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Beemyn, Brett Genny; Domingue, Andrea; Pettitt, Jessica; Smith, Todd – Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education, 2005
To assist colleges and universities in becoming more supportive of transgender people, the authors, who work in campus LGBT student services, offer practical recommendations in areas where gender-variant students, staff, and faculty are likely to encounter discrimination. These areas include health care, residence halls, bathrooms, locker rooms,…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Educational Environment, College Students, Student Personnel Services
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Miura, Kazuhisa; Inada, Tomomi; Nomura, Kensaku; Yokotani, Masaaki; Kubota, Tetsuya; Akagi, Tetsuya – International Journal of Educational Management, 2005
Purpose: Aims to offer some ways of improving and developing the residents in the dormitory of Tsuyama National College of Technology, Tsuyama, Japan. Design/methodology/approach: Describes how in order to calm the dormitory atmosphere, strict regulations had been adopted since the foundation times for the college, which sometimes led to…
Descriptors: College Students, Dormitories, College Housing, Quality of Life
McClain, Ruth S.; Sartwell, David – 1983
Reasons for the withdrawal of 159 first-semester freshmen from Salem State College, Massachusetts, during the fall 1981 or 1982 semesters were studied. Questionnaire results supported the following assumptions: community problems contribute to student withdrawal, not getting into the dorm contributes to attrition for some students, financial…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Choice, College Freshmen, College Transfer Students
Cano, Vicente – 1985
The Summer Language Houses (SLH) in French, German, and Spanish at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have been extremely effective in teaching language skills and encouraging students to continue language study. The five-week intensive language programs at the second-year level emphasize oral communication but provide practice in all language…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Dormitories, French, German
Notre Dame Univ., IN. – 1988
Reports of four task forces at the University of Notre Dame are presented concerning: preparation for marriage, family, and other life commitments and personnel policy that affects the family; whole health and the use and abuse of alcohol; the quality of teaching in a research university; and residentiality. Consideration is given to the social…
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Church Related Colleges, College Environment, College Instruction
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1984
An overview investigation of two U.S. Department of Education college construction loan programs was conducted by a House of Representatives' subcommittee. Both programs, the College Housing Loan Program (CHLP) and the Academic Facilities Loan Program (AFLP), were created by Congress in response to upsurges in college enrollments. CHLP provides…
Descriptors: College Buildings, College Housing, Construction Programs, Credit (Finance)
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1984
This document records the hearing of a Subcommittee of the House on its 3-month investigation of the College Housing Loan Program and the Academic Facilities Loan Program, which are administered by the Department of Education. These programs have awarded about $5 billion in loans to finance the construction of dormitories, dining halls, student…
Descriptors: College Buildings, College Housing, Construction Programs, Debt (Financial)
Scheuermann, Tom – 1981
Guidelines for establishing and implementing residence hall unit agreements with college students are presented, based on the experience of the University of Maryland, College Park. These agreements or social contracts are drawn up by a floor/unit of residents and are put in writing to define for that unit the acceptable range of behavior in a…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, College Environment, College Housing, College Students
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Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1972
Presenting narrative and tabular data re: American Indians and the Johnson-O'Malley Program, this 1972 annual report includes the following: an introduction to the JOM Program; 1972 program participation by states and districts; an historical synopsis of the JOM Program; a map of the JOM administrative areas; a flow chart depicting JOM…
Descriptors: Administration, American Indians, Annual Reports, Contracts
Bournazos, Kimon; Leamy, Mary K. – 1974
This report is a summary of the findings from 102 foreign students who answer anonymously a mail questionnaire concerning their attitudes on such matters as dormitory living conditions, community life, finances, and related matters about their education at Western Michigan University. Findings suggest: (1) About two-thirds of these students either…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, College Housing, College Students
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Wisconsin Univ., Madison. ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities. – 1970
Many of the references in this bibliography are followed by a listing of ERIC descriptors to indicate the contents. The items are listed in six sections: (1) residential learning facilities; (2) user research and implications for student housing design; (3) environment of residence hall and its effect on student performance and behavior; (4)…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Bibliographies, Building Design, College Environment
State Univ. Construction Fund, Albany, NY. – 1967
Guidelines on performance criteria for the State University of New York consider two main types of handicapped: the ambulant and semi-ambulant, including some physically handicapped, the visually and aurally handicapped, and persons with cardiac conditions; and persons confined to wheel chairs. The handicapped and planning for them are discussed.…
Descriptors: Building Design, Campus Planning, College Buildings, Design Requirements
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1969
Statistics concerning Indian education for the fiscal year 1968 are provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) which had direct responsibility for the 55,799 children enrolled in Federal schools and housed in Federal dormitories. The BIA had partial financial responsibility for approximately 2/3 of those enrolled in public schools. Included in…
Descriptors: American Indians, Average Daily Attendance, Day Schools, Dormitories
Santucci, Kimberly B.; Gable, Robert K. – 1998
This study examined student attitudes and behaviors regarding campus safety at a large rural university. A 31-item instrument was developed, and a panel of eight expert judges reviewed the survey items. A total of 16 residence halls participated in the study, and 970 surveys were distributed with 529 returns. A principal components analysis…
Descriptors: Campuses, College Buildings, College Students, Dormitories
Fender, Rickard C. – Business Officer, 1996
The University of South Florida's emergency plans were found inadequate when its campus newspaper received a letter threatening extensive destruction. A group of 31 representatives of 20 areas of the institution created 11 subplans for an emergency preparedness center, personnel, events and activities, faculty/student relations, communications,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Administration, College Faculty, College Students
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