DHRE ProDevo Newsletter November 2014

DHRE PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER

In This Issue

Carolina Cupboard NCHO awards Winter student affairs

conference Strengths Quest activities Multicultural Competence Webinars: Veterans & NASPA Brown Bag: Credit score Events and Resources Carolina Cares Carolina Shares Mail Merge step by step Discounts & Savings Excellence in Action Housekeeping and DHRE

contacts

2014 WUNC Photo taken by Matt Fields

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M, W, F: 3pm-7pm

Every Other Sat: Noon-3pm

Avery Basement

https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaCupboard

http://carolinacupboard.strikingly.com/

Students visiting Carolina Cupboard should always come with a valid UNC OneCard. Once their OneCard has been verified via

the UNC Directory, new clients should be directed to complete a 1. Demographic Survey, 2. Registration Information Form, and

3. Food Request Form. All these forms can be found online. Upon completing these forms, we will reference their names and

PIDs for all returning visits. Returning clients need only fill out a Food Request Form and present their OneCard for future visits.

The food pantry will operate on a point system for food distribution. As a result, foods in higher demand will have a higher

point value. Each student may visit the food pantry every two weeks and will be allotted 25 food points per visit.

Special thanks to Tarah Burnette for all the hard work she did to help this student group succeed.

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NCHO — NORTH CAROLINA HOUSING OF-

FICERS

This past October at the NCHO conference in Greensboro,

NC, Larry Hicks was awarded the Bob Dunnigan Lifetime

Service and Achievement Award. This award reflects quality

leadership in both university and community affairs. It serves

as recognition for quality, long-term contributions and

outstanding efforts of deserving professionals. It is

acknowledgement of competent administrative skills, merited

status among colleagues, and support of the recipient’s

campus community of students, faculty and staff. It is a

tribute to the commitment to advancing the profession

through leadership, research, and/or teaching, and the

effectiveness of the recipient in developing junior staff

members. Congratulations, Larry!

Also recognized during NCHO was Rick Bradley, who was

awarded the first ever Alexis (Lexie) Kamerman Dedication to

Social Justice and Peace Award. This award recognizes

someone who has committed themselves to promoting justice

for those they come into contact with while challenging those

around them to understand their role in doing the same.

Nominees for this award must have played an integral part in

creating a departmental culture committed to diversity,

inclusion and access for students and professional

staff. Whitney Mohr presented Rick with this award.

Congratulations Rick!

UNC Staff who presented at NCHO

Superheroes and Suicide- Whitney Mohr

Engage, Develop, Lead: Exploring Multicultural Competency at the Professional Level- Amy Gauthier &

Curtis Jackson Jr.

Who am I now?- Making the Transition from Graduate Student to New Professional- Amy Gauthier &

Arienne Milkkles

Stop and Take a #selFYE!- Amy Gauthier & Sarah Rowe

Recruiting and Retaining Minority Males in Housing Leadership Position- Curtis Jackson Jr.

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WINTER STUDENT AF-

FAIRS CONFERENCE

MONDAY, DEC. 15, 2014

Gerrard and Hanes Hall

8 A.M. – 4 P.M.

The Student Affairs Professional Development Committee cordially invites you to attend the

2014 Winter Conference.

The conference theme is: “Collaborate: Partner and Produce.”

We will highlight partnerships within Student Affairs, across campus, with other institutions,

and in the local community.

Get ready to grow!

Please register by clicking on the following link: http://sasurvey.unc.edu/survey/entry.jsp?id=1413914204569.

STRENGTHS QUEST Thank you to those of you who came to the Strengths Quest

Brown Bag event on October 8th. We had a great turn out. If you

were unable to attend the links below will provide you with some of

the activities that we discussed doing with your student staff or

professional committees to gain more insight in to Strengths.

