COMMUNITY. What is it?

COMMUNITY

Survey Survey

Survey

What to think about….don’t forget to

plan

◦ Survey

◦ Pick something ◦ Program proposal

◦ Figure out what you need and the cost

◦ Have flyers up a week ahead

◦ Schedule your card pick up at least 2 days in advance

◦ Have the program ◦ Program evaluation

Passive

◦ Make your own word search

◦ Make the word search ◦ Distribute word search

◦ Can be names or interests

◦ Have them send pictures back

• No glove, no love: Show your partner you care

• Pass out condoms

In-Person

◦ Letters

◦ What do you need?

◦ Letters, stamps, markers, stickers ◦ Who to?

◦ People on campus ◦ Family

◦ Friends off campus ◦ People on their floor

◦ Egg Hunt (Don’t call it Easter)

◦ What to put in them

◦ Candy

Virtual

◦ Zoom Kahoot

◦ Roommates as teammates

◦ Among Us

Now it’s your

turn

Think of your floor

Write their interests down PLAN

Passive In-person Virtual

Learning Outcomes

RAs will develop programs focused either on topics of

self-reflection and understanding or on respect for

differences/diversity. Associated learning outcomes include:

+

Students will learn to think critically about diverse social justice issues

and perspectives

+

Students will learn to understand one's identity and how it relates to

their community

+

Students will learn to engage in discussion around sensitive issues

+

Students will learn to understand societal issues and challenges in the

GenderBread

Person

+ Allows students to discuss the difference between Gender, Sex, Attraction, and Expression

+ Discuss the ideas that these are mostly continuums

+ Have students reflect on what this means

+ Have students create their own GenderBread Person

Diversity

Jeopardy

+ Exists on the RA website

+ Surface level exposure to different cultures on a wide range of topics

Diversity

Cupcakes

+ What you'll need:

+ Supplies to make cupcakes

+ Food dye

+ A way to separate the cupcake batter

+ Students will build their cupcakes with the various identities (colors of batter)

+ Students will be able to see that everyone's cupcake is different as all identities are

different

Bulletin Board

on World

Holidays

+ Look at different holidays celebrated

+ What are they celebrating it?

+ What cultures celebrate it?

+ Best by Month

+ January - Epiphany, Christmas (Eastern Orthodox), Lohri

+ February – Ash Wednesday, Magha Puja Day, Chinese New Year, Purim

+ March – Holi, Spring Equinox, New Ruz, Passover

+ Have students share on board if there are any cultural holidays they celebrate, or traditions

Craft Your

Journey

+ You will need art supplies.

+ Have residents make art based off an identity or their lived experiences.

+ It is up to them about how much detail they want to put in.

+ You can use them to create an art gallery if people are willing to share.

Bulletin Board on Pronouns

+ Explain the importance of pronouns

+ Explain how to react to pronouns

+ Correcting others

+ Working through mistakes of own

+ Have residents (if comfortable) share their pronouns

Politics & Identity

+

Work with campus partners (Office of Civic Engagement/Office

of Diversity & Inclusion)

+

Allow students to discuss how their identities can impact their

view of politics

Academic

Support

SMART Goals

•

Allows students to reflect on

their Fall semester and set

goals for Spring

•

Having residents share their

goals allows them to help

hold each other accountable

Library Scavenger Hunt

Topics Could Include

Find a book in relation to their major

Find the library hours Where can you go for a specific resource?

What online resources are available via the library

How do you use

your time?

• Good way for them to actively plan homework/study time for each class.

Studying 101: Better Study

Habits

Are You

Plagiarizing?

• Helps students understand the complexities of plagiarism

• Review campus policy on Academic Dishonesty

• https://marietta.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2019-2020/2019- 2020-Catalog-and-Student-Handbook/Academic-Policies-and-Practices/Academic-Dishonesty

Career Planning

Resume

Workshop

Alcohol Education

Programming

In-Person

Drunk Mario Kart

You can show residents the dangers and difficulties of driving intoxicated while enjoying

some friendly competition!

 Mario Kart on Wii, Switch, N64, etc.

 Drunk Goggles from MCPD

Budgeting your Booze

One side of alcohol consumption that students hardly think about is the financials! So how much money do you really spend on booze?

 This program is meant to open eyes to how much money goes into

supporting one’s drinking habits

 Talk with residents about how much they think they spend per month on

alcohol

 This includes money spent at gas stations, liquor stores and the bars

 Tally up their sum and apply to the cost of alternative items and

Virtual

Calculate your BAC

Using a virtual platform like Zoom, you can show your residents how to approximately calculate their BAC levels

 Use screenshare and display the website below

 If residents are comfortable, ask them to share their gender and weight

 Or use yourself as an example

 Toy around with the calculator and show how BAC changes with each

drink and time!

