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RES LIFE

Bringing Academic Resources Closer to Home
By Mary C. Jordan, Thomas Germain, and Megan C. Miller

Although community is important, graduate students say they need more academic development opportunities and separate study places.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Graduate students take in the opportunity to meet with faculty at the University of Florida.

A young man moves to the United States with his partner, two young children, and an aging parent to pursue a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering. In his immediate family of ﬁve, only he speaks English. The family moves into a graduate and family housing apartment on his new campus, and two days later the young man starts classes, lab hours, and a part-time job. Although his partner also looks for work, the language barrier proves to be a challenge. During his ﬁrst semester, he is engaged in

school or work activities for 16 or more hours a day. He and his family are adjusting well and enjoying their new community, with soccer clinics for the kids, potluck dinners, and a community garden that encourages the elder parents to socialize, but he feels guilty when he chooses professional development workshops for graduate students over leisure time with his family. He wonders if there is a better way to balance all the different aspects of his life. It is well understood that graduate school can be extremely difﬁcult. Luckily, many
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Talking Stick - July/August 2011

Talking Stick - July/August 2011
Contents
Online Now
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transition
Res Life
Facilities
Turn the Page
Calendar
Balancing Act
Making Gender-Neutral Housing Work
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
Welcome
Snapshot
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - intro
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - BB1
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - BB2
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Talking Stick - July/August 2011
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Cover2
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 1
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 2
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Contents
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Online Now
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 5
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Vision
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 7
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Just In
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 9
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 10
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 11
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 12
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Your ACUHO-I
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 14
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Transition
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 16
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Res Life
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 18
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 19
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Facilities
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 21
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 22
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 23
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Turn the Page
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 26
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Calendar
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Balancing Act
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Making Gender-Neutral Housing Work
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 43
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 46
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - First Takes
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Reporting Out
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Welcome
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Snapshot
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