Residence life and education, residential curriculum and curricular approaches, student housing, and technology.
Bulletin boards are often used in residence halls as a means of resident engagement and for conveying important information. Although institutions are increasingly moving away from educational bulletin boards, you will still find them on many residence hall floors. If you're tasked with designing a bulletin board, we've got a few tips to help you... Continue Reading →
Roompact's bulletin board competition is now closed and we're ready to announce the winners. We received 100 entires (!), so picking ten was incredibly difficult. Some boards did an excellent job at educating residents, while others were just beautiful! We tried to select a diverse group of winners that reflected the diversity of the submissions... Continue Reading →
We're awarding a "Top Ten" Get a little something back for your time and effort. Roompact is holding its first 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... Continue Reading →
The ultimate mission of student affairs work is to advance student learning. Although this occurs across campus, the professionals that work in residence life are uniquely situated in this process given the relatively high level of contact they have with students. Unlike most faculty members, however, the educational environment created by student affairs and residence life educators... Continue Reading →
When I began my career in residence life, I remember one of my mentors giving me a manila folder full of photocopied handouts. These were handouts she collected from various conferences and colleagues that included sample forms and policies and ideas for icebreakers, teambuilders, and bulletin boards. Although the idea of sharing photocopies seems somewhat... Continue Reading →
