Explores the designs of three university residence halls that are intended to stimulate social and academic interaction, create a sense of community, and foster a feeling of belonging among students. Includes eleven photographs and a typical floor plan. (GR)

Compatibility has recently been conceived as the degree to which partners either facilitate or interfere with each other's interaction goals. Compatability is thus perceived as an on-going process, rather than an end state. A study was conducted to develop an index of compatibility based on pair interaction, where compatibility is conceived as the…

Discusses education in the European Economic Community, the housing of students, status in the polytechnics and the employment of graduates in Great Britain. (Editor/PG)

This report is a summary of the State University of New York's (SUNY) response to the Fall 1968 federal census of certain student minority groups. This census is in its second year as a means of institutional certification of compliance with the non-discriminatory provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Data were collected only on full-time…

With the proliferation of cases affecting higher education, it seems necessary to give focus to the law as it pertains to on-campus student housing. The areas of concern in housing are (1) residency requirements and (2) housing regulations with attendant rights of inspection and search to maintain order and discipline. Residency requirements that…

A student's residence can make a significant contribution to his academic, social, and economic welfare. University administrators and housing officials have been challenged by students to provide housing that is responsive to the changing life styles and demands of students. They are meeting this challenge by modifying existing physical…

More use could be made of the college residence hall as a learning laboratory. Residence hall programs can facilitate cultural and psychological growth. At Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y., a questionnaire was devised to survey student, faculty, and administrative needs relating to residence hall activities. Using the results of the survey, these…

The ecosystem model was used to assess student perceptions of certain aspects of residential life at a large university. Over 70 percent of questionnaires were returned. From the data, aspects of the environment were changed according to student recommendations. A great need for more information communication was found. (RPG)

Two major counseling techniques were selected: the feeling-cause statement and the open-ended question. The problem-solving framework was chosen as a means of structuring the counseling interaction. The paraprofessional states the problem in a clear, concise, specific manner. He can then begin the problem-solution phase. (Author)

This article describes the process of designing an instructional simulation for orienting new residence hall employees to their job situations. (Author/STS)

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)

Examines selected developments within the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I). Discusses present issues that the Association faces and suggests several issues that it might address in the future. (ABB)

Presents a model utilized by the Office of Residence Life at Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) to assess its operation during the 1984-85 academic year. An external review committee utilized the recently published Professional Standards of the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I) as a basis for…

Described is a program implemented at Auburn University to establish an undergraduate student residence hall specifically for engineering students. Residence in the special living unit has been positively related to persistence in engineering and academic achievement. (SL)

At Eastern Washington State College, a veterans organization on campus has leased an empty dormitory building and turned it into a veterans co-op. (Author/PG)