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SPECIAL FOCUS

On a Personal Note
Residence life staff can utilize their myriad professional roles to make themselves more visible as well as increase their interactions with students. By immersing themselves in a new position, they can gain a clearer perspective on the interests and needs of their students while also developing stronger relationships with them. As the coordinator for residential education, Ziena Miller had the opportunity to serve as a Spring Break Immersion mentor at DePaul. In her position, she worked alongside a student leader to help prepare students for a trip to the Bronx in New York City. During her time as a mentor, Miller experienced the impact of reaching out to students in an alternative role: “As our time together progressed, I found it impossible to remain an advisor to the group. My students wanted to engage with me and hear my perspectives on the experience as well. These moments created a deeper reﬂection than I had anticipated and were truly inﬂuential moments for these students.” By seeing staff working in roles outside their normal positions, students become better acquainted with the leaders in their residential community and can participate in a more personalized environment.

students greater involvement in decisions that affect their lives: “Our present day collegiate structure is a result of and still very much consistent with the original intention and goals.” The design of residence life facilities can also play a vital role in helping larger universities develop the personalized communities that characterize smaller colleges. Through his work at various higher educational institutions, Paul Wuennenberg, a principal at Mackey Mitchell Architects, recognizes the importance of design in creating both social and personal spaces. At the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, Wuennenberg and his design team developed
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Talking Stick - September/October 2011
Contents
Online Now
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Special Focus
Calendar
Making the Most of Assessment Results
Taming the Multi-Headed Beast
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
Welcome
Snapshot
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Intro
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - BB1
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - BB2
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Talking Stick - September/October 2011
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Cover2
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 1
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 2
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Contents
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Online Now
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 5
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Vision
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 7
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Just In
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 9
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 10
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 11
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 12
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Your ACUHO-I
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 14
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 15
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Transitions
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 17
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 18
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 19
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Res Life
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 21
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 22
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 23
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Special Focus
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 25
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 26
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Calendar
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Making the Most of Assessment Results
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Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Taming the Multi-Headed Beast
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Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - 43
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - First Takes
Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Reporting Out
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Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Welcome
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Talking Stick - September/October 2011 - Snapshot
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