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The bottom line is that things are going great; I think there’s a huge amount of positive energy and excitement surrounding the whole endeavor. We’re still trying to figure a lot of stuff out, but we haven’t encountered any insurmountable problems. Most	faculty	agreed	with	Linda’s	perception	that	 “everyone	 is	 pulling	 in	 the	 same	 direction	.	.	.	 	 is	 committed	 to	 this	 project,	 and	 shares	 a	 similar	understanding	of	what	we	want	to	accomplish	in	terms	of	providing	for	students.”	 She	expressed	pleasant	surprise	at	her	budding	 relationship	with	her	colleagues:	 I’m learning what it’s like to work with a group of people who have the same goals and the same kind of ethical base and artistic interests, which I’ve not ever had before. . . . People certainly seem interested in what other people are doing. There has already been a lot of collaboration from people in disciplines who might not ordinarily come together. 	 In	 addition,	 underlying	 the	 collegial	 environment	 was	 an	 undertone	 of	 respect	 for	 the	 varying	 expertise	 of	 the	 AHRC	 faculty.	 Roger	 summed	 up	 feelings	 shared	 by	 Dennis	 and	 Nancy	 when	 he	 described	 feeling	 “pleased	 as	 punch”	 to	be	part	 of	 the	 group.	 He	 explained	 that,	while	he	didn’t	necessarily	see	a	clear	direction	for	the	future	of	the	residential	college,	 “it’s	going	to	be	good	because	there	are	good	 people	 to	 work	 with.”	 Nancy	 expanded	 on	 Roger’s	point,	explaining,	 I am happy to be here because it is so collegial. Faculty are recognized because they have a different set of expertise and we are open to pushing concepts that have been traditionally set, like the idea of writing. What is writing? How do we teach writing?

Who teaches writing? What kinds of projects do we assign students? The exciting part for me is that we are not just going to be sitting in this box and do what we have always done, but we’re pushing what our traditional assumptions are about how we teach this, and what it means, and why it is valuable to students. That is what makes this exciting.

Collaboration: Building the College
Collegiality	provided	an	important	foundation	 for	faculty	as	they	built	the	residential	college.	 Several	faculty	mentioned	the	variety	of	roles	 they	played	in	constructing	the	college.	Dennis	 explained,	 What’s been so much fun for me is . . . building the college and laying the bylaws. Even though meetings aren’t always the most fun, the faculty are working together really well. We have some disagreements among different groups, but we talk it out in a reasonable and amiable way. There is a sense of collective and common purpose. 	 Other	 faculty	 expressed	 appreciation	 that,	 despite	differing	ranks	and	years	of	service	at	 the	university,	they	were	all	committed	to	fairness	in	establishing	norms	and	procedures	in	 the	college.	Everyone	recognized	the	different	 kinds	 of	 pressures	 that	 non-tenured	 faculty	 might	 be	 feeling	 about	 conducting	 research	 in	 the	 teaching-	 and	 service-focused	 environment.	Linda	explained,	 We were talking about senior faculty and new faculty, and who was going to teach what, and was it better for new faculty to teach two of the same preparation or should they have two different classes. It was ultimately decided that [the new faculty] should make

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Introduction – Stories of Faculty Residence Hall Involvement
Understanding Faculty’s Motivation to Interact with Students Outside of Class
Faculty Perspectives on Creating Community in Residence Halls
Students As Teachers: What Faculty Learn by Living on Campus
Enhancing Undergraduate Education: Examining Faculty Experiences During Their First Year in a Residential College and Exploring the Implications for Student Affairs Professionals
Swimming in Unchartered Waters: Understanding and Developing the Faculty Role in Residential Education
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