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cOntInued
RES LIFE
what residence halls like to offer - a
the residents with the highest grade
sense ofat the end of the first semester
average community. Fortunately,
much of the structure to support
by rewarding them with" makeshift
community is already present in a
diplomas presented by the faculty.
hotel: lounge areas, conference rooms,
The Ritual of Mutual
kitchens, and recreation rooms. The
Commitment is another significant
key is adaptation. Pool areas can
ceremony at Monterrey. Essentially,
beis a pact into exercise residential
it turned between the facilities,
ballrooms can become in-house
college team and parents that
classrooms, and banquet rooms can
highlights the commitment of
become dining facilities. At right
both parties "to provide the OSU,
for example, the large pool area
environment for the students to
was converted into a much needed
have an enhancing experience at the
multipurpose room, and a ballroom
university," says Fernández. Included
became event, called WELHOME, this
in their a dining facility. At the
University of Wollongong, writing
ritual involves the parents renovation
included their students as a sign of
letters to the creation of "common
kitchen areas, to provide begin their
supporting them as they self-catering,"
Pennington The letters arethe hotel's
college life. explains, and then given
diningRAs to pass out to the students
to the facility was transformed into
a dining hall that seats 460 classes
on the Sunday night before students,
with cooking stations presided over by
start. Fernández shares that the whole
the chefs. very touching, and both
process is
added Benefits
parents and students have commented
that it holds great meaning to them.
Spiritual traditions include holding a
Converting a hotel into a residence hall
mass every Sunday, which is "prepared
has many far-reaching positive effects.
by one of the formative teachers, along
Hart found that the university became
with the RAs of their corresponding
a top choice among graduating
floor." During this mass, residents
seniors from local high schools. "We
read the lectures and collect and
had several students say that they
prepare collection requests. As the
had to choose between a few schools
mass closes, a priest blesses the
and when they got their housing
residence hall and the participants.
assignments and saw they were going
Community life is enhanced in
to live [in the new residence hall], that
many ways, one of which is the hall
solidified their decision to come to
meetings held in professors' homes
IUPUI." Part of the reason for this
once a semester. Fernández says
is that these converted hotels offer
that this tradition includes "a family
amenities that many other campus
atmosphere and games" that are long
housing facilities cannot compete
remembered by the participating
with, especially when it comes to the
residents.
size per unit. At William & Mary, the
As Texas A&M continues to
330 students assigned to One Tribe
build traditions based on the history
of the university and the evolution
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of those traditions as new students
arrive and Universidad de Monterrey
utilizes their Catholic principles to
further build community and service
among students and faculty, Southern
Methodist University is creating a new
tradition that they hope will continue
through generations. Lynn says that
traditions can create "a small town
feel on a campus of nearly 60,000
students. With more than 12,000
students living on campus in the
halls and apartments, the on-campus
population is that of a small town."
Traditions ground students to a sense
of community, belonging, and loyalty
to each other and the institution. "As
the university is expanding, so is the
on-campus housing, and with that
comes new traditions." tS
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Talking Stick - September/October 2014
Talking Stick - September/October 2014
Contents
New Member Highlight
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Special Focus
Business
Calendar
Mind the Gap
The Role That Keeps On Giving
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
New Members
Snapshot
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Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - BB1
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Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - Cover2
Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - 1
Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - 2
Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - Contents
Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - New Member Highlight
Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - 5
Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - Vision
Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - 7
Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - Just In
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Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - Your ACUHO-I
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Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - Transitions
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Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - 19
Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - Special Focus
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Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - Business
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Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - 30
Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - Calendar
Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - Mind the Gap
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Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - September/October 2014 - Reporting Out
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