A presentation given at the Clifton Jones Student Leadership Conference at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

1. 2012 Clifton M. Jones Student Leadership Conference
From the Ground Up
Grass Roots Community
Building
Jason Lynch
Hall Director, Apartments Residence Hall
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2. • Pair Shares
• Defining Community
• Building Blocks
• ASPIRE
• Question/Answers

3. Pair and Share
What do you hope to gain from this session?
How do you define community? Or what are
examples of a community?

5. Break Up Into the Following Groups
Orientation
Fraternity & Sorority Life
Residence Life (RA/Hall Council)
Student Organizations
Other

6. Building Blocks
Assess
Set Goals
Practice discipline and justice
Include
Recognize and
Encourage

7. A Assess
Who makes up your community?
What is the history of the community?
Where is the community headed?
What does the community need or want?

8. S Set Goals
• Stakeholders
• Values
• Short Term
• Long Term
• Write them down!!
• Bolman and Deal “Reframing
Organizations”

9. P Practice Discipline and Justice
• Accountability
• Integrity
• Community Standards

10. I Include
• Scholsberg “Mattering vs.
Marginality”
• Multicultural Competence
• Benefit of Diversity
• Types of Diversity
• Campus Resources

11. R Recognize & Encourage E
• Appreciate all members
• Recognition
– Liter of the Week
– R-O-C-K Award
– Affirmation Boxes
– Find awards and nominate
• Communication
– Be open to ideas
• Encourage through development
– Leadership workshops
– Training sessions

12. “All growth depends upon activity. There is no
development physically or intellectually without
effort, and effort means work.”
~Calvin Coolidge

13. References
• http://www.residentassistant.com/advice/buildingcommunity.htm
• Winston R.B., Anchors S., and Associates. Student Housing &
Residential Life. Jossey-Bass Publishers.
• Evans, Forney, Guido, Patton, and Renn. Student Development in
College. 2010.
• Bolman and Deal. Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and
Leadership. 2010.

14. Questions?
Jason Lynch
Hall Director, Apartments Residence Hall
rlynch5@utk.edu