A CONFERENCE WAS HELD DEALING WITH RESEARCH ON THE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN DORMITORY LIFE. THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO INFORM, DEFINE, MOTIVATE, AND EVALUATE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND PROBLEMS IN RESIDENCE HALLS EXPERIENCE. IT WAS FELT THAT ONE OF THE BARRIERS TO THE DESIRED RESEARCH ON THE PART OF STUDENT PERSONNEL OFFICERS WAS A LACK OF BOTH…

Administered the Residence Hall Environment Questionnaire to 9,595 dormitory residents to measure student perceptions and provide feedback to housing staff members. Results indicated most students characterized their residence hall as a supportive, active, and educational environment and were very satisfied with living conditions. (JAC)

This report assesses: (1) whether the Jackson State University (JSU) Honors Dormitory required nearly $1 million in repairs two years after it was built because of inappropriate design, construction, and maintenance; and (2) if the state or university has legal recourse to recover damages resulting from inferior design and/or construction…

At Eastern Washington State College, students appreciate a quiet, private, and secure dormitory. (PG)

Study results failed to support the contention that crowded housing conditions have negative effects on adjustment to college. (Author)

Postoccupancy evaluation of three dormitories at Bennington College. (MLF)

Describes the Western Ridge Residence at Colorado College and Beard Hall at Wheaton College. The buildings feature multiple levels that take advantage of views and also help create a "homey" feeling. (EV)

Describes how Portland State University brought broadband into its older residence halls using Long-Reach Ethernet, a technology that delivers high bandwidth across the unconditioned telephone-grade wire that already existed in the buildings. (EV)

Discusses the trends in preparing college residence halls for new students that address their needs as consumers and offer freedom to control their surroundings. Making living quarters computer friendly, flexible, and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities act are explored. (GR)

Discusses the dilemma housing managers of college residence halls face in trying to provide the type of comfortable and homelike furniture students want versus the durability and savings the school needs. Examples of how two universities resolved their furniture problems are provided. (GR)

Describes the distinctive architectural style of a new dormitory at New Orleans' Tulane University, where architects had to deal with a difficult site, a tightly defined program, a venerable institution, and a colorful locale. Includes nine photographs, floor-plans and sectional drawings. (GR)

Describes how a few colleges are allowing coed dorm rooms, but that they are not the hedonistic experience some had feared. (EV)

As residential institutions summon greater resources and seek new strategies to encourage civic engagement, character building, and citizenship development among students, they too often overlook a potentially powerful asset. Residence halls, physically designed to provide students with direct access to personal differences and multiple occasions…

Presents tips from a superintendent of buildings and grounds who visited various colleges to see what worked -- and what didn't -- in dormitory windows. (Author)

Part of the monthly Saturday Review supplement, "Education in America," sponsored by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.