2008 Woodie Awards
Profiles in Leadership
The Greyhound speaks with a few student leaders
Katerina Kienle
Issue date: 4/1/08 Section: News
Christi Berglund
When senior speech-pathology major Chrisi Berglund wanted to avoid studying for her GREs one evening, the Long Island native did some googling and was soon on her way to founding the Loyola chapter of Operation Smile, a non-profit organization that provides financial assistance and volunteers for the medical care of children with facial deformities in developing nations; hardly a waste of time.
Inspired by her experience abroad last spring in New Zealand, Berglund was looking for an outlet that would allow her to give back to the world beyond Baltimore. In less than a year, she has attracted over 75 Loyola students to the cause and since November led the group to raise over $9,000
"Going abroad just opened my eyes to everything. It was a whole new world I wasn't prepared for," says Berglund. "Starting Smile just felt right."
But the courage for Berglund to start Operation Smile was generated by another organization the senior is very active with on campus - the Evergreen program.
Even after graduation, Berglund will continue to spread the Loyola ideals beyond the Evergreen campus by going to Thailand with Teach for America.
Nicholas Hawkins
"Across the board, being a good leader is about what you do in the position, not about the position itself."
That genuine attitude is how senior Nicholas Hawkins has become involved with different spheres of influence across campus in his four years at Loyola. After two years as a class representative for the BSA, the senior has served as the organizations president for the past two years leading the way in orchestrating important fundraisers like the annual BSA fashion show (which is held this Friday) and the response to the JHU incident two years ago.
Yet, despite holding a demanding position in one of the larger student organizations on campus, Hawkins has found time to influencing the incoming minds of the student body by being an FE100 leader and a freshman RA.
When senior speech-pathology major Chrisi Berglund wanted to avoid studying for her GREs one evening, the Long Island native did some googling and was soon on her way to founding the Loyola chapter of Operation Smile, a non-profit organization that provides financial assistance and volunteers for the medical care of children with facial deformities in developing nations; hardly a waste of time.
Inspired by her experience abroad last spring in New Zealand, Berglund was looking for an outlet that would allow her to give back to the world beyond Baltimore. In less than a year, she has attracted over 75 Loyola students to the cause and since November led the group to raise over $9,000
"Going abroad just opened my eyes to everything. It was a whole new world I wasn't prepared for," says Berglund. "Starting Smile just felt right."
But the courage for Berglund to start Operation Smile was generated by another organization the senior is very active with on campus - the Evergreen program.
Even after graduation, Berglund will continue to spread the Loyola ideals beyond the Evergreen campus by going to Thailand with Teach for America.
Nicholas Hawkins
"Across the board, being a good leader is about what you do in the position, not about the position itself."
That genuine attitude is how senior Nicholas Hawkins has become involved with different spheres of influence across campus in his four years at Loyola. After two years as a class representative for the BSA, the senior has served as the organizations president for the past two years leading the way in orchestrating important fundraisers like the annual BSA fashion show (which is held this Friday) and the response to the JHU incident two years ago.
Yet, despite holding a demanding position in one of the larger student organizations on campus, Hawkins has found time to influencing the incoming minds of the student body by being an FE100 leader and a freshman RA.
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