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

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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)

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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