...Table of Contents Introduction Section I Forward .. ………………………………………………………………………………….….4 Welcome……………………………………………….…………………………………….....5 Mission & Vision Statements …………………………………………………………………6 Goals and Objectives ………………………………………………………………………....7 The Department of Housing and Residence Life Section II Organizational Flowchart………………………………………………………………….…..9 Residence Life Staff ………………………………………………………………………....10 RAMS Commons Organizational Flowchart ………………………………………..….….12 RAMS Commons Management Team ……………………………………………………..13 Leadership Opportunities ……………………………………………………………..…..…15 Information About Residential Facilities Section III Residential Facilities …………………………………………………………………..……..17 Office/Reception Desk …………………………………………………………………….…18 What is Expected from Your Housing Application/Lease Contract ..…………………....19 Residence Halls Policies & Procedures ………………………………….………….….…26 More Information for You Section V Helpful Hints for Your Safety and Security ..….…………………………………………...45 Your Rights, Freedoms, & Responsibilities ………….………….…………………….…..47 More on Roommates & Apartment Mates ……………….……………………..…………48 Student Services & Centers ………………………………….…..…………………………50 Emergency Information (Evacuation Policies & Suggestions)....………………………..52 Frequently Requested Phone Numbers ..……………………………..…………………...55 ...
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......................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 6 ORGANIZATION CHART - STUDENT SERVICES DIVISON ........................................... 7 NON-TRADITIONAL RESIDENTIAL HOUSING ............................................................... 8 STUDENT SERVICES STAFF ............................................................................................... 8 RESIDENCE HALL ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. 9 BUILDING AND OPERATIONS STAFF............................................................................... 9 CHECKING-IN (Traditional Residence Halls & Annexes) .................................................... 9 RESIDENCE HALL WORSHIPS.......................................................................................... 10 RESIDENCE HALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES........................................................ 11 HEALTH SERVICES ............................................................................................................. 18 SAFETY AND SECURITY ................................................................................................... 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES............................................................................................. 19 MOVING OUT...
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...One late afternoon at the end of October, Jason Mah, assistant residence manager at Cambridge Hall, was sitting at the residence cafeteria waiting for his friend to join him for dinner. His friend, unfortunately, had arrived in the middle of the “rush” period at the cafeteria, and faced a potentially long wait in the cafeteria line. As a student would put it: “It is a common joke around here, if you sit to eat while your friend is entering the cafeteria to get his meal, you will have enough time to finish dinner before he returns.” Mah was aware of the situation and already had started to investigate in order to propose some improvements to the residence management. Mah hoped that some minor adjustments requiring no major investments or disbursements would be sufficient to resolve the situation. CAFÉ D. POWND The “Café D. Pownd” was a newly established cafeteria at the equally new Cambridge Hall residence that had opened in September, at the National Academy of Liberal Arts (NALA). The cafeteria served as a popular eating place for the 450 residents of Cambridge Hall, as well as for approximately 100 residents from Nottingham Hall, another residence located across the street. This cafeteria was open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and was closed weekends and holidays. It offered a wide variety of hot meals, beverages, salads, desserts, snacks and sandwiches. The majority of residents paid for their food purchases with their student cards through an...
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...reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Ivey Management Services, c/o Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 2000, Ivey Management Services Version: (A) 2010-01-08 One late afternoon at the end of October, Jason Mah, assistant residence manager at Cambridge Hall, was sitting at the residence cafeteria waiting for his friend to join him for dinner. His friend, unfortunately, had arrived in the middle of the “rush” period at the cafeteria, and faced a potentially long wait in the cafeteria line. As a student would put it: “It is a common joke around here, if you sit to eat while your friend is entering the cafeteria to get his meal, you will have enough time to finish dinner before he returns.” Mah was aware of the situation and already had started to investigate in order to propose some improvements to the residence management. Mah hoped that some minor adjustments requiring no major investments or disbursements...
