Talking Stick Features 32 Milestones in Campus Housing MAY + JUNe 2012 VolUMe 29, IssUe 5 The Magazine of The associaTion of college and UniversiTy hoUsing officers-inTernaTional Travel along the path of campus housing history to discover how the past has affected how things operate today and will carry on into the future. 44 Looking at Things a Whole New Way By redefining their academic year, the University of Florida has discovered a new way to accommodate the growing number of qualified applicants. talking stiCk Symbol of International Friendship ACUHO-I’s talking stick, or speaker’s staff, was hand-carved of wood by the Ohiat Band of the British Columbia Indian Nation. Canadian ACUHO-I members presented it to the association in July 1973 during our annual conference at the University of British Columbia. The inscription reads: It is a sign of authority carried when proclamations are to be made or a meeting of chiefs is in session. ... A token of common heritage both to Canadians and Americans. Columns 6 18 Vision Looking Back. Looking Forward. Res Life Dozens of leaders are born each year at RA training. Members can bring out their students’ star leadership qualities, all the while teaching how they will enforce policies and procedures. Departments 4 New Member Highlight Spotlight on City University of Hong Kong PLUS Kenyon College provides a setting for an award-winning film; Zipcar expands its carsharing program to 45 more campuses; a new student convenience store at Penn State Erie; and the benefits of being a resident assistant by the numbers. 22 Facilities Get these pests outta here! This excerpted book chapter about integrated pest management from the upcoming ACUHO-I six-volume book set, Campus Housing Management, shows how institutions can rid their facilities of pest problems in an environmentally friendly way. 8 Just In Cover: Beaty Towers East accommodates 300 of UF’s Innovation Academy students. Read more about this new endeavor on page 45. Photo:The University of Florida 26 Special Focus A happy read. Written by a former RA, The Happiness Advantage teaches how more positive thinking leads to reaping greater rewards in the workplace. 13 Your ACUHO-I 16 Transitions 30 Calendar 56 Conversations 58 First Takes 59 Reporting Out 66 Welcome 68 Snapshot May + June 2012 3