the pulse november 2015 rlc special edition
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The Official Newsletter of the Ontario Association of College and University Housing Officers.TRANSCRIPT
THE PULSETHE NEWSLETTER OF THE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY HOUSING OFFICERS
NOVEMBER 2015
MCMASTER UNIVERSITY Hamilton, Ontario
SPECIAL STUDENT STAFF EDITION
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PRESIDENTJulie WestUniversity of Guelph [email protected]
PRESIDENT-ELECT / FINANCE DIRECTORDaryl NaumanYork [email protected]
PAST PRESIDENTLaura StoreyCarleton [email protected]
COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR Brian CunhaUniversity of Toronto [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORMelissa SteadmanWestern University [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT DIRECTORAndrew QuennevilleWestern [email protected]
CONFERENCE DIRECTORSara Wills Carleton [email protected]
CORPORATE PARTNER RELATIONS DIRECTORJordon McLindenCarleton [email protected]
SENIOR-LEVEL MEMBER AT LARGEChris AlleyneWestern [email protected]
MEMBER AT LARGEDiane Rawlings University of [email protected]
MEMBER AT LARGEMeghan McNeilHumber College [email protected]
ASSOCIATION MANAGERCarol [email protected]
Board of Directors
DIRECTORBrian Cunha
SPECIAL PROJECTSMeaghan McNeil
THE PULSE EDITORSRebecca MudgeAndrea PapeCory ColettaJonathan AmanatidisBrittany Reifenstein
SOCIAL MEDIAMary StefanidisBrian MilladoThomas Crowhurst
RESEARCHTBD
The Communications Committee
elcome to the student staff edition of OACUHO’s monthly newsletter, The Pulse. We are excited for you all to be reading this, and hope you have a memorable time this weekend connecting with your peers, professionals working in housing across the province (and country!), and learning from one another. We are currently seeking contributors for our upcoming December edition for The Pulse, and this is where you come in – student staff and professional staff alike are invited to submit reflections of their time at the Residence Life Conference. You can check out our contribution guidelines here: <insert link here, or reference to page in Pulse with guidelines>. All contributions are welcome, so if you have any questions or are wondering what to write a b o u t , f e e l f r e e t o r e a c h o u t t o u s a t j o n a t h a n . a m a n a t i d i s @ q u e e n s u . c a a n d [email protected].
Why contribute? Apart from the warm and fuzzy feeling of seeing your name printed in a newsletter, submitting something for this publication is a great way to apply your experience, potentially start some great new conversations about the way things are done or looked at, and getting your name out into the OACUHO community helps build and maintain the networks you might start making right here..We hope you have a great time learning and connecting this weekend. And as a wise teacher once said: “Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy!”
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Jonathan Amanatidis | Queen’s University
Hello Residence Life Conference delegates!
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Andrea Pape | Seneca College
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W elcome! We are very excited to welcome you to McMaster University for the 2015 Residence Life Conference! This conference brings about many exciting opportunities for personal and professional development and we hope that you find this weekend to be extremely meaningful and rewarding. As you prepare for the conference, we have provided some questions below that may help you navigate the weekend.
Why did I want to attend the Residence Life Conference? What am I hoping to learn or gain from this experience?
Is there a particular skill I was hoping to develop or experience I was hoping to gain?
How can I step outside of my comfort zone and experience something new?
How do I plan to share what I have learned with my home institution and how can I prepare for this?
How can this conference contribute to my career and life goals?
Melissa PrattResidence Coordinator, Academic InitiativesWilfrid Laurier University
Drew SimonResidence Manager McMaster University
CO-CHAIR MESSAGE
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Making The Most of the Residence Life Conference
We would also like to highlight some of the components of the conference to help guide your preparation and learning:
All the concurrent sessions fall into one of the following learning outcomes:- Advising & Supporting - Community Building - Diversity- Leadership & Mentoring - Personal & Professional Development- Self-Care & Balance - Student Learning & Development
Opportunities to see presentations from previous delegates and Julianne Pettigrew Award winners
Guided reflection activities to help delegates process learning and develop a tangible action plan to take learning back to their home institutions
A student staff fair to introduce delegates to resources for their community, future employers and grad school opportunities, and career development advice
Our website has additional resources you may also find useful, including: a note-taking sheet, a reflection sheet, and a packing list!
We really encourage you to challenge yourself to fully engage in this intensive experience and make the Residence Life Conference your own. The conference is a fantastic opportunity to meet new people, learn about yourself and others, explore different perspectives, and engage with like-minded individuals from across Canada. We wish you nothing but the very best as you join us at McMaster University!
I went to the Residence Life Conference while in my second year as a student staff member at the University of Guelph. I had the opportunity to present with two of my colleagues about consent in residence and we walked away with the Julianne Pettigrew award. This year I have been asked to come back to the Residence Life Conference to present about consent in residence again and I can’t be more excited! Having the opportunity to connect with you and see how much Residence Life programs have grown in the last couple years is exhilarating. The Residence Life Conference was an amazing experience - I met people from many different post secondary inst i tu t ions and made last ing connections. The energy at this conference blew
me away: 100+ students were just as excited as I was to have the chance to learn about other institutions and how to improve as a staff member. My favourite part of the conference was the first night - engaging in conversation about our presentation and consent. Everyone had something wonderful to contribute. The best advice I can give: soak everything in and meet as many people as possible. Write down names, emails, and something you remember about them (to jog your memory) so you can reach out for resources in the future. Be engaged during the sessions you attend. It’s up to you to bring all this new information back to your own institution - so ask questions and keep an open mind. Attending the Residence Life Conference inspired me to research and learn a lot more about Residence Life and to pursue a career in Residence Life professionally. After the conference I started talking with my supervisors a lot more about what different paraprofessional roles are out there and where to begin looking. Having the Residence Life Conference as a launching point is
Taylor is a Residence Life Coordinator at Seneca College. She completed her undergraduate at the University of Guelph where she was a Resident Assistant for two years. Taylor was a recipient of the Julianne Pettigrew Award at the Residence Life Conference in 2014.
Walking away with the Julianne Pettigrew award.
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