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...JOURNAL #1-Scenario 3 A party in the residence hall is already a highly tense situation, made only more difficult to deal with the unexpected presence of another resident assistant at the party. Although the situation might be difficult to approach, as it involves not only one’s residents, but one’s colleagues, it is absolutely necessary that one should follow protocol and perform her duties as instructed. If I were put in a situation where a fellow RA was at a student dorm party, I would choose to include the staff member in the report. Certainly, it would be a tough and rather awkward decision to make, but I feel that it would be irresponsible to leave out information, and unjust to write up certain students having the party and purposefully exclude one person simply because he or she was my colleague. Of course, I would explain to the person that I would be writing them up, and express my sympathies, because everyone does make mistakes. However, being that the person involved serves as a RA, she should understand that including her in write up is one of our responsibilities. I would definitely speak to the person and assure them they would have options, depending on how many violations they had had previously. I would also express to the person my own feelings, how I personally feel responsible to make a fair decision, and to not report some but exclude others based on personal relationships. I would hope that the RA involved and I would be able to reach a certain understanding...
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...areas is the department of Housing & Dining. My internship mentor for Housing & Dining is Mrs. Amanda Freyaldenhoven. Amanda is the Assistant Director of Housing & Dining. As the Assistant Director of Housing & Dining Amanda has many different hats to wear and that she sits aside for specific times of the year. Amanda manages the Housing Departments operations, which includes review of operations, assessment of needs, and development of long range plans. She also coordinates Residence Life and Facilities programs; ensures consistent standards of cleanliness and repairs are maintained; supervises staff to include assigning duties, checking work, preparing performance evaluations, interviewing and selecting staff, handling disciplinary issues, approving time off, and signing timesheets. Amanda serves as a hub that ensures consistent communication between Housing, maintenance, and custodial staff. While also coordinating preparation of residential facilities for hall opening/closing transitions, she develops, maintains, and communicates emergency response plan for loss of facilities or significant disruptions in maintenance systems. Amanda also interacts with residential students, parents, faculty, staff, administrators, and visitors; responding to suggestions and complaints; investigates complaints and takes corrective action; manage residence hall card access program...
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...Please describe any personal characteristics, skills, or experiences you possess that make you well qualified to be a Resident Assistant. As an individual, I believe I have multiple experiences that would make me an asset as a Resident Assistant. During the summer I planned and oversaw programs for a group of high school students who are taking summer classes at a community college. This role has given me key skills of being patient, responsive, and personable with students. This year, I am also an Honors Practicum Leader. This experience has allowed me to run a classroom of first-year students. I mentor and help them with their academics and assist them in their transition into college. These roles have helped me develop my leadership skills, as well as make me a more responsible and dependent person that is able to work well alongside others. Not only that but working with students this year has made me passionate about connecting with students individually and making a difference in their lives. What is your understanding of a life-work balance? How do you apply this understanding to your daily practices at Drake? Life-work...
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.... College students, especially freshmen, are a group particularly prone to stress (D'Zurilla & Sheedy, 1991) due to the transitional nature of college life (Towbes & Cohen, 1996). They must adjust to being away from home for the first time, maintain a high level of academic achievement, and adjust to a new social environment. College students, regardless of year in school, often deal with pressures related to finding a job or a potential life partner. These stressors do not cause anxiety or tension by themselves. Instead, stress results from the interaction between stressors and the individual's perception and reaction to those stressors (Romano, 1992). The amount of stress experienced may be influenced by the individual's ability to effectively cope with stressful events and situations (D'Zurilla & Sheedy, 1991). If stress is not dealt with effectively, feelings of loneliness and nervousness, as well as sleeplessness and excessive worrying may result (Wright, 1967). It is important that stress intervention programs be designed to address stress of college students. However, in order to design an effective intervention, the stressors specific to college students must be determined (Wright, 1967). The Student Stress Survey (SSS) was used to determine the major sources of stress among college students. The scale consisted of 40 potentially stressful situations. The scale addressed interpersonal, intrapersonal, academic, and environmental sources of stress. The items in the scale...
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...eventual campus telephone system replacement, academic building equipment provision, and part of the geothermal conversion development. Currently, Ball State University has a powerful and varied network system, using Ethernet, fiber optic, and Wimax technologies. According to the University fact book 2011-2012, they have actually 2,461 managed network devices, a wired network using 10 gigabit fiber network with 21,135 ports, and more than 1,400 access point of wireless capable of providing 54 mbps of mobile connectivity. The University’s high speed wireless and wired network connect students, staff, classroom, labs, resident halls, and offices throughout the campus. The University estimates having one of Indiana’s largest libraries with about 400...
