This brief report summarizes initiation, implementation and evaluation of a series of noncredit residence hall programs designed as effective structures for learning leisure skills, engaging in social interaction and providing a sense of involvement. (Author/CJ)

At a small, old New England college, a large, new dormitory respects living patterns that have been established on campus for almost 200 years. (Author)

Discusses the legality of a college requiring a student to live in a college dormitory. (Editor/HS)

A dormitory complex is designed to promote social interaction and, at the same time, provide privacy for students and the activities requiring privacy. (Author)

Offers the student personnel profession a glimpse of how the smaller, private, coeducation college views the undergraduate student in the role of residence hall staff member. (Author/CJ)

The newest dormitory at John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio, was designed to blend with three existing dormitories to complete a quadrangle and to respect the residential quality of the neighborhood across the street. (Author/MLF)

Offers tips for higher education institutions on navigating the relationship with a privatized student housing developer: don't assume the project costs nothing, do understand the difference between your goals and the developer's, do create a feasibility study, don't treat every relationship the same, do put the student first, and don't forget the…

Discusses why, with budget crunches and enrollment increases, privatization is a viable option for higher education administrators needing affordable student housing. (EV)

Discusses the issues colleges and universities face when choosing furniture for residence halls, including aesthetics, durability, student expectations, technology-friendliness, and encouragement of community. (EV)

Describes what leading manufacturers are saying about the future of residence hall furniture design, explaining that fabrics, frames, colors, materials, and other factors are combining to give college officials numerous choices. (EV)

In seven-campus study, found significant gender differences in self-perceptions of leadership and achieving style among hall directors (n=74). Found only hall director relational achieving styles were related to resident assistants' work unit's assessment of their hall director's transformational leadership. (Author)

Discusses how, despite the renovation and construction activity college residence halls go through during the summer, planners can make sure dormitory furniture is ready when the students arrive. Suggestions are provided for the disposing of old furniture, project planning, incentives to help assure project completion dates, and cost-saving…

Discusses ways colleges and universities are making their residence halls more homelike and less institutional through careful selection of furniture and furnishings. Balancing cost with comfort and adequately addressing student needs for computer space are addressed. (GR)

Discusses the influence of technology and changing student populations in driving colleges to upgrade their facilities in order to survive. Provides an example of one college's transition from a commuter school to one containing residence halls. (GR)

Considers how a controversial new student residence hall at the University of Toronto, Canada, has focused the community's attention on the use of contemporary architecture in dormitory design. Photos and site and floor plans are provided. (GR)