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Online Now Talking Stick The Magazine of the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International www.acuho-i.org Fall Conference Series Registration Don’t miss your chance for professional development in your area of expertise. Register now for the 2008 ACUHO-I Conference Series before the early-bird deadlines hit in August and September. Check out the details of the Apartments, ACUHO-I/APPA Housing Facilities, Living-Learning Programs, Conference Services, and Information Technology conferences online at www.acuho-i.org. Talking Stick Staff Executive Director ACUHO-I Executive Board President Sallie Traxler sallie@acuho-i.org Editor Norb Dunkel University of Florida in Gainesville President-elect James A. Baumann james@acuho-i.org Managing Editor Michael Schultz Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Vice President Camille Perlman camille@acuho-i.org Staff Writer Jill Eckardt Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton Business Practices and Enhancements Director Holly Fenner holly@acuho-i.org Research Librarian Peter Galloway West Chester University of Pennsylvania Facilities and Physical Environment Director Emily Glenn emily@acuho-i.org Art Director Steve Waller Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge Finance and Corporate Records Director Talking Stick Available in Digital Format The Talking Stick magazine is the authoritative source for campus housing. And now it is available to all ACUHO-I members in a convenient and accessible digital format. Simply go to www.acuho-i.org and click on the Talking Stick image on the homepage. Also, update your record in the membership directory to ensure that you continue to receive the digital magazine as long as you are a member. If you have any questions, please e-mail them to talkingstick@acuho-i.org. Ellen Gray egray@columbus.rr.com Copy Editor Patricia Martinez Miami University in Oxford, Ohio Globalization Director Christine Freeman freemanc@ohiou.edu Editorial Interns Ana Hernandez University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Inclusion and Equity Director Courtney Hessenauer, Kim Setliff, Meredith Whipple Ad Sales & Subscription Manager Chuck Rhodes Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California Knowledge Enhancement Director Fred Comparato fred@acuho-i.org Publications Coordinator/ Executive Board Tony Cawthon Clemson University in South Carolina Residence Education Director Kathy Hobgood kbhob@clemson.edu Talking Stick Committee Chair Cathy Bickel Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana Regional Affiliation Director Patrick Tanner patrick.tanner@studentlife.du.edu Ann Marie Klotz, Brian Stroup, Ryan Bronkema, Janis J. 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Talking Stick - July/August 2008

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