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...formsof scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. .Nanzan University is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Japanese Journal ofReligious Studies.http://www.jstor.org Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 1999 26/1-2 Jichihan and the Restoration and Innovation of Buddhist Practice Marc BUIJNSTERS The various developmentsin doctrinalt houghta nd practiced uring the Insei and Kamakurap eriodsr emaino ne of the mosti ntensivelyr esearched fields in the study ofJapaneseB uddhism.T wo of thesed evelopmentsco n-cern the attemptst o restoret he observance of traditionalB uddhiste thics, and thep roblemo f howP ureL and tenetsc ouldb ei nsertedin to thee soteric teaching.A pivotal role in bothd evelopments has beena ttributedt o the late-Heianm onkJ ichihan,w how as laudedb yt her enownedK egons cholar-monkG y6nena s "ther estorer of the traditional precepts"an d patriarcho f JapaneseP ureL and Buddhism. "A t first glance, availables ourcess uch as Jichihan's biographies hardlys eem to justify thesep raises. Severaln ewly discoveredt exts and a moree xtensiveu se of various historicals...
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...THE SPANISH COLONIAL TRADITION From 1565 to 1898 the Philippines was a colony of Spain. During this long period, Spanish-influenced architecture appeared, namely, the iglesia or simbahan (church) and its adjoining campanario (bell tower) and convento (residence of the parish priest), the escuela (school), the fuerza or fortaleza (fortification), the civic buildings like the casa real and tribunal, the farola (lighthouses), the bahay na bato (dwellings of wood and stone), and the puente (stone bridges). It is generally acknowledged that the Philippines is the bastion of Christianity in the Orient. Some scholars believe that, because of this, the country absorbed the greatest degree of influence from the west in the Asian region, losing much of its identity in the process. Other scholars believe, however, that all these influences were really assimilated by the older ethnic base, which actually indigenized them. It is pointed out, for example, that the Spanish word for church, iglesia, never became fully accepted among the Filipinos, who used their own terms to denote a place of worship. Thus the Tagalog and Cebuano use simbahan, the Ilocano, simbaan, and the Pampango, pisamban. This process of indigenization was to characterize much of Filipino construction during the more than three centuries of Spanish colonization. The Beginnings The history of Philippine architecture under the Spanish regime begins with the arrival of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi’s expedition in 1565. In Cebu...
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...PARSONS 2012–2013 CATALOG ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2012-2013 ABOUT PARSONS PROGRAMS OF STUDY PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FACULTY ADVISING ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGISTRATION FINANCIAL INFORMATION STUDENT LIFE OTHER UNIVERSITY POLICIES ABOUT THE NEW SCHOOL 1 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2012-2013 FALL 2012 Registration April 2–27 (Registration (Most new for continuing students) students register over the Aug. 20–24 (Registration summer for the fall term) for transfer students and late registration for continuing students) . Classes Begin Mon., Aug. 27 Last Day to Add a Class Mon., Sept. 10 Last Day to Drop a Class Tues., Sept. 18 Last Day to Withdraw From a Class With a Grade of W Undergraduate Fri., Oct. 12 Students Parsons Graduate Fri., Oct. 12 Students All Other Graduate Tues., Dec. 18 Students Holidays Labor Day Sat., Sept. 1–Mon., Sept. 3 weekend: Rosh Hashanah: Sun., Sept. 16 eve*–Mon., Sept. 17 Yom Kippur: Tues., Sept. 25 eve*–Wed., Sept 26 *Sunday and Tuesday classes scheduled for 3:50 p.m. or later do not meet. No classes meet on Monday and Wednesday. See rescheduled days below. Thanksgiving: Wed., Nov. 21–Sun., Nov. 25 Winter Break: Wed., Dec. 19–Fri., Jan. 25 Makeups and On Tuesday, Nov. 20, Rescheduled Days classes will follow the Wednesday schedule. On Tuesday, Dec. 18, daytime classes will not meet. Spring 2013 Registration Nov. 5–30 Juries Arranged by program Classes and Exams End Tues., Dec. 18 Online Session A Aug. 27–Dec. 18 Online Session B Aug. 27–Oct. 26 Online...
