Collaborating with University Residence Halls:

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Collaborating with University Residence Halls

• Great Progress,
• Great Potential!

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Introduction

• 80 of first-year students live in University
  Residence Halls
• University Residence Halls collaborate with many
  partners in Student Affairs, however, this
  presentation will focus on those in Academic
  Affairs

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Early 1990s

• Academic Programs
• ARCH Info Labs
• Honors Houses in Sellery and Kronshage

• Philosophy Shifts
• From Student Development to Community Building
• From Mineshafts to Campus Collaboration

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To what extent have the following groups helped
students feel a sense/strong sense of community
at the university? (April 2005 Residence Halls
survey ¼ sampled, 50 responded)
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1995 The emergence of Residential Learning
Communities

• Our current programs
• Alexander Meiklejohn Residential College
• Bradley LC
• Chadbourne Residential College
• International LC
• Multicultural LC
• Women In Science Engineering

• Program info
• 20 of students in University Residence Halls
  live in a Residential Learning Community
• Faculty Director-Academic Staff shared leadership
• Community Building, Collaboration Integrative
  Learning

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NSLLP Preliminary FindingsInvolvement in College
Environments(Summary by Aaron Brower)

• Living-Learning students, as a whole, are more
  likely to
• Have academic and cultural discussions with peers
• Have mentoring relationships with faculty, but
  not more likely to interact with faculty on
  course-related matters
• Find residence hall climate to be academically
  and socially positive
• Plan on the following in the near future
• Practicum or internship Study abroad
• Research with professor Senior capstone or thesis

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NSLLP Preliminary FindingsStudent
Outcomes(Summary by Aaron Brower)

• Living-Learning students, as a whole, are more
  likely to
• Have a higher cumulative GPA
• Plan on returning to same campus next year
• Enjoy a smooth transition to college
• Use critical thinking skills, apply knowledge
  across different contexts
• Have a stronger sense of civic engagement
  empowerment
• Drink alcohol to less extremes
• Be more satisfied overall and with courses

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2000 -

• Expanding best practices from our Residential
  Learning Communities across all our residence
  halls

• The alignment of campus resources with the
  powerful sense of community that exists within
  the residence halls

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CCAS Pathways Academic Advising

• Offices in
• Bradley (serving all of Lakeshore)
• Chadbourne
• Sellery
• Witte

• Liz McCarthy, Lakeshore CCAS advisor and Bradley
  Facstaff Fellow
• Aaron Bird Bear, Pathways advisor involved with
  the MLC

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What fraction of all CCAS academic advising
contacts occur within University Residence Halls?
(CCAS annual report)

• 1/8
• ¼
• 1/3!
• ½

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Class Connections
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Class Connections
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Which 8 classes were the most Ogg Hall residents
enrolled in last fall?

• Chemistry 103 (232)
• Psychology 202 (176)
• Math 221 (150)
• English 100 (129)
• Communication Arts 100 (103)
• Chemistry 109 (101)
• Math 222 (94)
• Math 112 (85)

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How many course sections were reserved for
residence hall cohorts during SOAR 2005?

• 25
• 50
• 75
• 100!

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English 100-University Residence Halls
Collaboration

• TA orientation
• Classes meet in our 7 residence hall classrooms
• Residence life staff support the classroom and
  out of class activities
• Extra-credit support for College 101

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How many hours of Writing Center Instruction
occur within University Residence Halls each year?

• 750
• 1000! (and 2000 hours of Math/Chemistry tutoring)
• 1250
• 1500

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What would students like to learn more about
during their first semester at Madison in order
to become a more successful student? (April 2005
Residence Halls survey ¼ sampled, 50 responded)

• Campus Libraries (67)
• Preparing for Exams (67)
• Academic Advising (65)
• Studying Effectively (65)
• Campus Resources (61)
• Getting Involved on Campus (61)
• Writing for Exams or Papers (60)
• Career Exploration (58)
• Time Management (56)

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2005

• Expand collaboration with Academic Affairs
• Courses Communication Arts 100, Psychology 202,
  others?
• Faculty-student engagement
• Integrate academic advising in the new Smith and
  Ogg Halls
• College 101
• Piloting in Ogg Hall
• Expanding in the future, with the support of
  English 100, ONSP, Libraries, Writing Center,
  CCAS, UHS, UWPD, and others
• Ensure that disadvantaged students are benefiting
  from our efforts