grassroots community building
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From the Ground Up Grass Roots Community Building
Jason LynchHall Director, Apartments Residence Hall
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2012 Clifton M. Jones Student Leadership Conference
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• Pair Shares• Defining Community• Building Blocks • ASPIRE• Question/Answers
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Pair and Share
What do you hope to gain from this session?
How do you define community? Or what are examples of a community?
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Break Up Into the Following Groups
OrientationFraternity & Sorority Life
Residence Life (RA/Hall Council)Student Organizations
Other
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Building Blocks AssessSet GoalsPractice discipline and justice IncludeRecognize andEncourage
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Assess
Who makes up your community?
What is the history of the community?
Where is the community headed?
What does the community need or want?
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Set Goals
• Stakeholders • Values• Short Term• Long Term• Write them down!!• Bolman and Deal
“Reframing Organizations”
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Practice Discipline and Justice
• Accountability • Integrity • Community Standards
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Include
• Scholsberg “Mattering vs. Marginality”
• Multicultural Competence• Benefit of Diversity• Types of Diversity • Campus Resources
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Recognize & Encourage
• Appreciate all members• Recognition
– Liter of the Week– R-O-C-K Award– Affirmation Boxes– Find awards and nominate
• Communication– Be open to ideas
• Encourage through development– Leadership workshops– Training sessions
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“All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort
means work.”
~Calvin Coolidge
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References
• http://www.residentassistant.com/advice/buildingcommunity.htm
• Winston R.B., Anchors S., and Associates. Student Housing & Residential Life. Jossey-Bass Publishers.
• Evans, Forney, Guido, Patton, and Renn. Student Development in College. 2010.
• Bolman and Deal. Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership. 2010.