Last night was my presentation at Roger Williams. It was my first time ever visiting and put simply, I couldn't have been more impressed with the coordination and maturity of the students who both organized the event and those who attended. A few days after I accepted one of the Do Something Awards on VH1, I was emailed by a young lady from RWU who was interested in helping my cause in any way she could. I told her about my upcoming speaking tour and how I would happily make room for a visit to RWU. Over the next few months, this woman, Polina (a junior at RWU) organized everything from the pre-event dinner with select students to the actual presentation itself. Since she did this on her own and not as a part of a student group, she had more obstacles than usual to overcome in order to have her university approve and pay to bring me in as a presenter.


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