Who Are Our Students?
Conference: ACUHO-I Annual Conference
Date: July 17, 2005
Presenters: Tom Ellett and Steve St. Onge
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Recruitment and Retention of Entry-Level Housing Professional–Research Findings
Conference: ACUHO-I Annual Conference
Date: July 17, 2005
Presenters: Tom Ellett, Steve St. Onge and Eric Nestor
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Find a Compromise: Strategy and Tactics of Integrative Negotiation
Conference: NEACUHO Professional Conference
Date: March 2006
Presenters: Jodi Bailey, Assistant Director for Community Development
Description: From student staff to professionals there are always problems that will need some sort of compromise. Simple issues may be rectified immediately while complex issue will usually take more time to be settled. With integrative negotiation tactics, this strategy attempts to find solutions so any parties that are involved can create value, by identifying more resources and finding unique ways to share and coordinate the use of existing resources. Thus, integrative negotiation tactics help find the best possible resolution in any situation and achieve each party's interest(s) at hand.
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Aghhh, are you ready to talk about assessment?!?
Conference: NEACUHO Fall Drive-In Conference
Date: 2005
Presenters: Jodi Bailey, Assistant Director for Community Development
Description: Let's talk assessment. It is a word that is scary and intimidating to most people well, not today! This session will provide you with information on how to create a focus group, assess an issue and draw conclusions from the information gathered. The second half of the program will utilize the participants as a focus group to help the Social Issues Committee assess where members of NEACUHO stand on issues of diversity. See--not that scary! If we can do it so can you!
Why are all the Jewish kids sitting together in the cafeteria?
Conference: ACPA 2005, CSPA 2004, NYU Student Affairs Conference 2005
Dates: Listed above
Presenters: Sara Bleiberg and Brett Krutzsch, Community Development Educators
Description: Much of the research about diversity in higher education focuses on students of color; we will provide insight into the experiences of a more subtle population Š Jewish students. This presentation overviews the history of Jews in higher education, explores why many Jews self-segregate, and provides ideas for student affairs professionals working with Jewish students. We will challenge participants to consider an area of diversity that is often overlooked on our campuses.
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Confronting the Paradox of Safety in Social Justice Education
Conference: ACPA Conference
Date: March 2006
Presenters: Brian Arao and Kristi Lonardo, Community Development Educators
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Coming Soon: Media Influence on the First-Year College Student
Conference: ACPA Conference
Date: March 2006
Presenters: Kristi Lonardo, Community Development Educator
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Intrapreneurship: Expanding our Spheres of Influence for Greater Student Impact
Conference: College Student Personnel Association New York State 2005 Conference, Rochester
Dates: September 2005
Presenters: Adrianna Guram and Brian Arao, Community Development Educators
Description: An intrapreneur is a leader with a unique vision who brings about change from within an organization. The intrapreneur creates change and leads by utilizing resources in creative ways, pursuing ideas despite obstacles, recruiting a core group to help implement innovation, bringing people together from within various parts of the institution, and encouraging others to do the same. This program shares examples and applications of this concept as applied to student learning and development.
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The Resource is Right!
Conference: ACPA National Conference(s)
Dates: March 2005, March 2006
Presenters: Nicholas Evans and Laurel Christy, Community Development Educators
Description: This highly interactive program offers insight on how to view the world through the lens of resource awareness, enhancement, and attraction. In an environment where student affairs professionals are continually asked to do much more with about the same,developing an awareness that everything is resource can reveal new venues for increasing the success of programs. Specific examples, applications, activities, and tools will be presented and discussed.
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Multiple Lenses: Exploring the First-Year Community Service Experience
Conference: ACPA National Conference
Dates: March 2006
Presenters: Adrianna Guram, CDE, Luis Inoa, Terry Martinez
Description: Come learn the frameworks for community service and service-learning, with an emphasis on applications in work with first-year students. Presenters will encourage reflective evaluation of current practice and introduce tools for encouraging program advancement.
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Students Advancing Student Affairs; Students Enhancing Learning
Conference: ACPA National Conference
Dates: March 2005
Presenters: Kate Baier, Director for Academic Development, Luke LaCroix, Catherine-Mary Vierling, Stewart Robinette, CDEs
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L.E.A.D.ing with the FISH Philosophy and Social Change
Conference: NEACUHO New Professionals Conference
Dates: October 2005
Presenters: Adrianna Guram, Community Development Educator
Description: As an advisor, you probably search for methods to develop your students. At New York University, we have merged the Social Change Model of Leadership Development with the text of the FISH Philosophy to create a leadership experience for our residence hall leaders. Those in attendance will receive the complete curriculum.
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BASE: Navigating the Bridge Between Academic and Social Experiences
Conference: ACUHO-I National Conference
Dates: June 2005
Presenters: Maurice Washington, Director; Rachel Alldis, Assistant Director; Nicholas Evans & Brett Krutzsch, Community Development Educators
Description: Are you are looking for creative methods of fostering community, giving students a sense of connection, and integrating academic and social experiences? We were too! New York University has provided Resident Assistants with an innovative tool to help engage students in a reflective dialogue that helps navigate a connection between the curricular and co-curricular. B.A.S.E. (Bridging Academic and Social Experiences) conversations are facilitated at the beginning of every semester and focus on three specific areas: academics, community, and wellness. This presentation will examine the goals and learning outcomes of B.A.S.E. We will discuss the successes and stumbling blocks we have encountered and, we will share data measuring student and staff perceptions of this process and related student behaviors. So come and find ways to implement this approach on your campus.
