If you work in Residence Life, youโve probably been at a family gathering or social event where someone asks, โSoโฆ what exactly do you do?โ And then you find yourself trying to explain a job that somehow includes crisis response, student development, event planning, facilities management, counseling, and occasionally amateur plumbing. So, for everyone who... Continue Reading →
Should RDs Be Able To Work From Home?
Happy New Year, fellow housing professionals! For many of us, a new year means loads of winter weather. Several feet of snow, school closures, and the far-too-frequent inappropriate snow sculpture needing to be documented. For those of us living far enough south, weโre lucky to see just an inch or two of snow. Although, not... Continue Reading →
ResEdChat Ep 48: Rethinking Residence Life Staff Structures
In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we chat with Stewart Robinette, who was most recently at The George Washington University and was instrumental in some of the staffing structure changes they made to their residence life program. This episode will get you thinking about alternative ways to organize our work and how we construct the roles that serve our residents.



