By: Anette Melendez and Katie Buehner WORKING WITH YOUR POPULATION

 Arthur Chickering came up with his theory that broke down the development of identity into seven vectors.  All of his research involved surveying college students.  All of the vectors can interact with one another and people go through them at different times. CHICKERING’S SEVEN VECTORS OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT

1 st Year Developing CompetenceManaging Emotions Emotional + Instrumental Independence Tolerance 2 nd – 4 th Year Developing Mature Interpersonal Relationships Developing Purpose Throughout Establishing IdentityInterdependenceDeveloping Integrity Developing Mature Interpersonal Relationships CHICKERING’S SEVEN VECTORS

When you look around our campus, what different identities do we see? What identities exist but are not visual? WPUNJ CULTURE

 First Year  Students of Color  LGBT-Identified Students  Upperclassmen  Students in Recover/Substan ce-Free  International Students  Women  Honors Students  Athletes WPUNJ CULTURE (CONT.)

 Language  Getting rid of the RA/resident hierarchy  Using inclusive language  Encouraging students to be active on campus  Helping manage roommate relationships  Programming  Making efforts to connect with students HOW CAN RESIDENT ASSISTANTS HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP?

 Academic success  Desire for student involvement  Healthy emotional expression  Asking for help  Exploring future options  Understanding/practicing empathy  Challenging themselves safely HOW DO YOU ASSESS STUDENT DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS?