engaging students in a movement dr. frank shushok, associate vice president for student affairs...
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engaging students in a movement
Dr. Frank Shushok, Associate Vice President for Student AffairsShane McCarty, Undergraduate Representative to the Board of Visitors
Deepu George, Graduate Representative to the Board of Visitors
NASPA 2011
In thinking about your time at NASPA, have you observed acts
of kindness, compassion, or caring of people around you,
especially among those you don’t even know?
What have you seen? If nothing comes to mind, why might that
be?
If you did see an act of kindness, compassion, or caring –
What did you do?
The Division of Student Affairs at Virginia Tech
focuses on 4 areas in
“Unlocking Potential”
Commitment to Unwavering Curiosity
Pursue Self-understanding & Integrity
Practice Civility
Prepare for a life of Courageous Leadership
Embrace Ut Prosim as a way of life
The Actively Caring Wristbands
See. Act. Pass.
Curiosity
Self Understanding Integrity
CuriositySelf Understanding & Integrity
Courageous Leadership
Practice Civility
Ut Prosim as a way of life
Actively Caring Concept
• ACT
• CARE
• PASS
ObjectivesUnderstand past research
Understand the Actively Caring model
Changing the “caring-ethos” with an engaged Academic Triangle and positive intervention
Understand the Actively Caring model and its transferability to other college and university settings
Discuss an individualized plan for using the Actively Caring model to improve the campus culture
Movement Leaders at VT
Center for Applied Behavior Systems
Student Government Association
Representatives to the Board of Visitors
Student Leaders
AC Underground
Office of Residence Life
Office of Multicultural Programs and Services
Positive Psychology
A movement away from pre-occupation with pathology
A movement towards building on the best qualities in life
Psychology should be able to help document what kinds of families result in children who flourish, what work settings support the greatest satisfaction among workers, what policies result in the strongest civic engagement and how people’s lives can be most worth living.
(Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi, 2000)
Actively-Caring Person States
CourageCourage
Actively-Caring Person States
CourageCourage
Self-Efficacy“I can do it”
Actively-Caring Person States
CourageCourage
Self-Efficacy“I can do it”
Personal Control“I am in control”
Actively-Caring Person States
CourageCourage
Self-Efficacy“I can do it”
Optimism“I expect the best”
Personal Control“I am in control”
Actively-Caring Person States
CourageCourage
Self-Efficacy“I can do it”
Optimism“I expect the best”
Belongingness“I care about my classmates”
Personal Control“I am in control”
Actively-Caring Person States
CourageCourage
Self-Efficacy“I can do it”
Optimism“I expect the best”
Belongingness“I care about my classmates”
Self-Esteem“I care about myself”
Personal Control“I am in control”
Raising each person state increases an individual’s propensity to actively care (Geller, 2001).
Self-TranscendenceSelf-Transcendence
From Helping OthersCite Maslow
Reducing Bullying in Schools
Students write observational stories of classmates prosocial behavior
Teacher reads three stories at the start of each day
Then, selects two students to wear the green wristbands
Weekly, students have caring chats to facilitate relationships
After everyone has worn the wristband twice, everyone will receive a wristband to keep
Actively Caring in Schools
Actively Caring in Schools
CourageCourage
Self-Efficacy“I can do it”
Optimism“I expect the best”
Belongingness“I care about my classmates”
Self-Esteem“I care about myself”
Personal Control“I am in control”
Raising each person state increases an individual’s propensity to actively care (Geller, 2001).
How can you raise these five states to improve your campus culture?
Two wristbands
1) Recognize someone at the conference 2) Recognize someone at your school
Join the movement.
Empowerment
Can I do it?
Will it work?
Is it worth it?