LGS Initiatives—what are they?

One of the great things about the LGS program is how students are encouraged to get involved. I've mentioned initiatives in my blog many times, but I've failed to mention what they really are besides going over one of them in detail.

So what are LGS initiatives?

One word or statement really can't describe LGS initiatives—the initiatives are as diverse as LGS students themselves—so I won't try to find a single word or phrase to describe them all.

LGS initiatives can be for a variety of things, they can help raise awareness of issues that effect the global community or help the community right here around Adelphi. LGS initiatives can also help enhance the program itself, such as the LGS Journal Initiative.

Here's a sampling of a few initiatives, along with links to find out more about them:

• Rock it and Wrap it Up
  Rock it and Wrap it Up is run by LGS Junior Matthew Sanfilippo. The Rock it program involves taking extra food, often from either campus events or from the Waldorf school next door and bringing it to a food shelter—all of which are grateful for the extra food.



• LGS Journal
  The LGS journal, run by LGS Sophomore Hara Stephanou is going to be published once a semester. It will feature various works by LGS students.



• Community Computer Coverage
  Community Computer Coverage was recently featured in a Newsday Article, and I posted about it in a previous entry. Community Computer Coverage involves students taking used and unwanted computers, fixing them up, and either donating them or using them to teach adults who have little or no computer skills.



• Who Are you Voting For?
  Who are you Voting for? is run by LGS Junior Laura Grodin and V.O.T.E.R. and it aims to get young people out to vote and help them become informed about the candidates and their stances on the issues.

These are only a small sampling of the initiatives in action, to see what else LGS students are up to, check out http://www.adelphi.edu/levermorescholars/initiatives/.