Strengths Quest Activities

J:\Strengths Quest\Activites and Developments\Strength Activities.docx

Strengths Quest Activity Workbook J:\Strengths Quest\Activites and Developments\Strength Activities.docx

Multicultural

Competence A note from ~ Hazael Andrew

“As a professional, multicultural competency has always

been a passion area of mine. The MCC committee has

done great work in that area over the past few years, and

I hope to continue to build and expand on some of the

initiatives that were implemented. In the coming years, I

would like the committee to continue developing our staff

in this area through the development and expansion of

the MA program, as well as through targeted training for

our professional staff. In addition, I would like the

committee to have a strong focus on our minority

students moving forward. It is important that all students,

especially our residential students, feel welcome when

they walk through our doors, and I envision the

committee playing an important role in making that

happen. I am very excited about the opportunity to work

with the committee, and I am looking forward to the

opportunities the committee will provide to students and

staff in the near future”.

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Upcoming MCC Events

Nov 5: Diaspora Festival of Black & Independent Film

(Sonya Hayes Stone Center) 12:00pm 1:30pm

Nov 6 :Fall 2014 Diaspora Lecture (Sonya Hayes

Stone Center) 7pm-9pm

Nov 7 :Duke-UNC “Gender War and Culture” series )

Hyde Hall, University Room) 3pm-7pm

Nov 9 :The Berlin Wall 25 Years Later (George Watts

Hill Alumni Center) 2pm-4pm

Nov 11: Charleston Lecture by James E. Ferguson II

(Sonya Hayes Stone Center) 7pm-8:30pm

Nov 14 : GPS: Global Projects Showcase (Fed Ex

Global Education Center) 12pm-1pm

Nov 16: Dianne Reeves (Memorial Hall) 7:30pm-

9:30pm

Nov 19: Diversity in Hiring (Toy Lounge, Dey Hall)

9:00am-11:30am

Nov 20—The People on the Bus: Journey of

Reconciliation/Freedom Riders (The Chapel Hil Public

Library) 6pm-8pm

Nov 21—Batsheva Dance Company (Memorial Hall)

8pm-10pm

Date: February 9-11, 2015

Location: Student Union 1118

The Tunnel of Oppression is a tour that will engage students in an immersive experience of scenes where

participants will experience first-hand different forms of oppression through interactive acting, viewing

monologues, and multimedia. Participants directly experience the following scenes of oppression: ability,

class, body image, immigration, homophobia, religious oppression, relationship violence, race, human

trafficking, and cyber bullying. Some scenes are direct monologues from student experiences on campus;

others deal with local hot topics. At the completion of the Tunnel experience participants will go through an

active 30 minute processing session where they will discuss the experience and learn how they can

“rethink their role” in creating positive social change.

Keep an eye out for Pro-Staff opportunities to get involved as facilitators.

Student volunteers can apply November 10 & 11 and November 12 Students should sign up for a

time here: http://tinyurl.com/2015TOP-auditions. Walk-ins are also accepted.

DHRE Brown Bag:

Understanding your Credit Score & the Steps to

Improving It

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014

Time: 12:15 —1:30

Location: TBD (Upendo or Hardin)

Chances are your formal education included much about the War of 1812 but nothing about credit. When’s

the last time knowing about the war of 1812 was relevant to your daily life? In today’s economy, credit

scoring is used for a lot more than just granting credit, so achieving and maintaining Superior credit is more

important than ever. Unfortunately, most people have very little understanding of how the credit system

works. In this workshop you will learn how your FICO score is determined, how credit bureaus operate, and

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Webinar: Implementing a "Veterans Friendly"

Campus Climate

Date: December 16, 2015 (3:00 - 4:00)

Location: TBD

Each year various media outlets rank “Veteran Friendly” schools. What is important to remember, with respect

to how the lists are developed, is that the criteria, selection methods, and rankings have very little to do with

the things veterans in higher education need to help them be most academically and socially successful.

Being a “veteran friendly” school means going beyond the “friendly” label and fostering an institutional culture

which is supportive, appreciative, respectful, embracing, and inclusive of the veterans it educates. Being

“veteran friendly” means doing all of the things previously highlighted in addition to many more important

steps to build a campus climate geared toward supporting veterans’ holistic success in higher education and

engaging their education and growth toward new careers in civilian life. This webinar will review some of the

most important programmatic steps an institution can implement to build a “veteran friendly” campus climate.

