Housing and Residence Life: Community & Engagement | Competencies & Learning | Care & Case Management | Assessment
by Ryan Taylor It’s been six (can you believe it, six years!) since the pandemic impacted how we do this work. Remember the Zoom 1:1s, the virtual curriculum strategies, and for some, the closed residential communities? It’s just wild to think that was now 6 years ago - it still feels so recent. Six years... Continue Reading →
by D.J. Moore From learning about En Loco Parentis during graduate school to attending Title IX and other important trainings as our institutions, part of working in Higher Education is being dedicated to a growth mindset and being a life-long learner (whether that learning takes place in a formal classroom or on the job). Psychologists and sociologists... Continue Reading →
~ Blog Posts Written By RAs for RAs ~ By Kiyauna Lewis When you start as an RA, your first initiative is to be as present for your residents as possible. Although this is a great way to start, it can become incredibly overwhelming and draining, almost immediately. The last thing you would want is... Continue Reading →
By Kate Pilcher Returning to the RA role often comes with a quiet, unspoken pressure: you should know this by now. You’ve already navigated your way around campus, duty, rounds, roommate conflicts, crisis protocols, and the sometimes emotionally taxing labor that comes with supporting residents. Due to exposure and experience, returning RAs are frequently seen... Continue Reading →
In 2017, I found myself as a freshman in college, rooming with three other strangers in a dorm where I knew nobody, on a campus where I knew no one. Even though I was surrounded by thousands of students my age, with whom I should have easily been able to connect, my freshman year of... Continue Reading →
...and What it Means for Student Affairs Practitioners Trying to Build Community When I started college, I was excited about my new dorm and especially curious about who my roommate would be. Now, though, students are changing how they live and connect. More students see privacy as an important part of living on campus and... Continue Reading →
By Molly Murray Stop me if this sounds familiar. “Why do I have to go to training again? I’ve been an RA for years and I’ve already sat through all of this.” You’re not wrong. Attending RA training as a returner can feel like watching a rerun of a TV show. But hear me out,... Continue Reading →
❄️ Biggest Year Yet? ❄️ We're releasing a small avalanche of big new software features including Tasks, and Staffing. Not to mention we've got our first stand-alone users conference this year. Keep reading on. What has Roompact been up to in 2025? Read our annual letter from our founder, Matt Unger, to find out! Read the Letter ⬆️... Continue Reading →
For many of us working in student affairs, whether fresh out of our undergraduate programs or a few — or fine, many — years into our careers, it can feel exhausting to field the steady stream of Resident Advisor questions that dissect every policy, procedure, and email. It can feel like there’s always something. Our... Continue Reading →
We're awarding a "Top Ten" Get a little something back for your time and effort. Roompact is holding its annual RA bulletin board contest! Here’s how it goes. This contest is only open to RAs at schools who currently use Roompact's software on their campus. Create a bulletin board and email us a photo (high-quality... Continue Reading →
Roompact's poster competition is now closed and we're ready to announce the winners. With so many diverse designs, events, and topics, picking ten was incredibly difficult. In some cases it was the design, in other cases it was the event or information itself. We tried to select a diverse group of winners that reflected the... Continue Reading →
Every year, Roompact puts out a ton of content on topics of interest to college student housing and residence life professionals. This year included nearly ~300 new posts, including ~70 new podcast episodes. Come take a look at our most viewed content of 2025. In our most viewed post of the year, it was the... Continue Reading →
No Survey? No Problem! In the fast-paced, community-centered world of Residence Life, traditional surveys often fall short of capturing the real learning, growth, and engagement happening in our halls. This session introduces housing professionals to a practical—and surprisingly fun—toolkit of creative assessment methods designed specifically for the realities of Res Life work. Together, we’ll explore easy-to-adopt strategies that help you understand what students are actually learning outside the classroom. You’ll see how these methods can generate richer insights, build stronger assessment narratives, and support data-informed decision-making without adding hours to your workload. Whether you're assessment-curious or looking to expand your existing practice, this webinar will leave you inspired, confident, and ready to tell your learning story—no surveys required.
We know through our student educational work, whether within a curricular model or otherwise, that student learning happens with or without us. While every school has its own needs and philosophies informing their process, most schools incorporate current RAs in some part of the process. Participating in interviews on the other side of the table, so-to-speak,... Continue Reading →
Roompact is running a blog series where a variety of authors weigh in on the question, "How is the rising generation of college students changing residence life practice?" Each author provides a unique insight into their point of view. We'll be adding more as we go. Check them out... https://blog.roompact.com/2026/02/reslife-generational-change-parental-control/ https://blog.roompact.com/2026/01/reslife-generational-change-ready-or-not-the-future-is-now https://blog.roompact.com/2026/02/reslife-generational-change-adapt-to-survive https://blog.roompact.com/2026/02/reslife-generational-change-start-with-hello-rethinking-residential-education-from-the-ground-up/ This blog... Continue Reading →
At many Universities, the “RA” role is a competitive and highly sought-after student job. Because of this passion and drive students have for wanting to become a RA, as a current RA, you might get questions from residents about the role, your experience as a RA, and any advice you may be willing to share.... Continue Reading →
If you or someone you know is an amazing writer with a housing and residence life background, who is also looking for a professional development opportunity (while getting paid for it), take a look at our Freelance Content Contributor position. We've offered these positions for a number of years now, and they've been really successful... Continue Reading →
In an effort to expand our support of schools, we developed the Fellows program. Roompact Fellows act as scholars-in-residence to provide support to Roompact schools. They will be contributing to our blog, podcast, and webinar series throughout the year. They'll also be available and present at our R2 conference! An additional service they will provide... Continue Reading →
