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FIRST TAKES

kings
GROUND brea
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

California State University,
Sacramento

Projected opening: 2020

Sacramento, California

The University of Alabama at Birmingham broke ground on its newest first-year residence
hall in November 2018, promising on-campus housing for more than 730 students. The
231,000-square-foot building was designed with sustainability in mind and, once built,
will be the campus's first LEED Silver building. Study spaces, a storm shelter, multi-use
office space, and a 250-person capacity will be part of the proposed U-shaped building.

Projected opening: August 2021

INCREASING
SURVEY
RESPONSE RATES

Cost: $164 million
University Enterprises, Inc., the
nonprofit affiliate of California State
University, has approved a new
housing project with Greystar as a
partner. The project, which is scheduled to begin May 2019, will include
six four-story residential buildings
with 284 apartment-style units, which
translates into 1,100 beds. Planned
amenities include a café, community
room, fitness space, outdoor pool,
and parking for 546 cars and more
than 300 bicycles.

While there is no silver bullet to ensure a high survey response rate,
there are ways to increase the likelihood of getting good results.

SURVEY PLANNING
* Avoid sending surveys around exams, holidays,
or major campus events.
* Coordinate with other campus offices to avoid
survey fatigue.
* Incentivize with either a big-ticket raffle or smaller
prizes for all respondents.
* Promote the survey a few days prior to launch.
* Carefully consider your best targeted audience.

Name Change
Announced
University Student Living,
a developer and operator of
student housing based in
Marlton, New Jersey, has
changed its name to Michaels.
For more information, see
www.tmo.com.

THE INVITATION
* Keep survey invitation brief.
* Explain the survey's purpose.
* Personalize invitations with recipients' names or
other individual attributes (i.e. dorm name, or floor)
* Explain how results will be used.
* Use a recognizable name for the email sender
and/or reply.

POST-LAUNCH
* Schedule auto-reminders for non-respondents
* Keep survey open for at least a month.
* Share key findings to demonstrate
the value of responses

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SUBMIT YOUR NEWS
We would love to hear
the details about plans
for your new buildings on
campus. Follow the format
here on this page, and
send the information to
talkingstick@acuho-i.org.


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Talking Stick - March/April 2019

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Talking Stick - March/April 2019

Talking Stick - March/April 2019
Vision
Just In
Calendar
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Facilities
Res Life
ACUHO-I Wall of Honor
Special Focus
Second Journey
Race On Campus
Conversations
First Takes
New Members
Snapshot
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - Intro
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Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - Cover2
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Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - 4
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Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - 6
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - 7
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - Vision
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - 9
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - Just In
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - 11
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - 12
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Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - 15
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - 16
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - 17
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - Calendar
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - Your ACUHO-I
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - Transitions
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Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - 22
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - 23
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - 24
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - 25
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - Facilities
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Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - Res Life
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - ACUHO-I Wall of Honor
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Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - Special Focus
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Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - Second Journey
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Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - Race On Campus
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Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - First Takes
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Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - New Members
Talking Stick - March/April 2019 - Snapshot
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