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Forming a More Perfect Union

Dr. Terry Papillon, director of university honors at Virginia Tech, helps students during orientation.

communities (LLCs) are thriving. Despite the overall success of these programs, housing staff and academic faculty may still feel segregated in their individual silos. Imagine a scenario where faculty members are asked how they support the academic mission of their institution. They would likely say something along the lines of “We work to educate students, obviously, but more specifically we do this by providing learningcentered experiences, maintaining and enhancing a community defined by diversity, and implementing best practices that are based upon evidence and research.” What if that same question were posed to a room full of housing professionals? Would they be able to easily articulate how their roles are tied into the institutional mission? The answer is yes, because the answer is the same. Though their approaches

differ, faculty and housing staff have the same goals: offering programs based on experiential learning, creating and sustaining a diverse community, and implementing the best practices in their fields. James Penven, associate director of residence life for academic initiatives at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, feels that housing staff have a knowledge base and expertise that contribute meaningfully to the collaboration: “They know what reaches students in the residence halls. They can confidently, but with tact, articulate this to faculty. Housing and residence life staff need to consider that faculty likely know their discipline and likely also pedagogy in the classroom but may need help on how to create opportunities outside the classroom.” Less experienced staff members may lack confidence in their ability to

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Talking Stick - January/February 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Talking Stick - January/February 2011

Talking Stick - January/February 2011
Contents
Online Now
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Res Life
Facilities
Business
Transitions
Calendar
Forming a More Perfect Union
The Revolution Will Be Digitized
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
Welcome
Snapshot
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Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Cover2
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 1
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 2
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Contents
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Online Now
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 5
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Vision
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 7
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Just In
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 9
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 10
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 11
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 12
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Your ACUHO-I
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Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 15
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 18
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 19
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Facilities
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 21
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 22
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 23
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Transitions
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Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - 26
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Calendar
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Forming a More Perfect Union
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Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - The Revolution Will Be Digitized
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Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - First Takes
Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Reporting Out
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Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Welcome
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Talking Stick - January/February 2011 - Snapshot
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