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SEAHO FEATURE impact the environment, but it also influences a behavioral change for those who participate. Overall, a sustainability program can be relatively easy to start by initiating minor changes within the residential community allowing residential students to impact sustainability in a number of ways. Through the cooperative actions of residential students and housing professionals great contributions can be made in the area of energy reduction, water conservation, and waste management. Most importantly, the efforts of housing and residence life departments can have a positive effect on sustainability campus-wide and a lasting impact on the environment. References Armstrong, A. (2006, March). Ethical issues in water use and sustainability. Area, 38(1), 9-15. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20004498 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (2013). About AASHE. Retrieved from http://www.aashe.org/about Environmental Protection Agency (2013). Basic information. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/basicinfo.htm# sustainability Hopewell, J., Dvorak, R., & Kosior, E. (2009, July 27). Plastics recycling: challenges and opportunities. Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, 364(1526), 2115-2126. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/40485985 Kahler, S. (2003). The ripple effect: How one dorm room can affect a university’s energy use. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 4(3), 230-238. Madrid, C., Cabello, V., & Giampietro, M. (2013, January). Water-use sustainability in socioecological systems: A multiscale integrated approach. BioScience, 63(1), 14-24. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/bio.2013.63. 1.6 National Geographic Society (2013). Green living. Retrieved from http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ Recyclemania, Inc. (2013). About (data file). Retrieved from http://recyclemaniacs.org/about Starting something that Matters – James Madison University partners with TOMS Shoes By Kevin Meaney Associate Director of Residence Life James Madison University This past summer the Office of Residence Life at James Madison University partnered with TOMS for a unique take on staff training. Focusing on the theme “Start Something That Matters” (based on the book by the same name written by TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie) JMU RAs, Hall Directors and professional staff were challenged to take a fresh look at their roles as ORL staff and encouraged to explore new avenues of programming and staff development. Blake Mycoskie started TOMS Shoes after a 2006 trip to Argentina where he discovered many children went without shoes to protect their feet. Wanting to SEAHO Report Winter 2013 help, he created a company that would match every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need; A concept TOMS refers to as “One for One.” The idea was an immediate success and later in 2006 Blake returned to Argentina with 10,000 pairs of shoes made possible by TOMS customers. Through the end of 2012 TOMS has given over 2 million shoes to children in need. TOMS has since expanded the One for One concept to include sunglasses where a person in need receives prescription eyeglasses or eye surgery for every pair of eyewear purchased. JMU made a connection with TOMS through an 21 http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/basicinfo.htm#sustainability http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/basicinfo.htm#sustainability http://www.jstor.org/stable/40485985 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/bio.2013.63.1.6 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/bio.2013.63.1.6 http://www.jstor.org/stable/20004498 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ http://www.aashe.org/about http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/about

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of SEAHO Report - Winter 2013

SEAHO Report - Winter 2013
Contents
SEAHO President
SEAHO “Editor”
SEAHO News
Officer Elections
RELI – 10th Annual Institute
SEAHO 2013 Conference Schedule
Bridging Academic & Student Life Missions: Faculty- Inclusive Community Building in Residence Halls
Are We Ready?
Staff Development Tactics
Sustaining Sustainability: How Housing and Residence Life Can Impact the Sustainability Movement
Starting something that Matters—James Madison University partners with TOMS Shoes
Putting Professional Competencies into Practice
Ten Tips to Revolutionize Your Work Using Your iPad
Advising 101
Hiring Practices and Staff Supervision: Integrating Multicultural Competency to Foster an Inclusive Work Environment
Shifting Sands: Technology and the Shifting Landscape of Residence Hall Student Leadership
Best Practices: Student Athlete Population in Housing
Student Affairs Around the Region
Alabama Updates
Florida Updates
Kentucky Updates
Mississippi Updates
North Carolina Updates
Tennessee Updates
Virginia Updates

SEAHO Report - Winter 2013