Inclusive Campus Life Affinity Group
AFFINITY GROUP FACILITATOR
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Lindsay Krech, M.Ed.
Director of Campus Life and Student Supports, Next Steps
Vanderbilt University
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The purpose of the Inclusive Campus Life Affinity Group is to support members to:
- Expand inclusive campus communities to include students with ID
- Connect with each other through dialogue
- Discover tools, resources, and practices
- Share information and ideas
This Affinity Group is designed for people currently involved with or interested in enabling students with intellectual disability (ID) to become full participating members of their campus communities. Affinity Group members include any college or university staff, faculty, mentors, students with ID, or researchers.
MEETING SCHEDULE
April 7, 2023, 1-2pm ET
TOPICS
Past Meetings
Inclusion in Greek Life
Date: February 10, 2023
Summary: A panel shared experiences and considerations for creating inclusive pathways for students with IDD to join collegiate Greek Life organizations. Panelists included Chelsea Stinnett, Think College Training Development & Technical Assistance Coordinator who spoke about her previous experiences at the University of South Carolina; Rebecca Holloway, Director at Union EDGE; Vanderbilt University’s Director of Greek Life, Destiny Savage; and Next Steps at Vanderbilt peer mentor Greek Life Liaison, Emily Gothelf.
Supporting Students with Intellectual Disability to Engage and Succeed in Residential Life with Peers without Disabilities
Date: December 16, 2022
Summary: Staff from the University of Oklahoma Sooner Works and University of Alabama CrossingPoints presented on how they support students with intellectual disability living on campus.
Tools & Tricks for Planning, Documenting, and Grading, Required Campus Life Activities
Date: October 28, 2022
Summary: Managers and directors from four inclusive postsecondary education programs shared a few strategies they use to capture and track program of study activities, including independent life, campus engagement, academics, and employment.
Supporting Community Life Engagement in College
Date: June 10, 2022
Presenters: Dr. Jennifer Sulewski, Institute for Community Inclusion, UMB
Summary: Jennifer explained the 4 guideposts for quality community life engagement with discussion about the nuances of supporting students to truly engage in campus life with friends within and without the IPSE program. Kathy asked for anyone who might be interested in writing a brief with Jennifer with examples from college campus engagement aligned to the four guideposts. Let Kathy know if you are interested.
Dignity of Risk
Date: April 15, 2022
Presenters: University of Kansas - Jennifer Bumble; University of Missouri St. Louis - Christopher Worth, Magen Rooney-Kron, Lindsay Athamanah, April Regester, Jonathan Lidgus
Summary: College students in general have an immense sense of freedom to take emotional, physical, and intellectual risks. Presenters discussed the access to Dignity of Risk that students with intellectual disability should have when in college. The presenters advocated for increased dignity of risk, a model of dignity of risk in IPSE programming, and five principles that might guide programs as they consider and assess risk.
Peer Mentor Models
Date: January 21, 2022
Presenters: Amanda Warren, Carol Britton Laws, and Jennifer Graves
Summary: The meeting includes three models and perspectives of peer mentoring within inclusive higher education settings of a community college, private university, and public university.
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