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ing academic excellence. "Our office
requires students to live on campus
their first two years, so that we can
best impact and influence this learning and growth."
Occupancy strategies can also
serve as a reflection of the core values
connected to social change and equity.
Coco Du, assistant dean for residence
life at Macalaster College in Saint Paul,
Minnesota, remembers how, about 10
years ago, in response to direct student
feedback, the institution shifted its
approach from offering a longstanding
gender-inclusive living-learning community to a comprehensive occupancy
strategy that allows all upper-division
students to select roommates of any
gender. Seven years ago, this policy
was extended to incoming students as
well. "It was just one of those mo-
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Barker championed a similar incorporation of the values of social justice,
inclusion, and equity in the occupancy
strategy at Elon. When she joined the
university, upper-division students'
priority for room selection was based
on their grade point average within
their class. Highly desirable neighborhoods were overwhelmingly occupied
by white women, she explains, to the
extent that a student of color never
lived in one of those areas in Barker's
first four years at the institution.
"Grade point average is important,
but it isn't everything," she notes. "It
may be reflective of your effort as a
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018
Vision
Just In
Calendar
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Facilities
Special Focus
How DID They Do That?
Strategic Shuffing
Conversations
First Takes
Around Student Affairs
New Members
Snapshot
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Intro
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - BB1
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - BB2
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Talking Stick - November/December 2018
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Cover2
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - 1
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - 4
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - 5
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - 6
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - 7
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Vision
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - 9
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Just In
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Calendar
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Your ACUHO-I
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Transitions
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - 26
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - 27
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Facilities
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - 30
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - 31
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Special Focus
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - How DID They Do That?
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - First Takes
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Around Student Affairs
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - New Members
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Snapshot
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