This monograph contains papers which suggest means of implementing residential programs, services, and facilities that will help to meet the needs of first-year college students. Fourteen papers are presented and are as follows: "Reflections on the First Year Residential Experience" (John N. Gardner); "The Role of Residential Programs in the Recruitment and Orientation of New Students" (Brenda Rust O'Beirne); "Assigning First-Year Students to College Residence Halls" (Roger A. Ballou); "The Role of Residence Life Programs in Easing the Transition for First-Year Students" (Robert E. Mosier); "Encouraging the Retention and Academic Success of First-Year Students" (Derrell Hart); "Paraprofessional Staff and the First-Year Experience" (Lawrence J. Miltenberger); "Residence Life Programming and the First-Year Experience" (Kim Dude and Shawn Shepherd Hayhurst); "Leadership Education and the Residential First Year" (William J. Zeller); "Residence Life Programs and the First-Year Experience: Personal Safety and Security" (John A. Sautter); "Decision Making and Career Planning as College Success Factors in the Residential First Year" (Michael B. Hoctor and Carol Roberts-Corb); "Promoting Diversity Among New Students in Predominately White Residence Halls" (Lyn Jackson); "The Joys and Sorrows of Moral and Intellectual Maturation" (John M. Whiteley); and "Assessment and Evaluation" (Carolyn J. Palmer). Summary and conclusions are provided by M. Lee Upcraft. References follow papers. (GLR)