Residence life and education, residential curriculum and curricular approaches, student housing, and technology.
Student Affairs focuses on student learning. As articulated in our founding documents, as reflected in the curricula of our graduate preparation programs, and as represented in our professional associations and conferences, college student learning is the core of our work. And yet, sometimes our roles may not reflect this. From the first Student Personnel Point of... Continue Reading →
Curricular development is a complex process that involves planning and organizational change. It is a process that takes year, not months. Each institution, or within each division or department, there may be unique contextual factors that may influence the development timeline of a curricular implementation. Although it is difficult to develop a timeline that is... Continue Reading →
When transitioning your residence life program to a residential curriculum model, it becomes increasingly important that you hire professional staff with the requisite skills and competencies to enact the curriculum. Although these skills are desirable in any residence life professional, they take on added importance in a residential curriculum. Some of the competencies required of staff... Continue Reading →
At Roompact, we like to have fun with our work. We also thrive on trying new and creative things. As our team has been expanding (and because one of our team members recently completed his PhD!) we decided it was time for a business card refresh, but we wanted to do something different. With this in... Continue Reading →
