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

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“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.

Questions?

Jason LynchHall Director, Apartments Residence

Hallrlynch5@utk.edu