Roompact’s bulletin board competition is now closed and we’re ready to announce the winners. We received over 130 entires (!), so picking ten was incredibly difficult. Some boards did an excellent job at educating residents, while others were just beautiful! We tried to select a diverse group of winners that reflected the diversity of the submissions themselves.
Thank you to all who entered! Your ideas are now a resource for future RAs to use for inspiration.
Access our resource page for more ideas and examples of staff-created door decs and bulletin boards.
“With the new year rolling in, I know that residents are going to set new goals. So, I took this chance to teach how to really make those goals stick.”
Cassidy
University of Connecticut
“This board represents identity. I decided to go with a paint palette and multiple colors as it represents diversity and all walks of life. I used a cricut to make the “Identity” in the title. I hand painted plates for the paint palette and lamented the giant paintbrush that is attached to the green on the palette. I did a double border as well.”
Matthew
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
“Our theme is South Park, and the board is designed in layers so we can remove the snow and winter gear as the semester progresses into spring. The characters are modeled to look like me and the other RA on our floor.”
Abigail
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
“The theme of this board was mental health/self-care and I chose to focus on the self-care aspect. Each bug aligns with a bug from Animal Crossing and they flip up to reveal resources/information regarding various self-care methods.”
Andie
University of Hawaiสปi at Mฤnoa
Angelica
Rollins College
“I did a Five Nights at Freddy’s theme to go along with our dimensions of wellness theme for the month, and made reference to our hall name (Elizabeth)!”
Connor
Texas State University
“The bulletin board displays resources for our campus Rec Center. My residents are always there so I wanted to showcase resources they may not know about. My floor is also jungle themed so this bulletin board was the perfect addition to my floor.”
Bianca
University of Connecticut
“My submission for the bulletin board contest is my board for Hispanic Heritage Month. For the design of my board, I wanted to incorporate bright colors and traditional elements of Hispanic culture, such as the paper flowers found on the woman’s dress. To create the dress, I individually made each flower using tissue paper and glued them to the woman to create the dress. Around the board, I wanted to include more flowers, music notes, and slides with information about Hispanic culture.”
Ethan
Indiana State University
“My bulletin board is themed around How to Train Your Dragon and focuses on helping my residents develop their strengths. I asked each resident to share what they believe their strengths are, then I connected those strengths to campus organizations that can help them grow even further. I also included steps to guide them on their journey of improvement. The overall concept of the board is a map showing that we’re all navigating our own path toward self-improvement.”
Charley
University of Tennessee Martin
My bulletin board topic is succeed! I created a bulletin board that would pop out to residents that also has tips on how to succeed and keep pushing through until the end of the semester. The design is homemade paper flowers.
Other Awesome Entries
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Dana – Illinois State UniversityAadita – University of ConnecticutImmanuel – Wake Forest UniversityJulia – Central Washington UniversityNatalie – University of ConnecticutKaylin – California State University Long BeachRyan – University of Massachusetts AmherstJustin – University of Texas at DallasMolly – Ohio UniversitySofia – University of Texas at AustinMargeaux – University of Mary WashingtonGenesis – University of ConnecticutHailee – Texas State UniversityRaisul – Texas State UniversityRiad – University of ConnecticutNemyaka – University of ConnecticutDaryan – Texas State UniversityCaroline – University of ConnecticutFaith – University of Texas at AustinMadi – Indiana University BloomingtonMarra and Wyatt – West Virginia UniversityMaggie – University of Tennessee at MartinMahalia – West Texas A&M UniversityElla – University of ConnecticutOlivia – University of ConnecticutOwen – University of Nebraska KearneyMaddie – University of PittsburghNichelle – North Carolina A&TXenia – University of North Carolina GreensboroIssa – UMass BostonAmelie – Texas State UniversityGabriel – University of Texas at AustinLogan – Oregon State UniversityBrittney – University of Mary WashingtonJ – University of North Carolina GreensboroLana – Vanderbilt UniversityNatasha – University of ConnecticutNitish Lal – Indiana University BloomingtonChigo – Wake Forest UniversityRowan – University of PittsburghRay – Texas State UniversityClaire – University of California IrvineHeather – Rutgers New BrunswickSarah – University of PittsburghGabriel – Indiana University BloomingtonRiley – Oregon State UniversityGareth – Texas State UniversityThomas – East Texas A&M UniversityDestiny – Georgia Institute of TechnologyZee – Texas State UniversityDiego – Youngstown State UniversityNikori – Syracuse UniversityJamie – Rutgers University CamdenNoah – Texas State UniversityBrian – University of Massachusetts AmherstGenesis – University of ConnecticutJake – University of North DakotaAva – University Of Massachusetts AmherstCarmine – University of Nebraska KearneyMia – Texas Tech UniversityKaylee – University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignJade – Indiana State UniversityRuth – UMass BostonMadison – Texas Tech UniversityCrystal – Northern Illinois UniversityOlivia – Indiana University BloomingtonAmanda – Rutgers University in New BrunswickKavya – University of Massachusetts AmherstEllie – University of Massachusetts AmherstAutumn – Texas State UniversityEmily – University of PittsburghArmando – Wake Forest UniversityMarinna – Indiana University BloomingtonKenneth – University of ConnecticutRitika – University of ConnecticutImani – Northern Illinois UniversityAlexa – University of IdahoHadassah – University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignJerica – University of North Carolina GreensboroLeonel – University of ConnecticutJennifer – Rutgers University New BrunswickMichalena – University of ConnecticutBrandon – University of California BerkeleyKatelin – Northern Illinois UniversitySpencer – University of ConnecticutSuzonna – University of ConnecticutElsie – University of Mary WashingtonJackie – West Texas A&M UniversityCeylin – University of ConnecticutKatelyn – West Virginia UniversityIfemi – University of PittsburghCamila – University of California IrvineTatiana – University of Mary WashingtonCarleigh – University of Mary WashingtonAnna – University of California BerkeleyChrista – Northern Illinois UniversityLibby – Texas State UniversityMarjorie – University of Massachusetts AmherstSydney – University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignKyah – Oregon State UniversityLorenzo – University of ConnecticutFlorence – Wentworth Institute of TechnologyAshley – West Virginia UniversityAnya – University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignAbby – The University of Texas at AustinEllie – Illinois State UniversityKaitlyn – University of Colorado Colorado SpringsNya – University of MemphisSunmisola – University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBrooklynn – Arkansas Tech UnivrsityKyra – Oregon State UniversityRabiyatu – Rutgers University – CamdenHallie – Northern Illinois UniversityBlaise – Wake Forest UniversityJesus – The College of New JerseyTaylor – Indiana UniversityKira – Illinois State UniversityBenjamin – Illinois State UniversityBrittany – Texas Woman’s UniversityCesarina – University of ConnecticutPaisley – The College of New JerseyElijah – Wentworth Institute of TechnologyMadeline – Georgia TechCarly – Illinois State UniversitySelina – University of ConnecticutEshita – University of ConnecticutSurangana – Youngstown State UniversityCarly – University of Mary WashingtonNia – Illinois State University
