Wellness and health

Q. Balance is tough when you are an RA. Balancing RA responsibilities and school can be tough enough, but when you throw other things into the mix…

I had a resident on my floor attempt suicide about half way through the fall semester of this year. One thing that is very important to do is to talk…

Links: Academic Problems Study skills Time management Out of control? Gambling Smoking Money Problems Anxiety attacks? Are you too shy to try? Test…

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Q Alcohol and drug abuse. This is a difficult topic, but one that needs to be looked at by all RA's. How can an RA effectively…

As with any major student issue or concern, it is IMPERATIVE that you communicate with yoru supervisor if you think you have a resident who is…

NOTE: Remember that with eating disorders or any other resident concern, you need to communicate with your supervisor about the situation. YOu are…

Dealing with the aftermate of a Suicide Last semester was my first semester as an RA. I had a floor of 67 coed first-year students. Late in the year…

Advice from personal experience Hi. My name is Cassie Pate. I'm a freshman and not an RA, but I do deal with depression and suicide has been an issue…

Leading By Listening "You’re not listening to me." "Did you even hear a word that I said?" "You’re missing the point." "Why do I even bother trying…

Q - As Head Resident of my residence hall, one of my duties is to cover staff recognition/development for the 6 Administrative Advisors and 6…

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Alcohol Mythology , pics , title (Word ) This board is a fun way to present residents with alcohol facts. Excellent for a first year resident floor.…

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In order to promote awareness about alcoholism, domestic violence, and depression/suicide, I used the Cheers theme. Door decs were made using scenes…

Choose Your Poison Description : This is a fairly easy bulletin board that can be tailored to whatever the "drugs or choice" are on your campus.…

Love Yourself - Eating Disorder Awareness Instructions: I wanted to do something that focused on Eating Disorder Awareness and V-Day... I took V-day…

Simply, where can I get food around campus. College kids in the res halls get sick of the cafeteria food pretty quick. I thought this was a great…

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About a year ago, I lost a good friend in a drunk driving accident. She had worked with me on state-wode programs to preven our peers from driving…

HEALTH AND wELLNESS bOARD Use the attached pictures to help you create a great health and wellness board! Picture 1 | Picture 2 Attached are two…

This is an excellent bulletin board that uses calories burned by walking the length of a football field to look at nutritional content in numerous…

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Bulletin Board Name: Jessica D. School: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Description : This a continuous activity I did all year long. Every couple…

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Bulletin Board Description : I covered my bulletin board completely with alcohol ads and left it up for a week. My residents were thinking it was…

I threw a party for the residents on my floor. When they arrived I had music playing and food out for them. After about 20 minutes I handed out…

Simply, where can I get food around campus. College kids in the res halls get sick of the cafeteria food pretty quick. I thought this was a great…

Smoking Cessation Bulletion Board That Works! Smoking Cessation Bulletion Board That Works! This bulletin board is designed to present the idea that…

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Resident Assistant.com Suicide Resources ONLINE: Great places to get info on helping people who are dealing with suicide!…

I gathered up information on the internet about aromatherapy (i.e. what it is? The various scents and what they do for you and how to use the oils.)…

Auras Description : You need to find information about auras, there are many books/websites that not only give basic information but also quizzes for…

Balloon Stress Busters Description : This is a good program to do during final exam weeks. Give each resident a balloon and a marker. Have them write…

During the month prior to the program, I placed pictures of women with eating disorders and body image and the statements they made. Then we…

Love Yourself - Eating Disorder Awareness Instructions: I wanted to do something that focused on Eating Disorder Awareness and V-Day... I took V-day…

I threw a party for the residents on my floor. When they arrived I had music playing and food out for them. After about 20 minutes I handed out…

Color your life and the lives of others! This is our canned food scavenger hunt. Everyone had a lot of fun and I think the people that we met going…

This program is pretty big, but worth it, if done right. Basically it's like a Casino Night complete with play money, and even drinks (mocktails)…

The Century Club is a club that you get into by drinking 100 shots of beer, 1 a minute for 100 minutes. For this program you do the same thing except…

I had someone come talk about stress management and then I set it up like a carnival/circus. I made a cheap ring toss game and bean bag toss game out…

Residents gathered and watched the movie Cocktail while enjoying "mock" drinks. We made things like virgin strawberry daqueris and pina coladas. This…

Allow the students to cut up old magazines and make a collage of how they feel or what they see in themselves. You may even provide them with…

During our first wing meeting of the year, I wanted to stress the importance of building community in our wing. I explained to my residents that…

Here is a very effective way residents can get stress relieved when going through a tough time. One thing that I do find effective and many students…

During midterms we co-sponsored a yoga program. The purpose of the program was to give the residents a fun way to stay healthy while preparing for…

10 RA's put on a Dia de los Muertos celebration. We decorated the room with traditional decoration with candles, family pictures, skeletons. We had…

After realizing that our hall had several students with severe eating disorders we decided that a program would be appropriate. Instead of doing a…

- EMOTIONAL & STRESS RELIEF PROGRAMMING - Aromatherapy Back to Kindergarten Balloon Stress Busters! Beating Body Blues Blues Jars Candlelight Vigil…

This is a program that my RA and the other female RA's on campus did my freshman and sophmore year and it is a tradition that will be carried on…

bring in a massage therapist and have her teach you massage techniques to de-stress yourself and others. this is a Great program to do during finals…

