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RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS
Mission
The Department of Residential Programs asserts that education
is a collaborative process involving students, faculty and staff
who are committed to designing a residential experience that
enhances student learning. As educators, creating an ethos of
learning is our most fundamental purpose. The keystone of
the Department’s philosophy is to explore the wide variety of
educational opportunities as a means to better understand
and appreciate the unique qualities that all members of this
community have to offer. Our purpose is to create a stimulating
environment that continually challenges and supports students
pursuing academic excellence. The Department offers many
opportunities that enhance the educational experience of the
whole person. These experiences contribute to a person’s
intellectual, interpersonal life planning, spiritual, physical and
identity development, and will help the individual understand
and fulfill his/her responsibility to the community at large.
Strategic Priorities 2011-2012
Goals > Major Accomplishment or Activity
Maintain or Increase Housing Occupancy Rates
• The number of returning undergraduate and graduate
students increased from the prior academic year. The
number of returning Graduate Students increased by 64
residents over the prior year, while the number of continuing
Undergraduate Students increased by 19 over the prior year.
• The number of New Graduate students increased by 101
between Fall 2010 and Fall 2011. The number of New
Undergraduates decreased by 277 between Fall 2011
and Fall 2010.
Increase Percentage of Students Reporting that RA Creates
a Welcoming and Inclusive Environment on the Floor
• Increased from 75.38 percent to 78.8 percent:
Fall 2010 to Fall 2011.
• Increased from 73.75 percent to 74.71 percent:
Spring 2011 to Spring 2012.
Increase Percentage of Students Reporting that Building
and Quad Activities are Helpful in Getting to Know
Other Residents
• Increased from 63.73 percent to 64.98 percent:
Fall 2010 to Fall 2011.
• Decreased from 61.59 percent to 61.01 percent:
Spring 2011 to Spring 2012.
Increase Percentage of Fall Semester First-Year Students
Attending a First-Year Success Meeting with RHD During
First Six Weeks of School
• Increased from 84.24 percent to 99.17 percent:
Fall 2010 to Fall 2011.
Increase Percentage of Fall Semester First-Year Students
Able to Name at Least Two Campus Academic Resources
upon Completion of First-Year Success Meeting with RHD
• Decreased from 95.01 percent to 94.74 percent: Fall 2010
to Fall 2011. (Because number and percentage of students
attending the meetings increased so dramatically, the number
of students successfully achieving the learning outcome
also increased dramatically from 1,772 to 1,929, but the
percentage decreased slightly—one quarter of one per cent).
Points of Pride
’Tis the Season: Raised 50 percent more funds in 2011 than
in 2010. Total raised was $31,318.05.
Pedestrian Safety Campaign: Committee created “The
Pedestrian Adventures of Wolfie” poster campaign, which
provided tips for the campus community on various topics
including bicycling on campus, walking at night, texting while
walking and crossing at intersections.
Making it Count: Financial success and literacy workshop
for RAs. (Done by Monster.com and Bank of America and
sponsored by West Apartments.)
Recyclemania: Nationally, we ranked No. 17 in the “Guerilla”
competition, our highest placement to date.
Leadership Summit Field Day: An all-day event, which focused
on development of leadership characteristics. Events included
team building, experiential learning and activities designed to
develop spirit and pride. We had more than 150 participants.
RA Academic Success: Seventy-four percent of RAs had a
cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Housing Database Platform: Integrated Student and
Conference Housing systems into one platform, increasing
ease and efficiency and resulting in savings of approximately
$10,000 annually after the first year of purchase.
Tunnel of Oppression: Implemented in collaboration with the
ODAA office, CPO and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, this
program was open to the campus community during the day
and to the RAs at night. It was a great form of experiential
learning that was highly accepted and enjoyed by more than
450 students and staff.
Strategic Priorities 2012-2013
Implement Collaborative Learning Curriculum (CLC)
for RA Programming: CLC provides RAs with a comprehensive
programming model based upon the Department’s educational
priorities of academic success, personal health and safety, civic
engagement, self exploration and identity and multiculturalism
and diversity, which requires learning outcomes and
assessment for all programs.
Further Utilize StrengthsQuest to Refine Our Professional
Development Process: Develop a model for assessing
professional staff members’ level of strength in five talenttheme
areas and for developing those talents not yet being
utilized to their greatest extent.
13 DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS BRIEFING BOOK 2011-2012 • STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY