Residence life and education, residential curriculum and curricular approaches, student housing, and technology.
Roompact is pleased to announce its fourth annual user's conference scheduled for this fall on Saturday, October 19th, 2018 between 12:30pm and 2:30pm at the Renaissance Baltimore Harbor Place Hotel. Our abbreviated "mini conference" this year will feature Roompact updates, a showcase session on specialized use cases of our software, and the opportunity to interact with... Continue Reading →
We're excited to release the fourth edition of our eBook on residential curriculum and curricular approaches, written by Dr. Paul Gordon Brown and sponsored by Roompact. The content is expanded from the third edition and now includes more visuals and worksheets. As before, it remains freely available for you to download and use. Whether you're... Continue Reading →
We’ve heard the attributions of another year covered in the cloak of COVID-19’s shadow–arresting the development of our residents, limiting academic engagement and success, and continuing to exhaust the efforts of our residential life staff members. Though there have been many types of efforts at recognizing these vital staff within a university, I offer an... Continue Reading →
We’d like to introduce you to our ACUHO-I intern for 2022, Patricia Harvel! Patricia is helping us out in a number of campus facing roles–from helping with our efforts to be a better B-Corp to developing resources of use to residence life professionals. We love the ideas and enthusiasm she brings to our team. Patricia Harvel... Continue Reading →
This post serves as the first in a series about integrating Restorative Practices into a model for residential learning. Other posts in this series include more detailed strategies centering on specific restorative tools. However, restorative practices are less about what you do than how you do it, so before integrating any individual strategy, I’d recommend... Continue Reading →
As a residence life professional I can attest to the need for a little rest and rejuvenation every once in a while. Especially after our busy seasons like RA training, move-in, move-out, RA selection, housing selection... then add in roommate conflicts, on-call nights, staff meetings, one-on-ones… ok, maybe we need a lot of rest and... Continue Reading →
Hopes and Fears is an icebreaker game that can be used to help process through new beginnings or periods of transition. Typically, a facilitator will pass out an index card--one side will be for the participant to list "hopes" and the other side for "fears." It is supposed to be a moment of vulnerability and... Continue Reading →
We'd like to introduce the new Roompact Blogging Team! This is a new effort Roompact is undertaking to further increase our contributions to the field through the free dissemination of ideas and knowledge. Earlier this spring, we did a search for part-time bloggers, professionals who liked to write and who were looking for a little... Continue Reading →
As my peers embarks on new, post-graduation adventures, I am left reflecting on my own academic and professional experiences from the last two years. Though I have one more year of school before I begin my formal job search, seeing my cohort finding new opportunities, I’ve begun to ponder how I can capitalize on my... Continue Reading →
Reaching towards the goal line... You're almost there! As many of you move towards closing we hope this update finds you in good health and balance. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help you finish off the semester or quarter strongly. We are now a B-Corp! Roompact is SUPER excited to announce... Continue Reading →
