Rental market principles are discussed with their application to services that can be offered by an off-campus housing department. (Author)

A significant number of students transfer from one college to another each year, and historically this has created challenges for students striving to attain their higher education goals. The purpose of this study was to inform state articulation policy by collecting qualitative data to characterize issues that affect students as they transfer…

Colorado State University (CSU) is located in Fort Collins, which is a midsize city of 134,000 situated in Northern Colorado at the western edge of the Great Plains and at the base of the Rocky Mountains. CSU's total enrollment is approximately 25,000 students. The Division of Student Affairs comprises 30 departments organized into programmatic…

The value patterns of the suites of 18 men and 18 women reveal significant differences among suites on overall value similarity, with political, family, and money-related values prominent. Satisfaction with the suite living experience correlated postitvely with end-of-year value similarity. (Author)

Identifies seven areas of internal pressures and five areas of external pressures which may be experienced by university housing directors. Lists and discusses 11 steps housing directors can use to deal with the pressures of their jobs. (NB)

This dialogue description demonstrates how simple approaches to innovation--a few physical environment and floor management--can result in significant outcomes. (Author)

THIS GUIDELINE IS ADDRESSED TO THE FOREIGN STUDENT ADVISOR AS THE COORDINATOR OF SERVICES TO FOREIGN STUDENTS. THE THREE BASIC FUNCTIONS THE ADVISOR CAN PERFORM ARE--(1) DISCUSSION TO BROADEN THE BASE OF AWARENESS, (2) REVIEW TO EVALUATE AND ASSESS PRACTICES AND PROBLEMS IN LIGHT OF RESOURCES, AND (3) INNOVATION AND MODIFICATION OF CURRENT…

Describes the use of one model to guide the long-range planning process of the Department of Residential Life, within the Division of Student Affairs and Services, at the University of Connecticut. Suggestions derived from the use of the model over a three-year planning cycle are presented for other housing officers to consider. (NB)

The results of this study are consistent with those of earlier research in which different living arrangements were found to have no demonstrable effect upon the academic achievement of college students. (Author)

This paper has the function of developing a residence hall interaction model utilizing three components: environmental options, student development needs, and human interaction categories. The paper discussed ways in which residence hall staff members could effect optimal learning opportunities by matching various environmental options to…

This chapter presents contemporary financial issues in student housing programs framed through the topical areas of occupancy management, facilities, new construction, residential life programs, technology, and residential dining. (Contains 27 references.) (Author)

This article focuses on the origins, evolution, and social roles played by food service at colleges and universities. It emphasizes: (1) the gradual assumption of responsibility for housing and meals by universities during the medieval period; (2) the role of food service in the "collegiate way" philosophy so influential in British and…