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This
monthly planning guide is a supplement to the
ResidentAssistant.com for PREMIUM members. For
each month, you will find links to programs
on the site (PREMIUM and non) as well as programming
ideas and other information. Please let me know
if you have suggestions for this feature.
Programming
Ideas for March
Contents
of this March Planning Page:
Issues
Students May Face In the Month of March
As
you plan your programs, keep in mind that there
are "seasonal student issues" that
you can program around. Keep these in mind as
you determine what programs to offer. These
may also help you identify issues your residents
might be going through.
March
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Mid-semester
slouch (academically dangerous)
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Mid-winter
sickness (especially with long, cold winters)
accompanied by restlessness toward the upcoming
spring break.
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Roommate
conflicts may resurface due to cabin fever,
academic pressure and just living together
for an extended period.
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Seniors
are anticipating graduation, but worry about
jobs
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Existential
crisis for seniors - "Do I have to
leave school?" "Is my education
worth anything?" "Was my major
a mistake?" "What am I really
qualified to do?"
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Finding
money for spring break becomes a challenge
-
Increasing
thoughts/deliberations about suicide from
academic and social expectations
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Trying
to find money for spring break becomes a
paramount issue
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Continued
and increased anxiety over search for summer
job
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Students
begin worrying about living arrangements
for the following year
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Apartment
hunting and roommate selection becomes a
concern
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Mid-terms
bring about increased academic anxiety
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Anxiety
following spring break sexual encounters
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Increased
alcohol use with pressure of the end of
the school year approaching
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Summer
job hunting starts up soon after spring
break
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Different
experiences at spring break can change community
dynamics - who can afford to go where, how
the trip went, etc..
Program
Ideas & Links
Based
on the above issues, here are some
ideas for programming, some of which are linked
to programs on the site.
Programming
Ideas
- Spring break programming
- Spring break photo display
- Job hunting seminars
- Exercise program
- Post job bulletins
- Safe sex, STD's
- Alcohol/rohypnol (date rape drug) awareness
programs relating to spring break
- Landlord/tenant rights programs
- Contracts/legal documents program
- Apartment hunting seminars
- Skin care programs
- Travel arrangement seminars
March
Calendar
Use
the PREMIUM
March Calendar, which has theme months,
theme weeks, and numerous dates to come up
with additional ideas.
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