In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Host Crystal lay speaks with Chana Bailey and Norton Mitchell of UC Berkeley about how residence life and housing staff can partner and build relationships with custodial and facilities staff. Learn more about their unique roles on campus and how to build trust to reach mutual goals.

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Dustin chats with Susan about making residence halls more accessible to more students and the impact this has on student satisfaction, persistence, and success.

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Crystal chats with "Dr. G" about the complexities of campus politics. We delve deeper with our guest on how to understand and navigate a campus organization--both the explicit and implicit expectations and norms. Along the way there are many practical strategies and tips on how to get a handle on campus politics and relationship building in your own work.

This week, Dustin chats with Sam to explore what neurodiversity is and how best to create caring residential environments for neurodiverse students by collaborating with campus colleagues.

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Paul returns to the hosting chair and chats with Delton Gordon and Luke Hams of Arkansas Tech University about changes they made this year to re-imagine their student staff positions. This included rethinking RA and student staff roles, how they compensated the student employees, and how to make the positions more flexible to meet the needs of a modern student lifestyle.

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Dustin chats with Chris about tips and tricks that can help to maintain healthy professional balance in Residence Life. He explores the nuances of topic with how it shows up differently for supervisors and those who work directly with students. If you have a topic idea or want to engage in the community discussion, use the hashtag #ResEdChat.

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Dustin chats with Gustavo about how navigated a path from residence life professional to working outside of higher ed in customer success at a tech company. If you have a topic idea or want to engage in the community discussion, use the hashtag #ResEdChat.

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Rachel talks with Dustin about the value of creating environments that encourage staff and students to give and receive constructive feedback to one another. Rachel shares advice for those who may feel reticent about doing this and some helpful resources to explore as well. If you have a topic idea or want to engage in the community discussion, use the hashtag #ResEdChat.

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Erin shares with Dustin how she discovered design thinking, what it is, and how she implements into her work in Residential Education. If you have a topic idea or want to engage in the community discussion, use the hashtag #ResEdChat.

In this episode of the podcast, we welcome Shigeo to the show to reflect on his career in Residence Life and how he has navigated moving back and forth across the country as he's moved up in his profession. Shigeo shares insightful advice and genuine anecdotes from his life to help folks determine what is truly important as they make decisions about their next job. If you have a topic idea or want to engage in the community discussion, use the hashtag #ResEdChat.

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat podcast, we welcome back Paul to share some of his expert insights on how best to use text messaging in the residence life context.If you have a topic idea or want to engage in the community discussion, use the hashtag #ResEdChat.

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we speak with Craig about his passion for creating positive customer service experiences for residential students. His background includes digging deep into the processes used by companies like Disney and figuring out ways to implement them on campus.

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we speak with Laura about her dissertation work focusing on the issues impacting black student sense of mattering in residence life. She shares her experience researching this topic and advice for professionals to make progress in this area.

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, as 2022 comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to talk with our Founder and President, Matt Unger, about the company's journey to becoming a certified B-Corp this past year.

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we chat with Jake about what restorative practices are and how they can be used to better engage with residents. If you have a topic idea or want to engage in the community discussion, use the hashtag #ResEdChat.

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we talk with Crystal about her decades of experience working in Residence Life all the way from her time as a student. She shares reflections about crisis response, setting boundaries, and being able to bring your best self to work. If you have a topic idea or want to engage in the community discussion, use the hashtag #ResEdChat.

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we talk with Kate about her dissertation research that examines the causes and impacts of Residence Life staff attrition. She also shares strategies to help better retain staff members on your team. If you have a topic idea or want to engage in the community discussion, use the hashtag #ResEdChat.