have Ms. Linder, who had all the members participate in a number of empowering, interactive activities that focused on each member’s positive traits and accomplishments. Having Ms. Linder was a very unique opportunity for all the members!

Making Valentines for senior citizens is such a wonderful experience for our council members, and the seniors at the Spring Creek Assisted Living Center love to interact with us and enjoy the holiday! From past experience, this event has proved to be very special specifically to the seniors who "enjoy our young faces and love hearing what we are a part of." Council members were able to relax and get to know each other better while we constructed the Valentines. When we delivered them to Spring Creek, we had a wonderful time. We were able to visit with many of the residents and get to know them. You hear so many interesting stories from them! It is truly a reward to know that we were able to make a difference and give these residents a nice Valentines Day, and that they sincerely enjoy our company.

At the beginning of the new semester it is always fun look back and reflect on the previous semester and remember the events and speakers we had the honor of joining us for our meetings. Last semester we had many wonderful guest speakers! We ask our guests to speak on various topics important to our council such as; the College of Applied Human Sciences, leadership, integrity, and diversity. It has been our honor to have; Dr. Dean April Mason, Dean - College of Applied Human Sciences Ms. Barb Wallner, Assistant Professor - School of Education Ms. Dana Hiatt, Director - Office of Equal Opportunity Dr. Mike Ellis, Executive Director - Lory Student Center Mr. Brian Obruba, Career Counselor - Colorado State University Career Center Ms. Marilyn Thayer, Director - CORE Center With the addition of nine new members at semester, CAHS Dean’s Leadership Council is looking forward to another great semester with a fantastic group of people. The total membership of council will reach 30 members for the spring 2006 semester. The Executive council is really excited for a large council because with this many members we will be able make a large impact with our volunteer activities and will also be able to get better representation of the CAHS student body. CAHS Dean’s Leadership Council is very concerned with what the students of CAHS are thinking, so please feel free to contact us with you questions and concerns. In order to contact us please visit the “contact us” link from the homepage of this website.

The Community Organization Reaching Empowerment Center offers parenting skills, children programs, and support groups in Larimer County who often are living in poverty conditions. Every year the Dean’s Leadership Council pairs with the CORE Center to co-host a holiday party for children and their parents in the Lory Student Center. This is a very touching event because it allows the children and parents to enjoy an evening with food, drinks, and presents for the children as well as allowing the council members to experience and interact with community members. This year council conjured up a whole variety of events for the children and families to enjoy. Some of the activities included a cakewalk, gingerbread house decorating, face painting, holiday crafts, pin the nose on Rudolph, and picture frame decorating. When Santa arrives, played this year by Rob Kirkpatrick, the children receive a gift and have a Polaroid taken with Santa. Once the photograph is developed, the kids can mount the photo in the frame they just decorated and hang it in their home as a decoration. Many families who come to the CORE Center Holiday Party have multiple frames with photos with Santa from multiple years. Dean April Mason was able to join us for the evening and said this about the evening, “I saw so many happy people in that room. I can only begin to appreciate how much preparation and organization it took to make everything work. Thank you for your hard work, your caring and your commitment.” Every year the student and faculty volunteers, the children and families, and everyone involved with this event walk away with a little more holiday spirit and a smile on their faces. The CORE Center Holiday Party is truly one of the most rewarding and important activities for College Council. Remember volunteers are always welcome!

Council takes the safety and responsibility of students very seriously and by College Council participating in Ram Ride, council is promoting a safer and more socially responsible campus environment. RamRide is a safe ride program, which provides safe, nonjudgmental rides for CSU students with the goal of improving safety of the Fort Collins community. CAHS Dean’s Leadership Council tries to participate in RamRide at least once a semester. The RamRide evenings are organized by our ASCSU representatives and for this particular RamRide outing College Council had eight members volunteer. Council will continue to volunteer for this event and will hopefully increase the number of volunteers we can contribute to this excellent cause.

