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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
• Pair Shares• Defining Community• Building Blocks • ASPIRE• Question/Answers
Pair and Share
What do you hope to gain from this session?
How do you define community? Or what are examples of a community?
Break Up Into the Following Groups
OrientationFraternity & Sorority Life
Residence Life (RA/Hall Council)Student Organizations
Other
Building Blocks AssessSet GoalsPractice discipline and justice IncludeRecognize andEncourage
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
P
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
R E
“All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort
means work.”
~Calvin Coolidge
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.
