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Feburary 21, 2007 is International Student Staff Recognition Day! This day is dedicated to the RAs, CAs and all other student staff professionals who make a difference everyday in the lives of their residents.
Take time to recognize their efforts by doing something just for them:
- Put up banners in the halls
- Inform the residents of the day so they can do something for the RA
- Certificates of recognition
- Hall Director makes dinner for staff
- Hall Director makes cards or small gifts for staff
- Party thrown by Hall Government
- Each floor put together a scrap book, one page per resident about, "Why I Appreciate My RA."
- Take out a "thank you" ad in the campus newspaper with RAs names on it
- Special breakfast, lunch or dinner
- More ideas
There are many ways to show your student staff that their work is appreciated event though they may not here it everyday. Other Recognition Day activity ideas are listed on ResidentAssistant.com and a special event has been created at FaceBook.com.
History: In 1999, I worked to develop the Recognition Day with
a colleague named Grant Anderson, who was a Hall Director
at Colorado State at the time. We consulted with several
other professionals on developing this day of
recognition for student staff in residence halls.
After doing some research and requesting feedback,
we named the 3rd Wednesday of February as “International
Student Housing Staff Recognition Day.”
This date was chosen because it is a time of the year,
and a day of the week, when all schools, to our knowledge,
are open thus assuring that this day can be celebrated
every year throughout the country. It also does
not conflict with any major holidays.
The
International Recognition Day is now recognized by
Colleges and Universities all over the country and
is listed in Chase's Calendar of Events.
The following are some graphics you can use to show your appreciation. Either right-click and save as or use the e-postcard function to send.
Card 1 - To
send this card to someone, click on this link
Card 2 - To
send this card to someone, click on this link
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