Intent versus Impact? Do Both! Designing Impactful LLC Programs through Intentional Relationship Building [Webinar Recording]

This free webinar series, hosted by Roompact in collaboration with the University of South Florida Department of Residential Education, was designed for scholar-practitioners to explore, analyze, and evaluate innovative engagement practices to enhance student success and academic excellence. This four-week series has intentionally scaffolded learning to allow subject matter experts to share strategies, techniques, and... Continue Reading →

Expand Your Engagement: Creating an Innovative Curricular Approach [Webinar Recording]

This free webinar series, hosted by Roompact in collaboration with the University of South Florida Department of Residential Education, was designed for scholar-practitioners to explore, analyze, and evaluate innovative engagement practices to enhance student success and academic excellence. This four-week series has intentionally scaffolded learning to allow subject matter experts to share strategies, techniques, and... Continue Reading →

Harmonizing Divisional and Departmental Curricula

Student affairs divisional curricula often evolve either from "division-to-department" or "department-to-division." In the "division-to-department" approach, a division takes the lead in developing a collective educational priority and set of learning objectives that guide curriculum development at the departmental level. In a "department-to-division" approach, it is often one constituent department that may take the lead and... Continue Reading →

RA Training for Residential Curriculum: An Overview

The following is part of a series of blog posts addressing a number of areas related to developing a training program for RAs and student staff members working within a residential curriculum model.  Posts included in this series are: An Overview Tone Setting and Basics Involving RAs and Generating Buy-In Sequencing and Planning Resources and... Continue Reading →

Utilizing Existing Campus-Wide Assessments and Measures in Your Curricular Approach

As one of the essential elements of a curricular approach, assessment should occur at all levels of your curriculum. This includes on-the-ground assessment of individual learning activities, but also broader based assessment of overall curriculum effectiveness. One way of achieving this broader-based assessment is to utilize data collection instruments you may already be using and... Continue Reading →

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