Passive

Classic Pamphlet

There is nothing wrong with taking the age-old approach to sharing information and handing out pamphlets! These sheets can be great

tools to get your point across as long as they are done well.

 Be sure to know the information well. College kids can tell when you

are BS’ing!

 Be creative and be sure to capture their attention

 Avoid long drawn-out paragraphs and overly large words

 Do not downplay the importance of the pamphlet. If you make it

Alcohol Scavenger Hunt

Similar to other programs done in the past, alcohol education can be made fun with the use of a scavenger hunt!

 Print off and cut out images that you can use to hide around your

floor (ex.: clipart beer, liquor or wine bottles)

 Each “easter egg” should have a number on the back

corresponding to an alcohol fun fact

 Let your floor know that if they find these hidden pictures, they

should bring them to you

 Once they bring you the image, reward them with the fun fact and

PROGRAMMING:

COMMUNITY

SERVICE

Audrey Albright

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMMING

● What a community service program looks like (objectives)

● Examples of community service programs:

○ In-person

○ Passive

○ Virtual

OBJECTIVES OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

● Help/give aid to an organization/group in the community and engage residents

in giving back to the community they live in.

● Places such as:

○ Downtown shops

○ Friends of the Lower Muskingum River

○ Marietta Main Street

○ Organizations on campus

○ Nonprofits in the area

PROGRAM EXAMPLE: IN-PERSON

● Volunteer at the Betsey Mills, Food bank, or other nonprofit in the area

● Friends of the Lower Muskingum River Clean-Up

○ Typically meet to clean 1-2 times/month for various service projects (COVID may change this)

○ Contact Dr. Lustofin or Dr. McShaffrey for more information

● On-Campus service projects looking for volunteers

○ Physical Plant (contact!), Greek life, Leadership (contact Maribeth Saleem-Tanner)

● Spring Cleaning

○ Pick a typically dirty area in your building ex: laundry rooms, lounges and have a few students help pick up trash on floor to assist cleaning staff OR

○ Hold a spring cleaning “competition” with your floor. Everytime they see a piece of trash on campus, residents send a pic in the groupchat of them throwing it away. Winner of most pieces picked up wins bragging rights or a homemade paper award to be put on door!

PROGRAM EXAMPLE: PASSIVE

● Letters of Love (February or anytime program idea)

○ Write letters to local nursing homes, fire station, or faculty/staff of MC giving inspiration, sending love, or appreciation for their services

○ Give each resident 1-2 blank cards. Have them return them completed to you for “attendance”

● #TakeFive

○ Have residents write/email 5 things they wish they knew going into their current year

○ Give to incoming freshman in order to make them feel set for success

○ Compile a list or responses and send out to RAs to use for future programs/assistance

○ Attach TakeFive mini candy bars to initial directions and information

○ This works especially well for a #TakeFive from outgoing freshman to new freshman!

PROGRAM EXAMPLE: VIRTUAL

● FreeRice workshop via zoom

○ Have residents pledge 30 minutes of their time to playing the FreeRice online game to support United Nations World Food Program

○ Can either share screen and play one game together , or have everyone play and ask via zoom if they need help on a question

PROGRAM EXAMPLE: VIRTUAL

● Utilize #TakeFive program as zoom discussion and reflection

● Virtual volunteer search tools (can send link via email):

○ 9 Websites with virtual opportunities on them!!

HOW TO ENGAGE RESIDENTS

● USE THIS AS A TEAM BUILDING/BONDING EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR FLOOR

○ Make it fun to be a part of! Make residents feel valued for giving their time!

● PERSONALLY INVITE RESIDENTS DURING KNOCK-AND-TALKS

● COMMUNITY SERVICE = SERVICE HOURS

THINK ABOUT YOUR FLOOR...

● What program would your floor specifically be most interested in?

○ Could be one we talked about or one you thought of

● What ways can you advertise and engage your residents? What do they respond

Environmental Program

Ideas

Hiking Workshop

Topic: A workshop to help residents plan their own hiking adventures. Can discuss the

importance of: ● Hydration ● Food ● Emergency Contact ● Map Materials:

Stargazing

Topic: A group stargazing program that can take place anywhere even remotely. Can discuss the importance of

● light pollution

● changes in constellations during year ● upcoming space events

Materials

Human Impact Scavenger Hunt

Topic: A scavenger hunt about the mark we leave on our environment. Can tie in the following topics:

● Leave no trace ● Forms of pollution ● Expectation vs Reality

Materials

● Clues to examples of human impact on

Virtual Greenhouse/Farming Tour

Topic: Check out different greenhouses and methods of farming all over the world. Can tie in the following topics for discussion:

● Carbon footprint ● Favorite farm

Materials

Tree Identification Scavenger Hunt

Topic: Discover different tree species in the community.

