1. Community Development, Programming & Reporting
RPS Professional Staff Training Fall 2017
Dashan J. Axson-Lawrence
Quita Bell
Antuan Brown
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

2. Goals of Presentation
Provide instruction on the comments of University Housing Community Development Model
Provide tools to use in instructing their CA’s and RA’s on how to build Community
Provide instruction on how to utilize the online program reporting tool (Starrez)
Provide instruction on how CAs and RAs work together in building community
What does community mean to you?

3. What is your definition of community and how do you develop community in your professional role?

4. What is Community Development?
Community Development is defined as "a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems.“ It is a broad term given to the practices of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens and professionals to improve various aspects of communities, typically aiming to build stronger and more resilient local communities. Community development seeks to:
Empower individuals and groups of people with the skills they need to effect change
Create a safe, secure and positive atmosphere that is conducive to the growth and development of all
Create a sense of belonging and “family”
How do you build community?

5. How to Build a Community?
Be Inclusive and value diversity
Be accessible/available
Show a genuine interest
Be objective and honest
Talk, Talk, and Talk some more!
It is a Collaborative effort (CA/RAs, Hall Director, Residents, etc.)

6. Programming and community development

7. Programming Requirements
Types of Programming
1 Diversity
1 Educational
1 Wellness
Community Building Activities
A Collaborative program is defined as a program that is conducted with another CA/RA that works in your respective community or within university housing.
A Piggybacking program is defined as a event that is held on campus and you want to take your residents to the event and count that towards your programming requirements 
*** Collaborative and Piggyback programs are set by supervisor***

8. Diversity
Diversity Programs create an environment of inclusion where there is respect, appreciation, and celebration for individual ideas, identities, and values, while promoting self-awareness and encouraging others to be agents of change.
Examples of some diversity programs include:
Diversity dinner and dance- Invite residents to learn about another culture through dance and food
Social Issues Dinner (ex. cookies & controversy)- Discuss controversial topics happening in society
Celebrations such as Caribbean Awareness Week, Coming Out Week, Hip Hop Awareness Week, Hayat Week, Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month, Black History Month, Asian Cultural Awareness Month, Pride Month, etc.

9. Education
A primary goal of Educational Programs is to promote the personal and academic success of our students. We do this by introducing and/or enhancing life skills, to cultivate globally minded leaders and professionals of tomorrow.
Examples of some educational programs include:
Navigating campus transit
Mythbusters: Alcohol Edition
Job interview strategies workshop
Study abroad information session
Academic focus (i.e. study session, tutoring sessions, etc.)
Speed-reading & note taking

10. Wellness
Wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices towards a healthy and fulfilling life. The goals of Wellness Programming are to help participants understand the importance of mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, and even financial wellness.
 Examples of some wellness programs include:
Financial- How to survive on a college budget; How to complete my taxes
Physical- A volleyball or basketball tournament; Wall climbing or aerobics at Ramsey Center
Mental/ Emotional- Yoga; arts and crafts; music therapy

11. Community Building Activities
Community building should be taking place at all times. Though community building activities do not count toward programming requirements, it is an expectation that staff facilitate opportunities to help build floor/building moral.
Examples of community building activities include, but not limited to:
The Roommate Game
Open Door Game
Movie/Game Nights
Viewing Parties
Sporting Events
TV Show Premieres

12. Meet Your CA and Meet Your RA
Each C.L.A.S.S. Advocate is required to hold a "Meet Your CA“ program. This meeting should be documented just any other programming; however, this does not count towards the total programming requirement. Each Resident Assistant is required to conduct a "Meet Your RA and Opening Floor Meeting" Program. This meeting should be documented just as any other programming; however, this does not count towards the total programming requirement.

13. Other Departmental Programs
C.L.A.S.S. Advocate and Resident Assistants are expected to participate, develop, or engage in department programs including, but not limited to: Welcome Week, Dawg Days, RezFest, etc. These will not to be counted towards the 3 formal program requirements.

14. A little Activity for you
Antuan’s opening activity

15. Programming Requirements and Starrez… Lets Go!

16. Programming Proposal Requirements
Program proposals must be submitted at least two weeks before proposed programming day
community building programs should be documented in Starrez for documentation purposes.
If CA/RAs choose to collaborate with fellow staff members they will have to outline who they are collaborating with and their responsibilities on Starrez.
CA/RA Supervisors should approve programs within 48 hours of submission.
Proposal should be well written, creative, and detailed with as much information is possible. Proposals lacking enough details or information may be returned by immediate supervisor and asked to be re- submitted
Program Descriptions - snapshot of the purpose of your program, the areas of the programming model being obtained, and what will happen during the program
Proposals can be denied if the descriptions are incomplete or poorly written
Request for food, supplies, or other programming materials should be submitted with the proposal

17. Starrez for Program reporting

18. Step 3
Step2

21. 10 Steps to Building a Community

22. 10 steps to creating an inclusive community
Learn about the community
Listen to community Members
I.e. CA/RA Staff, Desk Assistants, Building Service Workers, etc.
Bring members of the floor together to develop common goals for the floor to accomplish for the semester
Asses the interest, strengths, etc. of the floor members who show up and want to be involved
Help residents recognize their interests and the things that are important to them in being in the community. Your task is to follow up with residents on their interests and to see if they are interested in leading or helping with some things that match up with their interests and the things they find important.

23. 10 steps to creating an inclusive community
Establish a vehicle for change which might be an activity, a program, etc.
Develop a plan for the activity, event, etc.
Implement Action Plan
Evaluate Program or Plan
Reflect and Review

24. Questions