Residence Life
One of the easiest ways to meet new people in your hall is by attending this type of RA-hosted event.
What is an area wide?
If your roommate’s habits bother you, the best first step is not yelling—it’s this skill that involves calmly explaining your feelings.
What is communicating respectfully (or “using ‘I’ statements”)?
Painting, yoga, or meditation nights are examples of programs that support this type of wellness.
What is mental health/wellness?
Helping clean your kitchen or lounge shows this principle that makes shared living work.
What is shared responsibility?
Many halls use this type of group chat app to stay connected, share updates, and invite people to events.
What is WhatsApp?
Volunteering to plan events for your hall is one way to build this skill that future employers look for.
What is leadership experience? (RHA)
Repeating back what someone says to show you understand is known as this listening skill.
What is active listening?
Residents who cook or order food together instead of eating alone are practicing this type of wellness.
What is social wellness?
Joining a beach cleanup, food drive, or service day with your hall is one way of practicing this.
What is community service?
Posting positive moments or shout-outs in your hall’s group chat helps build this kind of digital environment.
What is positive hall culture?
If residents want more events they enjoy, the best solution is to do this.
What is give feedback/suggest ideas?
If two roommates can’t resolve their conflict alone, the next step is asking for this type of meeting with an RA to help guide the discussion.
What is a mediation?
Helping friends manage stress while setting your own limits is an example of this boundary skill.
What is healthy boundary-setting?
Instead of throwing out items at the end of the semester, donating or swapping them with others helps promote this.
What is sustainability (or recycling/reuse)?
Sharing feedback via a digital poll—like Google Forms or Instagram Stories—ensures that events reflect residents’ preferences. This method is called what?
What is crowd-sourcing ideas (or digital polling)?
Working together to host a program or solve a problem in your hall teaches this important skill.
What is teamwork/collaboration?
Using “I” statements instead of “You” statements helps avoid this reaction in conflicts.`
What is defensiveness?
Staying up too late can negatively affect this key factor that helps with focus and mental health.
What is sleep/rest?
Turning off lights reduces this.
What is your carbon footprint/energy use?
Making a short TikTok, Instagram reel, or meme to invite people to events is an example of using this popular type of digital promotion.
What is social media marketing?
To help everyone study and sleep better, residents agree to this set of rules during nighttime hours.
What are quiet hours?
Ignoring problems until they explode is called this type of communication style.
What is avoidance/passive communication?
If you feel overwhelmed, you can visit this campus service for free support with stress, relationships, or mental health.
What is the counseling center? Where is it?
Creating new ideas to solve issues in your hall is an example of this higher level of social responsibility.
What is innovation?
When residents come together to brainstorm and test creative fixes for hall problems—like event reminders, ride-share boards, or study group apps—they are practicing this teamwork method often used by tech companies.
What is collaborative problem-solving (or innovation/design thinking)?