Flourish! Harris Community 2015-2016 Community Plan

Vision

A community utilizing happiness, courage and resilience to achieve lifelong success while being the catalyst for increased mental health at Emory University.

Mission

Residents will flourish through skills-focused learning in individual, group and environmental settings, grounded in public health, student affairs and positive psychology theory.

Brand

Engage in something greater

Learning Outcomes •

Establish maintenance of well-being and flourishing as important factors in academic, professional and personal success

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Teach skills for lifelong maintenance and improvement of mental well-being and happiness

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Utilize character strengths in shaping community and individual goals

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Increase flourishing for the greater Emory community

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Core Partners        

Office of Health Promotion Rollins School of Public Health Student Health Services Counseling and Psychological Services Department of Sociology Georgia Prevention Project The Career Center Healthy Emory

Academic Course Partnerships Partner Courses 

Goal: Reserve 5-25 seats in select course sections that relate and further support the mission and vision of Flourish! Harris (one or two courses each semester). A possible example includes the continuation of reserving a number of seats in SOC 352 for members of the Flourish! Harris community (mirroring this semester). After a certain deadline, the seats could then be opened up to all interested students. o Support needed: Courses that relate to the mission and vision of Flourish! Harris for Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 that faculty members are willing to reserve seats in.

Possible courses (not an exhaustive list) Course Course Course Course Course

SOC 352 – The Sociology of Happiness SOC 330 – Mental Health and Well-Being SOC 245 – Individual and Society PHIL 134 – Into to Philosophy of Human Nature PHIL 136 – Love and Friendship

Common Summer Experience Residents of Harris Hall will be encouraged to complete a Common Summer Experience as designated by the Complex Director for Harris Hall and the Associate Director or designee of Health Promotion. Two different common experiences will be offered for June/July and August.  June and July o Recommended reading  August o Recommended film/documentary

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Proposed media for 2015-2016 Common Summer Experience  Book Options o Give and Take, 2015-2016 o Happiness is a Serious Problem o The Happiness Project  Documentary o Happy (2011) (Available on Netflix), 2015-2016 Flourish! Advising (Fall 2015 and Spring 2016) 1-on-1 advising with students in a three part series • Session 1: Aware (may be completed with Flourish! Advisor [FA]) – Learning outcome: Students will learn about the VIA survey, character strengths and their personal VIA report • Session 2: Explore – Learning outcome: Students will know how to apply character strengths in their everyday lives to increase wellness and happiness • Session 3: Apply – Learning outcome: Students will apply their knowledge of character strengths to develop a strategy to achieve short-term goals Big/Little Mentor-Mentee Program Students of Complex and Harris will have the opportunity to opt-in to a mentor-mentee program. Mentor-mentee pairs will have monthly dinners and given pair challenges each month. Experiential Opportunities 

Goal: Community-wide programs that are hosted in Flourish! Harris can satisfy one or more homework or assignment requirement(s) for one of our partner courses (see above). This incentivizes the residents to attend educational opportunities in the residence halls and also provides an experiential outlet in a group setting to apply content being learned in the classroom. o Support needed: Faculty members that are willing to partner with the Flourish! Harris Residence Life leadership team (Complex Director, live-in graduate fellow, and senior/lead resident advisors and flourishing assistant) to create in-hall experiential opportunities. The Flourish! Harris Leadership team will review the course syllabus and identify possible areas to create in-hall experiential opportunities. The faculty member(s) will provide insight and direction regarding the creation of the opportunity. Flourish! Harris Leadership team and Residence Life will fund the in-hall experiential opportunities.

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Goal: Provide and fund a weekend or day retreat with a faculty member to apply or further discuss something being taught in the classroom. A possible example includes funding a trip for a group of 7-10 students to have a weekend retreat in the Georgia Mountains to discuss happiness and life with a faculty member. o Support needed: Faculty members that are willing to partner with the Flourish! Harris Residence Life leadership team (Complex Director, live-in graduate fellow, and senior/lead resident advisors and flourishing assistant) to create off-campus experiential opportunities. The Flourish! Harris Leadership team will review the course syllabus and identify possible areas to create off-campus experiential opportunities and request funding from the Director of Residence Life and/or The Division of Campus Life. The faculty member(s) will provide insight and direction regarding the creation of the opportunity.

Residential Curriculum Summer 2015 Core Initiatives June

Welcome Letter from Complex Director & Graduate Fellow, and Common Summer Experience program discussed and June/July book recommended

July

Pre-Arrival Welcome from RAs and FAs, Common Summer Experience Reminder

Early August

Arrival information sent, Common Summer Experience film recommended

Fall 2015 Core Initiatives Focus Learning Outcomes for Fall 2015 •

(1) Establish maintenance of well-being and flourishing as important factors in academic, professional and personal success

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(2) Teach skills for lifelong maintenance and improvement of mental well-being and happiness

Late August

Common Sumer Experience Debrief & Flourish! Harris Kick-Off Event

September

Fellow Program for Learning Outcome 1

October

Flourishing 1:1s w/ FAs Completed, Georgia Prevention Project Event, Start Happiness Boot Camp Facilitator Training 4

November

Fellow Program for Learning Outcome 2

December

Optional Winter Break Experience*

Spring 2016 Core Initiatives Focus Learning Outcomes for Spring 2016 •

(3) Utilize character strengths in shaping community and individual goals

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(4) Increase flourishing for the greater Emory community

January

Fellow Program for Learning Outcome 3 w/ Career Center or Business School, Happiness Bootcamp Begins

February

Good Life Lecture Series, Partnership event with Complex

March

Fellow Program for Learning Outcome 4 w/ community partners

April

Flourish! Harris Community Closure Event

Future Community Expansion Plan Fall 2016 – Spring 2017 

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Create an application process for sectioned community in Harris o Proposed section is:  222, 226, 228, 225, 226, 235, 236, 238, 239 (single)  This is a total of 16 students and one LLC leader (Lead FA Position, in 239)  This is the same hallway as Graduate Fellow and Complex Director office  Rooms in this area are painted green or blue inside (identifier from other rooms in the building) Heavy LLC Branding Campaign o Admitted residents to the Engage at Flourish! Harris community have special door decs, shirts Mandatory weekend retreat the first weekend after classes start Required course section for LLC participants Faculty Advisor for LLC section LLC participants will have the opportunity to be paired with a Rollins Public Health student (mentor/mentee)

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