Joeseph Navarra WORLD'S LARGEST Purdue Fanatic. RHA Leader. Percussionist. Student of the Year. DRUM GLACURH Regional Leadership Conference 2018 Hosted by Oakland University
Set List Set List... 1 (Table of Contents) Meet The Maestro... (About Joe) 2 Leadership in C Minor... 3 (Residence Hall Association) More Cowbell... 4 (Additional Campus Involvements) Conductor's Awards... 5 (Conferences and Recognition) Critic's Reviews... 6 (Letters of Recommendation) Acknowledgements... 8 (Citations) 1
Meet The Maestro Fast Facts Major: Mechanical Engineering Year: Sophomore Hometown: Centerville, Ohio Joe plays about 50 different instruments! Who's Got Spirit? Meet Joe, Purdue's fun-loving fanatic. Since his arrival on campus Joe has been spreading his enthusiasm and positivity everywhere he goes. Joe is a creative and passionate individual. As a mechanical engineering student, Joe creativity is put to the test daily. Although, Joe doesn't stop when his homework is done. Two of Joe's greatest works have been building replicas of Purdue's iconic "World's Largest Drum" as a costume and the Purdue "Xtra Special" as a bike powered train shown to the side. Recently, Purdue's official social media pages have released a video of Joe building the Xtra Special and it has been watched over 10,000 times across all platforms, making Joe practically a school superstar! 2
Leadership in C Minor Shreve Hall Club RHA Senator As a Freshman walking onto campus, Joe decided to join Shreve Hall Club. He walked into the election meeting dressed in a full suit with tons of confidence. No one else in the meeting was dressed up at all, but this is the Joe way to always give 100% to everything he does. He won his election and his RHA journey began. Representing Shreve at RHA meetings came naturally to Joe. He was always the most vocal Senator, often times guiding conversation when others went silent. Joe was an driving member of RHA's advocacy committee. His contributions to the 2017-2018 senate were one of the reasons that RHA was able to grow as an organization. RHA Administrator Joe decided to run for the executive board position of Administrator for the 2018-2019 school year. The Administrator is a combination of the traditional positions of secretary and treasurer. Joe is thriving in this position. So far he has helped RHA to become more transparent with it's finances and he has taken very clear and detailed meeting minutes. 3
More Cowbell Dining Advisory Board Throughout the past year, Joe has been an active member of the dining advisory board. Joe has taken the opportunity to be a part of this group very seriously, often asking his friends for feedback to be able to better represent student concerns to the dining administration. BGR Team Leader Boiler Gold Rush (BGR) is Purdue's student orientation program. This year approximately 7000 freshman attended BGR. Joe played an integral role in BGR by being a team leader (TL). As a TL Joe was in charge of approximately 20 students. He served as a mentor and guide to these new Boilermakers. Orchestra Joe is proud member of the Orchestra at Purdue. He is a percussionist. Joe loves music and even keeps a piano in his room! As a member he performs in many different events including the Christmas Show and Commencement. 4
Conductor's Award Conferences Attended NACURH 2018 Emily Mauzy Vogel Sophomore Leadership Retreat 2018 Jay Severson Student Leadership Retreat 2018 Awards NACURH Bronze Pin 5
Critic's Review To the GLACURH RBD, NCCs, and NRHH CCs, It is my honor to write a letter recommending for Joe Navarra for the title of GLACURH Student of the Year. I first met Joe a few days after he stepped on campus last year as a freshman. Since then, I have had the privilege of watching him grow as a leader and working beside him to make our campus a better place for people to live. Joe is a hard worker and has been up to a lot this year. I could not possibly fit all the ways that he has impacted this campus in this one letter. As a first year student, Joe was an integral part of his hall club. He helped to put on several hall events. At the same time, Joe was working hard as a RHA Senator. At Senate meetings, Joe would often times take his own notes. Using his notes, he would discuss RHA with his floor and solicit their feedback and come back to RHA with new perspectives from his community. In this way, Joe was a model RHA Senator. This is the kind of commitment that you cannot find in just anyone. To me, the most impressive contribution that Joe made last year was his work centered around dining. Here at Purdue, dining is a hot topic. Our campus is growing, with residential living numbers up, dining has been brainstorming how to keep up with this growth. As a first year student, Joe didn't know how dining used to be, but he listened closely to upperclassmen talk about dining and became very passionate about helping out. Joe attended almost every dining advisory board meeting of the year. He was an active participant and did a lot of research and outreach to help dining. Although he may not personally recognize it, his dedication has help dining tremendously. When the end of the year came and it was time to pass out the NACURH Bronze Pins, with all the contributions and passion that Joe brought throughout the year, he was more than deserving of what the pin represents. Joe is a fearless leader and I was very proud to present him with the Bronze Pin. Nearing the end of my Presidential term, one of my biggest fears was what would RHA become after I am gone. I love RHA with all my heart and letting go of it was very hard, but knowing that Joe is there to take care of RHA made letting go easier. RHA will continue to grow strong and supportive under Joe's leadership. In the short time that I have know Joe he has been an outstanding leader. It is for that reason and many more that I am privileged to nominate Joe for Student of the Year. He is more than deserving of the title. Thank you for your consideration, Aimee Cooper 2016-2018 RHA President Purdue University 6
Critic's Review To the GLACURH Regional Board of Directors, It is my honor and privilege to write this letter of nomination for Joe Navarra for GLACURH student of the year. I have had the opportunity to work closely with Joe and can speak to his love of Purdue, his desire to learn more about leadership, and his commitment to his own growth and development. Coming in as a first year student, Joe took a leap and decided to join his hall club executive board as RHA Senator. Within his exec role capacity, Joe worked closely with other members of Shreve club to implement hall club programs and to put on the largest hall club event on the Purdue campus, the Shreve semiformal. He was always counted on a consistent worker that would take on tasks and complete them without hesitation and well before expectations were placed upon him. Within the Residence Hall Association, Joe became one of the go-to senators to draft legislation, to educate other senators on parliamentary procedure and to get the conversation moving with important legislation when the room was quiet. He took great care and concern in his role as RHA senator and drafted more than five pieces of legislation, ranging from policy alternatives to funding requests. He was also a consistent advocate of RHA to both his hall and his peers. He was able to find the positives in every situation and worked to create an atmosphere of respect and professionalism within RHA senate meetings. Joe made the decision to further develop as a leader when he stepped into the RHA administrator role in April 2018. In this role, Joe has worked to develop more consistent and developed minutes from meetings, as well as provide transparency to the senators of how RHA spends their time and fiscal resources. He is a valuable member of the executive board that takes it upon himself to ask the difficult questions, remind others of their responsibilities and find ways to keep RHA relevant and moving forward. An admirable aspect of Joe is his love and passion for Purdue. When he had the opportunity to represent Purdue at NACURH 2018, he jumped at the opportunity. In addition, he shows his pride in a variety of ways, including recently being featured by the Mechanical Engineering department for his creation of bike powered Boilermaker Special, the Purdue mascot. Joe is an active student leader within University Residence, as well as a diligent and studious learner. He is currently in good standing with the institution and has learned the value of learning both inside and out of the classroom. Joe has given so much to Purdue student leadership during his short time at the institution and I am truly excited to watch his growth over the next few years. He is exceptionally deserving of the GLACURH Student of the Year award. Thank you for your consideration, Jennifer Bannon Associate Director of Residential Life Purdue University bannon0@purdue.edu 7
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