RA training schedule

Monday August 21st

Work style strengths, welcoming activities etc. ice breakers

Tuesday, August 22nd

Student Development Theory, Getting to Know You, Roles of the RA, Intro to the office of res life, programming for you floor, panel: how to make it through training.

Wednesday, August 23rd

Hall staff time (work on bulletin boards, name tags), seminar: being professional, developing relationships between RA and student government, Resident Director's Runway Show.

Thursday, August 24th

Beyond Boundaries, Diversity @ Simmons, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transexual, Queer discussion, social justice, issues of class and last but not least eating disorders.

Friday August 25th

Active Listening, Peer Counseling Issues, Mediation, Depression and Suicide Counseling, Sexual Assault

Free weekend

Monday August 28th

Resource Fair, Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Time Management and Organizational Skills.

Tuesday August 29th

Outward Bound Trip--outdoors training at Thompson Island.

Wednesday August 30th

Hall Staff time (getting ready for the arrivals), Confrontation skills, Incident Reports and the Judicial Process, Ethical Decission Making, Panel: Being a Role Model

Thursday August 31st

Hall opening procedures, facebook and other hazards of the internet, intro to RAD (self defense). Public safety.

Friday September 1st

Work groups (don't know what those are yet)

Saturday

free

sunday

hall meetings and opening procedures.