Kindling the Embers of Leadership Over Dinner

2012 NASPA Annual Conference s Phoenix, Arizona s March 10–14, 2012

Kindling the Embers of Leadership Over Dinner

3/13/12 at 11:30amAnn M. Richards, Ph.D.

Brian Knight, BA

Servant Leadershiphttp://www.greenleaf.org/whatissl/

• Are the student’s highest priority needs being served?

• Do those served grow as individuals? • Do they, while being served, become healthier,

wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to assist others in their growth.

Leaders who are Servants

• Understand

• Appreciate

• Motivate

All they come in contact with

Building a Living and Learning Community from the Top Down

• Relationships Building– Resident Hall Coordinator (RHC)• Establish roles and responsibilities• Co-plan• Meet on a consistent basis

– Resident Assistants (RA)• Establish roles and responsibilities• Train with infusion of your theoretical model• Consistent leadership and expectations

WVU’s Student Population(IPEDS Data)

Student Populations Total Number Percent of Population

Total Undergraduates for 2010 (Full and Part Time) 23, 210Men 12, 706 55%

Women 10,504 45%

White non-Hispanic 20,174 87%

Black non-Hispanic 782 3%

Hispanic 585 3%

Asian/Pacific Islander 387 2%

American Indian or Alaska Native 64 Less than 1%

Pierpont’s Student PopulationStudent Populations Total Number Percent of Population

Total Number of Residents 471

Men 234 50%

Women 231 49%

White non-Hispanic 354 75%

Black non-Hispanic 89 19%

Hispanic 20 4%

Asian/Pacific Islander 1 <1%

Programming • Hall-wide Programs– RFL Dinners– Newspapers with the RFLs– Academic Tutoring

• Floor Programs– Game Nights– How to succeed at Mid-terms

• Individual Assistance– Course Selection– Major Selection– Reference Letters

Issues Addressed Around the Diner Booth

• Major Selection• Personal Issues• Academic Development• Financial Literacy• Transfer Issues• Death• Racism• Sexual Orientation

Student Development Theories• Astin’s Inputs-Environments-Outputs approach (1993)

– Used to develop programming that takes into account students’ backgrounds and experiences so that the programs offered expanded their knowledge, attitude, and beliefs

• Chickering & Reisser (1996) – Assists in assessing where on a developmental scale students lie

• Erikson’s (1968) – Used to assess student’s development as well as a basis for

assisting students who are having difficulty moving along the developmental continuum

• Pascarella & Terenzini (2005) – Used to assess student

Contact Information

• Dr. Ann Richards• West Virginia University

• Ann.Richards@mail.wvu.edu• 304-293-4396

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