Mary's Place Case Study Summary

Describe a student need (of a specific group of students or a broader population) you identified that required advocacy, collaboration, and/or leadership on your part within a larger learning community (e.g., school, district, community, professional association).

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The first step in the process is to identify and define the problem at hand. During this step, all the information is gathered and looked over. This allows for the problem to be clearly identified and hopefully making the whole process easier. Step two of the process is to begin generating possible solutions. In this step, managers can begin formulating one or several potential solutions (Lombardi, Schermerhorn, & Kramer). Before going onto step three, some additional information may be required, because step three is when a plan of action is chosen. In the fourth step, the chosen plan is implemented. It is the responsibility of the manager to make sure this portion goes smoothly. Everyone on the team should know exactly what they should be doing. The final step in the process is to review the results. In reviewing the outcome of the action plan that has been chosen, you may find things that need to be altered and you may find things that are going perfectly. At this point the appropriate changes should be made.

a) Decide on a program/initiative that you think would be worthy of the team creating. Describe the program/initiative.

As a DC-CAP College Representative I will advocate on campus centered on the relationship I have established with Housing and Residence Life throughout the years. Currently, I am a Resident Advisor (RA) and a member of Residence Hall Association (RHA) both concerning housing. My role as an RA is to foster the community, provide academic support, being attentive to safety and security of the residents, and to serve as an overall counselor to the residents. Also, as an RA I develop programs that educate and encourage residents to build relationships. Furthermore, as a member of RHA my role is to develop residence hall policies, programs, and be the voice for all residence hall students and address the concerns of all the residents.

The residents in this complex need a community where they feel engaged and welcomed. The primary RA role is to be a resource to the resident to meet their needs and connect them to opportunities. Another role for the RA should be to inspire their residents to be a better person each day.

The value of community involvement and improvement played a vital role in the success of this program. For example, one of the major events this program was a movie night where over 100 residents attended. The

A Resident Assistant demonstrates peer leadership in a scholastic, social, and residential environment. I am interested in the Resident Assistant position because of my desire to help others and influence students to make proper choices. In high school, I was involved in various leadership positions such as being the president of Student Government and Varsity Softball Team Captain. Through these positons, I encountered experiences which aided in my development as a leader. In Student Government, I was required to create, organize, and lead various programs throughout the schoolyear. As Captain of the softball team, my responsibility was to be an example of good and moral conduct; and to be a guide towards fair resolution when disagreements occurred. In conclusion, I am a viable candidate because I’ve experienced and demonstrated my problem

Evidence from interviews showed that few residents could describe was doing for their community. Indeed, it appears that the program is limited to the organization of social events. For example, Mirian, Human

The Meal Box program make use of food as a headquarters that gather multiple individuals together, cause a significant change in the lives of individuals and trade and learn different skills. The program focuses on the link between poverty, social isolation, food insecurity, and economic vulnerability. The problems are focused on by supplying work placements for every five to ten people who have suffered being homeless or in poverty in their life, teaching them how to make proper usage of a kitchen and make healthy and nutritious meals during their complete work placement period. The volunteers will team up with Kitchen Coordinators for four nights each week. Using the “Ve’ahavta’s MJRH outreach van”, Ve’ahavta and those involved in the organization

4. How can the center provide students the opportunity to participate in local and global innovative projects and initiatives? What would this look like? What activities would take place on a regular

By doing these people know about their community members since beginning .They can discuss their ideas with each other and can achieve the best outcome.

I can certainly relate to Mary’s case study in a couple of different ways. While I am not married, nor do I have any children. My schedule between work, school, and homework, personal and family relationships have been a balancing act for the past two years. While I don’t have a family I take care of during the week. I do share responsalbities with my other family members to help take care of my 93 year old grandmother. She lives alone, and I try to spend at least an hour or two with her a couple nights per week after I get off of work whether it’s making dinner or doing some errands that she needs done. Therefore, things can get pretty hectic and I have to prioritize what is able to get done throughout the week. The only thing that I

How did people advocating for your issue have an impact on making a change in the lives of DC residents?

This is then followed by an iterative process, consisting of three stages: identification of stakeholders; a discussion of their relationships, incentives and influence; and network analysis and tentative questions for improvement.