Roompact

MAY 17, 2023

Bulletin boards have been a fixture of most residence life departments for decades. Creating fun, engaging, and educational bulletin boards is a common requirement for resident assistants and student staff. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life Education 98

Roompact

AUGUST 15, 2023

Summer is quickly coming to an end for those of us in Residence Life, which marks a significant shift in the cadence of our work. Soon we say goodbye to our free time, our hobbies, our energy, and maybe a bit of our sanity as we start a multi-month marathon to reopen our doors for. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life 81

Roompact

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

When it comes to finding your fit in Residence Life, it seems the differences in working at a private or public institution are not often discussed. Perhaps this stems from a tendency for professionals to stay within a certain institution type throughout their career or maybe it suggests that institution type is not a key.

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Roompact

JANUARY 9, 2024

I suspect your answer to one or all of these questions is yes as they all related to a popular topic for Residence Life Professionals—feedback. What about using I statements during difficult conversations? How about the phrase, “Praise in Public, Punish in Private?” However, have you noticed that. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life 77

Roompact

JUNE 1, 2023

There’s a reason why this show is so popular, particularly among student affairs and residence life folk, it speaks to our authentic hopes and wishes for our students and the values we try to uphold in. As we say goodbye to Ted Lasso, we thought it only appropriate we revisit some quotes from the show. Continue Reading →

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Roompact

OCTOBER 26, 2023

They discuss how their careers took them there, what the differences are when operating a residence life program outside the United States, and the learning, experiences, and skills they gained along the way.

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Roompact

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. We’re doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end. Continue Reading →

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Roompact

JUNE 29, 2023

This week, Dustin chats with Kendra about how institutions can think about integrating a supportive residence life experience to study abroad programs and why it is important for student success.

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Residence Life Study Abroad Education IT 80

Roompact

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. We’re doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life Student Housing 99

Roompact

JUNE 23, 2023

This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. We’re doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end. Continue Reading →

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Roompact

APRIL 24, 2024

With diverse personalities, backgrounds, and lifestyles, conflict is an inevitable part of the human experience. So long as we interact with others, we will argue with them over our perspectives and injustices we’ve collected. Whether it’s over someone eating the last yogurt you were saving or how to coexist within the same space, conflict is.

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Residence Life 60

Roompact

AUGUST 31, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore how residence life departments on campus. B-Corps are businesses that balance purpose and profit by considering the impact of their actions on employees, communities, and the environment. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life Higher Education Education 75

Roompact

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we talk with Kate about her dissertation research that examines the causes and impacts of Residence Life staff attrition. She also shares strategies to help better retain staff members on your team.

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Roompact

MARCH 12, 2024

Several weeks ago I was speaking with a student who had recently found out their parents had to say goodbye to the family dog. They had shared this with someone else on campus and was met with a well-intentioned but ultimately unsupportive comment inquiring if and when they may get another fur baby. Continue Reading →

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Roompact

APRIL 11, 2024

Other Posts in This Series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Within Student Affairs, assessment is often an expectation of everyone’s work. Whether you are someone in an entry level role or have been around the block for 20 academic years, assessment likely comes up. I believe it is critical. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life Student Affairs IT 83

Roompact

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we talk with Crystal about her decades of experience working in Residence Life all the way from her time as a student. She shares reflections about crisis response, setting boundaries, and being able to bring your best self to work.

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Residence Life 83

Roompact

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Given the myriad of responsibilities of residence life professionals, staff evaluations can be easy to overlook until the time comes for a formal review. Good residence life departmental practice, however, should involve a continuous annual review of position. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life 52

Roompact

MAY 19, 2023

This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. We’re doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end. Continue Reading →

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Roompact

MARCH 5, 2024

Other Posts in This Series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Within Student Affairs, assessment is often an expectation of everyone’s work. Whether you are someone in an entry level role or have been around the block for 20 academic years, assessment likely comes up. I believe it is critical within our assessment. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life Student Affairs IT 83

Roompact

MARCH 5, 2024

Other Posts in This Series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Within Student Affairs, assessment is often an expectation of everyone’s work. Whether you are someone in an entry level role or have been around the block for 20 academic years, assessment likely comes up. I believe it is critical within our assessment. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life Student Affairs IT 82

Roompact

JANUARY 18, 2024

Other Posts in This Series: Part 1 | Part 2 Within Student Affairs, assessment is often an expectation of everyone’s work. Whether you are someone in an entry level role or have been around the block for 20 academic years, assessment likely comes up. I believe it is critical within our assessment efforts that we. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life Student Affairs IT 84

Roompact

JULY 18, 2023

When you hear the word retreat, what comes to mind? For me, it’s statements like, “Lets start with an icebreaker,” “Everyone say your name, title, and what you do,” and “What is a fun or little known fact about you?” It’s traveling to a near or far location and blocking off your calendar. It’s sharing. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life 85

Roompact

MARCH 7, 2024

Cassie joins the podcast this week to chat with her old friend, Dustin, about her unique professional background as well as her current work at American Campus Communities partnering with universities to create engaging resident communities. They also explore her experience as part of the student run leadership organization, NACURH.

