Assessment is on the forefront for many student affairs professionals. Behind the buzz is data and proof that our work matters. As part of this broader effort to improve assessment efforts, housing and residence life professionals need solid strategies to make sense of assessment data, drive action, and improve the student experience. Benchmarking is one powerful option.
In order to be successful as an occupancy manager, you need to leverage your data for your stakeholders. The success of occupancy managers is determined by their ability to leverage their occupancy data and make it accessible for stakeholders. By thinking beyond what is wrong and where the vacancies or voids exist, occupancy managers can create opportunities for greater student satisfaction and retention.
Occupancy Managers often do not get the attention and praise they deserve. They manage a large amount of data and details that directly impact student satisfaction. This blog post is going to dive deeper into this debate around the value of an occupancy report versus that of a vacancy report.
The skills that your ResLife team taught you in training will not only make you a more successful RA, they will make you a better human. Learn the Top 5 ways to use your RA skills in real-world situations.
A year ago, I embraced change and took a risk. I left the security of the institution I’d worked at for over 15 years. It was my alma mater, gave me the foundation that bloomed…
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As curricular approaches become more and more common, and the focus on intentional interactions grows, the importance of training also increases. Is it possible to have genuine, meaningful, intentional interactions, or are we asking too much of our student staff?
Social media creates a sense of inadequacy, furthering feelings of isolation. You can have 4000+ Instagram followers, but it doesn’t mean a thing if you don’t have meaningful connections in real life. It’s the meaningful connections that matter.
