Resident Assistant

This is a fun community service program that allows residents to dress up and trick-or-treat for a good cause. This program could be combined with any number of other events such as a costume contest. Residents go on campus or into the community and ask for canned goods instead of ...

Description: This program was designed as a values and ethics program but can be used for fulfill the identity proportion if fulfilling the DRIVE model. The purpose is to talk to residents about issues such as discrimination, mentally handicapped persons, acceptance, and other issues while enjoying time with residents ...

I've used the following program several times with my freshmen residents and it provides them with important social interaction as well as a fun way to learn about STDs, pregnancy risk, etc. It ...

Description: Make cards for different holidays. Send the cards to the local children's hospital.

This is a really cool program that lets residents interact while at the same time dealing with physical disabilities. Great Awareness program!

Description: My co-RA and I got together to do a diversity program this December.I'm Jewish, she's Christian and we were talking about traditions that our families had during the holiday season. We decided it would be fun to share our traditions with our residents in a program.With me, we made ...

This program could be done at any time of the year, but could be a good program for February, which is Eating Disorder Awareness Month. This is a program where a speaker comes in to discuss eating disorders, and in this case shared her story.

This program can be done at any time throughout the year, but would fit in April as it is Alcohol Awareness Month. Description: Make mock drinks such as strawberry and pina colada daquiris, skittles were unknowingly dropped into drinks to symbolize the date rape drug GHB or roofies to show the affects of ...

Description: This program is pretty big, but worth it, if done right. Basically it's like a Casino Night complete with play money, and even drinks (mocktails)

Residents gathered and watched the movie Cocktail while enjoying "mock" drinks. We made things like virgin strawberry daqueris and pina coladas. This was used as an alternative to going out and drinking and as an educational program.