Springing Forward…
We’re well into 2024 and are looking ahead to the closing of the halls and the starting of summer. We’ve got a TON of new content for you as well as some exciting Insight report updates that we think you will find particularly useful. Read on to find out what you may have missed since our last update.
Every year, Roompact gives 1% of its revenue to student affairs related non-profits. This year we gave to the ACUHO regional organizations.
Roompact is pleased to welcome its newest ACUHO-I summer intern, Seferine Baez from Boston University! Seferine will be working on developing more resources and professional development for student staff users of Roompact’s software.
Every year we hire a new Blog Cohort. Meet the writers that will be creating content for you in the coming year.
Software Updates
The Insights feature has received many new updates!
New Reports Include:
- Agreements – Detailed Completion List
- Attendance – Summary by Location
- Forms – Tag Count – Resident Percentage
- Forms – Template Audit
Some Updates to Current Reports Include:
- “Forms – Custom Tag Count” now includes date ranges.
- “Residents – Engagement Metrics” now includes a “Sum” column.
- All Schedule reports now include the ability to narrow down data to a specific calendar.
The Insights feature is only available to users with an Administrator-level staff permission unless your campus has enabled it for Hall Director-level staff. An Administrator can turn this feature on in My Account > Organization Settings.
Take the Survey, Win Prizes
At Roompact we are obsessed with continuous improvement. We want to get better at what we do every single day. We can’t do this without hearing from you. It would help us immensely if you’re able to complete our survey to help us better understand your experiences with our company, our software, and the services we provide.
Look for the link in an in-app announcement inside Roompact’s software.
Bulletin Board Contest Winners
Roompact’s bulletin board competition is now closed and we’re ready to announce the winners! Thank you to all who entered! Your ideas are now a resource for future RAs to use for inspiration.
Congratulations to:
- Gianna – The College of New Jersey
- Olivia – Vanderbilt University
- Natalie – University of Texas at Austin
- Thea-Rose – Indiana University
- Imani – Indiana University
- Anne – University of Oklahoma, Headington Hall
- Christian – Texas A&M University Commerce
- Kiara – Texas A&M University Commerce
- Areli – Indiana State University
- Alana – Wichita State University
Upcoming Conferences
We’ll be heading to ACUHO-I in Milwaukee, WI this summer! Come by our booth and say hi!
And if your’e heading to WACUHO WACE this month, we’ll see you there, too.
We might even have some new socks to give away. 😉
Heading to the Institute on the Curricular Approach? Roompact is pleased to announce its fifth annual user’s conference scheduled for this fall on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 between 12:00pm and 2:00pm at the Westin Chicago O’Hare.
New Episodes of the #ResEdChat Podcast
The Roompact ResEdChat podcast is a digital variety hour of presentations, webinars, and interviews on topics of interest to residence life and education professionals who work in college and university housing.
Check out our latest episodes:
- Ep 59: Dr. Charlie Potts on Re-Engaging Men in Residential Education
- Ep 60: Dr. Amanda Knerr on Creating a Compelling Departmental Vision
- Ep 61: We Have a Place for You! – Getting Involved with Your Regional Housing Organization
- Ep 62: Strategies to Foster Resident Assistant Belonging with Ashtyn Davis
- Ep 63: The Value of Private-Public Partnerships in Residence Life with Cassandra Acin
- Ep 64: Utilizing Microsurveys in Residential Education with Paul Gordon Brown
From The Blog
“What is the future of the “RD” role and position?” Read the contributions from these wonderful professionals (and some student staff):
For Professional Staff
More from the blog…
- Public or Private? Where I found my fit in Residence Life
- We Create The Culture In Our Residence Life Environments
- Utilizing ACUHO-I Standards for Effective Department Benchmarking in College Student Housing
- The Black Woman in Residence Education
- Out of the Loop in Residence Life: How to Receive Feedback Effectively
- Cruisin’ Through College: What Residence Halls Can Learn from Cruise Ships
- Dorm Detectives: Unleashing Your Inner Mystery Shopper to Supercharge On-Campus Housing
- Leaping out of Residence Life: Tips to Land That Next Gig
- If You Give a College Student a Cookie: Be Prepared For Anything
- What ResLife Professionals Can Learn From The Manga/Anime “Naruto”
For Student Staff
Looking for a job? Are you a Roompact school that wants some help in advertising your job openings? Just send us an email with the title and a link to the posting. We’ve compiled a list of job openings at Roompact schools.
