Student attitudes toward residence hall security were assessed on a large midwestern university campus shortly before a coed was murdered in one of the residence halls. Follow-up study conducted after murder determined its impact upon students' security related behavior and upon attitudes toward increased security measures. (Author)

It appears that university officials will be forced to recognize a student's right to privacy in a dormitory room. (PG)

The suites investigated in this study consisted of three small rooms housing four students and opening onto double-load corridors. Potential for interaction with many students is offered, but the likelihood of roommate incompatibility is increased. Satisfaction with suites was increased when students choose their own roommates. (JP)

College students do not wish to live in a 24-hour quiet environment. The dormitory residents at Indiana University responded to a 30-item questionnaire constructed by a planning team from the Office of Residence Life. Their responses to each item are recorded and those with higher means are positively endorsed. Results of the survey were…

Concordia Teachers College recognizes the need for creating a humane and developmental environment for student living. In an attempt to achieve this objective, a student paraprofessional housing program has been designed and implemented. Initially, this involved the removal of all professionally trained personnel in the student living units.…

A linear model, based on the theory of constrained choice, is constructed to aid in long range planning for student housing to indicate what the "best" arrangement of the total system of housing university students might be. It is emphasized that the model incorporates in its system all modes for housing students (including off-campus ones) and…

The first of an occasional series of publications dealing with all aspects of systems building. This issue is devoted to a general overview of all systems projects funded by the Ford Foundation's Educational Facilities Laboratories, since the School Construction Systems Development Project was first funded in 1962. It includes the following…

The primary objective of the University Residential Building Systems (URBS) project was the achievement of significant gains in environmental qualities concurrent with reductions in the cost for construction, maintenance and alteration of student housing facilities. Evaluation of the bids for the URBS components indicates that the foregoing…

An overview is presented of the residential college concept based on the integration of the living unit into a closer relationship with the basic academic and intellectual life of the institution. The history of the association of student housing with the formal academic program is traced, and theoretical bases for its implementation discussed.…

This report is concerned with the extent and condition of academic and other facilities of higher education institutions in Maine. Information bearing on the use of these facilities and the plans of institutions for enrollment and plant expansion is included. A number of recommendations are made concerning the future role and location of public…

The nation's principal state universities and land-grant colleges in this latest survey of tuition, room, and board charges seems to be committed to holding down student charges. This new survey shows the median charge for tuition and required fees for a state resident attending a major state university or land-grant college during the 1974-75…

In this article, the author advocates co-educational residence halls for college/university campuses. He argues that this living arrangement is more natural and promotes the fullest possible development of the individual through meaningful relationships with the same and opposite sex; it helps to teach the residents personal and social integration…

The role of housing officers in Great Britain is examined in view of changing circumstances and economic conditions. Results of a questionnaire survey indicate that residential planning has been characterized by a series of ad hoc and fragmented decisions and that housing officers occupy a low position in the administrative hierarchy. (LBH)

Presents a new look at the impact of living-learning centers. (Author)