Name: Toni J. School: University of Wyoming (program completed at Casper College) email: Description : Finals Foods provides students opportunities…

Finger Painting At Emmanuel College in Boston, we had an entire floor of women in the basement going crazy over finger paints. It was right before…

Frustration Piñata Description : As finals period was approaching, I listed all the 'pet peeves' that my residents had at that time on index cards.…

Flu Shots Description : To avoid having my hall turn into an infirmary, I asked one of the Nurse Practitioners to come to my hall's lobby and give…

I did this program last year and it was fun but messy. It's called Food Art . I went and got all kinds of food, rotten fruit and veggies from the…

In order to get residents to start having those conversations about diversity and background once again, I decided to post some seemingly bold…

Another RA and I got together and bought strawberry daquiri mix, strawberries, and bananas to make mocktails. Basically you just throw them all in…

I got nutrition information from the school nutritionist about a balanced diet. My residents met at my apartment and listed what they had eaten that…

Holiday Tradition Cook-Off Description : My co-RA and I got together to do a diversity program this December. I'm Jewish, she's Christian and we were…

This program is a way for you just to get a bunch of residents together at the beginning of the year to get to know each other. First you get the ice…

This was a program where you cook or buy all different kinds of foods from all different cultures and backgrounds. Then you invite students in the…

Description : following the spirit of the TV show it was a cook off challenge....another RA and i had 4 or 5 rooms from our towers cook off against…

To basic idea is to eat as many of these hot desserts as possible. It is an instant attraction amongst the residents; there's something about…

This is another program that I participated in at the 1998 IACURH conference. It was presented by Colorado State I believe. Have someone study up on…

Description : This is a good way to help residence get involved and also have all the junk food you can ask for in one night.…

This is an educational program that deals with illegal drug use education. A real drug dog is brought into the residence hall by a police officer who…

We had a team of RAs and Hall Directors. We went around the halls on a Friday night and knocked on doors where there were people in. We then accused…

Bring in someone who has experience in the art of meditation, or if an RA knows how to, do it themselves to run a session on it. Instructions/Things…

This was a finals week stress reliever. We set aside a room and had a massage therapist who donated her time to us. When residents came through, they…

Description : Make mock drinks such as strawberry and pina colada daquiris, skittles were unknowingly dropped into drinks to symbolize the date rape…

Monday Night Drinking Game This program is a tribute to the most electrifying hall in sports entertainment today, John Mabee Hall Dormitory for Men!!…

Each RA's room will become a different cultural entity. For instance The 3rd floor Ra's may become rooms of European Nations. Each RA's room will…

We each got a partner and used various massage techniques (a therapist isn't needed) talked a bit about aromatherapy, and did a relaxation technique…

Games/Icebreakers Advertising your programs Programming Categories: Bulletin Boards/Passive Programs Ideas and ready-made boards to print out!…

In this program, you have a dimly lit room and you have 3 "stations". Palmistry: For this you could either have a projector with which you could draw…

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- PHYSICAL PROGRAMMING - AIDS Alcohol Education Batting Practice Beach Scene Before Help Arrives Casino Night/Mocktails Century Club Cocktail (movie)…

Get a bunch of people together that read, write, or are interested in poetry. Get everyone to meet in a designated room and have 30 minute sessions…

I have been doing a community service program in conjunction with Sodexho Marriott, our campus' food service provider. How our meal plans are set up…

Some of the men on my hall meet for about an hour a week, praying for each member of the hall by name. Its awesome to see how God answers these…

- PROGRAMMING ISSUES- Social Programs (200+) P rograms designed with the primary intent of building relationships and promoting social development.…

During finals, every gets stressed so I had a little study break. I bought punching balloons and tons of food. After blowing up the balloons, we all…

This program was the greatest kind of stress relief there is! I had an idea to combine a counselor with fun child-like activities...So the person I…

Contact a local florist or greenhouse, ask them to donate some planters, soil, and small plants (if they do not donate the cost per student…

Description : The way I did this program was I had residents sign up to be involved first. Return to Sender is a way for them to send a care package…

In order to do this program, there must be a way to filter all incoming residents through the same point. In our case, the RSA security desk directed…

This is kind of the opposite of an ice breaker. It is the perfect "ice-freezer" to close out a year and help residents lock up some of their…

- SPIRITUAL PROGRAMMING - Auras Candlelight Vigil Christmas Caroling Dia de los Muertos Palmistry, Tea Leaves and Tarot Poetry Corner Holiday…

This section of the site is dedicated to ways to encourage and recognize your staff! Ideas for Recognition Day This is a list of ideas collected for…

A week before midterms or finals when people are stressed out, tell the residents that for one week they can donate non-perishable food items and…

We made stress relievers out of balloons filled with flour. If made correctly they work like stress balls and will last a long time. I had some…

A cookie and milk discussion on body image. Followed by an episode of Nip/Tuck Instructions: I publicized the program as a cookie and milk discussion…

This program was designed to give my residents information about the dangers of binge drinking without lecturing them. I made a life size gameboard…

Raises stress awareness. Tell the long and short terms effects of stress. For an added bonus, make stress balls for an incentive for coming to the…

Warm Fuzzy Night This program is great for those times when everyone is feeling kind of down and in need of something to make them feel good - I did…

Another RA and I had residents gather in our common area around Halloween. We had them give us all of the stereotypes that they could think of about…

This program was presented at the 1998 IACURH conference. In a large room hang signs that read "bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, etc...). In the kitchen…