| Course #1 |
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The Road to Success: Training for Entry Level Hall Directors
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$90 |
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Dave McKelfresh, Director, Staff Training and Assessment; Kim Moistner-Bartlett, Vice President for Educational Initiatives, Reslife.Net
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Description:
The journey of a first-year Hall Director is a unique experience. A Hall Director's "Road to Success" will have its ups and downs and unexpected twists and turns. There will be times when the path we've taken provides for a smooth journey and others when the choices we make lead to a treacherous, bumpy ride. This course will provide participants with concepts, strategies, and proven techniques to help Hall Directors navigate their way through their new position. This course is designed to expose participants to a variety of topics in a short amount of time. It will give participants an overview and better understanding of the following areas: 1) staff team development, 2) judicial administration, 3) supervision of residence hall programming, 4) hall government advisement, and 5) creating balance between one's personal and professional life.
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| Course #2 |
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Creating Harmony - Re-tuning for a Second Semester as an Entry Level Resident Director
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$90 |
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Dave McKelfresh, Director, Staff Training and Assessment; Kim Moistner-Bartlett, Vice President for Educational Initiatives, Reslife.Net
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Description:
Directing a residence hall is a lot like conducting an orchestra. To create harmony, you've got to work to bring together different instruments, sections, or voices. As you reflect on the first semester you might recall some areas as being worthy of a standing ovation, while others were in need of more rehearsal time and re-tuning. This course is designed to assist entry-level Resident Directors as they strive to evaluate the first semester and do a bit of "re-tuning" for the second semester. Instructed by two seasoned student affairs professionals who have "been there," this course will provide participants with the tools to accomplish just that. The course will address three topic areas: (1) Assessing the activities and efforts of the first semester, (2) Examining an array of relationships inherent in the success of the RD position, (3) Keeping one's personal and professional life in harmony in the midst of a live-in environment. In addition to interacting with the two course instructors, participants will have the opportunity to share and learn from other entry level RDs enrolled in the course.
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| Course #3 |
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University Lifeline - Issues Surrounding Student Suicide for College Campuses
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| Cost: |
$90 |
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Maureen McGuinness Clouse, Ed.D. Associate Director for Student Leadership & Judicial Affairs, The University of North Texas
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Description:
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college-age students. Approximately 1100 suicides occur on campuses each year, while the number of students attending our institutions with mental illnesses increase. The number of suicides and suicide attempts will only continue to increase. As student affairs/ housing professionals this course will discuss a number of areas surrounding suicide on campus: high risk students and characteristics; examining the Big Ten Student Suicide Study; dispelling myths from facts about suicide; recent legal cases involving suicide on campus; prevention tips; healing the campus after a suicide and providing a number of resources for each institution to keep themselves knowledgeable about suicide on campus.
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| Course #4 |
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Serving Students with Disabilities: What Every Student Affairs Professional Needs To Know About the ADA
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| Cost: |
$90 |
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Nancy Davis Griffin, Director of Admission, Saint Anselm College
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Description:
Students with disabilities constitute a growing population of scholastically qualified students in our college communities. Nationally, the number of first-year students with disabilities who have in enrolled in college in the last 10 years has tripled to between 8 and 9 percent. Some disabilities are readily apparent, such as mobility impairment. Hidden disabilities that are not usually noticeable through casual observation include learning disabilities, chronic illnesses, hearing or visual impairments, and psychological disorders. This on-line course will help you work with this growing population. Participants will become familiar with the ADA and other laws that impact the work of the student affairs professional and students with disabilities. A number of topics will be covered including: who is considered to have a disability, how students with disables are impacting our college communities, what are common misunderstandings, and what are sure fire ways for student affairs professionals to get in trouble with the ADA.
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| Course #5 |
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Budget Management
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| Cost: |
$90 |
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David Holmes, Manager, Residential Services, La Trobe University
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Description:
A budget should be like a good set of clothes, perfectly tailored for the occasion. It should look smart (well balanced), be flexible to allow any changes in shape, and come with matching accessories (a few bells & whistles) ... ready to impress scrutiny.
This course will be practical and down to earth. It will be aimed at those who have no or little (maybe intermediate) experiences with budgets. The course will provide information on the myths of budgeting, budget theory, budgetary practicalities, and activity based costing and business plans. The course will conclude with an actual case study where participants will have an opportunity to apply what they have learned.
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