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Fullam, Jordan P.; Hughes, Andrew J. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2020
Faculty-in-residence programs have recently returned to the forefront in higher education. This paper investigates how residential students experienced a recently established faculty-in-residence (FIR) program at a mid-sized public university in Southern California. Drawing on existing research on faculty-student interaction, the paper explores…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Residential Programs, College Housing, Undergraduate Students
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Stoner, James C.; Zhang, Yi – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2017
A sense of mattering among college students has been found to have positive outcomes, including lower levels of anxiety and depression as well as increased self-esteem, wellness, happiness, and job satisfaction. However, the feeling of mattering among Resident Assistants (RAs) has received little attention in literature. This quantitative study…
Descriptors: College Housing, Resident Advisers, Residential Programs, Sense of Community
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Patton, Lori D.; Sharp, Sacha; Sánchez, Berenice – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2017
A critical discourse analysis of comments written in response to an online article related to the University of Connecticut's announcement about the ScHOLA2RS House, a culturally-themed residential program to retain and support African American male students is presented. Following this announcement, articles were published in various online media…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Males, College Housing, African American Students
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Stark, Rachael H.; Anderson, Sharon K. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2016
This qualitative study explores the moral behavior in the lived experience of resident assistants who administer disciplinary policy at a large, public, urban institution located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The 12 participants volunteered to be interviewed by the first author utilizing the research question, "What is the…
Descriptors: College Students, Resident Advisers, Higher Education, Interviews
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Henninger, William R., IV; Osbeck, Anastasia; Eshbaugh, Elaine M.; Madigan, Christopher – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2016
Loneliness is an issue that is ubiquitous across college and university campuses. Studies have shown that students who utilize campus counseling services report loneliness as one of the most common issues for which they seek counseling. Although loneliness has been studied in the social sciences, little attention has been paid to predictors of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Housing, College Students, Psychological Patterns
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Soria, Krista M.; Taylor, Leonard, Jr. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2016
Strengths-based approaches are expanding in higher education; however, little is known about the impacts of these approaches in housing and residence life settings. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between first-year students' strengths interactions in housing and their engagement and retention. The results suggest that…
Descriptors: On Campus Students, Campuses, College Housing, College Students
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Davenport, Amy M.; Pasque, Penny A. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2014
Faculty-in-residence programs in residence halls are unique opportunities for student-faculty involvement, with high levels of commitment from faculty, students, staff, and institutional resources. This hermeneutic phenomenological study explores a faculty-in-residence program at a four-year public university where the FIR program has resulted in…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Dormitories, Nontenured Faculty