As the Residence Life Specialist for Academic Initiatives, Alice Dahlka's work primarily falls into three areas: HRL’s residential curriculum, HRL’s Residential Based Learning Communities (RBLCs) and assessment. She collaborates with her team to design, implement and revise curricular initiatives that help residents meet HRL’s four learning goals—personal values, self-advocacy, identity development and community involvement. She is also one of several staff members responsible for designing and administering assessments related to both academic and HRL initiatives. She also reports results to relevant parties and implements assessment results to improve the residential curriculum and RBLCs.
Get to know more about her in this Q&A.
Would you rather eat out or order in? What's your go-to order?
I love cooking, but I don’t like doing dishes. I like to eat out when I can. My current go-to is the basil chicken bento box with blueberry bubble tea from Bento.
What’s your favorite board game to play? Why?
"Sorry." It’s competitive enough to keep things fun, but not so competitive where you might ruin a friendship.
Are you a morning person or a night owl?
A morning person, through and through.
What’s your favorite exotic animal?
An ocelot. They’re an important, yet not very well-known, member of the cat family.
Who inspires you the most and why?
My mom does. Even in the face of significant personal and health problems, she always finds a way to creatively solve whatever she’s experiencing and make the most of what she has.