Document Type

Honors Project

First Advisor

Dr. Jenny Martin

Second Advisor

Dr. Christian Sheridan

Third Advisor

Keon Nesmith

Degree Award Date

Spring 2025

Keywords

Residence Life, Higher Education, Administration

Disciplines

Higher Education | Student Counseling and Personnel Services

Abstract

This project was created to prepare materials and resources for a better foundation for a newly recruited Area Coordinator. Being in an administrative role, it can be massively helpful to have guiding examples and mentor texts to help curate the best possible work from an Area Coordinator’s staff of Resident Advisors. Developing documents for reference could be vital to effectively fostering a supportive and well-organized residential community. This is done by focusing on aspects of the role, such as a lesson plan for community meetings, guidelines for organizing staff training sessions or bonding activities, a template for an active event proposal that would be utilized by RAs, as well as possible methods of assessing and providing feedback to staff members. The project also observed and assessed different software for functions such as file sharing and group-based communication to see which applications would be best suited for a tight-knit community of higher education administrative staff.

Recommended Citation

Petrie, Logan. "A Resource Guide to Empower Area Coordinators in the Residence Life Field." Senior Honors Project, Bridgewater College, 2025.

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