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RHD Fall Training Schedule from SUNY- Stony Brook

Pro-Staff Training Schedule
Summer 2000

Timely Choices
Thoughtful Actions
Focusing on Student Success

Guiding Thought:
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

DATE EVENT/TOPIC LOCATION HOST
July 30 (Sunday) Barbecue Gina’s House Gina

Learning Objectives
o Staff will learn the names of the Residential Programs Departmental employees.
o Staff will be able to get acquainted with co-workers.
o Staff will be able to informally introduce themselves to each other and socially meet their co-workers’ families.
Reflective Practice
How/why did I end up here?
What kind of skills do I bring to Stony Brook or to this position?
What’s one thing I learned that I should put into practice this year?

Notes for tomorrow:

EXPECTATIONS

¨ Professionalism is expected at all times.
¨ Manuals should be brought to every training session.
¨ Courtesy and pleasantness should be given to all presenters.
¨ On time is at least 5 minutes before the listed start time.
¨ Look ahead to tomorrow’s content and be prepared to ask questions. Be prepared for questions asked of you.
¨ Lunch is usually 1 hour. (i.e. There isn’t enough time to go off campus!)
¨ Dress appropriately for the training location. The Student Activities Center (SAC) can get cold and “we” have no control over the thermostat.
¨ Always bring adequate writing/highlighting materials.
¨ Your schedule is your best friend for the next 3weeks. Never leave home without it!
¨ Take advantage of preparation times and “down” times. They will help you stay organized and reduce your stress.
¨ Be flexible. Quad Directors will have a separate “Quad Time” schedule for you.
¨ Don’t rattle papers, snacks, food, etc. Attentiveness is expected for all presentations.
¨ Bring a positive attitude to everything!
¨ Remember that Stony Brook is doing great things. Be a thoughtful, student affairs practitioner!

Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone
and greater strength for our nation.
-- John F. Kennedy

DATE EVENT/TOPIC LOCATION   HOST
Aug. 1 (Tuesday) Training Kick-off Schomburg ALL
Time      Presenter
9 – 11am Opening Brunch,    Gina & Jerry
Training expectations & schedule review Derrick & Harriet
11 – 12pm Professional Contracts   Christel Colon
12 – 1pm Introductions/Ice-Breakers    Chris
1 – 2pm Break
2 – 5pm Quad Staff Meeting
Learning Objectives
o Staff will be able to identify the theme for the year.
o Staff will interact to learn each other’s names.
o Staff will explore the process of teambuilding on quad, departmental, and divisional levels.
Reflective Practice
What is the RHD job?
How should I approach training at Stony Brook?
Who are the people I work with?
What are some commonalities that I share with the other RHDs or QDs?
What is expected of me tomorrow, this week, this month, this year?

Notes for tomorrow:

Training is all day, so be prepared, energized and ready to learn!
Bring your manual, pens, and something to take notes on.
Bring your training schedule.
Bring a positive attitude!
The readings and worksheets for the retreat have now been handed out and everyone needs to have completed them by August 9.

We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present.
We are made up of layers, cells, and constellations.
-- Anais Nin

You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon. The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about,
the more you have left when anything happens.
-- Ethel Barrymore

Aug. 2 (Wednesday) Building Community SAC 303 & 305 Rick
Time      Presenter
9 – 9:15am Energizer    Rick
9:15 – 10:30am Committees, and Peer Education Program Preferences Rick
10:30 – 12pm Student Staff (P16-P18)     Chris
12 – 1pm Lunch
1 – 1:15pm Little Known Fact    Matty
1:15 – 3:15pm Community Standards I (J1 – J24)     Matty
3:30 – 5:30pm Quad Staff Meeting
Learning Objectives
o Staff will learn the structure of committees.
o Staff will know the various opportunities to work with Peer Education groups.
o Staff will know the Stony Brook philosophy of student conduct.
Reflective Practice
What are the various committees and their structure?
What committee should I select?
What is the role of the RAs within our organization? My interactions with them are guided by?
What is my judicial philosophy?
What is the role of community standards and the effect on student development?

Notes for tomorrow:

Collateral assignment preferences are due to Rick by 9:30am.

I will grow. I will become something new and grand, but no grander than I now am. Just as the sky will be different in a few hours, its present perfection and completeness is not deficient, so am I presently perfect and not deficient because I will be different tomorrow.
I will grow and I am not deficient.
-- Wayne Dyer

Aug. 3 (Thursday) Orientation to the Job Various   Harriet
Time      Presenter
9am – 5pm New RHD Orientation University HR Department
10am – 1pm   Quad Director Meeting
10am – 12 Computer training advanced (Returning RHDs - Douglass) Mike, Earl
4pm – 5pm Buddy Training (RHDs selected as Buddies – Schomburg) Harriet
Local business (bank, post office, administrative things)
Returning staff – set up offices, prepare student staff presentation
7:30pm – 9pm Buddy Reception
Learning Objectives
o Staff should be aware of the support systems available through the University Human Resources Department.
o Knowledge of the benefits/responsibilities of being a NY State employee.
o Introduction to the UUP Union structure.
Reflective Practice
How will I balance my time and renew?
How will I incorporate technology into my work style?
How do I ask/receive support from those around me (colleagues)?

