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Selection Activity Downloads:
These activities are an excellent start for preparing
a workshop or carousel style RA selection process. By using a variety
of activities, you can observe how candidates work in groups, what their
leadership styles are, and what unique characteristics they might bring
as an RA. Some of the activities also will bring out "red flags"
in candidates. It is good to try and choose a variety of activities and
make an effort to cater to both extroverts and introverts. Sometimes these
processes can tend to favor the extrovert. Enjoy!
NOTE: These
activities have been sent out via the ResidentAssistant.com Pro List Serve,
DISCUSS-H, and submitted to the site. If you are the creator of one of
these activities and you would like your name listed with the activity,
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- A
Day In the Life of an RA
"THE EXERCISE: Resident Assistants have a variety of demands placed
on them by different areas of their lives. Please rank the order in
which you would handle these situations. Your group..."
- Prioritization
and Consensus Building from USA
Group activity using this prioritization
sheet that the candidates have to priorities, and
this list of answering machine messages they have to prioritize.
- Build a Hall
"You have been selected by the University to be on the committee
that will plan the construction of a new residence hall on campus. At
this point in the planning process there are no money constraints and.."
- Current
Issues
"Your first assignment as R.A.'s is to plan a week of programs
to address a current issue on campus. First, as individuals, you will
have 1-2 minutes to rank the following issues in order of their relevance
in the residence hall community from 1 to 5..."
- RA Trauma Time Facilitator
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"...Everyone should take 2-3 minutes to go through each category
individually and rank the three situations as to which one they would
deal with first, second, and third. Then as a group, they..."
- Community
Issues Ranking Exercise
"The candidate group will be asked to rank order a list of events
that might occur in a residence hall community based on the level of
impact those events..."
- Group
Process Activities - Southeast Missouri State University (3 activities)
- Group
Process Activities - Southeast Missouri State University (6 activities)
- Lost at Sea
and Heart Transplant Group Exercises
"Scene: Imagine that today, a cruise liner is sailing on the
Atlantic Ocean. A serious storm has developed. The ship is struck by
lightning, an explosion has occurred and the ship is sinking. Now all
the survivors..." AND "You are a member of a surgical team
at the World's Greatest Hospital. All the patients on your sheets MUST
receive a heart transplant or else they will die. There are only TWO
hearts..."
- Lifeboat Exercise
Similar to lost at sea, but with different characters.
- Lost at Sea
" Below is a list of fifteen items that are intact and undamaged
after the fire. In addition to these articles..." Group has to
decide what to bring and leave behind. Includes facilitator worksheet,
group worksheet, and official answers.
- Programming
Group Task
"Your job as a staff is to design a theme for your residence hall.
This theme will be incorporated into programs throughout the year, as..."
- Programming Mania
"Your task as a Staff of RA/AAs is to design a week of programming
and activities that will occur in March..."
- The Perfect
RA
- Whom Would
You Hire?
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