Examined activity patterns of college students living in residence halls (N=117) using time budget methodology. Found differences among four college classes (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors) which seemed to form a developmental pattern. Found considerable differences among individual students. Found women spent more time in employment…

Examined whether freshmen living in residence halls achieve higher grades than nonresidence hall students. Compared mean grade point averages (GPA's) earned at the end of freshman year for 1,302 residence hall students and 740 nonresidence hall students. Results showed freshmen in residence halls achieved higher GPA's than nonresidence hall…

Investigated how various residence hall arrangements affect the academic performance of freshmen (N=1,985) at five liberal arts colleges. Results indicated that freshman academic performance was neither positively nor negatively affected by their placement in single-sex, coed, all-freshman, or freshman and upperclass residence halls. (BL)

Resident Assistants at a midwestern university answered a questionnaire on the nature and extent of their identification, confrontation, and referral of problem drinkers in the residence halls. Nearly 60 percent believed there was a problem drinker on the floor, 20.8 percent had confronted a resident about the sole issue of alcohol abuse, and 11.5…

This article reports the results of a pilot counseling project where the emphasis was on using graduate student personnel to provide counseling and supportive services within the university residence hall environment. (Author)

Decisions of student personnel often involve an operational definition of quality'', making it a matter of personal and professional integrity to investigate an ethical posture fully and to act consistently with that posture. (Author)

This paper presents an outline of a realistic program of resident assistant training which includes six steps in recruiting RA's: (a) criteria for application; (b) application; (c) interview; (d) screening; (e) in-service training; and (f) evaluation. (JC)

This article, adapted from doctoral dissertation entitled "Cost-Benefit Analysis in a University Setting: The Housing of Students," discusses the use of a systems approach where students are housed in various facilities: nonuniversity apartments, fraternities or cooperatives. (IR)

Realization of Skidmore College's new campus of 1,000 acres, in Saratoga Springs, New York. (RG)

This article reports the results of an experimental study on the effectiveness of a highly structured communication program designed to modify students' verbal behavior in residence halls. Results indicate that the program was an effective method for improving communication. (Author)

Reports the frequency with which six different coeducational housing options were available to college students from 1967 to 1978. Various forms of coeducational housing have become increasingly available and popular. The diversity of options indicates coeducational housing is a misleading concept unless living arrangements are specifically…

Presents a model adopted by Ohio State University for use in the planning of a series of in-service training programs to be implemented by the professional programing staff and several hall directors. This systems model can be generalized to training programs other than those for resident advisors. (Author/BEF)

Renovation of four late-19th-century Yale dormitories makes the most of their unique architectural character. Available from: Publications Office, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020; $5.00 single copy. (Author/MLF)

Discusses trends in student preferences regarding on-campus housing, and the financing and delivery methods that campuses are using to provide for these wishes. (EV)