Tips for a great bulletin board

 A big responsibility of an RA is creating a bulletin board on our floor every month. You and the other RA that lives on your floor come together and design a bulletin board based around a monthly theme. These themes include things like “women’s history month”, “autism awareness month”, “campus resources”, etc. This is all about creativity and effectively communicating your ideas. Here are a few tips on creating a bulletin board!

1. Don’t use small letters. If any of your information is too small in size, residents on your floor will not care to read the information your presenting
2. Don’t be afraid to make it personal. Boards are more impactful when the people on them, are people we all know personally or see around campus. 
3. Don’t be boring. It is easy to get in your own head about bulletin boards thinking “nobody reads this anyways”, but do not let that be an excuse for a sub par bulletin board. Someone will read it, your bulletin board matters to someone even if it is just one person. 
4. It’s ok to look up ideas. Not everyone is a creative genius and that is ok! The internet has plenty of ideas to help you create a meaningful board. 

I have attached some boards my floor partner and I have created this semester to maybe spark your fire to do something creative, personal, and exciting!