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business
operations

A Catalyst for Collaboration
By Joseph D. Levy

Assessment builds connections.

Many of the interests of housing
and residential services overlap
with those of other areas such as
campus activities, academic support,
wellness, student conduct, and
facilities services. Balancing all the
responsibilities and objectives of
these different areas while working to
maintain effective partnerships can be
a challenge, but bringing assessment
into the process can ensure healthy
collaboration. Assessment not
only helps to support or improve
existing programs and services; it can
align common interests, eliminate
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redundancy, and strengthen the
network of communication between
areas.
Unfortunately, assessment is not
always conducted effectively or in ways
that maximize stakeholder benefit, or
it is simply tagged onto an existing
review program. It should, instead,
be conducted in an intentional and
transparent way that includes and
informs all stakeholders, and it should
be an integral part of all programs and
services. Effective assessment requires
careful preparation that involves
seeking resources and designing an



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Talking Stick - July/August 2013
Contents
New Member Highlight
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Business Operations
Facilities
Calendar
Common Space for the Common Good
Marketing the Residential Experience
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
New Members
Snapshot
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Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Cover2
Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - 1
Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - 2
Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Contents
Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - New Member Highlight
Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - 5
Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Vision
Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - 7
Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Just In
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Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Your ACUHO-I
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Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Transitions
Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Business Operations
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Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Facilities
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Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Calendar
Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Common Space for the Common Good
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Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Marketing the Residential Experience
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Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - First Takes
Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Reporting Out
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Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - New Members
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Talking Stick - July/August 2013 - Snapshot
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