RA Training for Today’s Student Leaders – On-Demand Training

It is becoming more and more challenging to engage student leaders in content that they are not excited about. This can be frustrating for the professional staff trying to teach students what it means to be an RA. Professionals feel as though they can’t reach their team and that their students are not reaching their full potential. Hours are spent preparing and teaching RAs how to do their jobs, yet they make continuous mistakes because they have not absorbed what was taught to them in training.

Our expert presenter explores how to create a more interactive training program to help student leaders retain more of the information being taught.

Meet the demands of today’s student leaders, while also maximizing your resources and better serving your campus community. Retaining more knowledge and skills will make for a better staff and residential student experience overall.

Topics Covered

Gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you:

• Utilize tracks for new staff, 2nd year staff, and 3rd year staff because they all need different types of training.  Increase the confidence, skill and comfort level of all of your resident assistants.
• Create levels of competition, like case study competitions and activities, to create more engaging environments.
• Utilize online tools and formats to prepare your resident assistants to effectively assist in the engagement and retention of students on campus.
• Collaborate with other departments that are bringing student leaders back early so that students can build relationships and understand how to best direct students in need.
• Retain your staff for multiple years and reduce turnover by ensuring your training exceeds their expectations and supports the mission of your institution.

Presenter

Dr. Sara Weinstein currently serves as Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life at Randolph-Macon College located in Ashland Virginia.
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