Creating Community: Living On Campus at Miami

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Transcript of Creating Community: Living On Campus at Miami

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Goals for Students Living on Campus

Things Parents Can Do

Mistakes We Know You Aren’t Going to Make

Goals for Students Living on Campus

• Academic Success

Goals for Students Living on Campus

• Academic Success• Community Engagement

Goals for Students Living on Campus

• Academic Success• Community Engagement• Cultural Competency

Goals for Students Living on Campus

• Academic Success• Community Engagement• Cultural Competency• Intrapersonal Development

Things Parents Can Do

Talk About Alcohol

Things Parents Can Do

Talk About Healthy Relationships

Things Parents Can Do

Ask About Involvement

Things Parents Can Do

Talk About Your Family Transition

Things Parents Can Do

Honor the uniqueness of your student’s experience

Mistakes We Know You Aren’t Going to Make

Solving all your student’s problems for your student

Mistakes We Know You Aren’t Going to Make

Being naïve about your “perfect” student

Mistakes We Know You Aren’t Going to Make

Calling at 10 pm; expecting a call back at 10:15 pm

Mistakes We Know You Aren’t Going to Make

Posting all your student’s problems on Facebook

Mistakes We Know You Aren’t Going to Make

Assuming the worst of your student’s roommate

Mistakes We Know You Aren’t Going to Make

Immediately e-mailing the president if there is a problem

Goals for Students Living on Campus

Things Parents Can Do

Mistakes We Know You Aren’t Going to Make

www.MiamiOH.edu/reslife