Creating Intentional Learning Opportunities
for First-Year Residential Students
C. Stipeck, D. Dimoff, D. Ogali, J. Esser, and P. Zwillich
Creating Intentional Learning Opportunities
for First-Year Residential Students
Session Objectives
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Participants will be able to identify at least one method
to integrate and actively engage campus partners and
stakeholders in community development
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Participants will be able to identify at least one strategy to
create and plan more intentional residential initiatives on
their campuses
NYU: Who Are We?
Creating Intentional Learning Opportunities
for First-Year Residential Students
NYU: Residential Students
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Approximately 12,000 undergraduate students and graduate
students reside on campus
o
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Over 5,000 first-year residents
Twenty-three residence halls located throughout lower
Manhattan
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9 residence halls designated as first-year communities
Assistant
Director
Resident
Assistants
and
Resource
Center
Assistants
Public
Safety
Officers
Building
Leadership
Teams
First-Year
Residential
Experience
Faculty
Fellows in
Residence
Faculty
Affiliates
and Writing
Affiliates
Collins
Building
Services
and
Facilities
Staff
Creating Intentional Learning Opportunities
for First-Year Residential Students
Department Learning Goals
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Community
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Diversity
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Life Skills
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Multiple Perspectives
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Wellness
Academic Exploration
Career Opportunities
Conflict Management
Financial Literacy
Navigation of New York
University
Physical Wellness
FYRE
Competencies:
Explore. Learn.
Grow.
Cultural Competency
Discovery of New York City
Emotional and Mental
Wellness
Relationship Building
Responsible Community
Membership
Time Management
Creating Intentional Learning Opportunities
for First-Year Residential Students
Community Development Plan Strategies
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Bridge stakeholders to compliment efforts and avoid
competing priorities
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Increase attention toward student learning
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Strengthen outcomes in residential programming and
assessment
Creating Intentional Learning Opportunities
for First-Year Residential Students
Community Development Plan Outcomes
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Created guide to collect and connect data to residential
learning experiences
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Grounded process in current first-year student trends,
outcomes, and learning assessments
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Incorporated concepts from Learning Reconsidered II,
Residential Nexus, and Student Learning Imperative
Community Development Plan
Timeline
IMPLEMENT
COLLABORATE
COMBINE &
ASSESS
CREATE &
PRESENT
MEET
Creating Intentional Learning Opportunities
for First-Year Residential Students
Shark Tank: Founders Edition
Learning Goal: Community
Students will build relationships across political,
social, and cultural differences
Creating Intentional Learning Opportunities
for First-Year Residential Students
The Brittany Body Project
Learning Goal: Wellness
Students will demonstrate the ability to be active
partners in their own health as their physical, social,
and cultural environments change throughout the
Global Network University
Creating Intentional Learning Opportunities
for First-Year Residential Students
Faculty Study Hall
Learning Goal: Life Skills
Students will develop abilities to navigate their
new communities with practical life skills
Creating Intentional Learning Opportunities
for First-Year Residential Students
Lessons Learned
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Be purposeful and intentional
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Broaden your perspective on assessment
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Build intentional relationships with stakeholders
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Demonstrate quality over quantity
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Ensure buy-in and team investment
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Facilitate community building
Questions?