Webinar: NASPA Conference

Presentations

Date: March 21 - 25, 2015

Location: TBD

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UPCOMING EVENTS

DATE TIME TOPIC LOCATION

11/13 6:00pm - 9:00pm Relay for Life of UNC’s Annual Gala:

Casino Night the Franklin Hotel

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=64273

11/16 8:00am Santa Paws 5K Dorthea Dix Hospital

Campus

http://www.spcawake.org/site/TR/CommunityFundraising/General?fr_id=1190&pg=entry

11/17 Noon - 2:00pm Luncheon for Veterans at Carolina The Carolina Club http://eoc.unc.edu/news/

11/7 - 12/1 Varies A Midsummers Night’s Dream PlayMakers Repertory

Company http://www.playmakersrep.org/

11/18 3:00pm-4:00pm Webinar: Implementing a "Veterans

Friendly" Campus Climate Student Union 3203

11/18 6:30pm Celebration of Women Chefs http://www.wral.com/entertainment/out_and_about/event/14016381/

11/20 12:15pm - 1:30pm DHRE Brown Bag: Understanding your Credit Score & the Steps to

Improving It Upendo or Hardin

Saturday Mornings

8:00am - 12:00pm Durham Farmers' Market Durham Central Park,

501 Foster St. http://www.durhamfarmersmarket.com/

Saturday Mornings

10:00am - 11:00am NCBG Display Garden’s Guided

Tour http://ncbg.unc.edu/

Friday Nights 9:30pm - 11:30pm Cuban Revolution's Friday night

Jazz Series 318 Blackwell St,

Durham, NC, 27701

Cuban Revolution Restaurant & Bar presents talented local Jazz Artists. No cover. http://www.thecubanrevolution.com

11/21 11:30pm DHRE Chili Cook-Off Upendo 1118 http://goo.gl/forms/9NzmpX7AKC

11/22 10:00a - 12:00pm Holiday Tree Ornament Workshop

*FREE NC Botanical Garden

http://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0005-0014-532464db81004d089d2a40bd4634d298

11/22 9:40am WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade Downtown Raleigh http://grma.org/christmas-parade/

11/22 10:00a - 11:30pm 9th Annual Carrboro Film Festival Carrboro www.CarrboroFilmFestival.com

12/5 3:00pm - 5:00pm Larry's Retirement Celebration Great Hall- Union

12/6 3:00pm - 10:00pm IPREO Raleigh Winterfest Raleigh City Plaza http://www.godowntownraleigh.com/winterfest/festival

12/6 - 12/7 2:00pm - 4:00pm The Nutcracker- Carolina Ballet Memorial Hall https://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/

12/15 8:00am - 4:00pm Winter Student Affairs Conference Gerrard and Hanes

Hall Be sure to register http://sasurvey.unc.edu/survey/entry.jsp?id=1413914204569

12/16 Noon Holiday Party & End of Semester

Celebration Lunch TBD

2/9 -2/11 Varies Tunnel of Oppression Student Union 1118

3/21 - 3/25 Varies Webinar: NASPA Conference

Presentations TBD

Register for Haven Training Register for One Act Training Register for Green Zone Training

Register for Safe Zone Training Register for Embody Carolina Become a Carolina Firsts Advocate

Email [email protected] if you would like a training added to this list.

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Interesting

Articles

The Skimm is a sassy micro summary of major world and national happenings that is fairly bi-partisan,

particularly aimed toward professional women, and can be skimmed (eh, see what they did there?) in about 3

minutes when you check the rest of your e-mail in the morning. http://www.theskimm.com/?r=4BCA0

Why Colleges Don’t Want to Be Judged by Their Graduation Rates: Chronicle of Higher Education

This fall, President Obama will release a college-rating system that is likely to include graduation rates as a key

measure of institutional success. That worries colleges, which have long complained that the official

government figures leave out many successful graduates. http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Colleges-Don-t-Want

