collaborating with university residence halls: great progress, great potential!
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Collaborating with University Residence Halls:
Great Progress,
Great Potential!
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
Early 1990’s
Academic Programs: ARCH Info Labs Honors Houses in
Sellery and Kronshage
Philosophy Shifts: From Student
Development to Community Building
From Mineshafts to Campus Collaboration
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
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 abroadResearch with professor Senior capstone or thesis
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
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
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…
What fraction of all CCAS academic advising contacts occur within University Residence Halls? (CCAS annual report)
1/8 ¼ 1/3! ½
Class Connections
Class Connections
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)
How many course sections were reserved for residence hall cohorts during SOAR 2005?
25 50 75 100!
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…
Chemistry 103 - Fall 2004Students in residence hall course sections get
more As and fewer C/D/Fs
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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
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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New Freshmen GPA - Fall 2003Residence hall students achieve 1/3 (.35) of a grade higher
than off campus peers (analysis by Academic Planning and Analysis)
Series1 2.81 3.16
Off Campus Res Halls
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
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