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...Introduction For many students making the decision to go to college is a very hard one. This decision becomes even more challenging for those of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLTB) community. What is an homosexual? Homosexuals are defined as people who are sexually attracted by other persons of the same sex. Most people may refer to them in words like "gays" or "gay people" as common terms instead of "homosexuals", whereas "lesbians" are only used to describe female homosexuals. These radical definitions of homosexuals already indicate that this minority group is evenly distributed throughout the entire society. Homosexuals can be both men and women. They exist in all classes, social groups, races, positions, and countries, regardless of their age or origin. Believe it or not but as far as historians can trace back the past, homosexuals have always been in existence, from Julius Caesar to Alexander the Great. How does a student know if he/she is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender? This is a question a lot of scientists want an answer to when concerning the GLBT community. Finding his/her identity is a good way to become stress free! After a student is able to find their identity, there is a greater chance him/her will become more comfortable with them self. College is seen as a place for individuals to express themselves and figure out whom he/she is this becomes more challenging for students of the GLBT community. While the acceptance of GLBT individuals...
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...BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY Jackson, Mississippi A CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES FOUNDED IN 1883 CATALOGUE 2014-2015 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2014 Directory of Communication Mailing Address: Belhaven University 1500 Peachtree St. Jackson, MS 39202 Belhaven University 535 Chestnut St. Suite 100 Chattanooga, TN 37402 Belhaven University 7111 South Crest Parkway Southaven, MS 38671 Belhaven University – LeFleur 4780 I-55 North Suite 125 Jackson, MS 39211 Belhaven University 15115 Park Row Suite 175 Houston, TX 77084 Belhaven University Online 1500 Peachtree St. Box 279 Jackson, MS 39202 Belhaven University 1790 Kirby Parkway Suite 100 Memphis, TN 38138 Belhaven University 4151 Ashford Dunwoody Rd. Suite 130 Atlanta, GA 30319 Belhaven University 5200 Vineland Rd. Suite 100 Orlando, FL 32811 Traditional Admission Adult and Graduate Studies Admission – Jackson Atlanta Chattanooga Desoto Houston Memphis Orlando Alumni Relations/Development Belhaven Fax Business Office Campus Operations Integrated Marketing Registrar Student Life Security Student Financial Planning Student Development Online Admission Online Student Services (601) 968-5940 or (800) 960-5940 (601) 968-5988 or Fax (601) 352-7640 (404) 425-5590 or Fax (404) 425-5869 (423) 265-7784 or Fax (423) 265-2703 (622) 469-5387 (281) 579-9977 or Fax (281) 579-0275 (901) 896-0184 or Fax (901) 888-0771 (407) 804-1424 or Fax (407) 367-3333 (601) 968-5980 (601) 968-9998 (601) 968-5901 (601) 968-5904 (601) 968-5930 (601) 968-5922...
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...Minneapolis will be analyzed. Assessment data will look at physical-environment, psychological, biophysical, sociological and behavioral aspects of Minneapolis as well as more specific areas within Minneapolis. Physical Environmental Community Assessment Minneapolis consists of 5 precincts or geographical areas that are controlled by different policing bodies. North Minneapolis falls primarily under the 4th precinct. “Its service area is bounded by Interstate 94 W on the East, Interstate 394 on the South and the city limits on the West and North” (City of Minneapolis, 2010). The fourth precinct consists of 16 zones which comprise the farthest north and northwest areas of Minneapolis. The nursing assessment will also focus in on the residents living within the Victory zone, one of the many zones within the city of North Minneapolis. Victory runs along Victory Memorial Parkway to Xerxes on the west, down to Dowling Avenue, and east to Newton Avenue. Victory is an attractive area to live because of its walking trails on the parkway and easy access to many major highways including 100, and 94. Other major highways such as 394 and 694 are only minutes away. The White population is the largest group in Minneapolis at 365,924 people (Minneapolis: Population Profile). The Black population is the second largest in the City of Minneapolis with 68,818...
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