There's a lot happening in these last couple weeks, and as the semester wraps up and finals loom, it can be helpful to pull your residents out of their study bubble and reflect on their time on floor this year. At your last program or floor meeting of the semester, or even just while hanging out with residents here and there, ask some of the following questions to get your residents thinking about what this semester has meant to their residential experience. And while you're at it, why don't you think about the answers yourself!
• When I first met people on this floor, I thought…
• The best part about living on this floor has been…
• One thing I learned from living on this floor is…
• One thing I learned about myself this semester is…
• What I’ll miss most about this semester is…
• I laughed the hardest when…
• One time somebody on the floor helped me was when…
• The toughest part of this semester was…
• If I had this semester to do over, I would…
• My favorite memory about living here so far is…
Bonus: Invite your residents to an end of the semester dinner in the Commons! Your entire floor can go to have a final dinner together before finals ramp up and people start heading out for winter break. No matter what sort of floor you're living on - First Years, upperclassmen, Greek, independent - each of your residents has experienced new challenges, situations, and transitions this semester. Help them reflect on how living on the floor has impacted their semester, and what they hope to see with the new year.
XOXO,
David
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