-to/149435/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

A sober lesson that seems to stick: Boston Globe

A study of 30 campuses nationwide found that an online educational course that showed students in attention-

grabbing detail the consequences of excessive drinking had significantly reduced common alcohol-related

problems among freshmen, including binge drinking and sexual assault. http://www.boston.com/news/local/

massachusetts/articles/2011/08/13/online_course_helps_curb_colleges_alcohol_related_issues/?camp=pm

Students Reject the ‘Model Minority Myth’: USA Today, College

According to the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI), a lack of

disaggregated data about this fast growing racial demographic has given rise to the model minority myth — the

notion that the majority of AAPIs have already accomplished the “American dream.”

http://college.usatoday.com/2014/10/15/students-reject-the-model-minority-myth/

Wary Colleges Ratchet Up Scrutiny of Athletes in the Classroom: By Katherine Mangan

Six-figure incentive bonuses for coaches and athletic directors whose players excel on the field have long been

a fixture in big-time college sports. But unless those players are also cutting it in the classroom, the University

System of Maryland will no longer pay out.Friday’s decision by the Maryland Board of Regents to tie athletic

incentive bonuses to academic performance for new Division I coaches systemwide comes at a time of

heightened scrutiny for athletics departments nationwide.

http://chronicle.com/article/Wary-Colleges-Ratchet-Up/149685

U.S Campuses are on edge over Ebola: By Elizabeth Redden

Navarro College is not accepting any new applications from students residing in Africa – all of Africa, not just

those five countries on the continent with confirmed cases of the Ebola virus. The Texas community

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Friday, November 21st

11:30AM-1:30PM

Upendo 1118

Feel free to enter your favorite recipe, bring a side, or simply stop by to taste and vote. This year in addition to a chili winner there will also be a best of sides competition and best of dessert!

All entries must be registered by Monday, November 17th at 5PM!

http://goo.gl/forms/9NzmpX7AKC

WAYS TO $AVE HTTP://WWW.SEANC.ORG/ABOUT/WELCOME/ State Employees Association of North Carolina, SEIU Local 2008. With 55,000 members, SEANC is the South’s leading

state employees’ association . You can join for a small monthly fee and as a result cash in on tons of discounts like these

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How to Mail

Merge

Have you always wanted to learn how to use Mail Merge but are unsure where to begin? Mail Merge can be a useful tool when you need to create a letter (or email) template to send to many people all at one time. By following the steps in this Step-By-Step guide (http://www.ipfw.edu/dotAsset/c75beef8-36c1-4ac8-aaa4-ec53fb4c3b6a.pdf), you will learn to use Mail Merge in no time. If you prefer a visual aid, try viewing this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqFZB-8Thms). If you would like a tutorial in-person, email Paige Abe ([email protected]) to set up a 30 minute meeting to learn how to create your first Mail Merge. This is an excellent skill to add to your professional repertoire and will save you lots of time!

Carolina still Cares and Hopes you

will share

WHAT IS CAROLINA CARES, CAROLINA SHARES?

The State Employees’ Combined Campaign (SECC) was established by Governor Jim Hunt in 1984 as a federated campaign allowing state employees to support charities that are reviewed and approved for participation annually. The Carolina Cares, Carolina Shares (CCCS) campaign is UNC- Chapel Hill’s campaign in support of the SECC. UNC-Chapel Hill is historically one of the largest statewide participants in the SECC. The SECC (and by extension CCCS) is the only authorized charitable campaign in the workplace and allows employees to choose payroll deduction as a payment option.

HOW TO GIVE

Discount Theme Park tickets

Discount Sporting Event tickets

Hotel discounts

Shopping discounts

Discount theatre tickets

Scholarship opportunities

VERY discounted insurance

plans (auto, home, etc)

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Excellence in Action Mission: The mission of Excellence in Action is to foster student learning and

success at and after Carolina. The initiative engages students to develop and demonstrate critical skills for the 21st century by providing the tools and support to identify opportunities and reflect on

experiences.

Excellence in Action is a phrase we have all become familiar with over the course of the past months. This newsletter, our exploration of an in-depth look at Excellence in Action continues by examining the element of Personal Responsibility.

