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Department Of Residential Life University at Albany Fall Training Conference August 10th-16th, 2014 Resident Assistant Training Schedule
Fall Training Conference 2014: Welcome to the Department of Residential Life’s 2014 Fall Training Conference! Get ready to discover a new kind of leadership form that can help you build a strong community, communicate effectively with residents, and become the role model you were meant to be! This conference is designed to give you the skills and tools to perform at the top of your game. We want you to be the best student leader that you can be! It’s a new year and a new start to what will be an amazing fall semester. Leadership is the core of what we all do in our daily roles as staff so we wanted to present you a training that emphasized the importance of that student leadership. We hope we give you the support you need to do a great job in your role. Use the key below to help prepare for each training session. Each session is categorized by the following symbols. Hopefully these symbols will give you an insight into what the session will cover and what we hope you get out of the session. Residential Life Standards– Workshops geared to teach staff policies, procedure, and explanations of what it means to be a part of the Residential Life team. Student Staff Toolbox– Sessions intended to teach student staff members important skills that will aid in their development as a leader. Examples Include: mediation skills, helping skills, programming techniques, time management skills, etc.
Emergency Procedure– Sessions intended to prepare student staff for crisis management, safety protocol and emergency response.
Conference Schedule At a Glance (Note: some times will be different according to the day or position-specific sessions)
Light Snacks 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Training Sessions Lunch 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Training Sessions Dinner
Sunday, August 10th Time
Title
Description
Location
11:00 AM- 12:30 PM
Small Staff Team Building
Meet with your small staff to start creating bonds that will last the rest of the year!
On your designated quad. See your supervisor
12:30 PM– 2:00 PM
Lunch with Small Continue creating those bonds Staff` as you eat with your small staff
Pump yourself up for the new year by engaging in some fun activities with your staff
Category
Dutch Quad
2:00 PM– 5:00 PM
NRG Activities
On your designated quad
5:00PM– 6:00 PM
Dinner
6:00 PM– 7:00PM
Break
7:00 PM– 8:00PM
Expectations/ Training Review
Get your first look into what On your designated quad training will be like for the rest of the week as well as expectations for your staff
8:00 PM– 9:00 PM
Temporary Duty Schedule
Get your calendars ready, it’s On your designated quad temporary duty schedule time!
Dutch Quad
Monday, August 11th Time
Title
Description
Location
9:00 AM– 9:30 AM
Department
Join us as we kick off the start of another great year!
Campus Center Ballroom
Our lecturer will be speaking about building community, staying motivated and helpful tips for student leadership.
Campus Center Ballroom
Welcome 9:30 AM- 12:00 PM
Special Guest Speaker: Tom Kriegelstein
12;00 PM– 1:00PM
Lunch
1:00 PM– 3:30PM
Special Guest Speaker: Tom Kriegelstein
A continuation of morning lecture
Campus Center Ballroom
3:30 PM– 5:00PM
Ice Cream Social
Hosted by the Alumni Association, UAS & Sodexo
CC Ballroom
4:45PM
Purple and Gold
Alumni Association
CC Ballroom
5:00 PM– 6:00 PM
Dinner
6:00 PM– 8:00PM
Quad Work Time
Dutch Quad
Dutch Quad Get your quad ready for opening! * Homework- Duty 101
Category
Tuesday, August 12th Time
Title
Description
Location
9:00 AM– 9:30AM
Small Staff Circles
9:30 AM– 10:30 AM
Advocacy Center for Sexual Violence and Project SHAPE
Carol Stenger will be presenting about sexual violence awareness and what you can do as a student leader!
LC 18
10:30 AM– 12:00 PM
Duty 101
Learn the basics of the duty protocol here at UAlbany
Returners: LC 7
On your quad
New Staff: LC 20
12:00PM– 1:00PM
Lunch
1:00PM– 2:30PM
Office of Community Standards
What you need to know about Community Standards and dealing with conflict in the halls.
Returners: LC 18
Advocate Training
Learn the proper way to write an IR and how to enter it in our system.
Alumni Quad: BA 222
2:30PM– 4:00PM
Category
Dutch Quad
New Staff: LC 7
Colonial Quad: SLG 12 Dutch Quad: SLG 20 Indian Quad: SLG 2 State Quad: BB 119
4:00 PM– 5:00 PM
Life Cycle of an IR
5:00 PM– 6:00 PM
Dinner
Wondering where your IR goes after you’ve written it? Learn about the journey an IR can take and its importance in our judicial process.
LC 18
Dutch Quad
That’s Opening Weekend ! Look at all those great student leaders!
