We’d like to introduce you to our ACUHO-I intern for 2023, Kassidy Giles! Kassidy is helping us out with the development of a professional development curriculum for student staff. She brings a wealth of experience and talent to the team. We're excited to have her. Kassidy Giles Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Hometown: San Diego, CA Alma Mater: University... Continue Reading →
Introducing the Roompact Blog Team 2023
We'd like to introduce the Roompact Blogging Team for the upcoming year! Roompact hires bloggers to further increase our contributions to the field through the free dissemination of ideas and knowledge. Every year we refresh our blog team with a new cohort of writers. Earlier this spring, we did a search for part-time bloggers, professionals... Continue Reading →
Roompact’s Carbon Footprint Report Card for 2022
Roompact has always been sensitive to the needs of our planet, attempting to make green choices whenever possible. Beginning in 2021, Roompact made a formal commitment to our planet by offsetting all of our carbon usage when greener options weren't available. Partnering with the organization We Are Neutral, we have submitted an inventory about our... Continue Reading →
Roompact in 2022: Some “Insights” Into Our Year
At Roompact, 2022 was truly our best year yet. Our team has navigated “the new normal”, and numbers-wise, more campuses than ever trust us to provide them with software. Let’s take a look at a few of our highlights from the past year… Looking Back After about a year and a half of hard work,... Continue Reading →
Roompact Welcomes its 2022 ACUHO-I Intern: Patrica Harvel
We’d like to introduce you to our ACUHO-I intern for 2022, Patricia Harvel! Patricia is helping us out in a number of campus facing roles–from helping with our efforts to be a better B-Corp to developing resources of use to residence life professionals. We love the ideas and enthusiasm she brings to our team. Patricia Harvel... Continue Reading →
Introducing the Roompact Blog Team 2022
We'd like to introduce the new Roompact Blogging Team! This is a new effort Roompact is undertaking to further increase our contributions to the field through the free dissemination of ideas and knowledge. Earlier this spring, we did a search for part-time bloggers, professionals who liked to write and who were looking for a little... Continue Reading →
Being a B-Corp: Buying Ethical and Sustainable Swag/Giveaways
Roompact became a certified B-Corp in 2022. Although we're certified, we're never done! We want to be better. We will be sharing some of our experiences, thoughts, and ideas right here on our blog. By practicing transparency ourselves, we hope you will hold us accountable. We also hope that by sharing our own actions and... Continue Reading →
Roompact’s Carbon Footprint Report Card for 2021
Roompact has always been sensitive to the needs of our planet, attempting to make green choices whenever possible. Beginning with 2021, Roompact is making a formal commitment to our planet by offsetting all of our carbon usage when greener options aren't available. Partnering with the organization We Are Neutral, we have submitted an inventory about... Continue Reading →
Roompact in 2021… Hitting Our Stride
2021 felt like a year of rebirth for us at Roompact. Internally, we sometimes metaphorically speak about our company as if it were a human. We had our childhood years, we stumbled through those painfully awkward teenage years, and in 2021, it finally felt like we really hit our stride and reached “adulthood” from a... Continue Reading →
Reflections of an ACUHO-I Intern (Week 10): End of the Journey? Or the Beginning?
This series provides one intern's perspective, always refer to the official site for ACUHO-I's Housing Internship Program for the most up-to-date information. As I ruminate on my experience as Roompact’s Professional Development and Practice Intern, I look back on my time fondly. I spent the summer working on numerous projects including the creation of blog... Continue Reading →
Reflections of an ACUHO-I Intern (Week 8): Is Working-From-Home Right For You?
This series provides one intern's perspective, always refer to the official site for ACUHO-I's Housing Internship Program for the most up-to-date information. After 8 weeks on the Roompact Team, I’d love to say that I’ve cracked the code of WFH ("Work from Home"), but I can’t say that that’s the case. Even with WFH experience... Continue Reading →
Reflections of an ACUHO-I Intern (Week 4): What’s Next?
This series provides one intern's perspective, always refer to the official site for ACUHO-I's Housing Internship Program for the most up-to-date information. The past four weeks at Roompact have been a whirlwind. I started with new employee onboarding, have gotten to know the rest of the team, and am even getting settled into working on... Continue Reading →
Reflections of an ACUHO-I Intern (Week 1): New Beginnings
With one year of grad school under my belt, I set off to start my summer internship at Roompact. Beginning a graduate degree amidst a global pandemic is an experience in itself, so it only makes sense to continue this virtual learning of which I have become so accustomed to, with a remote internship. Roompact,... Continue Reading →
Roompact Welcomes its 2021 ACUHO-I Intern: Camille Bonar
We'd like to introduce you to our ACUHO-I intern for 2021, Camille Bonar! Camille is helping us out in a number of campus facing roles--from helping with our web and content presence to training and resources. We love the fresh perspective she brings and the opportunities it opens up for us to be an even better... Continue Reading →
Roompact Welcomes its Newest Team Member: Blake Chambliss
We'd like to introduce you to our newest staff member, Blake Chambliss! Blake is joining our software engineering team and in addition to his many technical talents, he brings a wealth of experience from his time working in student affairs. We're excited by the opportunities working with him will provide to our member schools. Blake Chambliss... Continue Reading →
Being a B-Corp: Paying an ACUHO-I Intern A Living Wage
Roompact became a certified B-Corp in 2022. Although we're certified, we're never done! We want to be better. We will be sharing some of our experiences, thoughts, and ideas right here on our blog. By practicing transparency ourselves, we hope you will hold us accountable. We also hope that by sharing our own actions and... Continue Reading →
Roompact Explores Becoming a Certified “B-Corp” Social-Benefit Corporation
Since Roompact was founded, we've always tried to be a different kind of company. A company that takes care of its employees, its campus partners, and is responsible to people and planet. We also work with college and universities, and more specifically student affairs divisions and residence life departments, that expect this of us. We... Continue Reading →
Roompact in 2020… Disruption and New Beginnings
In the early days of starting Roompact back in 2013, I always told myself: One day at a time. Just make a little bit of progress every single day, and after a while, those little increments of progress will compound into something great. Just keep moving forward. Throughout 2020, I had to remind myself of... Continue Reading →