Explain The Key Components Of A Healthy Residence Hall

One thing students lose when they decide to dorm is privacy. They have to share a bedroom, bathroom, and living space with other students. Some students have no experience sharing a room with another human being, and the transition can be frustrating at times. Studying is difficult

Lastly, I feel that it is very important to plan floor activities that provide students on the floor with opportunities to get to know each other. Through these activities and new found relationships, I feel that it will help the residents to be more respectful, social, and cordial with one another. Bonding opportunities create more of a ‘family-feel’ within the resident’s hall, making the dorm experience one that everyone will enjoy.

Most of us are 18 and older; which means that we are legal and considered to be grown adults, if we wanted to we could go and buy our own living space without anyone telling us who we can have come spend the night or what times they can come and go especially when we are paying to stay there just as we would if we purchased our own living space. If we had purchased our own place to stay wherever that would be I’m sure that there will be rules that we would have to abide by as well, which is fine but if we didn’t abide by those rules we would most likely be kicked out and that’s how our campus visitation rules should be regulated. Also if the school can trust the upper classmen housing with no visitation limitations then they should at least try to trust the freshmen housing with no limitations on

The position of Assistant Resident Director is a challenging, engaging, and rewarding experience. I can see it in each ARD I have worked with. I got into residence life to grow as an individual. Many of the positions offered to student staff serve as catalysts for personal growth. Over the last year and a half of serving as a Resident Advisor, I have come to realize the biggest growth happens when you put the needs of others above your own. In my eyes, a successful ARD will have built an atmosphere where growth can occur and is aware of the wellness of the hall community. The role of ARD is almost limitless in terms of how many lives can be touched.

I would want them to feel at home, and make the resident hall a home to its residents. In a home, all voices are heard, all opinions valued so I would create a suggestion box to get feedback from the residents, I would also hold weekly meetings and hang out since, a family that eats together stays together. There will also be movie nights and laundry days, so that a regular day activity can be enjoyable activity that would facilitate and help build a community, friendship, networking and

This dormitory has 22 floors, with a fitness center, laundry rooms, a food store on the 11th floor, a health and counseling room, and many practice rooms. “Juilliard has developed an extensive network of services to ensure the health and well being of its students and to nurture their artistic intellectual, and personal growth.”[3] There is a lot of academic support for all students health counseling services that are easily accessible. A healthy student community means a positive environment, which I believe is highly important to look for in a

One example of a successful permanent supportive housing is U.S. Vets program located in Washington D.C. The U.S. Vets Initiative has provided permanent housing to veterans since 2003 (United States Veterans Initiative, 2015). In February 2015, a newly-renovated facility opened which serves 85 veterans daily, and also provides employment assistance and housing support to veterans and their families (United States Veterans Initiative, 2015). Permanent supportive housing is available on-site and provides the support of a veteran community. They also provide access to case management services, job assistance and therapeutic and support groups (United States Veterans Initiative, 2015). Their specialized on-site housing services can include rental

In college, your friend becomes your support group and later own your second family. I would have inspirational quotes around the floor about choosing wisely, and how to be a good friend. To promote roommate unity, I would have a scavenger hunt in which the residents pair with their roommates, and explore the entire campus together checking off checkpoints along the way; which would build trust and hopefully a sense of team and connectivity. At the end of the scavenger hunt, the whole floor would be able to have a picnic behind the bell tower. Throughout the semester I would promote roommate unity with late night study runs, trust workshops, and, communication

The freedom that comes with leaving the comfort, safety, and regularity of home life can be a mixture of thrilling and nauseating. Along with a different sense of free rein comes a new set of laws, rules, and norms that can be crucial to succeeding in college.. In order to fit in there’s a certain set of guidelines that one must know and try to follow to a certain degree. The Student Housing laws can be considered the most important to follow in regard to the dorm room. These include but are not limited to- smoking in the dorm room, possession of alcohol (especially crucial if underage), and tampering with or disabling any fire alarms or fire equipment.

