1. Out with the Old… In with the Community Kailyn Doyle - Area Coordinator Becky Young - Area Coordinator Sonoma State University

2. Disclaimers -Sonoma State Jargon - Village - Building/ Residence Hall - Building - Floor/ Hall - CSA’s - RA’s - Thematic/Academic communities - Living Learning Communities -Let this sink in

3. The Old Programming Model 2 structured programs a month -1 Educational -1 Social Beginning of the year -1 Alcohol -1 Civilivity

4. Why Traditional Programs do not Work -Wellness Wheel is outdated and no longer meets the needs of millennial students -Wellness Wheels and other similar models only address pre-determined issues -Does not account for the other work going into community building -Only allows for traditional programs -Only meets community needs on an occasional basis -Boring/Outdated

5. Why We Needed a Change -Residents not connected -Issues go unaddressed -Working harder, not smarter -CSAs required to do work w/o acknowledgement of additional efforts -Recognition that when other issues go unaddressed, opportunity to develop community is lost -Community isn’t about checking off a box

6. What We Needed -Opportunity for creativity -Opportunity to address current and relevant needs -Design specific activities to achieve unique goals -To give CSA’s a chance to have “other” work honored as part of community building -Both structure and unstructured programming

7. Residential Life Core Values Academic Success Responsibility Community Human Awareness & Diversity Holistic Development

8. Philosophy on Community Local Community SSU Community Housemates/ Neighbors Self

9. 5 Pillars of Community 1.Sense of Belonging 2.Civil Mindedness 3.Genuine Interest in Individuals and Community 4.Accountable to the Whole and Self 5.Pride in SSU

10. Community Building Activities Any activity, event, assertion, or interaction, whether formalized or spontaneous, that contributes to the positive development of the residential community. CSA’s will focus on the their community needs and address them through Community Building Activities

11. Types of CBAs Structured/Unstructured -How the CBA plays out Formal /Informal -Where the CBA Plays out Formal Informal Structured Un-Structured

12. CBA Examples Formal Informal Structured Un-Structured -Roommate/ Suitemate meetings -Handing out closing info in the quad -Logging Gym hours for a healthy living program -Hanging out in the quad talking to residents -Following up with a resident -Pick up activity (ice cream, video games, kicking around a soccer ball) -Sex in the Dark -Cupcake Diversity -Drunk Goggles -Dinner at the Dining Hall -Taking Residents to a Game/ Campus Event -TV nights for halls’ favorite show

13. Other CBA Examples resident one on ones checking nightly tour logs completing on-call tours building meetings *work CSAs were always required, but now included as community building

15. Needs Assessment What is the current status of your community? What is happening in your Community? What is good, what isn’t so good? What needs to be addressed? What gaps are there? How are you going to addresses these? When are you doing these CBA’s?

16. Challenges & Adjustments -Staff Accountability -Consistency or lack thereof -Time Management -Creativity -Building structure around a lack of structure

17. Holding Staff Accountable - One on ones - 20 hours per week - Semesterly Evaluations - Supervisor in tuned to Individual Communities

18. CBA’s with Millennial Staff Challenges -Like checkboxes -Un-prescribed -Deadlines/personal motivation -Accurate assessment of needs Opportunities - Creativity - Personal growth - Real time issues - No bare minimum - Supporting a variety of residents

19. Guiding Staff Through the Process -Planning and Needs Assessment: monthly staff meetings and all staff trainings -Group Dialog/ Brainstorming - CSA’s bring issues discussed in 1:1s -Weekly reports

22. Thematic and Academic Communities -CBA’s are executed to meet the needs of the community while still maintaining the integrity and purpose of the thematic and academic communities -CBA’s often embrace both the focus area and community issues -CBA’s may not always address thematic/academic focus area

23. Kailyn Doyle kailyn.doyle@sonoma.edu Becky Young becky.young@sonoma.edu