SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

A LITTLE ABOUT ME

SO WHY ALL THE TRIPLES?

NJ TRENDS

• 12 four year institutions, direct operating appropriations
• FY06, 152k students, 956 million from state
• FY14, 183k students, 716 million from state
• 20% more students, 25% less funding

NJ TRENDS

• Overall Higher Ed Funding from State
• 2006, 2.33 billion
• 2013, 1.93 billion, 17% decline
• Enrollment up...funding/FTE fell 29% since 2006
• Yet NJ is still 14th in nation for higher ed funding

NJ TRENDS

• Public Institutions FY04-FY09
• +22% FTE Enrollment Growth
• 3rd highest despite outmigration
• Fall 2008, 31,500 FYs left NJ
• Highest in nation, only 4,167 incomers

NJ TRENDS

• 68.6% NJ HS grads enrolled in higher ed in 2010
• 9th highest state in US
• As of 2010, 66.5% students at public 4yr grad in 6 years
• 10% over national average, 5th in nation
• Rowan at 70%

LESS MONEY, MORE PEOPLE

USE YOUR ENEMY'S STRENGTH AGAINST THEM

3 STEPS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• Pre-Community
• Moving in/Starting Up
• Follow Up

ADVANTAGE OF MORE RESIDENTS...

PRE-COMMUNITY

• Need to get people excited to meet everyone!
• Social Media and active participation
• Orientation
• Training and Logistics

SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS

• Facebook: RU page, RLUH page, or classes?
• #rowan18, #rowanuniversity, #rowanPROUD
• Instagram
• Twitter
• DON'T ignore parents and families

SUMMER IDEAS

• Pictures of campus/renovations
• "Featured hall of the week", rooms with property
• Summer events, Orientation, EOF
• Screen shots of Housing Director software
• Their RAs and RDs

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION TIME!

STAFF FIELD TRIP!

• Visit stores for space saving ideas
• Check online for other ideas
• Post images for incoming class
• Encourage students/families to participate

ORIENTATION

• Can you get something this exciting every year?
• Roleplay roommate contracts
• Can you wait until Orientation for roommate matching?
• House them in triples?

TRAINING/LOGISTICS

• Student:Lounge and Bathroom ratio
• Ramp up Housekeeping schedules?
• Student:RA ratio
• Able to hire more RAs? Year to year variance

MEDIATION TRAINING

• RA training on mediating 3 roommates
• Learning to balance talk time
• Roleplays, more time, Behind Closed Doors like
• Roommate contract tailored to three people
• Don't let the "Honeymoon Period" hide the truth

MOVING IN/STARTING UP

• Perfect: Clean, no other complaint ammo
• Welcome gifts in room
• Competitions during Welcome Weekend based on 3's
• Pre-emptive mediation with RAs
• Quality active/passive ads on other campus facilities

FOLLOW UP

• Tracked, planned room by room RA mtgs
• Re-visit Roommate contracts, early October, early December
• Establish Room Change Days
• Social events to connect them, use Housing Director profiles?
• Make it as easy as possible to connect even swaps

FOLLOW UP

• Host room set up contests for triples
• Assessment, surveys and focus groups
• For those that choose to stay, testimonials for online
• Continue online presence, posing questions to keep them engaged

QUESTIONS?