This quarter's Roompact Contest invites residence life and housing professionals to submit a blog post responding to the prompt, "How has COVID changed ResLife?" The post shared as part of this series represent their views on the topic. If you'd like to submit your own post, learn more about how to enter the contest here.... Continue Reading →
🦠 Planning For Residence Life and Education in the Fall Under COVID-19: Student Learning and Community in Digital and Virtual Residence Halls
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a unique challenge for maintaining residential education and campus community in a time of social distancing and abrupt transitions to online and hybridized learning format. The role of residential education, however, is more critical than ever. Aiding students in identifying support networks, making connections with others, and the sharing of timely and... Continue Reading →
🦠 Primer on Contact Tracing in Residence Hall Communities
Having a plan in place for contract tracing is a key strategy in mitigating the spread of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2. The CDC states that contract tracing allows you to “trace and monitor the contacts of infected people” and notify those with whom they’ve contact of their exposure. This can also “help ensure the safe,... Continue Reading →
🦠 Ways Roompact’s Software Can Help During COVID-19: What We’re Seeing
The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented situation for residence life departments across the county. As many campuses make the transition to online classes, at Roompact, we're witnessing first-hand how our software has become more critical than ever. Additionally, many of our clients are using Roompact's features and solutions in new and novel ways. Here is what... Continue Reading →