Community Building
◦Role model desired behavior’s, norms and values
◦ Offer assistance to help when you can
◦ Challenge unacceptable characteristics, which take away from your floor community as being healthy, positive, and welcoming. (Ex. race-based jokes, excessively loud music, messes in the bathroom, etc.)
◦ Reward and recognize good stewards of your community!
What is BEING PRESENT/HAVING PRESENCE on your floor?
Active every night from 8pm to 9am the following morning
What is the RA on duty shift schedule?
Serving over 14,000 students, approximately 1,200 faculty members and nearly 2,500 staff in 54 buildings covering 104 acres on the hilltop, the Georgetown University Police is committed to helping maintain a safe and secure environment on Georgetown University’s main campus.
What is GUPD-Georgetown University Police Dept.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
Verbal Warning, Written Warning, Probation, Termination
What are the RA accountability guidelines?
In an _______________ Call GERMS at (202) 687-4343. They will assess whether or not the student should be transported to the hospital.
What is an urgent medical emergency?
◦ Get to know everyone’s names
◦ Initiate conversations and interactions with residents
◦ Provide experiences for residents to get to know each other
◦ Establish expectations and community standards
What is TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE FIRST MONTH/BEGINNING of the school year?
The _______________ allows for small informal gathering up to 12-15 people at grilling areas. The policy allows for wine and beer for those 21+ and the presence of those under 21 as long as they are not consuming alcohol, and notes that all noise must comply with noise policies
What is the Small Gathering Policy
___________ is an all-volunteer, student-run emergency ambulance service. __________ operates basic life support ambulances that serve Georgetown University and the broader Georgetown community.
What is GERMS. Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service
Educational plan programs or proposals, receipt forms, inspections, duty logs, Key Room key logs, lockout forms, leadership assignment or Living Learning Community tasks, etc.
What are RA administrative tasks and general responsibilities?
Evacuate the building immediately, Call GUPD, Meet with your CD at a predetermined location. Always know the fire evacuation route.
What is Fire Safety Protocol?
These creative crafts should be done before each semester as a way to keep track of which students are in which room, as well as make residents feel a sense of belonging and familiarity on their floor
What are door decks?
RAs are only authorized to perform __________ for the listed occupants of the room. Always check the StarRez roster for the names of the students living in the room and then ask to see the student's ID card. It may be necessary to let the student into the room first to allow them to get their ID card.
What is a lockout?
________________ works with colleagues across campus to organize outreach and follow-up care to students who are experiencing crisis or distress that impacts their social, personal, and/or academic stability.
What is SOS? Student Outreach and Support
Ras must attend all of this in August and January….
What is RA training?
True/False
Contact the CD/CDOD if a student either expresses suicidal thoughts or has attempted suicide.
True. Do NOT dismiss any suicidal comments.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
Incorporating the _______________ into your programming is an essential step in the process of building communities. These ______________ are Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam, Academic Excellence, Care for Our Common Home, Community in Diversity, Contemplation in Action, Cura Personalis, Educating the Whole Person, Faith that Does Justice, Interreligious Understanding, and People for Others
What are the Jesuit values?
The entire _______________ process, including switches, is handled by the RAs themselves (although they are required to copy their Community Director and the Duty Scheduler (if leadership assignments are reinstated) on the email, to ensure clear communication and update all duty documents).
What is duty assignment?
Guided by Georgetown’s Catholic and Jesuit tradition, with its abiding commitment to interreligious collaboration, __________ equips students to lead lives of deeper meaning, belonging and purpose.
What is Campus Ministry?
RAs are required to stay and complete all closing responsibilities during these times of the year…
What is Christmas Break and Summer Break?
If you are aware that someone is in possession of or __________ , LEAVE the area IMMEDIATELY, contact GUPD and then the CDOD. NEVER confront the individual and do not put yourself in harm's way
What is using a weapon?
Keeping these up to date with upcoming programs, dates to remember, policies and procedures, and ways to get involved is another way to build community. Hint: they must be updated every semester, in addition to door decks.
What are bulletin boards?
During this time, the RA must do at least 2 ______ throughout both buildings Sunday-Thursday and at least 3 ______ on Friday-Saturday. The ______ should take place around 10:00pm, Midnight, and 2:00am (on weekends). Only RAOD should take notes while on ______ and performs lockouts when called by a resident.
What are rounds?
____________ is dedicated to helping students develop greater self-understanding, identify and solve problems, and improve academic performance through the alleviation of psychological, emotional, and cognitive barriers.
What is CAPS? Counseling and Psychiatric Services
Must be enrolled in 12 credit hours, in good academic standing, have no active disciplinary cases, and have a _____ GPA
What are the qualifications to be a RA?
Do this when you have a question and are unsure about what to do in a particular situation….
What is CALL THE CDOD (between 5 pm-9 am), or call your RD (between 9 am-5 pm)!!!!!