Hi All
I hope that exam time is going well for all of you... Happy Studying!
I hope you all have a great last few days on campus!
Em
Friday, April 15, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
St Paddy's Wrap Up
Hi Folks
So here we are on a Monday morning, trying to do a little St. Patrick's day wrap up. I'm sure you can imagine that it tends to be a busier day in residence, but that doesn't mean that it's not just as much fun for us, as it is for the students. There are lots of ways to make the day great as a staff member. At New Staff Orientation be sure to pick the brains of the returning staff about ways they've made busy days fun in res. I have seen staff run fun programs, make bulletin boards, create scavenger hunts, all kinds of great things.
On April 3rd, you'll get the chance to say hello to some of the Assistant Managers for next year. They are very excited to meet you all.
Hope you have a great day!
Em
So here we are on a Monday morning, trying to do a little St. Patrick's day wrap up. I'm sure you can imagine that it tends to be a busier day in residence, but that doesn't mean that it's not just as much fun for us, as it is for the students. There are lots of ways to make the day great as a staff member. At New Staff Orientation be sure to pick the brains of the returning staff about ways they've made busy days fun in res. I have seen staff run fun programs, make bulletin boards, create scavenger hunts, all kinds of great things.
On April 3rd, you'll get the chance to say hello to some of the Assistant Managers for next year. They are very excited to meet you all.
Hope you have a great day!
Em
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
A Fun Resource
Hi Folks
Here is a fun website to check out. It's full of ideas, Q & A, bulletin boards etc.
http://www.residentassistant.com/
Keep in mind that the advice sections and specific rules and expectations might not line up with what Guelph does, however, it does have some great ideas to poach and think about.
Cheers!
Em
Here is a fun website to check out. It's full of ideas, Q & A, bulletin boards etc.
http://www.residentassistant.com/
Keep in mind that the advice sections and specific rules and expectations might not line up with what Guelph does, however, it does have some great ideas to poach and think about.
Cheers!
Em
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Some Pictures...
Hi Folks...
I hope that your reading weeks are going well. South is VERY quiet right now.
Here are some fun pictures, since reading week is a fun time....
This is an older photo of me, and my friend Becs (That's me on the right). This was taken during a staff training, and it represents what I love about Residence Life. It's a big old random adventure. You never know what's going to happen, but it's always a lot of fun. (Also, the longer you work in residence life, the more random stuff you'll find winds up in your car).
This is THIS year's ARLMT (That's Assistant Residence Life Management Team) These are the fine folks who keep South running. (from L-R: Me, Zach - Mountain ARLM, Brian - Duty Staff Manager, Cassie & Neil - Prairie ARLMs, Amanda K - Maritime ARLM *and back next year!*, Amanda R - Mountain ARLM & Brie - Maritime ARLM)
The rest of these pictures I found online at various places, but they make me smile.
When in doubt....
(This one is SO true. When I was little - and the little mermaid was a big deal - I drove my mom crazy because I would take a long time in the bathtub trying to do that thing were you fly out of the water and toss your hair back and it lands so perfectly... it didn't by the way. The walls just wound up soaked, and I looked like a drowned rat.)
I hope that your reading weeks are going well. South is VERY quiet right now.
Here are some fun pictures, since reading week is a fun time....
The rest of these pictures I found online at various places, but they make me smile.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
A Lesson in "Southology"
As an RA, you'll be assigned to what we call a tower. (Valley 2, Tundra 3, Harbour 1 etc.)
Your managers will be assigned six towers to oversee. We call that a Section.
The sections are:
Seaway & Cove
Harbour & Schooner
Tundra & Homestead
Grasslands &Horizon
Glacier & Woodlands
Foothills & Valley
Each Tower (like Grasslands 3) has 6 Alcoves. The alcoves have about 4-5 rooms in them. Most of our rooms are singles, with a few doubles, triples and quads scattered throughout.
The WHOLE building is connected on what we call "Street Level" - which, for the record is NOT on the same level as the street. (Don't worry, I promise this will all be more clear when you arrive).
South also has two cafeterias, the HUB, the Housing Main Office, lots of lounge and programming space... it's a great place to work. Everything you need is right here.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Introducing...
Hello Again Everyone!
Happy Valentine's Day... I hope you all had a great weekend, and are getting your week's off to a good start.
I am happy to introduce to you your six wonderful Assistant Residence Life Managers for the 2011-2012 school year! They have not yet been assigned to specific teams (and fancy that, neither have you... yet :o)
They are....
Amanda Kalbfleisch is returning for a 2nd year as an ARLM
Patrick Sadaphal, a current CA in East
Sonja Smiljanic, a current CA on the LAMA team
Kyle Lethbridge, joining us from Laurier
Jessica Brain, joining us from Laurier
Valencia Gaspard, joining us from Western
The final member of the South Management Team, will be the Duty Staff manager. Duty staff work evenings on the weekends to help the RAs with rounds, dealing with students, and making connections. They are supervised by the Duty Staff Manager. That job will be posted this month!
Have a great day!
Happy Valentine's Day... I hope you all had a great weekend, and are getting your week's off to a good start.
I am happy to introduce to you your six wonderful Assistant Residence Life Managers for the 2011-2012 school year! They have not yet been assigned to specific teams (and fancy that, neither have you... yet :o)
They are....
Amanda Kalbfleisch is returning for a 2nd year as an ARLM
Patrick Sadaphal, a current CA in East
Sonja Smiljanic, a current CA on the LAMA team
Kyle Lethbridge, joining us from Laurier
Jessica Brain, joining us from Laurier
Valencia Gaspard, joining us from Western
The final member of the South Management Team, will be the Duty Staff manager. Duty staff work evenings on the weekends to help the RAs with rounds, dealing with students, and making connections. They are supervised by the Duty Staff Manager. That job will be posted this month!
Have a great day!
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