Ashleigh Williams, Team Leader Aida Moreno Ryan Bowyer Terri Moore

1. Ashleigh Williams, Team Leader Aida MorenoRyan BowyerTerri Moore RadfordUniversity

2. Demographics Radford University: Rural, Southwest Virginia • Gender: 59.11% female, 40.88% men, Other, unknown • Race:86.67% White, .056% Black, .3% Hispanic • Student Population: 9,157 • On-campus population: 3,254 • Average incoming Freshman GPA: 3.1

3. Issues at Radford University • Alcohol & Drug use: • Cleary Report 2008-09; 127 counts of Liquor Law violations referred for Campus Judicial Action Alcohol related death – November 2010Multiple student transports with B.A.C.’s over 3.0 – Fall 2010 • Hate crime & tolerance: • Cleary Report 2008-09; 7 counts of Hate Crimes including on and off campus. Instances of swastikas being drawn on white boards – Fall 2009 “Faggot” being yelled at non-heterosexual students – continuous • Apathy Little student involvement and engagement Low attendance of programming/athletic events No sense of campus identity/school spirit • Universal (Sexual Assault, suicides): Under-reported sexual assault and Multiple suicide ideations – 2009-2010

4. The Dean of Students Office Our Mission The Office of the Dean of Students promotes and facilitates student learning, engagement and development outside the classroom and collaborates with others to enhance the quality of life for students at Radford University. Our Task The Office of the Dean of Students responds to the informational and personal concerns of students and oversees the protection of student rights. The office plays a major role in promoting and upholding the shared values and ideals of the Radford University community. The office provides a variety of services for students. These include student advocacy services, student conduct services, off-campus student services, student publications, student insurance, information for parents and families, absence notices, references/verifications for graduate school and employment, and services with the Student Government Association.

5. The Dean of Students Office Flow Chart

6. Supporting Evidence Conduct Community Beemyn, Curtis, Davis, and Tubbs: college events and activities play a significant role in a student’s sense of belonging and connection with the great campus community. The quality and quantity of a student’s involvement on campus also has a positive impact on the student’s learning and development (51). Programming These offenders are typically on campus students who are abusing alcohol or another substance at the time of their offense “individuals over the life span are confronted by a series of development challenges to their current identity or development status that require some sort of response” (207). Freshman and sophomore males are most likely to be involved in Conduct issues due to discipline problems (Daniels 1997) Beemyn, Curtis, Davis, and Tubbs: college events and activities play a significant role in a student’s sense of belonging and connection with the great campus community. The quality and quantity of a student’s involvement on campus also has a positive impact on the student’s learning and development (51). Cognitive development theories Stipulates that students grow through accommodation and assimilation of new ideas and information into preexisting notions and information Due to the positive impact that programming has on college students, we can utilize programming as a way to directly work with the Dean of Students Office. Health and safety concerns play an important role on the performance and success of students in their social and academic development. Psychosocial theorists believe that individuals develop through “a process that involves the accomplishment of a series of developmental tasks” (Kern, 207). due to the positive impact that programming has on college students, we can utilize programming as a way to directly work with the Dean of Students Office. Social Justice and Restorative Justice help promote diversity awareness and can be achieved though intentional conversations and sanctioning. One of the general premises of any education system has been to promote and help having healthy and safe individuals that can be working at their full potential to achieve their academic and personal goals. The Student Health Center at RU is equipped to provide diagnosis and treatments and several services to all registered students currently enroll at RU. Service and Community based learning through educational sanctioning Radford University counts with RUPD and the Student Health Center, the Counseling Center, and Several organizations that work parallel to the University providing support in time of need. Conduct Programming Community Health & Safety Health & Safety

7. A.C.H.I.E.V.M.E.N.T Appreciate, Community, Honor, Identity, Encouragement, Versatility, Motivation, Enthusiasm, Networking, Tolerance We believe that ACHIEVMENT represents the multiple aspects that we are attempt to produce through our programming model. With these aspects tied to the programming, health and safety, and conduct, the upmost productive community can be formed. As the ultimate goal of this program is to develop a cohesive campus community we will do so through offering intentional programming which will increase the mental health of our students while reducing student the prevalence of student conduct. We sincerely believe that there is a direct correlation, as shown through the literature review, and that when we focus on providing intentional programming opportunities geared towards broadening students social, educational, and political orientations they will engage in a spirit of campus cohesiveness and community. Conduct Programming Community Health & Safety

8. Free Single Room The Pyramid of Prizes Ipod touch Because Foursquare is a Twitter application, students will also be able to see in Real Time which programs their friends are attending. Each tier the students reach represents a prize that they are eligible to win. 1 in 25 students at each level will win the prize. Students can track their own and other players’ progress on the Residential Life Facebook page through an interactive tiered pyramid system. Commuter Parking By the time the competition is over, Student Affairs staff will have the pleasure of rewarding faithful program attenders with the chance to win better and better prizes. Students must prove that they have attended approved campus programs to move up a tier on Facebook. The Facebook account will act as a hub to publish programming opportunities that count towards achieving the next tier. The RDEI will update this account daily Students will then use this password to “check in” to the program. Shadow President Kyle for a day On the Residential Life Facebook page, there will be a tiered gameboard where students can play a semester-long game where they track participation in on-campus programs. The Resident Director for Education and Involvement will be the person responsible for maintaining the Foursquare and Facebook account, including creating each event’s password. S/he will also determine which programs are included. On campus departments such as SGA, athletics, and R-Space can apply to have their programs included in the competition. Research shows that involved students are more invested in both their academics and campus community. Likewise, students who are invested in their community are less likely to violate community standards by breaking the Student Code of Conduct. Space in new on-campus apartment Prizes range from a $10 Starbucks gift card to the chance to win a free single room for the following school year. Lunch with administrator of choice The designated program coordinator will allow a one minute time frame for students to check into the program after it has begun. They will then receive their ladder point. The Dept. of Student Affairs has implemented a programming model whose focus is to build a strong and cohesive campus community Residential Life will grab students’ attention the day they move in by having them “like” the Residential Life webpage when they pick up their room key. The goal is to eventually make attending on-campus programs a popular choice for students. Students will also have a chance to expose themselves to many different on-campus organizations who are participating in the program. The hope is that this exposure will get students interested in becoming involved in not only attending on-campus events, but planning them as well. $75 of Radford Apparel from bookstore $50 RU Express for laundry and vending Each approved program will receive a one-time only password to give students that attend that particular program Free on-campus concert ticket Departments must contribute to a positive campus community to be involved in the competition by proving that their program promotes good mental health and results in a reduction of conduct violations. $30 towards posters in annual poster sale Students will be eligible to move up a tier when they have attended an approved on-campus program. They can only move up a tier once a week, so students must be involved in a program every week to to finish the game. This of course will be completely optional but the goal is to entice students by providing incentives for participation in the program. Students will receive their first incentive in the form of a pack of Smarties simply for “liking” the webpage. The deptartment will use Facebook and Foursquare as a tool to meet students on their own turf. We seek to engage students in on-campus programs which aim to change normative behavior to that of healthy campus involvement. Free small order of Highlander rolls from Highlander Pizza Free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream cake Free tubing trip at Mccoy Falls for 4 Free Muse dinner for 2 Free yogurt for 2 from By The Ounce $10 gift card to Starbucks