Examines selected developments within the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I). Discusses present issues that the Association faces and suggests several issues that it might address in the future. (ABB)

Examines performance appraisals for residence hall professionals by considering their purposes, developmental strategies, benefits, and obstacles, as well as a case example. (ABB)

Analyzed students' (N=282) responses to questions about personal habits and roommate and residence hall preferences, to explore the influence of habit variables on roommate compatibility. Found that matching roommates on potential causes of conflict had some effect on interaction and compatibility. (ABB)

Determined the types of constructs with which resident assistants (RAs) (N=23) interpreted their experience and examined the way in which RAs used these dimensions to evaluate specific aspects of their jobs, as well as the relation of the constructs to levels of reported burnout. (ABB)

Examined the initial expectations and the later perceptions of the social climates of university living units reported by newly entering students (N=92). Found that freshmen have inaccurate expectations of the future social climate of their living group. Found differences between students with active and passive social exploration preferences.…

Explores the need for assessment and evaluation in residence halls, reviews some of the pertinent literature, and suggests some research topics that may be worthy of more attention. Includes list of 16 questions that housing officers may wish to address. (NB)

Discusses publications, "Involvement in Learning: Realizing the Potential of American Higher Education" (Study Group, National Institute of Education, 1984) and "The Undergraduate Experience in America" (Boyer, 1986). Comments on major themes of publications to illustrate view that housing profession has simultaneous awareness of publications'…

Surveyed 20 chief housing officers to determine what influence selected economic and organizational variables will have on business environment in which student housing officers will operate during the 1990s. Compared survey results to results of similar survey conducted in 1982. Environment foreseen by respondents was one of manageable…

Compared factors that attract Black students and White students to and deter them from resident assistant (RA) position. Results from 28 Black students and 28 White students revealed no significant differences between Black students' and White students' selection of factors that attract them to RA position. (NB)

Examined counseling problems encountered by resident assistants (RAs) at Indiana University (Bloomington) during 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, and 1986. Examined changes in counseling problems over the years and compared counseling problems of RAs for womens' and for mens' units. Consistently identified problems dealt with academic problems,…

Examined relationship between student residence (on-campus university housing, on-campus fraternity/sorority housing, off-campus nonuniversity housing) and alcohol use by investigating how drinking patterns and irresponsible acts related to drinking vary with gender and with housing arrangement. Results from 1,097 college students revealed that…

Attempted to analyze resident assistant (RA) performance using four years of comparable evaluation data and appropriate statistical technique to determine if RA training courses are effective. Results from evaluations of 206 RAs failed to support hypothesis that those who received training would be more effective RAs than those who did not receive…

Identifies seven areas of internal pressures and five areas of external pressures which may be experienced by university housing directors. Lists and discusses 11 steps housing directors can use to deal with the pressures of their jobs. (NB)

Highlights major sections of the National Institute of Education's publication "Involvement in Learning: Realizing the Potential of American Higher Education" and the Carnegie Foundation report "The Undergraduate Experience in America" that have implications for residence life professionals. Offers suggestions for developing new programs and…

Describes the use of one model to guide the long-range planning process of the Department of Residential Life, within the Division of Student Affairs and Services, at the University of Connecticut. Suggestions derived from the use of the model over a three-year planning cycle are presented for other housing officers to consider. (NB)