Notes for tomorrow:

***Committee preference sheets due to Rick by 5pm.***
Bring schedule books, calendars, and/or planners for duty scheduling

My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others. That is nice but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.
-- Helen Hayes

Aug. 4 (Friday) Promoting Safety & Security Schomburg   Chris
Time      Presenter
9 – 9:15 Energizer    Chris
9:15 – 10 Area duty and emergencies (Em1 – Em13) Matty & Baycan
10 – 11am Safety and Security (Em1-3)    Baycan
11 – 12pm UPD, RSP, and Fire Safety (Em6)   Baycan
12 – 1pm Lunch
1 – 1:15pm Little Known Fact    Matty
1:15 – 3pm Leadership I   Jean & Emily
Reminder – Committee Preference Sheets due to Rick by 5pm.
3 – 5pm Schedule Area Duty    Harriet
5 – 8pm   Quad Director Meeting
TBA Quad Staff Meeting
Learning Objectives
o Staff will know the emergency protocol and available resources.
o Staff will know the Stony Brook philosophy of student leadership development.
o Be able to identify the appropriate standards availability during “duty”.
Reflective Practice
What are the specific responsibilities of area duty?
What are the standards of safety on this campus?   What’s my role?
How does interdepartmental cooperation advance a sense of community?
How will I combat student apathy and indifference around issues of safety and security?
What is leadership? How do I operationalize this daily?

Notes for tomorrow:

Keep true, never be ashamed of doing right; decide on what you think is right and stick to it.
-- George Eliot

In all things preserve integrity; and the consciousness of thine own uprightness will alleviate the toil of business, soften the hardness of ill-success and disappointments, and give thee an humble confidence before God, when the ingratitude of man, or the iniquity of the times may rob thee of other rewards.
-- Barbara Paley

Aug. 7 (Monday) Networking for Success Schomburg   Chris
Time      Presenter
9 – 9:15am Committee Placement Announced    Rick
9:15 – 10am Retreat Info     Brian D.
10 – 12 FYRE/OWA Information Chris, & Derrick
12 – 1pm Lunch
1 – 1:15pm Little Known Fact    Matty
1:15 – 3pm Meet Central Office staff    Brian D.
3 – 5pm Quad Staff Meeting
Learning Objectives
o Understand the importance of First Year Initiatives in ensuring student success.
o Knowledge of the Canned Programs and other FYRE Program components.
o Staff will obtain the first Canned Program and Bulletin Board.
o Staff will formulate a plan for addressing first year student needs within their building.
Reflective Practice
What are some first year student transitional issues I should be aware of?
How do we involve first year students?
What is the larger Campus Residences structure?
How can I take advantage of all the resources within the Division? (Central Office Staff, Support Staff and Services)

Notes for tomorrow:

If one advances confidently in the direction of his/her dreams, and endeavors to live the life that he/she has imagined, he/she will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
-- Henry David Thoreau

Aug. 8 (Tuesday) Leading, Shaping, and Learning Schomburg Brian S.
Time      Presenter
9 – 11am Goal Review     Chris
11 – 1pm Lunch (Retreat Preparation)
1 – 1:15pm Little Known Fact    Matty
1:15 – 3:15pm Leadership II (LEG, Polity)(P20-21)    Jean & Emily
3:30 – 5pm Overview of Carnegie Communications Research Report Jerry
TBA Quad Staff Meeting
Learning Objectives
o Be able to identify the department’s efforts to develop student leaders in the residence halls.
o Creation of an Advisory plan for their building LEG, Quad Council or other Student Group
o Identify the different Advisory styles and understand their respective strengths and limitations in working with students.
o Knowledge of student perceptions of their residential experience.
o Staff will know basic procedure and philosophy of working with goals.
Reflective Practice
How do I promote student involvement within the building? The campus?
What kind of leadership is considered “successful”?
What do the Carnegie findings mean to me? to the RHD position?

Notes for tomorrow:

I have three precious things, which I hold fast, and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
-- Lao-Tzu

Aug. 9-11 RETREAT Southampton College Brian

Southampton College… Here we come!
Readings
Bring –a-Thing (How did you get into Student Affairs?)
Beach Chair
Sweatshirt (warm clothing)
Clothes
Retreat Schedule
Training Schedule
Positive Attitude

Goals are a means to an end, not the ultimate purpose of our lives. They are simply a tool to concentrate our focus and move us in a direction. The only reason we really pursue goals is to cause ourselves to expand and grow. Achieving goals by themselves will never make us happy in the long term; it's who you become, as you overcome the obstacles necessary to achieve your goals, that can give you the deepest and most long-lasting sense of fulfillment.
-- Anthony Robbins

Aug. 11 Divisional Picnic Smith Point Park Dallas

Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words; they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character for it will become your destiny.
-- Source Unknown

Aug. 14 (Monday) Education Beyond the Classroom SAC 303 & 305 Derrick
Time      Presenter
9 – 9:15am Energizer    Derrick
9:15 – 11:45am Programming (Pr2 – Pr11)    Gina
12 – 1pm Lunch
1 – 1:15pm Little Known Fact    Matty
1:15 – 3pm Retreat Follow-up    Brian D.
3 – 5pm Quad Staff Meeting
Learning Objectives
o Staff will be able to identify the Comprehensive Development Model and its components.
o Staff will learn the various forms and procedures for Student Staff programming.
o Synthesize ways to promote and develop building community through programming.
Reflective Practice
How does programming justify our presence?
How does the Division support the academic mission of residential students?