Wednesday, August 13th Time
Title
Description
Location
9:00 AM- 10:00 AM
Positive Creativity
Creating flyers and advertisements
By Small Staff
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Officer Chauncey
Our guest lecturer will be speaking about student staff presence on the floor and how to deal with difficult people and situations
LC 18
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM– 2:30 PM
Fire Safety
Our guest lecturer will be speaking about fire safety protocols on the UAlbany campus
LC 18
2:30 PM– 4:00 PM
Programming Model
Learn about our new and improved model for creating programs
Returners: LC 24
Paperwork
Get acquainted with all the forms you will be using: What you need to know, how to fill it out correctly and where to find what you need
Returners: LC 24
4:00 PM– 5:00 PM
Madness
5:00 PM– 6:00PM
Dinner
6:00PM– 6:30PM
Break
6:30PM– 9:00 PM
Programming Expo
Category
Dutch Quad
New Staff: LC 23
New Staff: LC 23
Dutch Quad
Our new RAs will be putting on some programs for the rest of our student leaders! Board games and Karaoke Fun to follow expo
CC 375/Ballroom/ Assembly/ Commuter Lounge
Thursday, August 14th Time
Title
9:00 AM-12:00 PM Restorative Practices
Description
Location
This session will be the first part in learning about our new method for building a effective community within the residence halls
LC 18
12:00 PM– 1:00PM
Lunch
Dutch Quad
1:00 PM– 4:00PM
Restorative Practices
4:00PM– 5:00PM
Small Staff Meetings
On your Quad
5:00PM– 6:00PM
Dinner
Dutch Quad
6:00PM– 8:00 PM
VIP Bookstore Event
A continuation of the morning session
LC 18
The bookstore will be opening its doors UAlbany Bookstore after hours to give student staff a chance to buy books and supplies before the semester starts! (refreshments). *Homework: Program Proposals due tomorrow!
Category
Friday, August 15th Time
Title
Description
Location
9:00 AM– 10:00 AM
Mental Health on Campus: What’s your role?
New Staff Only: The Counseling Center will be discussing basic helping skills
LC 23
9:00 AM– 10:00 AM
What’s New in Social Norms: Returning Staff Only: See what social The RA’s Critical Role in sup- norms have to say about our campus porting a Healthy Campus and what you can do to help foster a Community. positive community
LC 24
10:00 AM– 11:00 AM
Introduction to Social New Staff Only: Learn about social Norms: The RA’s Critical Role norms campaign and what you can do in supporting a Healthy Cam- to help foster a positive community pus Community.
LC 24
10:00 AM– 11:00 AM
Alcohol, Drug, and Tobacco Use on Campus: What RAs should know
Returning Staff Only: Stay informed about the use of various drugs by students on campus
LC 7
11:00 AM– 12:00 PM
Alcohol, Drug, and Tobacco Use on Campus: What RAs should know
New Staff Only: Stay informed about the use of various drugs by students on campus
LC 7
11:00 AM– 12:00 PM
Step UP UA: Spotlight on Mental Health & Self-Care for the Advanced Resident Assistant
Returning Staff Only: Let’s discuss ways to stay healthy while helping others
LC 23
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM– 2:30 PM
John McGuire, UPD
Our guest lecturer will be speaking about the drug heroine and its prevalence on college campuses
LC 18
2:30 PM– 3:30 PM
Time Management
Feeling stressed about all those “todo” lists? You’ll gain some skills in this session to manage that stress!
AQ: LC 4
Dutch Quad
CQ: LC 5 DQ: LC 6 IQ: LC 20 SQ: LC 21
3:30 PM– 5:00 PM
SAs Train the RAs
5:00 PM– 6:00 PM
Dinner
7:30 PM– 9:30PM
ResLife Fun!
Learn some office techniques and procedures from the Student Assistants *Rotate through office by small staff
On your Quad
Dutch Quad Think Fast Game Show!
CC Ballroom
Category
Saturday, August 16th Time
Title
Description
Location
9:00 AM– 12:00 PM
NCBI
This session is about welcoming what makes us difference and diverse
New Staff
Category
AQ, DQ & CQ HU 137 IQ & SQ HU 132 Returning Staff AQ, DQ & CQ HU 128 IQ & SQ HU 129
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM
Lunch
Dutch Quad
1:00 PM– 5:00 PM
Behind Closed Doors
5:00 PM– 6:00 PM
Dinner
Quad staff will utilize returners to act our scenarios for our new staff practice their crisis management skills
Respective Quads
Dutch Quad
Formal Training is Over!.... For the next few days, we expect each student staff members to prepare for opening . Please be aware that your supervisor may choose to hold staff meetings during these next few days. Good luck with opening, and thank you for participating in our Fall 2014 Training Conference! Below are some important dates to remember for the next upcoming week.
August 17th: International Students & Early Arrival Athletes move-in August 18th: Pep band students move-in August 19th: Honors College Freshman move-in August 20th: LLC Freshman & Freshman assigned to floors 12-21 in Eastman Tower or Mohawk Tower August 21st: All remaining Freshman and Transfer student move-in August 22nd: All remaining students move-in August 23rd: All remaining students move-in August 24th: All remaining students move-in August 25th: Classes begin at 8 a.m.