Vote for the 2013 Move-In Photo Contest Overall Winner
September 6, 2013
Check the pictures out here and vote down below! Vote will be open until 5pm CST next Wednesday, Sept. 11.
Freshman Bond Over Shared Love for the “Today Show”
September 3, 2013
Tight knit community is one of the main advantages to living on-campus early in a college tenure. That community builds a sense of belonging, which then translates to a student being more likely to finish at that university. In the spirit of building community, and fresh off of move-in, a group of Freshman students living…
Photo Contest: Week 2 Summary
September 3, 2013
We received so many awesome pictures the last two weeks. We’re going to let YOU decide the grand prize winner in a couple of days but first, check out some of the best pics we received the last week of the contest.
Move-In: Behind the Scenes
August 29, 2013
On college campuses across the country, this time of year is one of great activity and a lot of excitement. Tens of thousands of students from coast to coast are settling into their new homes. Making the transition a smooth one for incoming Freshman, returning Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, and Grads is a monumental feat that…
Photo Contest: Week 1 Summary
August 26, 2013
Check out some of the best pictures from the first week of the “Move-In Photo Contest.” Remember the contest continues for another week and ends next Monday (Sept. 2). See the contest details for ways to submit!
Don’t Take Anything Personally
August 19, 2013
I recently read The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz. One of the agreements is Don’t take anything personally. don Miguel Ruiz further shares that, “nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and…
Move-In Photo Contest!
August 13, 2013
It’s that time of year again… That time when the masses of students are migrating back to campus and moving trucks are getting ready to be unloaded. It’s one of the busiest times of the year for on-campus housing – move-in! And we’d love to see you in action. So, we’re putting on a photo…
The Golden Ticket
August 8, 2013
Perhaps the most stressful event for a student moving to a new housing community is move-in day: parents driving with their son or daughter to a new place, trying to figure out when and where to check-in and start moving all of your electronics and plastic storage boxes, and figuring out where the closest TARGET…
Utilizing Informational Videos On Campus
January 23, 2013
As we plan for the next academic year in student housing, we are all trying to reassess how we disseminate and present information to today’s students. What worked five years ago, probably isn’t going to work well today. Our student’s information environment has changed greatly. We need to think in terms of using smaller bits…
“So much to do, and so much fun doing it” – Celebrating Move-In 2012 at FAU
August 30, 2012
Move-in is a lot of work, but it really is a special time. The Florida Atlantic University media relations department allowed us to share this great video they put together so we can see how much fun it was for them.