Notes for tomorrow:

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
-- Elizabeth Kübler-Ross

Aug. 15 (Tuesday) Professional Development SAC 303 & 305 Rick
Time      Presenter
9 – 9:45am Thursday Morning Presentation Series   Rick & Harriet
10 – 12pm LLC Staff Meet with Jerry Stein/
10 – 12pm Computer Training Basics (New RHDs - Douglass) Mike, Earl
10 – 12pm Student Staff Presentation Prep (Returning RHDs)
12 – 1pm Lunch
1 – 1:15pm Little Known Fact    Matty
1:15 – 3pm Community Standards II     Matty
3 – 4pm Student Staff     Chris
4 – 5:30pm Apartments Presentation and Tour    Stacey
TBA Quad Staff Meeting
Learning Objectives
o Identify the departmental standards for Thursday morning presentations.
o Understand how Thursday morning presentation series enhances their professional development.
o Knowledge of guidelines and procedures for Level I and Level II judicial cases.
o Staff will learn the role of the University Apartments within the Division.
o Staff will be able to identify emergency protocol for the University Apts.
Reflective Practice
How do I maximize the professional development opportunities at Stony Brook?
What are the day-to-day operations of a residential system? My role?
What kinds of support will RAs need as they arrive for summer training?

Notes for tomorrow:

You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life. This is not an easy struggle. Indeed, it may be the most difficult task in the world, for opening the door to your own life is, in the end, more difficult than opening the doors to the mysteries of the universe.
-- Daisaku Ikeda

Aug. 16 (Wednesday) Legal Responsibilities Schomburg Chris
Time      Presenter
9 – 12pm Supervision    Rick, Hannah& Dave
12 – 1pm Lunch
1 – 2:30pm Campus Advocate, Ombuds Office   Judi Segall
2:30 – 4pm Committee Meeting    QDs
4 – 5pm Quad Staff Meeting
Learning Objectives
o Knowledge of departmental specifics for performance review for professionals and student staff.
o Identify several philosophies of supervision.
o Staff will identify their own supervisory style and how to adapt to staff needs.
Reflective Practice
How do I give/receive support from my supervisor? The system?
What kind of leadership do I provide to those I supervise?
How do I help students develop their skills and talents?
What is the purpose of feedback through evaluation?

Notes for tomorrow:

Getting things done is not always what is most important. There is value in allowing others to learn, even if the task is not accomplished as quickly, efficiently or effectively.
-- R.D. Clyde

Aug. 17 (Thursday) Fulfilling Student Needs O’Neil Main Lounge Brian S.
Time      Presenter
9 – 11am Housing (H1-H5, H13, H15)     Al
11 – 12pm RHDs Making Name Tags    Emily
12 –1pm Lunch
1 – 2pm Faculty Student Association/Campus Dining Services Dawn Villacci
2 – 2:30pm Training Closure      Rick
3:30 – 5pm Quad Staff Meeting
5:30 – 8pm Closing Barbecue   Tabler Quad

Learning Objectives
o Identify procedures for occupancy verification and room changes.
o Knowledge of the room assignment process and opening expectations.
o Synthesize a check-in plan for the building ensuring adequate RA coverage, information distribution and accuracy in paperwork.
o Knowledge of the relationship between the Faculty Student Association, Campus Dining Services and Campus Residences.

Reflective Practice
Why do students need to eat together in the Resident dining locations?
How can I support community development through collaboration with FSA?

Notes for tomorrow:

We grow great by dreams. All [students] are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter's evening. Some of us let these dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those who hope that their dreams will come true.
-- Woodrow Wilson

Aug. 18 (Friday) Quad Time Quad Directors

See your Quad Director for specifics.

Enjoy the weekend!
Student Staff check-in happens this weekend.
Decorate your RAs’ doors.
Relax and get revitalized for Student Staff Training and Opening.

The truth of the matter is that there's nothing you can't accomplish if: (1) You clearly decide what it is that you're absolutely committed to achieving, (2) You're willing to take massive action, (3) You notice what's working or not, and (4) You continue to change your approach until you achieve what you want, using whatever life gives you along the way.
--Anthony Robbins

The person with a fixed goal, a clear picture of his desire, or an ideal always before him, causes it, through repetition, to be buried deeply in his subconscious mind and is thus enabled, thanks to its generative and sustaining power, to realize his goal in a minimum of time and with a minimum of physical effort. Just pursue the thought unceasingly. Step by step you will achieve realization, for all your faculties and powers become directed to that end.
-- Claude M. Bristol

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