CAHS Dean’s Leadership Council was very fortunate to have a Leadership Panel with the Department Heads of the College of Applied Human Sciences, as well as our own Dean April Mason! The Leadership Panel was arranged to give our members an insight to the leadership style and techniques from influential faculty in our college. Our council was fortunate enough to have representation from all departments of our college. Our attendee’s included: Dean April Mason, College of Applied Human Sciences Dr. Chris Melby, Food Science and Human Nutrition Dr. Larry Grosse, Construction Management Dr. Mary Littrell, Design and Merchandising Dr. R. Gay Israel, Health and Exercise Science Dr. Jodie Hanzlick, Human Development and Family Studies Dr. Barb Wallner, School of Education Dr. Deborah Valentine, School of Social Work A very brief overview of questions and responses in the Leadership Panel include; How would you describe integrity? • Being proud of the decisions you make. • Own your words and decisions. How do you approach conflicts? • Slowly with all the facts. • Taking different approaches to actively and effectively communicate. What is your favorite book? • Lion in Autumn • Kite Runner • Touching the Void • Two Worlds The Leadership Panel was an amazing opportunity to network with the leaders of our college. The interaction between the students and faculty was a valuable experience for our members. Our sincere “thank you” goes out to all the participants of the CAHS Dean’s Leadership Council’s Leadership Panel.

College Council took this evening to relax and enjoy some great food and conversation to celebrate the fall holidays with a Halloween Party. Executive members and advisors arranged for decorations and party gifts (candy included!) for all the members while each member brought a food dish for everyone to enjoy. We played games and had a good evening spent getting to know each other a little better.

CAHS Dean’s Leadership Council attended the 1st Annual Hunger Banquet established by Oxfam America and hosted by the International Development Studies along with many other sponsors. The Hunger Banquet is part of Oxfam America’s Fast for a World Harvest campaign. For over 30 years Fast has been raising awareness and gathering donations to fight world hunger. As a group College Council purchased meal tickets for every member of council to participate in the Hunger Banquet. At the banquet we were randomly given an identity for the night with a socioeconomic category assigned to us. The different income brackets, ranging from high to low income, determined everything from where you were able to sit in the dining hall to what type and quantity of food you were able to eat. The majority of council members received low-income assignments, where only about four members received mid-income assignments, and only one member, Dan Harter, received a high-income assignment. Low-income participants received a small amount of rice for dinner and had to sit on the floor. Mid-income people received rice and beans for dinner and were allowed to sit on chairs, but with no table. And high-income participants received a dinner salad, bread, spaghetti, and vegetables. Members of the high-income category were serenaded by a violinist and were able to eat at a table with tablecloth and had the luxury of using cutlery. The purpose of the Hunger Banquet was to show by example how many people in the world are in poverty and going hungry every night. Attending this event was an eye-opening experience for our council. The money to purchase the tickets was directly donated to Oxfam America and Fast to aid in the fight against world hunger. For more information regarding the Hunger Banquet please visit www.hungerbanquet.org and for more information on Oxfam America please visit www.oxfamamerica.org.

Sponsored and produced by the Student Leadership and Civic Engagement office at Colorado State University, the Cans Around the Oval food drive competition raised over 117,000 pounds this year for the Food Bank for Larimer County. Cans Around the Oval is a CSU tradition, where students, faculty and staff partner with community members, local media, and area businesses, to raise awareness about hunger! This year our Dean’s Leadership Council donated an amazing amount of nonperishable goods, totaling just under 300 pounds! College Council was a major contributor to the food drive and nearly tripled the amount of food CAHS Dean’s Leadership Council donated from last year. Dean April Mason applauded our contribution to Cans Around the Oval by saying, “You are all to be commended. The food goes to the very needy in our community, and your effort is so greatly appreciated by those recipients and the agencies that serve them. Thank you for your hard work and great example of team effort!” We were extremely happy with the amount of food we helped raised and collected from the entire College of Applied Human Sciences!

