A rehabilitation living unit founded on the halfway house and therapeutic community models was established in a university residence hall to provide a resource for emotionally disturbed students who might otherwise require hospitalization or have to leave school. An initial baseline study indicated that a large number of scholastically able…

In July 1964, the University of California Board of Regents authorized the project now known as URBS-The University Residential Building System Project. The initial stage in the development of the building system was the determination of the user requirements for the building type in question. This report is the result of investigation undertaken…

The Stanford residence system is one of the most varied, programmatically and physically, of any university in the country. In 1973-74, there were 64 distinct residences to which undergraduates were assigned. The scope of this study is whether or not Stanford University is denying many undergraduate students participation in its residence…

The purpose of the study was to analyze the academic achievement of single undergraduates in relation to selected student characteristics and their opinions toward desirable housing features. A ten percent random sample of single under graduates at the University of Virginia enrolled during the fall semester of 1968-69 was surveyed. The…

This document is the first of three reports designed to provide information on the student at Stony Brook. The academic and nonacademic student life at Stony Brook is discussed in relationship to the entering students; academic life; the social and psychological dimensions; the residences; the services and peer helping; women undergraduates;…

The development, initial standardization and substantive data of the University Residence Environment Scale (URES) is presented. The URES is a true-false perceived environment scale composed of 10 subscales (e.g., affiliation, innovation) which discriminates among the 74 student residences in the current norm group. The URES has high internal…

A study was conducted at North Carolina State University in the Spring of 1976 to compare American students who lived in an international residence hall during 1975-76 with American students who lived in conventional residence halls during 1974-75 as to their international attitudes, international activities, and interaction with foreign students.…

A stratified random sample of 100 residence hall freshmen and 100 freshmen living in university apartments was surveyed to determine whether the two groups differed in levels of satisfaction with their living environment, in their academic performances and in their use of on-campus student services. Significant differences were found. (Author)

Describes a program at the University of Rhode Island that maintains that teaching career development skills to students is more effective when placement and residence personnel work together. (Author)

Ramapo College identified many problems that need to be met to make a campus truly accessible to the handicapped student: rest rooms, residence hall ramps, locks, showers, roomate indoctrination, emergency situations, snow and ice, elevators, and fire precautions. Solutions to these problems are described. (Author/LBH)

These four newsletters contain articles and columns on legal issues of interest to private colleges and universities (particularly those related to the United Methodist Church). Feature articles include: (1) "Administrators and Authority: Who Obligates the College?" which focuses on the conditions under which conflicts over alleged…

Studied the perceptions of resident hall occupants living in suites. Information was gathered using interviews and a structured survey. Results indicated that residents found the suites to be involving and supportive, providing opportunities to meet and interact with nine other suitemates. (RC)

Surveyed a random sample of university residence hall students about accomodations, procedures, staff, and organization to assess satisfaction with the quality of residence hall life. Findings showed satisfaction differed by academic classification and type of accommodation. Changes from 1971-1981 are discussed. (RC)

Those who were active in local community life had access to social support for both personal and everyday needs. Social support was also associated with the presence of children in the household. Suggests campus preventive programs that reflect the importance of contextual factors affecting the development of social support. (Author)

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)