This study aimed to determine relationships between a student's personality characteristics and his choice of a living residence while a senior at the University of California, Davis. A phenomological approach--or, the idea that a person's actions and decisions reveal something about his personality--was used. Data for the study were derived from…

There are many ways to staff residence halls. This document considers the objectives of residence hall programs, the responsibilities to which undergraduate students as staff members can be assigned, and the procedures for selecting, supervising, and preparing students for their responsibilities. Samples of forms, job descriptions, other pertinent…

The parents of all students at the University of California in Los Angeles under the age of 21 were mailed a questionnaire to determine their attitudes toward a proposed visitation policy which, in essence, would remove all University imposed restrictions on visitation hours. The residents of each floor would determine the hours during which…

A student survey at the University of Newcastle had three objectives: to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of current styles of living; to determine the attitudes of students toward alternative styles of living; and to assess a variety of related factors affecting housing such as financial status, distance, and mode of travel. (LBH)

The impact of the residence hall and commuter living situations on a freshman's intellectual and personal growth is studied. The study affirms previous findings that residence hall freshmen develop more rapidly, but the results suggest that other college experience factors beyond the living situation are important in facilitating student…

Development of residence hall learning environments through comprehensive educational programming has been inhibited by both the generalist nature of live-in professional staff positions and the retention of a student committee-centered programming philosophy. A rationale is developed in this article for a revised staffing pattern and a different…

The purpose of this paper is to look at the variety of coeducational housing which presently exists at 10 colleges and universities in the United States. Each of the 10 colleges is discussed individually, the physical arrangement explained and regulations and response to the program discussed. Advantages mentioned for coeducational housing…

The utilization of residence hall facilities at all state-operated institutions during the fall of 1974 and 1975 was surveyed as part of the planning and budgeting functions of each institution. Eight tables are presented, giving the following data for each year; (1) summary data which describe the original capacity of the facilities, the…

Results of a survey on compensation for a student staff in the residence halls of Mid-Atlantic Association of College and University Housing Officers' (MACUHO) member institutions are reported. The responses from 71 percent of MACUHO members indicate a wide variety in types of compensation. While room and/or board continues to be the most…