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Cocky Conversations with Resident Mentors

Description

Description - Describes how students engage, what they do, reflecting the nature and depth of the program/experience.

Students engage in a 1-1 discussion with their Resident Mentor on topics intended to help students reflect on their experiences in college and advance their personal development.
Term

Term - The semester in which the activity occurs

Spring 2022
Category

Category - Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) category with which this engagement activity is most closely aligned, from the perspective of the student in the activity.

Housing and Residential Life Programsdefinition

Housing and Residential Life Programs - The mission of Housing and Residential Life Programs is accomplished through the coordination of several interdependent specialized areas; residence education / programming, business operations, and housing/facilities management.

Campus Label

Campus Label - Type of purposeful activity, as defined across units

Educational Support
Division

Division - University organization

Student Affairs & Academic Support
Department

Department - University organization

Residential Experience
Unit

Unit - University organization

University Housing
Special Designation

Special Designation - Engagement has a special designation based on review of educational purpose and intentional design.

-
Time on Task

Time on Task - Amount of time that a student engages in this activity (including orientation/training, supervision/feedback, reflection on learning).

30 minutes
Participation Entry

Participation Entry - Extent to which participation is restricted (e.g., minimum GPA, classification)

Open - any student can participate (no required credentials, such as GPA, hours earned)
Minimum Credit Hours

Minimum Credit Hours - Number of credit hours or years in college required to participate in this activity

No requirements for credit hours or years completed
Minimum GPA

Minimum GPA - Minimum GPA required to participate in this activity

No GPA requirements for participation
Other Requirements

Other Requirements - Additional requirements to participate in this activity

No additional requirements
Expectations

Expectations - How expectations are communicated to students about how they will engage in this program

Individual orientation
Active Learning

Active Learning - What students do; the nature or type of the engagement, that is expected to contribute to their learning

Study / Practice self knowledgedefinition

Study / Practice self knowledge - Reflect on interests, aptitudes, disposition, personality characteristics, to advance self knowledge and decision making


Knowledge/Skills

Knowledge/Skills - Knowledge applied and/or skills practiced by students as they engage in this activity

Self-knowledgedefinition

Self-knowledge - Reflection on, and/or examination of, personal interests, skills and abilities, dispositions, attitudes, aptitudes, values; especially in relation to educational plan, career and life goals

Interacts With

Interacts With - With whom students directly interact, as they engage in this activity

Peer educator(s) who lead this engagement
Diversity

Diversity - Extent to which student learning about diversity is included in program structure

Included in program structure, not the primary focusdefinition

Included in program structure, not the primary focus - Although not the primary focus of the program/experience, discussion of diversity topics is intentionally included in the structure of the program/experience

Feedback

Feedback - How and from whom students receive feedback on their engagement in this program

Informal feedback only
Reflection

Reflection - How, and with whom, students engage in reflection on their learning while engaged in this activity

Informal only, no structured reflection activity
Program Website

Program Website - For additional information, go to the unit website.

https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/housing/residence-halls/index.php
Rubric

Rubric - Describes specific expectations for student involvement in the activity

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