Summer/Fall 2008: Course ID1
Title:
Creating an Effective, Efficient, Comprehensive, Judicial System for your Residence Hall
Dates: 7/21/08 - 8/8/08
Cost: $130
Instructor:
Ryan D. Kane, Assistant Director of Judicial Affairs, Towson University
Description:
Now is the time to plan ahead! It's too late to implement a purposeful and efficient judicial process once you can't see over the pile of cases on your desk! The purpose of this class is to provide a set of tools that you can easily apply to help efficiently manage your time and judicial caseload. However, strong administrative skills are not enough to be successful; staff members need to have the "people skills" to effectively interact with their students in judicial meetings.
We will discuss topics such as treating students with empathy and respect while fostering a civil community. One area that will be a focus throughout the course material will be following your established processes and guidelines. Maintaining consistency with flexibility and ethical decision making will be covered, and lastly, the "assessment" buzzword will be discussed. Anytime you're asking students in the judicial process their opinion, you're bound to receive some interesting responses!
This course promises to be practical, informative, and applicable to anyone working in the residence halls, or supervising staff members who work in the residence halls.
Course Outline:
Following Your Code
- Processes & procedures
- Consistency with flexibility
- Information sharing (other departments, parents, etc.)
Setting up Your System
- Creating a framework for organization
- Record keeping/databases
- Scheduling students
Effective Judicial Meetings
- Empathy, understanding & respect
- Timeliness
- Community standards & civility
Sanctioning Responsible Students
- Purposeful sanctioning
- Following up
Ethical Decision Making Assessment
- Do we really have to ask students what they think?
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Implement and establish a purposeful and efficient judicial process
- Understand the positive implications of a well managed judicial process
- Appreciate the need to provide empathy, respect, and understanding to students in a judicial setting
- Engage students in topics of community and civility as it relates to misconduct
- Determine the importance for an assessment of the student judicial process
- Implement consistent processes, while following their Code of Conduct and upholding students' rights
Participant Expectations:
Participants should plan to spend approximately 3 to 4 hours per week in this course. This will include time to read materials, complete on-line exercises and surveys and participate in asynchronous on-line discussions. Participants will need to log on for course content that will be posted weekly. In addition participants will need to respond to questions posted on the discussion board each week. As the discussion board is asynchronous, students may check in and post at their convenience. This learning tool will be an important part of a participant's learning experience.
Instructor Bio:
Ryan D. Kane currently serves as the Assistant Director of Judicial Affairs at Towson University, a metropolitan campus of approximately 19,000 students (depending on the day). In his current position, Ryan is one of 2 hearing officers for the campus, adjudicating cases and supervising hearing panels.
Ryan is pursuing his doctorate of management degree at University of Maryland, University College. He earned his Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Towson University and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Franklin & Marshall College.
Ryan has been at Towson University for 7 years, first starting in Housing & Residence Life as a Hall Director and Residence Life Coordinator. Ryan has been involved in MACUHO (Mid-Atlantic Association of College & University Housing Officers) as an Executive Officer and Executive Board Member prior to leaving for full time work in Judicial Affairs. Ryan has presented at dozens of regional and national conferences including MACUHO and ACPA, facilitated workshops at colleges and universities, and recently has been the on-site career coach for the Mid-Atlantic Placement Conference. His professional areas of interest include customer service, professional ethics, and civility.
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