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For Pro Staff For Student Staff Roompact's "Quick Tips" series highlights ideas and suggestions you can put into your practice as either a professional staff or student staff member working in residence life and education. Click to read more from the series. As a resident assistant, you have the incredible opportunity to shape the sense... Continue Reading →
For Pro Staff For Student Staff Roompact's "Quick Tips" series highlights ideas and suggestions you can put into your practice as either a professional staff or student staff member working in residence life and education. Click to read more from the series. Universal Design is an approach that aims to create inclusive and accessible environments... Continue Reading →
Resident Assistants (RAs) play a crucial role in fostering a supportive and inclusive community within university residence halls. Understanding the dynamics and relationships among residents is essential for creating a positive living environment. A floor sociogram is a powerful tool that can help RAs gain valuable insights into these dynamics. In this blog post, we... Continue Reading →
For Pro Staff For Student Staff Roompact's "Quick Tips" series highlights ideas and suggestions you can put into your practice as either a professional staff or student staff member working in residence life and education. Click to read more from the series. Living in a residence hall can be an exciting experience, but it also... Continue Reading →
Get Ready for Staff Training and Move In! Hello Friends! It’s hard to believe it's time to start preparing for move in! To help get you ready, we've compiled a number of updates for you in this quarter's Roompact Recap. We've also created a checklist for you of common tasks to accomplish to ensure you're ready to... Continue Reading →
What does the future of AI-based technology hold? We're doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end... Continue Reading →
Icebreakers are a great way to help residents get to know each other and for residence hall staff to develop their team. The following are 46 icebreaker/teambuilder starter ideas you can use to develop your own activities for your residents or fellow staff members. When choosing an activity, it is important to remember that participants... Continue Reading →
As a Resident Assistant (RA), one of your responsibilities might be to effectively promote residence hall events and engage your residents. A well-designed poster can capture attention, generate interest, and encourage participation in your events. In this blog post, we will share tips to help you create eye-catching posters that effectively advertise your residence hall... Continue Reading →
Bulletin boards are often used in residence halls as a means of resident engagement and for conveying important information. Although institutions are increasingly moving away from educational bulletin boards, you will still find them on many residence hall floors. If you're tasked with designing a bulletin board, we've got a few tips to help you... Continue Reading →
What does the future of AI-based technology hold? We're doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end... Continue Reading →
Roompact was thrilled to sponsor this special episode of Student Affairs NOW talking about why, how, and in what ways we can re-think the RA role. Check out this episode and other resources we've put together on the topic. As resident and student staff needs have expanded, many housing and residence life leaders are rethinking... Continue Reading →
ACUHO-I and its associated regional conferences (NEACUHO, MACUHO, SEAHO, GLACUHO, UMR-ACUHO, SWACUHO, AIMHO, NWACUHO, and WACUHO) provide valuable opportunities for networking and establishing connections with other housing and residence life professionals. If you want to network, but aren't sure how to begin, we've got some tips to help you get the most out of your... Continue Reading →
What does the future of AI-based technology hold? We're doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end... Continue Reading →
Being a residence life student staff member or resident assistant (RA) is a rewarding experience that offers numerous transferable skills applicable to a variety of future career paths. As an RA, you acquire valuable competencies such as leadership, communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills, to name a few. In this post, we will explore the transferable... Continue Reading →
IT'S BACK! Roompact is holding its sixth annual door dec contest! This contest is open to student staff (RAs, CAs, etc.) at schools who currently use Roompact's software on their campus. Create a door dec with the name “Roompact” on it and email it to us at [CLOSED] from your institutional email address (*.edu) with... Continue Reading →
Attending a conference can be an incredibly enriching experience, but with a multitude of sessions to choose from, how do you pick the best ones for you? Whether you're attending the ACUHO-I annual conference or one of the annual conferences of its associated regions (NEACUHO, MACUHO, SEAHO, GLACUHO, UMR-ACUHO, SWACUHO, AIMHO, NWACUHO, and WACUHO), the... Continue Reading →
What does the future of AI-based technology hold? We're doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end... Continue Reading →
What does the future of AI-based technology hold? We're doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end... Continue Reading →
