The ecosystem model was used to assess student perceptions of certain aspects of residential life at a large university. Over 70 percent of questionnaires were returned. From the data, aspects of the environment were changed according to student recommendations. A great need for more information communication was found. (RPG)

Two major counseling techniques were selected: the feeling-cause statement and the open-ended question. The problem-solving framework was chosen as a means of structuring the counseling interaction. The paraprofessional states the problem in a clear, concise, specific manner. He can then begin the problem-solution phase. (Author)

This article describes the process of designing an instructional simulation for orienting new residence hall employees to their job situations. (Author/STS)

Identifies seven areas of internal pressures and five areas of external pressures which may be experienced by university housing directors. Lists and discusses 11 steps housing directors can use to deal with the pressures of their jobs. (NB)

Examines selected developments within the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I). Discusses present issues that the Association faces and suggests several issues that it might address in the future. (ABB)

Presents a model utilized by the Office of Residence Life at Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) to assess its operation during the 1984-85 academic year. An external review committee utilized the recently published Professional Standards of the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I) as a basis for…

Described is a program implemented at Auburn University to establish an undergraduate student residence hall specifically for engineering students. Residence in the special living unit has been positively related to persistence in engineering and academic achievement. (SL)

At Eastern Washington State College, a veterans organization on campus has leased an empty dormitory building and turned it into a veterans co-op. (Author/PG)

As a result of a survey to discover the rationale for student preference for off-campus living the following factors were indicated most often as reasons given for moving from the residence hall: (1) better study conditions; (2) expense; (3) freedom from control; and (4) new experiences. (JC)

The University of Alaska has brought townhouse living to the faculty at York Estates. (Editor/PG)

Modular housing is answering private, off-campus, student residency problems. (PG)

A new idea in college housing is the living-learning center, which combines recreational and dormitory facilities. (PG)

Student-run cooperatives are gaining the approval of the administrators at the University of Wisconsin as alternative housing. (Editor/HS)