Can discuss the following:

● Value of biodiversity

Materials

Leaf Art

Topic: Creating art project from a leaf imprint.

Materials

● Crayons ● Paper ● Leaves

Snowflake Matching Game

Topic: A competition to find two snowflakes that are the most identical.

Materials

How to Plan a Road Trip

Topic: A discussion about road trip aspirations, experiences and tips. Can discuss the

importance of

● Budgeting

● Knowing the law ● Navigation

Optional Materials

Bird Watching

Topic: Watching/Photographing birds in the community.

Can tie in the following topics for discussion:

● Relationship with humans ● Disturbing wildlife

Optional Materials

● Sketchpad ● Camera

MENTAL HEALTH &

SELF-CARE

MINDFULNESS JARS

BENEFITS

◦ Help people calm down

◦ Teach focusing skills

◦ Help regulate emotions

◦ Increase sensory awareness

◦ Increase self-awareness INGREDIENTS o Mason Jar o Clear Glue o Warm Water o Glitter o Food Coloring

LAUGHTER YOGA

"Laughter yoga is both preventive and therapeutic. It unwinds the negative effects of stress and strengthens your immune system."

BENEFITS

o Greater flow of oxygen to the brain

o More energy o More motivation

o Creates connection between participants

o Positive state of mind o Stress relief

o Strengthens immune system

EXAMPLES o Greeting Laughter o Lion Laughter o Humming Laughter o Silent Laughter o Gradient Laughter

SELF-CARE PLAN

◦ Enhances awareness of all categories

◦ Tailored to individual needs

AROMATHERAPY

STRESS BALLS

INGREDIENTS

oFlour

oEssential oil

o Lavender, eucalyptus, jasmine, lemon balm, etc.

oFunnel

oEmpty water bottle oHeavy-duty balloons oScissors

SCREAM ON THE GREEN

STEP 3

STEP 2

Programming: Life Skills

Overview

1. What are life skills?

2. Why is teaching certain life skills important? 3. Program ideas

a. In-Person b. Passive

c. Virtual

What are life skills?

❖ _{Life skills are just what they sound like...skills that you need to be successful in}

life!

❖ _{They cover a very WIDE range of topics so you can be very creative with}

programming

❖ _{Life skills can tie into a variety of different programming types, so even if you}

are doing a program in a different category you can still teach your residents essential skills they need to be successful

➢ EX: Teaching residents how to make a personal first aid kit could also be a safety and security program

Why are life skills important?

❖ _{Having a variety of life skills leads to success not only during their time at MC,}

but throughout their future as well

➢ Having a diverse skill set allows residents to become a well-rounded people & leads to increase independence

❖ Having certain life skills contribute to their safety

➢ EX: knowing how to change a tire, self defense, kitchen safety

In-person program: Use what you have

❖ What: Spilt you floor into teams (size/number of teams depends on program turnout).

Present a challenge to the team (EX: build a boat the can hold 10 marbles without sinking in 15 minutes). Provide each team with very limited materials to work with and tell them they can only “use what they have” to complete the challenge. At the end have the teams present their creations, pick a winner, and lead a debrief discussion about critical thinking and resourcefulness.

❖ Why: This activity promotes critical thinking and teaches residents to be resourceful

with limited materials (life skill). This activity is great to do with competitive floors.

❖ Links:This activity and other team building/ critical thinking activities can be found at

Passive program: Finding your true color

❖ _{What: Have your residents take the True Colors Personality Test. Once they}

are done and know what “color” personality they are, have them post a circle with their color on a poster in the hallway. At they end you will have a creative display of the personality make-up on your floor.

❖ _{Why: Personality tests like this one can teach residents more about how they}

interact with others, which is vital when working with a team (life skill)

❖ Links: Here is the link to the personality tests and other handouts needed to

Virtual program: The lost art of letter writing

❖ _{What: Over zoom, have your residents watch the TED talk “The lost art of}

letter writing.” Afterwards talk to your residents about the importance of

sending letters (or other forms of communication), especially to stay connected during COVID times. Then have your residents write a letter to someone

important to them. Teach them how to address an envelope and send it on its way!

❖ _{Why: This program teaches residents how to write letters (life skill) and it will}

help keep them connected during COVID times!

