Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 48

CONVERSATIONS

Conference Calls

Inspired by the
residence life staff of
Lake Forest College

As the saying goes, when one door closes, another one opens. That can also be
said of the transition that occurs in the residence halls between the end of the
academic year and the full-on start of the conference season. The Talking Stick
asked a panel of conference service professionals to chime in on the recent
issues they face, speciﬁcally regarding working with minors, and how their jobs
are changing as campus housing becomes even more of a year-round operation.

JOSHUA LAWRIE

HUI-LING CHAN

ROBERT VASS

Assistant
Director, Ofﬁce of
Residence Life
Bowling Green
State University
Bowling Green,
Ohio

Assistant Director
of Residence
Life/University
Residences
Western
Washington
University
Bellingham,
Washington

Director of
Residential Life
and Student
Conduct
University of
Bridgeport
Bridgeport,
Connecticut

Joshua Lawrie: One of the pressing issues
in working with minors is the safety aspect.
This goes from who is allowed access into the
buildings, how to report behavior, and how not
only to keep campers safe but also to protect
conference staff in the world of liability. We
have added different pieces to training, from
presentations on working with minors to
training about online sexual harassment. We
also created "Behind Closed Doors" for our
student staff to have an opportunity to role-play
handling different situations with minors. Prior
to a camp's arrival, our staff also review any
speciﬁc expectations that the camp directors
might have.

Hui-Ling Chan: Providing a safe environment
for all, including minors, is important for us.
Our campus has gone through a couple of
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TALKING STICK

CHRISTOPHER C.
STONE-SEWALISH
Assistant Director
for Apartment
Living and Guest
Services
The University of
Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

webinars related to best practices working with
minors on campus and policies and procedures
review. For this summer, working with the camp
organizers, we are adding two student positions
for sports camps (15 staff members) and for
college quest/prep programs (two to three staff
members) that focus on overnight supervision
of campers who are minors. A set of campus
policies and procedures was established recently,
meaning there is a clearinghouse for reporting
programs or activities on campus that involve
minors and making sure that policies and
procedures are followed. Background checks are
conducted for all working with minors.

Robert Vass: For me the most pressing issue
is the overall security of the residence hall
and the minors while on campus. Campus
Security really handles any emergency situations

Talking Stick - July/August 2014

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Talking Stick - July/August 2014

Talking Stick - July/August 2014
Contents
New Member Highlight
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Transitions
Academic Initiatives
Academic Initiatives
Res Life
Res Life
Regroup
Regroup
Calendar
Calendar
Rising to the Occasion
Rising to the Occasion
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing
Conversations
Conversations
First Takes
First Takes
Reporting Out
Reporting Out
New Members
New Members
Snapshot
Snapshot
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Intro
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - BB1
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - BB2
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Talking Stick - July/August 2014
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Cover2
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 1
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 2
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Contents
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - New Member Highlight
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 5
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Vision
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 7
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Just In
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 9
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 10
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 11
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 12
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 13
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 14
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Your ACUHO-I
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 16
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Transitions
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Academic Initiatives
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 19
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 20
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 21
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Res Life
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 23
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 24
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 25
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Regroup
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 27
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - 28
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Calendar
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Rising to the Occasion
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Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Do the Right Thing
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Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - First Takes
Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Reporting Out
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Talking Stick - July/August 2014 - Snapshot
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