Transcript Student Staff Orientation 2012!

Overview
 Theme & Theme Days
 Awareness, Knowledge, Skills
 SSO Schedule Highlights
 SSO Student Staff Expectations
 Returner Expectations
 Student Staff Website & Evaluations
 SWAG & Social Media
The SSO Committee
Matt
Hageny
Joel
Bushman
Bart
Upah
Kayla
Corzine
Lucie
Blauvelt
Jamie
Kieltyka
Matt
Kovach
Also:
Isabelle Jeffries
Charlie Clausen
Adam Fitzwater
Natalie
Safford
Jacob
Butler
Theme & Theme Days
 A Colorful Journey… what the heck does that mean?
 The schedule is rooted in leadership!
Theme Days
 A Color A Day
 Monday, August 4th – Ball State Sprit Day – Wear Your Polos
 Tuesday, August 5th – Orange You Glad It’s Tuesday?
 Wednesday, August 6th – On Wednesdays’ we wear pink!
 Thursday, August 7th – Don’t Be BLUE, it’s Thursday!
 Friday, August 8th – True Colors – What’s your favorite?
 Monday, August 11th – Purple Monday!
 Tuesday, August 12th – Go Green Tuesday!
Awareness, Knowledge, Skills
 That’s how the schedule was set up!
 Awareness – A philosophical understanding of what we
do and why we do it.
 Knowledge – A practical understanding of the rules,
policies, and procedures that allow us to do what we do.
 Skills – An opportunity to practice what we do in a safe
and supportive environment.
SSO Schedule Highlights
 Early Morning to Late Evening DAILY!
 A lot of time with your staff and in-hall!
 A lot of presentations from outside presenters!
 A lot to do… just a lil’ bit of time to do it!
 Fun & Special Events
SSO Schedule & Highlights (Cont.)
 Fun & Special Events
 Opening Speaker – Mitch Isaacs
 All Staff Photo Tomorrow
 Role Call – Friday
 University Resource Fair – Friday
 Service Day – Friday
 Mock Rock – Saturday
 Night at the Apartments – Next Sunday
 The Diversity Speaker – Dr. Maura Cullen
Meals
 4 Types
 Breakfast / Dinner In-Hall
 Dining Center Meals
 Dinning Center Buffets
 Catered Meals
 Stick To Your Schedule!
 DO NOT LOSE YOUR MEAL CARDS!
 Vegan & Vegetarian Options
SSO Student Staff Expectations
 Stick to your schedule!
 Be present and on time to all events and training sessions!
 Remember, “Early is on time, on time is late, and late is
unacceptable.”
 Cell phones should be utilized only when appropriate!
 Be Flexible. Things might change unexpectedly. Just “Go with the
flow.”
 Be engaged in the presentations, and ask questions if you don’t
understand something.
 Be prepared to take notes. Take your binders, pens, pencils, etc.
 Some questions may be hall specific, or related to your hall
directors expectations, so be sure to write those down and ask
during in-hall time.
 Respect each other. Each member of the team will learn at a
differently.
SSO Student Staff Expectations (Cont.)
 First-Year RAs and Returning RAs all have valuable
experiences to share and learn from. While we want you to
learn from each other, not everyone has all the answers.
That’s why we’re here to learn together!
 Read the manual on your own time, and become familiar
with it.
 Dress comfortably—but not too comfortably. It is not
acceptable to wear pajamas and NOBODY wants to see your
skin!
 Take care of yourself! Make time to eat, sleep, shower, etc.
 Do NOT fall asleep in sessions. We know days can get long
and tiring, but if you feel your eyes closing, doodle, play
with play dough, etc.
 Get to know and start building relationships with your peers
and directors, as well as other student staff members and
supervisors.
SSO Returning Staff Expectations
 Be a leader and a role model to new staff. Help them when they
come to you for guidance.
 Take initiative. You are expected to be the first to volunteer for tasks
that no one else wants to do! You have to role model behavior that
shows that every task is important.
 Have a positive attitude!
 Try new things this year. This is a new year and you will have new
experiences. Stretch yourself and expand your limits.
 Become better at something that you fear or don’t think you are
good at.
 Use your position as a way to develop yourself for your future
career in life.
 Be a team player… This is not RA Idol!
 If you don’t know something, ask and encourage others to do the
same
Student Staff
Website
http://housing.iweb.bsu.edu/staff/Default.htm
Evals
 Available nightly after 6pm on the student staff website!
 Pre-Assessment available now… please take that tonight!
 You MUST complete these nightly, we really do look at
them… We promise!
SWAG & Social Media
 Engage on social media: #BSUSSO14
 HRL SWAG BAGS! WOOT WOOT!
Questions?
Comments?
Thank you in advance for all of your
help and hard work with making
SSO a success!