hws student affairs jan 2016 here to there
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Retreat January 11, 2016Student Affairs
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
“FROM HERE TO THERE”Dr. Fay M Butler
BEFORE I BEGINSome General Concerns
• Social media use and accountability• Campus Protests• Competition on campuses• Scarce resources• Undercurrents.. hostility• Small Problems if not handled become big issues
“HERE TO THERE” MODELHOW DO WE GET “THERE”?
“HERE TO THERE” MODEL
•MOVEMENT•PROGRESSION
•JOURNEY (S)
“HERE TO THERE” MODELI (Beginning)
INWARD• Personal/Cultural
Lens• Lifestyle Preferences• Personal toolbox
OUTWARD• Worldview• Interactions• Ability to grow, improve
gifts and talents for the greater good
The Toolbox Seven Stages to Effective Use of Skills and TalentsSTAGE ONE Realization Know your Family History regarding natural talents and skills. STAGE TWO Investigative Investing of time and resources in learning about the skills and talents. STAGE THREE Visualization Seeing yourself effectively using, or mastering the gift or talents. STAGE FOUR Practical Stage Requires that one serve as an apprentice with another experienced family member or a subject matter expert in the field STAGE FIVE The Service Stage Total commitment to the gift or talent STAGE SIX Do No Harm- The Wisdom Stage Don’t use your expertise to harm, to disrespect others and don’t misappropriate your gift STAGE SEVEN Sustainability-Generation to Generation One of the ways in which our tools remain sharp and relevant/ sustainability is that we teach the next generation.
Imagine: 30 Days to A New You Motivational Press. Chapter by Fay Maureen Butler
“HERE TO THERE” MODELT(Middle)
INWARD• Understanding Best Practices• Sense of Belonging• Unity• Marginalization• Recognizing institutional
culture and subcultures
• OUTWARD
• Unity• Marginalization• Managing and
Negotiating culture and sub cultures
“HERE TO THERE” MODELC (End)
INWARD
• Hard Conversations-Social Media, Student Protests
• Joint Strategy• Co-curricular and Academic
Initiatives• Politics-Different viewpoints,
compromise
OUTWARD
• Climate Impact• Verbal and nonverbal
alignment• IMPLEMENTATION
OF STRATEGY=WINS
“HERE TO THERE” MODELH2T
Final Thoughts
• WHAT IS YOUR “THERE”?• WHAT DO YOU NEED TO GET “THERE”?• We must understand where we are NOW, what we
need to do to improve to get “there” so that we can serve our students, celebrate colleagues, influence institutional culture and impact the communities where we live.
“HERE TO THERE” MODELH2T
References NASPA Principles of Good Practices for Student Affairs Various Student Development Theories Campus Climate and Culture Articles Experience and Observation