Earning Criteria

• Resident Advisors attended a training session that reviewed the fundamental expectations set for developing and hosting programs. They completed an activity where a social program that was deemed educational and exciting was planned with limited items. Resident advisors were shown how to use a limited budget and odd supplies to create engaging programs for college students.
• Resident advisors were trained on how to foster respect and create community for all residents in their assigned building. They were taught how to build strong personal relationships and set clear social boundaries with their residents which would be crucial in effective completion of their position.
• Resident advisors attended a diversity training that reviewed social minorities and how resident advisors could use their student leadership to create a safe space for minoritized students. They were challenged to consider their own identities and have discussions about them to help foster understanding and practice creating understanding environments.
• Resident advisors attended a training in which they were taught about supporting neuro-divergent (typically referring to a person refers to a person on the autism spectrum or, more generally, to someone whose brain processes information in a way that is not typical of most individuals) students. Resident advisors were taught how to appropriately communicate expectations surrounding school policy and their position with students who are neuro-divergent, and how to foster acceptance among peers.
• Resident advisors were taught how to mediate conversations between 2-10 people regarding interpersonal issues relating to personal relationships, romantic relationships, and living situations. They were taught to be impartial and how to set personal bias aside to allow for an effective resolution to be made. Resident advisors were taught to manage situations and understand when a mediation would not be effective and find more efficient solutions.