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elements and floor plans that promote a sense of community and belonging have also been proven to help students feel safer in their living environment. Offering a variety of spaces where students have layers of privacy and community – and the choice to move between them – gives students a measure of control over their environment, which helps them feel at ease and gain familiarity with the space. As Diana Robertson, director of housing at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, notes, “It’s always a challenge to have these non-revenuegenerating spaces in the residence hall, but it’s an investment that’s worth making.”
A strong sense of community naturally triggers responsibility for place and discourages intrusion by non-residents. When residents are allowed a degree of flexibility to claim additional territory into the semipublic and wholly public areas of a building, they will often maintain the environment and secure it themselves. For example, allowing students to decorate a social space with artwork or community murals increases the likelihood that they will keep that space clean and graffiti-free and pay more attention to who is using it. In a themed learning community, such as Texas Tech’s freshmanoriented community, students who
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Talking Stick - September/October 2012
Talking Stick - September/October 2012
Contents
New Member Highlight
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Special Focus
Regroup
Calendar
Building in a Sense of Security
The Importance of Assessment
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
Welcome
Snapshot
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Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Cover2
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 1
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 2
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Contents
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - New Member Highlight
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 5
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Vision
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 7
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Just In
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 9
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 10
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 11
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 12
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Your ACUHO-I
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Transitions
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 15
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Res Life
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 17
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 18
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 19
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Special Focus
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 21
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 22
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 23
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Regroup
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 25
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - 26
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Calendar
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Building in a Sense of Security
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Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - The Importance of Assessment
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Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - First Takes
Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Reporting Out
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Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Welcome
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Talking Stick - September/October 2012 - Snapshot
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