There are many ways to staff residence halls. This document considers the objectives of residence hall programs, the responsibilities to which undergraduate students as staff members can be assigned, and the procedures for selecting, supervising, and preparing students for their responsibilities. Samples of forms, job descriptions, other pertinent…

The parents of all students at the University of California in Los Angeles under the age of 21 were mailed a questionnaire to determine their attitudes toward a proposed visitation policy which, in essence, would remove all University imposed restrictions on visitation hours. The residents of each floor would determine the hours during which…

This study examined the effect of on-campus living upon scholastic achievement, dropout rate, and the number of students placed on academic probation, at York College of Pennsylvania. Forty on-campus residents from the l975-76 freshman class were matched with forty off-campus students with regard to age, sex, intelligence, and marital status.…

New residents in University halls hoped for more help from housing staff than they got and some formed negative impressions of staff before they moved in. Satisfiers stemmed from variables intrinsic to dorm life and dissatisfiers stemmed from extrinsic variables. (Author)

The article describes and evaluates the second-year experience of a programatically organized living-learning center at the University of Vermont. It compares student perceptions of the living-learning center and of more conventional residence halls, and offers explanations for the differences noted. (Author)

An analysis of the interaction between social competence and type of environment showed that residents of low-rise dormitories were significantly more satisfied and established more dormitory-based friendships than residents of a high-rise mega-dorm setting. A number of interactions were found between social competence, type of environment, and…

The student life environment of male students who were members of varsity athletic teams, the marching band, or fraternity or dormatory residents were compared using the Institutional Functioning Inventory and 10 questions constructed by the author. The results provide data that will be useful to students, counselors, or recruitors. (Author)

Hundreds of students have moved out of dormitories at the University of Calgary to make way for athletes participating in the Olympic Games. Other distractions and benefits are described. (MLW)

Concern for students with eating disorders and concern for the environment served as the catalyst for the development of a procedure for responding to eating disorders. The procedure, which relies heavily on residence hall staff, is presented here, with emphasis on training, prevention, and issues in implementation. (Author)

Examined the initial expectations and the later perceptions of the social climates of university living units reported by newly entering students (N=92). Found that freshmen have inaccurate expectations of the future social climate of their living group. Found differences between students with active and passive social exploration preferences.…

Residence halls are appropriate environments for developmentally-oriented advising programs. Ways for advising personnel to tap into this residence hall resource are suggested. A description of how residence halls are structured, an annotated access scheme, and models of three universities are presented. (MLW)

This study examined the benefits of early involvement in co-curricular activities and first-year seminars among first-year college students with respect to alcohol and other drug use, self-worth perceptions, attitudes toward social justice, engagement in the academic process, and community service involvement approximately 6 weeks into the fall…

Architects provided a college-village with shopping centers, winding roads, plazas, and white-painted facades to allow students opportunities for many different patterns of human association. Amply and colorfully illustrated. (Author)

The present spatial organization of the average campus is destructive to the best interests of the changing academic community. (Editor/IR)

Divergent views by parents and students create problems for administrator who must mediate incompatible demands. Students want further relaxation of campus rules, while parents want them strengthened. These issues contribute to current mood of crises. (CJ)