The first event of the fall for council was Ram Welcome. Ram Welcome is an exciting event required for every first year student to begin his or her transition to CSU. Ram Welcome is set up to help new students explore academic programs, meet faculty, and learn about the many services available to support their college experience. Council members helped out with Ram Welcome by preparing tables and hosting tours of buildings new CAHS students would soon be occupying. This year council was asked to speak to the incoming class of CAHS students at a lecture established to personally welcome the new students to CSU. Crystal Kostroski (Vice President), Brenton McCoy, Kristen Morris (Webmaster/Historian), and Ann Szynskie (Secretary) spoke on the many different opportunities CAHS offers including CAHS Dean’s Leadership Council. Council also hosted an informational table for College Council and CAHS where we handed out information and goodies to students and had a fun game to test student’s knowledge of our college. For more information regarding Ram Welcome please visit: RamWelcome.Colostate.edu

COLLEGE OF APPLIED HUMAN SCIENCES STUDENTS AIM FOR SUCCESS VIA LEADERSHIP BOOTCAMP WASHINGTON , D.C. - Students from the College of Applied Human Sciences at Colorado State University , Ms. Crystal Kostroski and Ms. Katy Winter, joined other university scholars in the same field of study from around the United States for Leadership Honors Bootcamp in the Washington , D.C. metro area from May 21 to 26, 2005. The curriculum for Leadership Bootcamp was developed by Dr. Rod Napier, a former Wharton School Fellow and one of America 's most renowned names in executive coaching. Dr. Napier designed the curriculum to give participants leadership strategies tailored to the changing needs of the 21st Century. "Leadership Honors Bootcamp virtually paves the pathway for university scholars with lifetime advantages," said Carolyn Jackson, director of the Leadership Honors Bootcamp program. "The benefits of this educational experience will be recognized by Crystal and Katy in both career and personal life choices. Leadership Bootcamp instills in participants strength and confidence for when they take on roles as leaders or team players on college campuses, in communities and in demanding work places. I am extremely pleased to partner with Dr. Napier in developing this curriculum once taught only to CEOs and members of the corporate elite." In reflecting on her participation in the program, Kostroski had this to say, "This entire week was a whirlwind experience that landed me in a whole new world. The activities we went through taught me some very valuable lessons that I never would have learned in a lecture hall." Winter's advice to her peers regarding their possible participation in a future program is, "Don't think twice about it. You will never get so much out of an individual session as you do here." "In the end, Leadership Honors Bootcamp is a personal journey which transforms those with leadership potential and positions into those with real leadership power," concluded Jackson . "The support administrators in the College of Applied Human Sciences have provided these students to participate is forward-thinking and cutting edge."

At the end of the scholastic year, CAHS Dean’s Leadership Council held their annual “New Members Picnic.” Council invites all the new members of council to the picnic to meet the existing members and the graduating members were thanked for their commitment to council. Of the seniors leaving were president, Breanna Farnsworth, and secretary, Eric Coolen. This year the picnic was catered by Subway and all the 04-05 members brought a side dish or dessert to compliment the sandwiches. Dean April Mason and Malinda Sloan, CAHS Administrative Assistant, stopped by to meet the new members and enjoy good food and company with council. This year's picnic had to be held inside because of foul weather, but the picnic was still a fun social event to get to know the members.

COLLEGE OF APPLIED HUMAN SCIENCES DEANS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL HAS A WEBSITE! Please explore the council's new website to find information on council events and news! Students, the website will be your resource to getting involved with your college. Use the “Members” page to find out who your representative is for your department. Use the "Contact Us" page to make suggestions and share concerns and compliments about your department. Council is your voice to make a difference in your department and now our website is your tool to start the ball rolling.

New executives have been elected for next year. They are: Jesse Doerffel; President, Crystal Kostroski; Vice President; Ann Szynskie; Secretary/Treasurer, and Kristen Morris; Webmaster/Historian. The executives are working hard to make a wonderful year in the fall!