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Working with your population

Explore how resident assistants at WPUNJ can support student development based on Chickering's theory of identity vectors. Discover strategies to promote inclusive campus culture and assess student success indicators.

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Working with your population

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  1. Working with your population By: Anette Melendez and Katie Buehner

  2. Chickering’s seven vectors of student development • Arthur Chickering came up with his theory that broke down the development of identity into seven vectors. • All of his research involved surveying college students. • All of the vectors can interact with one another and people go through them at different times.

  3. Chickering’s Seven Vectors

  4. WPUNJ CULTURE When you look around our campus, what different identities do we see? What identities exist but are not visual?

  5. WPUNJ Culture (cont.) • International Students • Women • Honors Students • Athletes • First Year • Students of Color • LGBT-Identified Students • Upperclassmen • Students in Recover/Substance-Free

  6. How can resident assistants help students develop? • Language • Getting rid of the RA/resident hierarchy • Using inclusive language • Encouraging students to be active on campus • Helping manage roommate relationships • Programming • Making efforts to connect with students

  7. How do you assess student development success? • Academic success • Desire for student involvement • Healthy emotional expression • Asking for help • Exploring future options • Understanding/practicing empathy • Challenging themselves safely

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