I
have yet to obtain a degree, although I am working on it as we speak
But
even in my position I can create philosophies
My
own expression of truths on particular subject matters
And
today leadership will receive my Aristotle type manners
It
is more than a word, more like a house of action
Because
there are different levels to ensure the owners satisfaction
But
not every viewer can obtain a key, unless you’re willing to listen carefully
Pretend
I am your realtor, only for a few minutes and if you like my offer we’ll be in
business
Step
through the golden door, and don’t be blue,
Passion
the first floor I’ll walk you through
Here,
you can make your ideas concrete and when the sun shines you’ll feel the heat
Not
from the rays, because the central air is blowing, but from your belief of your
vision growing
You’ll
probably have several and need to keep them in check so the organizational
floor is next
File
cabinets, planners, sticky notes and more can all be utilized on this floor
If
you ask me it is an excellent place to spend your time because if you aren’t
careful everything can end up out of line
The
quiet floor encourages you to listen because when you talk all the time
something can go missing
But
if you like to talk and give instruction, the delegation room may be your
persuasion
It
is full of tasks that need to be done and someone needs to handle them
So
when you are on the floor of responsibility be sure to stop by and face them
with bravery
Come
on, I know you’re not tired yet
The house of leadership does not encourage
that
But
if you need to take a break, be honest, because that’s an important quality
If
you’re okay we’ll keep it going, the floor of communication can keep this party
grooving
Just
make sure you are clear about what you are saying and body language is an
important part of the displaying
Speaking
of displays have you noticed this pattern?
Not
the wall molds, although those are impressive
I
mean you following me through this lesson
We
walked through the floors and you followed loyally behind
We
were in sync as you kept the time
That’s
an amazing attribute to receiving the key
Following
comes often before you can lead
So
now that you know the place, what do you think?
Was
it what you expected or a bit bleak?
There
were a few spots I didn’t show, but do not fret in time you’ll know
Something I love about this house is everyone’s perception of it is different
Every
realtor will show you their own commitment
But
since you’ve passed the test, I’ll pass on the key
Welcome
to the House of Leadership
Poem by Shannon Alomar, Junior, Broadcast Journalism
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It is already the first of September and we are quickly approaching the first day of classes on campus. While residential upper class-men have been moving back on to campus, the new Hofstra students have been involved in a wide variety of events planned by our three summer Welcome Week Coordinators, Jennifer Grod, Elysha Johnson and Batson Xiang Li. As we are heading toward the end of the week they are proud of what has been offered and still excited about what more there is in the next day and a half. 
We had a great weekend of END trips - people were all over Long Island and NYC participating in service trips as well as social trips with peers, welcome week leaders and administrators. The group seen here was on the Watson Adventure Wizard School END Trip with advisement dean Claudine Johnson. Today groups are on the Circle Line Tour, at a Yankees Game and handing out food at the Hempstead Train Station with Food Not Bombs, just to name a few. Friday was busy because we had a lot of workshop offerings during the afternoon but, we kicked the morning off right with a welcome from Hofstra's Provost, Herman Berliner and a great presentation by common read author Will Allen (pictured here with Welcome Week Coordinator Elysha Johnson prior to his presentation). Yesterday we had a great afternoon at the Fitness Center co hosting(along with the Recreation and Intramural Sports Department) our first ever Let's Get Physical program. The event had 
demonstrations from clubs and organizations along with fitness class demonstrations and healthy food giveaways by Kate and Willy. We were lucky enough to even have a demo by our awesome Men's Basketball Team!
