Residence life and education, residential curriculum and curricular approaches, student housing, and technology.
These horoscopes are for entertainment purposes only... and are... hopefully... entertaining. Capricorn December 22 - January 20 Things are looking up this month! You successfully made it through the past term and you now have a better handle on what this academic year will look like. It's a crazy time for everyone, and although you... Continue Reading →
Roompact is a dynamic place to work and we’re growing! Specifically, we’re looking to hire a new software engineer to join our team. Below you will find a more formal position description, but more informally, we’re looking for dynamic individuals who are relationship builders and self-starters. If you have higher education experience, that's a big... Continue Reading →
Where do you use Roompact? I am beyond grateful to be able to utilize Roompact in my apartment style residence hall office here in beautiful North Dakota. You can catch me in my office daily working on projects and serving our residence hall students in any way that I can. What is your office set-up?... Continue Reading →
Where do you use Roompact? I use Roompact in my on-campus office located in the Residence Life Office at Central Washington University. I find the Internet connection is more stable and faster than my office at home. What is your office set-up? Minimalism at its best! I recently upgraded monitors to have not only 2... Continue Reading →
In the early days of starting Roompact back in 2013, I always told myself: One day at a time. Just make a little bit of progress every single day, and after a while, those little increments of progress will compound into something great. Just keep moving forward. Throughout 2020, I had to remind myself of... Continue Reading →
In episode 7 of Roompact's series on residence life and education during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Paul Brown discusses the importance of real-time assessment. Although always a useful exercise, it becomes increasingly important during the COVID-19 pandemic. Being able to get information back quickly to inform daily decisions can allow you to adapt more quickly... Continue Reading →
Whether you're just starting your journey towards a curricular approach or whether you're looking to improve your current practice, connecting with peer institutions for idea generation, collaboration, and benchmarking can be incredible useful and there are a number of different avenues available to you. One of the easiest places to begin connecting is by attending... Continue Reading →
Where do you use Roompact? I use Roompact from my spacious office in our larger Residence Life Office building on campus at Central Washington University. My space is tucked away in the back, separated by a door from our main office space. I'm right across the hall from our Residence Hall Association and National Residence... Continue Reading →
In episode 6 of Roompact's series on residence life and education during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Paul Brown discusses concern about how we can adequately prepare students for careers post-pandemic, particularly for graduating seniors. What are the realities of a job search right now?How might you adjust your learning objectives?How can you partner with career... Continue Reading →