Roompact has always been sensitive to the needs of our planet, attempting to make green choices whenever possible. Beginning in 2021, Roompact made a formal commitment to our planet by offsetting all of our carbon usage when greener options weren't available. Partnering with the organization We Are Neutral, we have submitted an inventory about our... Continue Reading →
Roompact in 2022: Some “Insights” Into Our Year
At Roompact, 2022 was truly our best year yet. Our team has navigated “the new normal”, and numbers-wise, more campuses than ever trust us to provide them with software. Let’s take a look at a few of our highlights from the past year… Looking Back After about a year and a half of hard work,... Continue Reading →
Roompact Welcomes its 2022 ACUHO-I Intern: Patrica Harvel
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 →
Introducing the Roompact Blog Team 2022
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 →
Being a B-Corp: Buying Ethical and Sustainable Swag/Giveaways
Roompact became a certified B-Corp in 2022. Although we're certified, we're never done! We want to be better. We will be sharing some of our experiences, thoughts, and ideas right here on our blog. By practicing transparency ourselves, we hope you will hold us accountable. We also hope that by sharing our own actions and... Continue Reading →
Roompact’s Carbon Footprint Report Card for 2021
Roompact has always been sensitive to the needs of our planet, attempting to make green choices whenever possible. Beginning with 2021, Roompact is making a formal commitment to our planet by offsetting all of our carbon usage when greener options aren't available. Partnering with the organization We Are Neutral, we have submitted an inventory about... Continue Reading →
Roompact in 2021… Hitting Our Stride
2021 felt like a year of rebirth for us at Roompact. Internally, we sometimes metaphorically speak about our company as if it were a human. We had our childhood years, we stumbled through those painfully awkward teenage years, and in 2021, it finally felt like we really hit our stride and reached “adulthood” from a... Continue Reading →
Reflections of an ACUHO-I Intern (Week 10): End of the Journey? Or the Beginning?
As I ruminate on my experience as Roompact’s Professional Development and Practice Intern, I look back on my time fondly. I spent the summer working on numerous projects including the creation of blog posts and podcasts, developing new employee onboarding and professional development activities that relate to our B Corp certification, and working through my... Continue Reading →
Reflections of an ACUHO-I Intern (Week 8): Is Working-From-Home Right For You?
After 8 weeks on the Roompact Team, I’d love to say that I’ve cracked the code of WFH ("Work from Home"), but I can’t say that that’s the case. Even with WFH experience in my last position and a year of online school, working a remote internship has posed a difficult transition to navigate. It’s... Continue Reading →
Reflections of an ACUHO-I Intern (Week 4): What’s Next?
The past four weeks at Roompact have been a whirlwind. I started with new employee onboarding, have gotten to know the rest of the team, and am even getting settled into working on my own projects. With my beginner’s anxiety starting to dissipate, I return to the question, “What am I hoping to get out... Continue Reading →
Reflections of an ACUHO-I Intern (Week 1): New Beginnings
With one year of grad school under my belt, I set off to start my summer internship at Roompact. Beginning a graduate degree amidst a global pandemic is an experience in itself, so it only makes sense to continue this virtual learning of which I have become so accustomed to, with a remote internship. Roompact,... Continue Reading →
Roompact Welcomes its 2021 ACUHO-I Intern: Camille Bonar
We'd like to introduce you to our ACUHO-I intern for 2021, Camille Bonar! Camille is helping us out in a number of campus facing roles--from helping with our web and content presence to training and resources. We love the fresh perspective she brings and the opportunities it opens up for us to be an even better... Continue Reading →
Roompact Welcomes its Newest Team Member: Blake Chambliss
We'd like to introduce you to our newest staff member, Blake Chambliss! Blake is joining our software engineering team and in addition to his many technical talents, he brings a wealth of experience from his time working in student affairs. We're excited by the opportunities working with him will provide to our member schools. Blake Chambliss... Continue Reading →
Being a B-Corp: Paying an ACUHO-I Intern A Living Wage
Roompact became a certified B-Corp in 2022. Although we're certified, we're never done! We want to be better. We will be sharing some of our experiences, thoughts, and ideas right here on our blog. By practicing transparency ourselves, we hope you will hold us accountable. We also hope that by sharing our own actions and... Continue Reading →
Roompact Explores Becoming a Certified “B-Corp” Social-Benefit Corporation
Since Roompact was founded, we've always tried to be a different kind of company. A company that takes care of its employees, its campus partners, and is responsible to people and planet. We also work with college and universities, and more specifically student affairs divisions and residence life departments, that expect this of us. We... Continue Reading →
Roompact in 2020… Disruption and New Beginnings
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 →
Roompact Welcomes its Newest Team Member: Patrick Cunningham
Roompact hires some of the best talent across the higher education and technology fields. Look for our position postings and consider joining our team. Find out more about Roompact. We'd like to introduce you to our newest staff member, Patrick (Pat) Cunningham! Pat is joining our software engineering team and will take the lead role in... Continue Reading →
Check out Roompact’s New Offices!
We're growing! Earlier this summer Roompact moved into a new office space and we wanted to share our new digs with you. We are in a shared building with other companies as a part of the Novel Coworking group. This gives us access to a lot of shared amenities, just like our old space, but... Continue Reading →