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Download full textFrost, Linda, Ed.; Kay, Lisa W., Ed.; Poe, Rachael, Ed. – National Collegiate Honors Council, 2015
Honors administrators spend much of their time explaining and describing what honors is and does. When they talk about what honors looks like nationally, they should have answers to the following important questions: How pervasive is the model of separate honors facilities?; How pervasive are the legendary closets that honors programs have so…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, College Housing, Educational Facilities, Dormitories
Direct linkAgron, Joe – American School & University, 2009
Even in difficult economic times, colleges and universities continue to invest in residence hall construction projects as a way to attract new students and keep existing ones on campus. According to data from "American School & University"'s 20th annual Residence Hall Construction Report, the median new project completed in 2008 was…
Descriptors: Dormitories, College Housing, Construction (Process), Costs
Humphreys, Henry J., III. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Colleges and universities in the United States are currently in the midst of a debate on how to integrate students' academic and social lives in a manner similar to the centuries old model of Oxford and Cambridge. One of the major initiatives by colleges and universities is the re-establishment of residentially-based learning communities whose use…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Honors Curriculum, Private Colleges
Progressive Architecture, 1973
At a small, old New England college, a large, new dormitory respects living patterns that have been established on campus for almost 200 years. (Author)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, College Housing, Dormitories
Morton, David – Progressive Architecture, 1975
When administrators at Worcester State College decided to build student housing at their formerly all-commuter school, they took pains to involve students and faculty in planning the project. The result was a 500-student village, comprised of 26 different "houses," which has proved very popular with students. (JG)
Descriptors: Architecture, College Housing, Design Preferences, Dormitories
Peer reviewedHill, Christopher – Planning for Higher Education, 2004
In an effort to attract the best and brightest undergraduate students, administrators at U.S. colleges and universities are beginning to leverage their physical facilities as major assets. Academic institutions across the country are launching ambitious, long-term programs that include the construction and renovation of academic buildings. They…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Campuses, Dormitories, College Housing
Zeller, William J., Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2008
Residence life programs play a key role in recruiting students, helping them make a successful transition to a new institution, and in retaining them, whether students are enrolling for the first time, transferring from another institution, or entering graduate school. Chapters in this book address theories of learning and development, new…
Descriptors: College Housing, Dormitories, Student Adjustment, College Freshmen