❖ _{Links: Here is the link to the TED talk}

SAFETY & SECURITY

ENGRAVING PEN

OCL HAS PURCHASED AN ENGRAVING

PEN FOR DEPARTMENTAL USE

• Type in your information (where marked) within the “Engrave it & Save It” handout; then print & distribute

• Check-out the tool from OCL

•

IN-PERSON

•

PASSIVE

•

REMOTE

• Remind residents they can contact you individually to borrow the engraving pen if interested

FIRE SAFETY

•

Fire Safety Education Resources

• VIDEOS

• Mock dormitory fire/burn demonstrations: https://www.myccfs.org/dorm-room-burn

• Candles: https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Staying-safe/Safety-in-living-and-entertainment-spaces/Campus-and-dorm-fires

• HANDOUTS

• Fire safety checklist for students:

http://www.campusfiresafety.org/Portals/0/Documents/CFS%20For%20Students/Checklist.pdf

• FEMA’s Campus Fire Fatalities Report

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/campus_fire_fatalities_report.pdf

• WEBSITES

• FEMA’s Campus Fire Safety Statistics: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/outreach/college.html

• Website with Interactive Map of College Campus Fires: http://www.campus-firewatch.com/

•

Programming Opportunities

• IN-PERSON provide videos and/or handouts in person & then discuss what the individuals attending the program have learned & how they might change behaviors based on the content

• PASSIVE provide resources to residents & have them individually respond to you (they could return the fire safety

checklist, answer questions you’ve provided, etc.)

• REMOTE use zoom to share videos/handouts remotely & then discuss what the individuals attending the program have learned & how they might change behaviors based on the content

SPRING BREAK

SAFETY

• This will obviously be more effective in non-pandemic years , but …

• There are lots of great resources with information out there! For example:

• https://www.bhtp.com/blog/spring-break-safety- tips#:~:text=Masri%20on%20Unsplash-,Spring%20Break%20Safety%20Tips%20For%20College%20Students,Be%20smart %20about%20alcohol%20consumption. • https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/travel-tips/articles/spring-break-safety-tips

• Video at: https://www.collegiateparent.com/student-life/spring-break-safety-tips-for-college-students/

• Pinterest ideas at: https://www.pinterest.com/psusvp/safe-spring-break/

• Programming Ideas:

• IN-PERSON play a scattegories style game where individuals/small groups list as many spring safety tips as they can and then earn one point only if it’s unique (no other team has it); facilitator decides if a unique tip is worthy of credit or not

• PASSIVE use online resources to create a handout to share with residents, ask them to respond with one new thing they’ll learn and/or share with others

• REMOTE hold a zoom discussion about spring break plans & potential safety concerns & how they’ll be proactive about safety while on spring break

HOW TO AVOID BEING

AN EASY TARGET

Using the article “The Seven-Second Rule: How to Avoid Being an Easy Target”

https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/seven-second-rule-how-avoid-being-seen-easy-target-ncna789226

• Program Ideas:

•

IN-PERSON

suggested in the article & discuss strategies for safety

•

PASSIVE

easy-read format with residents & ask them to share 1. if they think it changed anything 2. if they have other tips they use

•

REMOTE

demonstration of the in-person style presentation above

8 SCARY SIGNS YOU’RE AN EASY TARGET

TO A THIEF

•

Utilizing the article “8 SCARY SIGNS YOU’RE AN EASY

TARGET TO A THIEF” at

https://www.rd.com/list/easy-target-predator/

•

Programming Opportunities

•

IN-PERSON

•

PASSIVE

•

REMOTE

PSYCHOLOGY INSIGHTS

INTO AVOIDING

VICTIMINATION

Using the article “How to Avoid Being a Victim” article on Psychology Today:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200901/ho w-avoid-being-victim

• Program Ideas:

•

IN-PERSON

•

PASSIVE

easy-read format with residents & ask them to respond to you with the most valuable take-away they had from reading it

•

REMOTE

DIGITAL SECURITY

There are great resources about college cyber/digital security only a google search away! • For example: • https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/tips/college-students-cybersecurity/ • https://slate.com/technology/2019/09/cybersecurity-lessons-college-safety-privacy.html • https://www.unigo.com/pay-for-college/financial-literacy/types-of-cyber-security-threats • https://www.security.org/resources/college-guide-data-cyber-protection/ • Programming options

• IN-PERSON use the government’s “CyberSecurity& infrastructure Security Agency”

website at https://www.cisa.gov/publication/stop-think-connect-toolkitto share information about the Stop.Think.Connect campaign for cyber security at an in-person meeting

• PASSIVE create handout on why college students are prime targets AND tips on being more cyber-security savvy using information from

https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/identity-theft-protection-for-college-students/; ask students to email you with one thing they

learned/will change based on the information

• REMOTE have students complete the CyberSecurity Knowledge Quiz

(https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/quiz/cybersecurity-knowledge/) and share their results with you in a zoom meeting –discuss as a group how/why people scored what they did & what they might change

SHARE THE WEALTH

If you develop resources and/or a new safety program please consider sharing it with

OCL to post online for other RAs to utilize!