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Residence Life 96

Roompact

JANUARY 16, 2024

Within Student Affairs, assessment is often an expectation of everyone’s work. Whether you are someone in an entry level role or have been around the block for 20 academic years, assessment likely comes up. I believe it is critical within our assessment efforts that we center humanizing values and perspectives. I believe that applying the.

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Residence Life Student Affairs IT 74

Roompact

OCTOBER 24, 2023

If I asked you when recruitment season happens in your office, what would you say? Do you typically post positions early in the Spring, interview a slew of candidates mid-semester, and make offers before move-out? If you do, that’s something to be celebrated as this “traditional” timeline is becoming a rarity in our field.

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Residence Life Recruitment IT 69

Roompact

MAY 18, 2023

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Dustin chats with Susan about making residence halls more accessible to more students and the impact this has on student satisfaction, persistence, and success.

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Residence Life 87

Roompact

OCTOBER 3, 2023

When I was younger, September held a different significance for me. It was when the trees would begin changing colors. The nights would get a little bit cooler and bearable from the scorching Summer. School had started up again and I got to see my friends after what felt like a long break. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life IT 85

Roompact

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The year is kicking off, training is in the rear-view mirror, Welcome Week has flown by, and we caught our breath as we said goodbye to summer with Labor Day. Now, we are looking at the experience we are offering our students this year and wondering: how am I supposed to assess these events we. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life 83

Roompact

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As we enter fall and winter break season and many of our students may soon depart their residence halls and apartments to travel back to spend time with beloved family, friends, and pets, I wanted to dig a little deeper into the concept of “home” and what that means, both from a physical and philosophical. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life 85

Roompact

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In this final episode of the year, Dustin chats with Justin about his background leveraging the CliftonStrengths assessment to empower student and staff to do their best work. He shares how he discovered this tool and advice for others looking to utilize it.

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Residence Life Utilities IT 83

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

JANUARY 8, 2018

There are a number of practices in residential life and education that have become commonplace, but that don't always advance our roles as educators and student affairs professionals. Over my many years in residence life, I've seen the following four ideas surface again and again. Continue Reading →

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 23, 2023

He served as associate dean of students for housing and residence life and civic engagement at DePauw University in Indiana. Kevin Hamilton Kevin Hamilton has been appointed associate vice chancellor and dean of student belonging. Hamilton earned his Ed.D. in higher education leadership from Azusa Pacific University.

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Residence Life Higher Education Education 245

Roompact

JULY 12, 2023

I recently was having a discussion with a colleague about conference registration rates that got me thinking… What do these cost in 2023? What is the cost of anything anymore in 2023?!) I’m often aware of the conferences I attend, but what about the others? How do they compare to one another? Which are the. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life IT 105

Roompact

JUNE 6, 2022

“Are you sure you’re in the correct field?” Have you thought about going into diversity work?” “Be Be careful before you end up on an island!” “Wow, Wow, that is really powerful, maybe we should leave that to the experts in multicultural affairs!” “You You look so professional when your hair is straightened.” “You You should work at an.

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Roompact

OCTOBER 25, 2022

As we are [hopefully] settling into the start of our academic years, you may have been noticing some patterns in your calendars and weekly schedules. It can quickly feel overwhelming with the various administrative tasks to accomplish each day and week, and with the unexpected items demanding a more urgent response which redirects our focus.

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Residence Life Administration IT 52

Roompact

APRIL 26, 2022

As my peers embarks on new, post-graduation adventures, I am left reflecting on my own academic and professional experiences from the last two years. Though I have one more year of school before I begin my formal job search, seeing my cohort finding new opportunities, I’ve begun to ponder how I can capitalize on my. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life 52

Roompact

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It’s the time of year when I begin to think about the importance of stories and traditions. Do you have stories or moments that stick with you? Do you have traditions that you have passed onto others in your family or friendship groups? What about in your workplace? Stories are “a description, either true or. Continue Reading →

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Residence Life 64