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student affairs around tHe reGion CONt. partners, and we look forward to enhancing the collegiate experience for our students. in the College of Business Administration will take three courses together: a freshman intro course, an economics course, and a finance course. We plan to assess the effectiveness of this initiative and implement more living learning communities as our housing project continues to develop. A parking garage is also under construction to provide parking accommodations for the increased number of on-campus residents. This parking garage will house the Federal Credit Union and our Parking & Transit office when it is completed this summer. An all-inclusive laundry system will be implemented in all residence halls. Software will be available to residents for them to see which washing machines or dryers are open and which are in use. The system is also capable of sending text messages to students alerting them when their laundry is done. Residents pay for this service in their room and board. Louisiana Tech University is continually changing with the times. While construction on residential facilities is finished, renovations and additions to the Lambright Intramural Center are nearing completion. Residency in the apartment complexes remains steady at 100% occupancy with a waiting list of both current and future students anticipating assignment. Residential Life joined together with Building Services in the fall to create a more cohesive bond as well as better serve the students. Excitement has continued to spark with the addition of McAlisters Deli in the student union, Tolliver Hall. ARAMARK has been a great partner for Louisiana Tech, constantly creating a fun-filled environment at the campus. Barnes and Noble also joined forces with Tech to manage the campus bookstore. Renovations, new apparel, and an added selection of reading material for all ages have been at the top of their list. Louisiana Tech is very grateful for the relationship with these Louisiana Updates Louisiana Tech University Tulane University At Tulane University, we have recently hired a new Chief Housing Officer, Dr. Ross Bryan (from the University of Alabama) who will serve as Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs for Housing and Residence Life. In addition, this upcoming fall we will be opening our second Residential College (259 bed space) with livein faculty. We are also working with University architects on the design/plan of our third Residential College which is scheduled to begin construction in the spring of 2012. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Currently, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is constructing four suite-style residence halls, one of which is scheduled to open each semester for the next four semesters. This Fall semester, we are very excited to implement our first true living learning community in our new on-campus housing facility - Baker Hall. A group of 24 to 26 incoming freshmen enrolled University of New Orleans We are currently renovating our married and family housing, Lafitte Village. The facility is scheduled to re-open for the Fall 2011 semes- contents reports news awards features regions

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of SEAHO Report - Spring 2011

SEAHO Report - Spring 2011
Table of Contents
SEAHO President
One-on-Ones: Where Are They Headed?
The Five Housing Love Languages
Boys-To-Men Mentoring Program
2011 SEAHO Awards
Commuter Assistant Program
RoomBug at JMU
Residence Life Experience Transferred into Business Acumen
Fighting Committee Frustration
Virginia Tech: Ut Prosim
Seeing the Light: The Case for Fluorescent Bulbs in Residence Halls
Alabama Updates
Florida Updates
Kentucky Updates
Louisiana Updates
Mississippi Updates
North Carolina Updates
South Carolina Updates
Virginia Updates

SEAHO Report - Spring 2011