JANUARY + FEBRUARY 2017 VOLUME 34, NUMBER 3 DEPARTMENTS 10 28 PHOTO COURTESY OF COLLEGE OF WOOSTER Vision Welcoming a New Year 32 Special Focus Big Plans, Small Budget By Brandon Barile 24 Res Life Wanted: Employees with RA Experience Learn how to successfully build your small campus budget. By Sharon C. Blansett Read how members can help job-searching grads make the most of their RA skills. 28 Facilities Tiny Housing, Big Success By Johana Langova See how campuses are carving out tiny living spaces and making them exceptional student living experiences. 4 TALKING STICK Spotlight on Saint Louis University plus Australian students getting a boost from Olympians; an update on campus carry; a must-see webinar about the effects of recent moves in the political landscape on the LGBTQ community; RAs trying to unionize at George Washington University; results from the latest FLSA straw poll; and ask the librarian. 18 Calendar 20 Your ACUHO-I 22 Transitions 52 Conversations Let's talk about recruiting staff with your best foot forward. COLUMNS 8 Just In Corrections 56 57 59 60 First Takes Around Student Affairs New Members Snapshot Meet Trent Nabe. In the November + December 2016 issue, the architect credit for the Spotlight was incorrect. The correct information is Whiting-Turner (General Contractor), VMDO Architects (Housing & Honors College Design), Sasaki Associates (Dining & Landscape Design), Stevens & Wilkinson (Architect of Record). Also in this issue, the cover photo was given the incorrect credit. The correct credit is University of Missouri. Talking Stick apologizes for these errors.