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Shushok, Frank, Jr.; Manz, Jonathan W. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2012
Why do we do what we do? Why is what we do important? What are the best practices to ensure that our "why" is accomplished? These are questions of philosophy--a topic of immense importance since the "why" behind the work influences everything about the "how" and "what" of daily affairs in the world of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Philosophy, College Students, Dormitories
Ritschel, Robert E. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
Indignant at being referred to as junior colleges, many community colleges are creating enterprises that strive to match those of four-year colleges. Several community colleges have added not only competitive sports but also an extensive range of student clubs and activities primarily designed for traditional-age students. Large, often elaborate…
Descriptors: Campuses, Community Colleges, Dormitories, Educational Policy
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Kissel, Adam – Academic Questions, 2010
What's wrong with the sustainability movement, the author contends, is the uncritical homogenization of humanity. Sustainability advocates inevitably seek to homogenize people's deepest values, because their goal is to save Earth from ecological, economic, and social disaster. Everyone must participate--everyone must share the same key values and…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Authoritarianism
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Rhoads, Robert A. – About Campus, 2009
Faculty-in-residence programs aim to strengthen the intellectual climate in residential facilities. This article presents the author's reflections on nine years of living in a residence hall as a Faculty-In-Residence (FIR) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The author shares an insider's observations on the role he played as a…
Descriptors: Dormitories, Student Personnel Services, College Faculty, Reflection
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Paltridge, Toby; Mayson, Susan; Schapper, Jan – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2010
In this paper we argue that living in university accommodation is a possible means of improving the security of international students. Our argument is supported by a qualitative case study of a single Hall of Residence on Monash University's Clayton campus. Data were collected primarily from interviews with three groups of participants--six…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
Boren, David – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
A university president discusses his goal to use the college years, when students live closely together, to create a community where individuals assume responsibility for each other. The writer advocates decision-making with this goal in mind at the forefront. Outdoor spaces and gardens with benches need to be designed to function as inviting…
Descriptors: Dormitories, Student Organizations, Student Unions, Educational Facilities Design
White, Lawrence – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Just a few days before the shootings at Virginia Tech, officials at the University of Delaware received a complaint from the family of a female undergraduate student. The family said that Maciej Murakowski, a 19-year-old student who lived in the same residence hall as their daughter, had posted material on his Web site that made the woman fearful…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Freedom of Speech, Civil Rights, College Students
Kincaid, Jeanne M.; Rawlinson, Sharaine J. – Midwest Center for Postsecondary Outreach, 2009
In May 1997 and March 1998, the Midwest Center for Postsecondary Outreach, in conjunction with St. Paul Technical College, hosted a video teleconference in which four other professionals and the authors appeared. Although they answered some of the questions submitted, due to time constraints, they were unable to respond to a number of the…
Descriptors: Partial Hearing, Deafness, Compliance (Legal), Vocational Rehabilitation
Berkeley, Ellen Perry – AIA Journal, 1979
Postoccupancy evaluation of three dormitories at Bennington College. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Dormitories, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Mondschein, Eric S.; West, Michael A. – 1978
This paper reviews the application of the Fourth Amendment, which protects persons against unreasonable search and seizure, as it applies to the student-college relationship. The topics discussed in terms of federal and state court decisions include warrantless searches, delegation of authority to conduct searches, notice of identity and purpose…
Descriptors: College Students, Court Litigation, Dormitories, Higher Education
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Rickgarn, Ralph L. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 1985
Presents "upstream", a model for the utilization of professional counseling services in the residence halls, encompassing developmental, preventive, and remedial approaches. Suggests that the professional counselor can assist in four capacities in the actualization of these approaches: as a therapist, as a consultant, as a change agent,…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling, Counselor Role, Dormitories
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Porterfield, William D.; Pressprich, Sybil T. – NASPA Journal, 1988
Applies Gilligan's perspectives on gender identity to the supervisory process for resident advisers in an effort to help residence staff become aware of gender differences that affect performance. Discusses implications of gender identity in areas of community development, policy enforcement, teamwork, decision-making, and relationship formation.…
Descriptors: Dormitories, Higher Education, Models, Personnel Evaluation
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Silver, Harold – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2004
Providing or offering students somewhere to live has for some eight centuries in Britain and mainland Europe been part of the need and the mission--even the definition--of a university and other forms of higher education. The characteristics and declared purposes of "somewhere to live" have changed profoundly from phase to phase of…
Descriptors: College Housing, Higher Education, Educational History, Dormitories
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Schroeder, Charles C.; Jackson, G. Smith – NASPA Journal, 1987
Considers applications of campus ecology theory in residence halls and asserts that residential environments can be designed and managed to enhance and foster student development. Describes practical strategies for overcoming or reducing environmental conditions that interfere with student satisfaction and development. (NB)
Descriptors: Campus Planning, College Environment, Dormitories, Ecology
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Alessandro, Christopher J.; And Others – Journal of College and University Law, 1989
Vendors often use product demonstrations as a means of enticing students to purchase their merchandise. Officials at the State University of New York at Cortland objected when a student hosted in her dormitory room a demonstration conducted by a salesperson representing American Future Systems, Inc. The resulting litigation is discussed.…
Descriptors: College Housing, College Students, Court Litigation, Dormitories
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