Resident students, consistently, do better than non-residents in writing, public speaking, the arts, and leadership. They develop better social skills with peer, adults, and faculty.
Research supports the benefits of the residence hall experience for the first year student.
However, many of the qualities that are listed above appear to develop with little connection to the students academic experiences. The LIFE program s aim is to create a living and learning community where the residence hall education is integrated with their academic experience. Jamie resides on the floor with the cluster members and is responsible for organizing educational and social programs for students living on the floor. Lauren s responsibilities include instructing UNIV 101 - First Year Experience Seminar, she also holds regular office hours on the floor, and helps the students design their final course project. I remember when I was a freshman everything was new and I had to discover a lot of things on my own.