In the ever-evolving world of housing and residence life, ensuring smooth and efficient housing assignments is important to fostering a thriving residential community. As university housing offices strive to provide students with the best possible living experience, streamlining housing assignments can serve as a critical task.  Today’s competitive landscape puts universities under increasing pressure to…

Oh, hey! Welcome to the community! It’s back-to-school season for many institutions, which means students will be filling the residence halls and their packages will be filling the mail rooms. With plenty of orders on the way, some institutions might find themselves overwhelmed with package management. I reached out to Jeremy Alexander, Associate Director for…

Oh, hey! Welcome to the community. Have you ever noticed that Residence Life programs often think about numbers on a large scale: dozens of meetings each week, hundreds of processes to track, thousands of students to serve throughout the years, millions of dollars to manage? The breadth of scope can make it easy to dismiss…

Oh hey! Welcome to the community. We’ll say it: the last couple of years have been tough for Residence Life and Housing professionals. It’s been hard enough just dealing with the daily challenges of the job, and the complications heaped on top by the pandemic. But when you’re grappling with frustrating software, or hunting for…

Staff can establish shared ground rules, ensure all parties are heard and reinforce the purpose of the conversation. Training student staff on active listening, conflict mediation, and intercultural awareness can ensure a foundation of trust is built through roommate meetings.

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Roommate agreements serve to start a conversation and introduce the RA as the first point of contact when things start to go sideways. It’s our role as educators to help students understand how to proactively and effectively address current and potential problems to reduce harm.

We’re excited to announce a new partnership with CBORD, which transforms the way their community will be able to view and integrate their ResCenter system with eRezLife’s residence life, staff selection, and RCR services. This partnership creates a comprehensive housing and residential education management system for CBORD clients. This collaboration provides value and benefits to…