Introduction to AC4P
- 1. Cultivating Compassionate Resident Halls Kyle Pacque
- 2. Everyone please pair up: – What is one thing you truly care about, that most people don’t already know? Introduction of Audience Members
- 3. 2014 NASPA Annual Conference * Baltimore, Maryland * March 15-19, 2014
- 4. LONELINESS AT UMASS Findings from a 2012-2013 survey show that at the of Massachusetts, 42% of respondents have felt LONELY occasionally or frequently. (Clark, Doughty, 2013)
- 5. SEXUAL HARASSMENT/ ASSAULT AT UMASS Roughly 1 in 3 students somewhat or strongly agree that Umass has a sexual harassment and/or sexual assault problem (Clark & Doughty, 2013).
- 6. LONELINESS AT UMASS 44% of the respondents said they were sexually harassed in residence halls. (Clark & Doughty, 2013).
- 7. Actively Caring: Any behavior that goes above and beyond the call of duty on behalf of the health, safety, or welfare of another person
- 8. Will’s Story Will arrived at Umass with a story. He attended a good high school located in a small town out of state. Everyone back home went to the same school from elementary, middle and high school, so Will has had the same best friend since third grade - James. Will doesn’t know anyone else heading to Umass in the fall so he decided to be randomly assigned to a roommate. When he got to UMass, Will spent most of his free time studying or playing video games in his room. Many of his hallmates, including his RA, noticed Will was always stressed about school work. To show support, his hallmates would give him words of encouragement: “You got into UMass, you’re obviously smart!” His RA would say: “ You’re smart, and as a psych major, I bet it’s easy for you!” When Will wasn’t studying, you’d likely see Will with a XBOX controller in his hand and a headset on his head as he talked to other gamers. Hallmates would try to get him more involved by asking him out to lunch, and inviting him out on the weekends. No one could connect with Will, so eventually people just gave him space. AC4P In Residence Halls
- 9. RESEARCH ON ENVIRONMENT Nearly 1 in 3 respondents had felt uncomfortable, unsafe, or threatened due to others’ alcohol/ drug- related behavior (Pacque & McCarty, 2013) .
- 10. “Hallmates would try to get him more involved by asking him out to lunch, and inviting him out on the weekends.” Golden Rule - Treat other how _____ want to be treated Platinum Rule - Treat others how _____ want to be treated Will’s Story you’d they’d
- 11. 2014 NASPA Annual Conference * Baltimore, Maryland * March 15-19, 2014
- 12. See. Act. Pass. Share.
- 13. AC4P in Action: Scott’s Story - GSU
- 14. AC4P Action: Meghan’s Story
- 15. AC4P in Action: Riley’s Story (ASU)
- 16. Questions?