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The Seasons of Supervision
Conference: NEACUHO Drive-In Conference
Dates: February 2006
Presenter: Rachel Alldis, Assistant Director for Community Development
Description: Fresh out of college or graduate school our new professionals are joining the residence life teams with high ideals, positive attitudes, and a fresh perspective. As supervisors it is our job to shape and develop those ideals, attitudes and perspectives. New professionals have a lot to offer the profession, but are we utilizing them enough? This session will explore ways to put our new professionals to work and make them feel like a valued member of the team. We will look at the seasons of the supervision for new professionals and discuss ways that we can help them grow and prepare for a brighter future. This session will give participants a chance to share some of their successes and challenges as we grow and learn from one another.
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Legal Issues Associated with the Use of Online Communities
Conference: NYU Student Affairs Conference, Paper-Clip Communications Cyber Profiles Conference at Montclair State
Dates: February 2006
Presenter: Morgan Levy, Assistant Director, Residential Judicial Affairs
Description: As the world of technology continues to evolve, the legal and safety ramifications continue to be an ever-increasing concern among college administrators, staff and students. How can students continue to utilize online community spaces without compromising the laws that govern it; or risk their personal safety while participating in these online communities? How do administrators and staff address the issue of judicial hearings and online communities; student conduct online vs. Freedom of Speech and promoting personal safety to students when using online communities? This presentation will address some of these issues.
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Our Campuses, Our Communities: A Metropolitan Experience
Conference: ACPA National Conference
Dates: March 2006
Presenter: Stewart Robinette, Community Development Educator, Ross Radish, Vanessa Strickley
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Ph.D in Community Development: Enhancing Social Capital Through Service Learning
Conference: ACPA Annual Convention
Dates: April 2006
Presenter: David Pe, Assistant Community Development Educator & Phil Tompkins
Description: In the Fall of 2001, UCLA students, faculty, and staff launched an innovative program where students purchased over 2000 books from elementary school book companies such as Scholastic Books, and then donated them to under funded elementary schools in Los Angeles. Today, the project has expanded to two other universities. This presentation will explore how we can help students build social capital while at the same time learn about access and equity in American education. This program has now expanded to the University of Wisconsin and New York University.
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Virtual Communities: Real Relationships
Conference: NYU Student Affairs Conference, National Academic Advising Association Conference, NEACUHO Drive-In Conference
Dates: February 2005, October 2005, February 2006
Presenter: Anna Schmidt, Assistant Director for Academic Development and Laurel Christy, Community Development Educator for Judicial Affairs
Description: Join us in this interactive presentation and discussion about the ever-increasing phenomenon of the virtual communities across college campuses nationwide. With web forums such as LiveJournal.com and Facebook.com, students bridge the virtual and real world in a seamless way. As this technology becomes more pervasive in our work, it presents challenges for our role in helping and educating students. We will explore the ethical, legal, judicial and programmatic implications of these communities and focus on the role of staff in virtual communities and how we use this tool for a source of intelligence gathering, community building, and student development.
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Help Me, Help You: Supporting RAs in Serving Their Peers
Presenter: Sara Bleiberg, Community Development Educator & Therese Grande, Academic Development Assistant
Conference: NEACUHO Annual Conference
Date: June 2006
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Making the Academic & Student Affairs Connection
Presenters: Sara Bleiberg, Community Development Educator & Joe Salvatore, Faculty Fellow in Residence
Conference: NEACUHO Annual Conference
Date: June 2006
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From Bowling Alone to Learning Together
Presenters: Kate Baier, Director of Academic Development & Therese Grande, Academic Development Assistant
Conference: ACUHO-I Living and Learning Conference
Date: October 2006
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Evolving Environments: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Faculty Involvement in the Residence Halls
Presenters: Tom Ellett,Assistant VP for Student Affairs & Kate Baier, Director of Academic Development
Conference: ACUHO-I Living and Learning Conference
Date: October 2006
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Beyond the Student: Using Living Learning Programs as Faculty Development
Presenters: Kate Baier, Director of Academic Development & Anna Schmidt, Assistant Director for Academic Development
Conference: ACUHO-I Living and Learning Programs Conference
Date: October 2006
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Assessment in Residential Education: Gateway to Skill Development and Knowledge Generation
Presenters: Kate Baier, Director of Residential Education & Stewart Robinette, Assistant Director of Residential Educaton
Conference: ACUHO-I Annual Conference and Exposition
Date: July 8, 2007
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Mission Possible: Building a Residential College in Four Months (or Less!)
Presenters: Kate Baier,Director of Residential Education, Anna Schmidt, Associate Director of Residential Education & Kristi Lonardo, Assistant Director of Residential Education
Conference: ACUHO-I Living and Learning Programs Conference
Date: October 2007
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The Possibilities of Practitioner Discretion:
An Innovative Training Approach to Crisis Response and Judicial Intervention
Conference: ACUHO-I Annual Conference
Date: June 21, 2008
Presenters: Melissa Sterba, Associate Director of Residential Education & Stewart Robinette, Assistant Director of Residential Educaton
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