First Floor Meeting Sample Agenda (WMU)

First Floor Meeting Sample Agenda

- Self-Introduction

- Give Phone #

- What to expect during meeting

- Play a name game

Basic Needs for residents

Living Area Service:

- Laundry room and cost

- Mail delivery location and time

- Package delivery location and time

- Vending machines

- Study lounges

- Public areas (lobbies, lounges, community rooms)

- Front Desk (services, copies etc?)

- Food service (locations and times)

- Reaffirm when classes start

- Kitchenettes

Community Leadership Opportunities

- Floor Government

- Residence Housing Association

- Hall Council

- Campus Involvement (Bronco Bash etc?)

- Location of RA, AHD, HD, and Residence Life

- RA (your role and expectations)

Active member of community

Resource person

Community programmer

Floor government advisor

Academic and personal listener (not counselor)

Enforce community living standards (policies/procedures)

- HD ( their role and where to find them)

Supervise student building staff

Advocate for student needs

Day-to-day operation of building

Assess all damages in building

Discipline Referral person

Manage outside relationships with other departments

Create Student Learning Environment

- AHD (their role and where to find them)

Supervise front desk and operations

Advise Hall Council

Discipline Referral person

Manage outside relationships with other departments

Create Student Learning Environment

Advocate for student needs/revealer agent

- Housekeeping (names, treating them with respect, making them feel valued)

- Emergency Call 7-5555

- Counseling Services/ Alcohol Services (services and location)

Housing Policies

- Staff on duty

Purpose is for residents to have access to staff after hours

Expect Visitors (Duty Rounds?.outreach)

Evening On-Duty person (location and how to reach them)

Explain rationale for policies

- Quiet Hours (explain 24 hour courtesy hours)

- Visitation and escort policy

- Alcohol/Smoking and Drug Policies

- Parking Procedures

- Telephone Procedures

- Open Flames, Incense

- Expectation to confront one another before asking RA

- Damages- Public Area/Individual Room Damages

- Discipline System

Trash Policy

- Removing Trash

Where to take trash - dumpster location/trash room

Bagging trash

Tie trash bag closed

Double bag if there is liquid in the bag

To avoid personal injury or property damage, take additional care if trash contains material such as broken glass or metal.

- Recycling

Location of the recycling receptacles closest to you

What can be recycled - aluminum, glass, plastics, newspaper, cardboard

*Note, please · do not place trash in the cardboard recycling dumpster.

If you are interested in campus recycling efforts, contact the Hall Director.

- Who to contact with a concern or problem

Inform the RA

Inform the Front Desk

Inform the HD/AHD

- Failure to remove trash

Failure to remove trash in a timely and appropriate manner can cause significant community issues - smell, pests, damage to the carpet, etc.

Failure to comply with this community standard may result in judicial actions.

Personal Security

- Take keys with you and lock the door

- Walk with friends at night

- Attend safety and security session

- Do not prop doors or allow any non-resident to enter after you

Community Development

- Discuss how residents should confront each other (regarding noise)

- Community Cleanliness

- Keeping Doors open for conversation

- What would they like their community to be like?

Closure

- Teambuilder

- Announce next floor meeting (to discuss community standards)

- Open Time for questions