Branches of Belonging
2024 Student Leader Training
Overview for Residential Education Professional Staff
Friday, August 16, 2024
Welcome
● Review of our award-winning training
○ 2024 Integrated Learning award from VPSA
○ We share those accolades
■ When one of us wins, we all win! (You know, like the Olympics)
● I appreciate everyones’ work that pours into SLT to make it a success!
What this Presentation is and what this is not
● This IS an overview – broad strokes to give a grounding
● This is NOT a day-by-day breakdown of the entire schedule
○ We’ve attempted a day-by-day breakdown of the entire schedule, but we always run out of time
○ The full schedule was provided to you this morning
○ Y’all are grown
■ I trust you
■ Your NPD will find time to give a day by day breakdown of the entire schedule
■ Having this overview now (similar to our Selection overview before Selection) frees-up time for more content during our annual kick-off meeting (taking place on Monday)
■ In the future, the goal is to give this overview in June
What’s New and What’s Not New, What’s slightly different
● Not New: We’re huge. (not hyperbole)
● Not New: Philosophy
○ Week 1 = Macro
○ Week 2 = Micro
● Not New: Perennial challenges
○ Nothing is automated
○ Much of the SLT development is manually triggered
■ Things happen when we have time to sit down and make them happen
● Not New = Attendance tracking in Campus Groups, download that app
● Not New = Our student population
○ Busy, overcommitted, overconfident
○ They don’t believe they need any training (and yet they advocate for more training)
○ They feel forced to be here
○ They love BCDs (anything that is mock/simulation/role play and NOT a lecture or powerpoint)
■ This will ALWAYS be the case
● Not New = Content-wise: get straight to the point, they don’t believe they need a lot of context
● New: ePluribus
○ Constructive dialogue
● New: In person QPR debrief
● New: One additional day of training
○ Training ends on a Friday and not Thursday, celebration is a Friday lunch and not a Thursday dinner.
○ More content
○ Students need to realize that is they advocate for more training, doing so will require more of their time
○ More training = more responsibilities
■ If they don’t feel they are paid enough, they should not be advocating for more training and therefore more responsibilities.
● Slightly Different: Block scheduling by house type instead of by neighborhood
○ Block scheduling for Week 1 only Sigh
○ This accommodates for under-staffing from campus partners as a primary challenge and limitation
Assessment and Data Points
● Several data points
○ Google Feedback Form
○ Formal SLT Survey for students (low participation/low response rate)
○ Formal SLT Survey for professional staff (low participation/low response rate)
■ 5 CCs
■ 4 RDs
■ 2 GRAs
■ 1 NPD
○ “Gallery Walk” responses from ResEd Pro Staff Quarterly Meeting in October 2023
■ Student leader training had the most responses from professional staff compared to any other functional area surveyed for ResEd
○ RSLA feedback, reflection exercise and then ongoing feedback
○ Getting to Know You Form
■ Apprehensive aspects of the role = conflict
○ Number of meal swipes used in dining
○ Attendance tracking
○ Exit Survey feedback
■ Several references to SLT
Exit Survey
● Questions
○ 6 questions total - intended to be very brief
■ ID Specific House
■ Which of the following best describes your reason for not continuing?
● Graduation
● Study Abroad
● LOA
● Not re-appointed/currently in post-match
● Job/role dissatisfaction
● Other (Please specify)
■ Please briefly describe one of your favorite memories while serving in this role
■ Please briefly describe one or two ways Residential Education can improve the student leader experience
■ In the future, do you anticipate reflecting on your time as a Residential Education student leader as more positive or negative?
● 5 Point scale: Extremely Positive, Mostly Positive, Neutral, Mostly Negative, Extremely Negative
■ Would you recommend a student leader role in Residential Education to future undergraduates?
● YES, NO (forced choice)
■ Anything else you’d like to share?
● (Technically the 7th question and that question was optional)
● 35% response rate
○ That’s good for US
● 44% of students not continuing due to graduation (ineligibility)
● 92% of respondents said “Yes, they would recommend being a ResEd student leader to future undergraduates.”
○ 10 individuals responded “NO, they would NOT recommend being a student leader to future undergraduates”
■ 1 from Ginkgo
■ 3 from Hyperion
■ 2 from Magnolia
■ 1 from Olive
■ 2 from Redwood
■ 1 from Sequoia
● Themes
● 1 student from Olive responded and stated: their recommendation whether or not to be a student leader would depend on their specific house type
○ Finance clarity
○ Training (without prompt) - perception of overall effectiveness
■ MORE BCDs: simulation/role play/mock exercise
● Forever and always
○ RF expectations
○ Asking for resources that literally exist: student support guide, Canvas, Intranet
■ “Emma Hartung has been great in the last few months (since taking over for us) Also, we need a better sense of our money in the fall for all three quarters. ” -Aspen RA
■ “Thank you for the past 3 years, I really enjoyed my time as an RA on campus.” -Lees RA
■ “Being an RA was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made” -Magnolia RA
Locations
● Request made earlier in the year
● Impacts on other departments
● Consistency
● Limitations
○ Size
○ Auditorium only
■ We have to work with what is available
○ Thermostat
■ Work order or call classroom support
■ LBRE Ops Center 650-723-2281
● NPD feedback incorporated
○ Thank you!
● Access available as early as August 30th
Responsibilities By Role (snapshot; not all encompassing – consult your manager)
NPDs
● Attended four planning meetings: June 11, July 9, August 6, August 13
● Back-fill where we have vacancies
● Ensure learning outcomes are achieved
● Visioning and leadership for their neighborhoods
● Budgetary oversight for their area
● Balance both the student experience and that of their professional staff