Personal Responsibility: One element of Excellence in Action is Personal Responsibility. Personal Responsibility is the ownership of one’s actions and commitments through ongoing reflection and engagement with others, in order to develop self-awareness, interpersonal skills, wellness, and resiliency. This process allows one to achieve authenticity, balance, and a sense of purpose, which provides a path towards a congruent wholehearted life. From the definition, we see that the competencies of Self-Awareness, Interpersonal Development, Wellness and Resiliency fall under the element of Personal Responsibility.

Self-awareness is the ability to experience and act from a commitment to a persistent sense of self and a consistent sharing of this sense of self with others (adapted from Erikson, 1959/1980).

Interpersonal Development is the ability to initiate, maintain, and manage healthy social and intimate relationships with diverse individuals in a variety of contexts (Adapted from Chickering & Reisser, 1993).

Wellness and Resiliency is living life with vitality while functioning positively in private and social contexts; including the capacity to negotiate, resolve, and grow in the face of life’s stressors and challenges (Keyes & Haidt, 2003, Theory of Flourishing).

In many ways, the work we do in DHRE supports are students in their development of Personal Responsibility. Examples of this work include the NASPA consortium data, Student Staff Training, The Multicultural Advisor Program, and student comments from the Housing Retention Data.

The NASPA Consortium Study asked students to respond to a series of questions regarding their competency development. Below is a graph that contains student responses to questions around the competencies related to Personal Responsibility.

In addition to answering specific questions related to outcomes on the NASPA survey, 656 students provided open-ended feedback about programming in the residence halls. When asked, “In what ways has your involvement in residence life programming and events provided you with skills and abilities that you will use after college?” six major themes emerged. These themes were building relationships (36%), communication (20%), personal development (19%), critical thinking (16%), cross-cultural perspectives (7%), and wellness and resiliency (2%).

EXCELLENCE IN ACTION

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EXCELLENCE IN ACTION

Building Relationships (36%) was the most frequent theme that emerged from student feedback regarding residence hall programming. This theme focused on informal interactions that occur within the residence hall environment. Students remarked upon the opportunities to network, meet new people, and form friendships. In addition, students reported gaining the ability to get along with others and develop better social skills in their quest to form healthy and positive communities. The third most frequent theme was Personal Development (19%). Students commented on the expansion of leadership, time management and other life skills, in addition to developing an understanding of campus resources. Wellness and Resiliency (2%) was the sixth theme that emerged. Gaining the ability to better care for one’s self through developing better eating, sleeping, and stress management habits composed a major sub-theme. Students also remarked upon developing an ability to balance priorities, increased confidence, and became more aware of issues related to mental health. In student staff training, two key areas we see the development of personal responsibility include holding peers accountable, understanding the needs of residents and building relationships with residents.

“They [programs] have painted a picture for me of how I am personally responsible for my life, including my relationships, what I choose to do for work, my time management, etc.”

In addition, students selected which competencies they need to be successful in their roles and which competencies they developed after engaging in training.

Our Multicultural Advisor modules also affect the development of personal responsibility. Through the MA modules, gain a greater sense of self-awareness and interpersonal development.

When asked which factors influenced students’ decisions to live on campus this year, 59% said the ability to build friendships in the residence halls. In addition, when asked what students like best about living in their community, 34% said the sense of community and 18% the ability to build relationships. All of these connect to interpersonal development.

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Marble Project In order to take a

moment to recognize

the contributions of

our fellow staff

members we

encourage each of

you to participate in our marble project. In

SASB North and Avery there are boxes with

marbles. Each color marble stands for a

different area of expertise for example

facilities, multicultural competence etc. If you

see a staff member going above and beyond

in an area send them a note with a marble

attached. The cards used to send your note of

appreciation have two parts. The first part you

will fill out with your name and recipients name

and send those to Whitney. The second part is

the note you will send to your coworker. At the

monthly all department meeting Whitney will

pick one winner from the marble submissions

to win a special prize!

COMMITTEE

Janai Hawkins-Glenn * Paige Abe * Rachel Eaker * Cynthia Woodard *

Susan Rhody * Jess Evans

We are currently using [email protected] as the contact for all communication.

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