They seemed so awesome and easy to deal with at first, but now some of them are little monsters. They have not been showing me any respect as their RA or their fellow student. Last night, when I was trying to get residents to come to Moseley’s hall wide program, I saw one of my residents leaving with an unchecked in male guest. It was my first time seeing it, so I gave her a warning to check him in next time. He told me, “I ain’t got to do sh*t”, and I calmly replied that he did. The guest then told me while going down the stairs, “Shut the f*ck up talking to me and I ain’t going to do shit.” I went after them and told the guy to show me his ID. He refused and told me, “Leave me the f*ck alone,” and drove off. I just left it alone and was going to talk to that resident next time I saw her. The next time I saw her was at the hall wide, and she told me to next time mine my own business. I felt really disrespected, but did not know what to do. I talk to another RA about it, and he told me to put in a JAMS report next time it happen. Also, during the hall wide program, a group of my residents used a lot of profanity towards me. When I tried to talk to them about it, they got really hostile with me. After all of these situations happened, I have decided to put my foot down with them. I was trying to be nice to the girls on my floor but that did not work out. It is going to be hard

Living in student housing offers multiple benefits including a drastically reduced commute time and the opportunity to live with a cohort of students facing similar social and educational challenges. Another cited benefit is that a Resident Assistant, or what I know as a Community Advisor (CA) monitors every building. The CA acts as a guide, facilitator, and watchful eye over the student residents while they live their year out in one of many residence buildings. I am a CA in an older residence building, Olympus Hall, which was originally constructed for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics as part of the Olympic Village.

Well first of all, I am a well-known resident of Ford Hall and communicate with residents on all floors. I have gotten to know my ARD and RA's very well. As of a matter of fact, a couple of the RA's are my really good friends that I associate with every day. On another note, I am Vice President of Ford Hall Council. One of my major jobs is to bring the other halls closer with Ford Hall. Therefore, I have a meeting with the McFollerton Vice Presidents weekly to discuss events going on our halls and the events we will be hosting. Although I have only hosted two McFollerton events, both of them were successful with a great amount of residents from each hall. With that being said, I also participate with my own hall council quite a bit. We have

Intro- As I graduated high school, I always had the desire to up my career. So, my next step is to go to college. A week later, I started to think how am I going to live on my own? Where will I stay at, for my existing 4 years or maybe years? So, I did my research on the Kansas State University housing homepage. As I am looking through my options, I was interested in the Kramer complex’s. My mom told me is it safe, healthy, and in good living conditions to live there? When I kept scrolling down it showed how it will have safety and good health conditions throughout the complex. According to the Kansas State University housing and dining home page, “020 Forming a Committee, Every College must have an active safety committee. This must be a goal of each Dean. If the Dean desires, departments within a College may also have safety committees. The University Environmental Health & Safety Committee recommends that large departments or departments with high hazards have a safety committee.”. By me reading this, I had very high expectations for having very healthy environment within the housing departments. When I made a decision to choose as students Kansas State students feels weird and uncomfortable living away from home and have no choice to live on campus, students have to rely on K-States promise for students live safe and healthy regulated housing for the amount for money you payed for. Goodnow Hall. Goodnow is a coeducational hall located in the Kramer Community on the west

You don't give your foundation much thought until you see what may be a clear indication that you have a foundation problem. Have you noticed unusual setting of your homes foundation? Seeing cracks in your foundation walls or brick? Interior Drywall cracks or gaps between interior doors and your floor? Gaps between your floor and your walls? There may be an issues that needs to be addressed by foundation repair experts.

Since fellow students always surround you, it's a lot easier to make friends and develop lasting relationships. Even if you don't have a roommate, you're sure to meet students who live in your dorm hall. Dorming at school is a great experience that you will never forget. For the rest of your life you can speak of your time where you were a teenager that moved away from home to try something new. The people you meet and the times you will share with them will be with you forever.