Global Perspectives on Student Housing

Colin Marshall Globalisation Director for ACUHO-I Director Campus Life University of Ballarat

Global Perspectives on Student Housing

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Overview of session • About ACUHO-I

• Standards and Core

Competencies

• Campus Housing Management

• 21st Century Project

• Challenges for the profession

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• Who is ACUHO-I?

• What do we do?

• ACUHO-I is the association for you

• Membership benefits and privileges

• Membership types

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ACUHOI’s mission

ACUHO-I aspires to be the leading global network & United States expert on College &

University housing, by providing access to knowledge & resources.

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Learn > Network > Grow > Discover > Succeed

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CONNECT FACE-TO-FACE

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STARS COLLEGE

NHTI

MENTORSHIP

THE PLACEMENT EXCHANGE

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

CONNECT FACE-TO-FACE

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• ACUHO-I Workgroups

• Facebook and Twitter

• ACUHO-I Online Network

• News Blog & Listservs

• Member Directory

CONNECT ONLINE

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ONLINE EDUCATION

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ONLINE EVENTS AND TOOLKITS

SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOLKITS FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF • Identify professional development priorities and guide action plan

development • Create constructive conversations and coaching • Aggregate data for departmental planning

WEBINARS AND VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLES • Presentations by subject matter experts on hot topics in the profession • Virtual Roundtables allow for extended discussion with peers • Scheduled on a monthly basis

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RESOURCES

• ACUHO-I Library • Talking Stick magazine published six

times a year (both digital and online) • Journal of College & University Student

Housing (both digital and online) • ACUHO-I Bookstore

• ACUHO-I News Blog

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ACUHO-I’s Standards and Core Competencies

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STANDARDS AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY HOUSING PROFESSIONALS

• Mission • Functional Areas • Qualifications • Ethics

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12 KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS

• Ancillary Partnerships • Conference Services • Crisis Management • Dining Services • Evaluation and Planning • Facilities Management • Fiscal Resources and Control • Human Resources • Information Technology • Occupancy • Residential Education • Student Behavior

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ACUHO-I’s Campus Housing Management

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New from ACUHO-I is the six-volume book set Campus Housing Management. The most comprehensive campus housing resource.

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Vol. 1 Past, Present, & Future Vol. 2 Residence Life & Education Vol. 3 Facilities Construction & Management Vol. 4 Business & Information Technology Services Vol. 5 Auxiliary & Partnerships Vol. 6 Staffing & Management

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ACUHO-I’s 21st Century Project

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What was it? • Forward thinking in the design of students residences on

University campuses

• The 21 Housing Project Summit: A process of bringing a number of stakeholders into a conversation

• The goal was not to predict the future, but to look at trends, evaluate information and envision the future

• Student residences of the future

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The five tenets

COMMUNITY FLEXIBILITY SUSTAINABILITY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

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Community Security > Location > Mixed Use of Space

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Flexibility

Adjustable boundaries > Stowable furniture > Modification of space> and Accessibility

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Sustainability

Construction materials > Building management systems > Alternate energy sources and energy management > Efficient water use > Recycling > Technology

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Technology

Personalise their space > Deliver information and media > Intranet campus systems

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Innovation

Re-imagining modular construction and design > New uses for technology > Discovering new inspirations

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The building blocks

HOME BLOCK NEIGHBORHOOD VILLAGE

How do students gather & interact?

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The home Primarily a one- or two-person space:

• Privacy obtainable by closing a door

• Moving away from shared bathrooms and sleeping quarters

• Apartment or unit style that could hold as up to eight students, with one- or two -person rooms

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The block A grouping of a number of “homes”:

• Usually referred to as a “floor,” “wing,” or “pod”

• Population totals from 15 to 50, though about 30 students considered typical

• Includes residential support

• Community space

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The neighborhood A grouping of “blocks” and essentially a single building:

– Population of approximately 150 people

– Common amenities and shared public space such as a lobby and front desk, classroom, café, etc.

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The village An arrangement of “neighborhoods” plus a central commons:

– Population in the order of 500 to 1,000 or more

– Size depends on demand

– Community “connected” by geographical proximity, common spaces (such as catering), sense of location,

common civic concern.

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Global challenges for the profession

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Save the date 28 June 2014 – 1 July 2014 Learn more at www.acuho-i.org

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