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Enhancing faculty interaction with students: The faculty-in-residence experience

October 5, 2023, at 11:00 am PST

Registration Link: https://myacpa.member365.org/public/event/details/8b328faf972f8a1b7d858b471664446610ebfb29/1 

Jo Campbell, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Ellen Broido, Bowling Green State University

Given that faculty in residence programs facilitate students’ out-of-class engagement with faculty, it is important to understand the contexts of these faculty-student interactions, the substance of faculty-student interactions, how intentional they are, and what outcomes they create, generally and DEI-related, for faculty and students. In this webinar, we present the findings of a national study of faculty in residence to understand these dynamics, using the Fullam and Hughes (2020) typology of faculty-student interaction in FIR programs.

 

Lucky Winner: Using a Lottery System to Hire Student Staff

October 19, 2023, at 11:00 am PST

Registration Link: https://myacpa.member365.org/public/event/details/003a7fadea654ed40ea22f9e11e1c27c902ed858/1  

Julie Townley, University of North Carolina Asheville
Tomás Sanchez, University of North Texas
Amanda Vaughn, University of North Texas
Shirley Albiter, University of North Texas

In an effort to provide more accessible and equitable opportunities to all student staff applicants, the Housing and Residence Life department at the University of North Texas has implemented a lottery process to recruit, select, and place student staff. This presentation will cover the department’s reasoning, methods, and assessment of the lottery process, including the ways in which this process has combated inequitable traditional hiring practices of student staff.

Taking Gender out of the Housing Process

November 6, 2023, at 11:00 am PST

Lindy Bobbitt, Goucher College

Registration Link: https://myacpa.member365.org/public/event/details/77b8870eaf8d4b5130a65e85344e2fec503af41a/1  

Housing processes are tedious and complicated no matter how you run them and often include gender as a primary marker. As more students arrive on our campuses who identify outside of the gender binary...our processes need to shift. In this presentation, we will discuss how one campus has eliminated gender to enhance the housing process and give autonomy to all students.

Well-intended Expectations, Unintended Consequences: Exploring Black RAs Experiences at PWIs

November 20, 2023, at 11:00 am PST

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Steven Johnson, Ed.D, University of Kansas

Student employment is a growing trend, with over half of college students working while attending school. Recognizing that Resident Assistant (RA) roles are campus employment opportunities with attractive compensation, these positions often draw in students who come from historically underrepresented racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. While some studies highlight the benefits of the RA role, this session will explore nuances of Black RAs experience regarding expectations and work functions. This session webinar will provide actionable recommendations to housing departments and campus leaders.

The Student Staff are Unionizing?

December 5, 2023, at 11:00 am PST

Tyler Bradley, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Registration Link: https://myacpa.member365.org/public/event/details/6aa3e25c76078f608e2b8ef9854a15d40ca9b635/1  

Labor movements are seeing a new burst of unions following COVID-19 impacts on working conditions. This session will work to demystify the world of unions by discussing the history and impacts of the United State's first Resident Assistant Union and how that's shaped daily life working as a residence director.