Making a Location a Place: Mapping Residential Colleges in the United States
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| Title: | Making a Location a Place: Mapping Residential Colleges in the United States |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Lara Lomicka, Logan Lebron |
| Source: | Journal of College and University Student Housing. 2024 51(1):84-104. |
| Availability: | Association of College and University Housing Officers - International. 1445 Summit Street, Columbus, Ohio 43201. Tel: 614-292-0099; Fax: 614-292-3205; e-mail: office@acuho-i.org; Web site: http://www.acuho-i.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Colleges, Residential Institutions, Maps, Living Learning Centers, Institutional Characteristics, College Faculty, College Students, Sense of Community, College Housing, Dining Facilities, Courses, Classrooms |
| Geographic Terms: | Tennessee, Texas, California, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia, Michigan, Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire |
| ISSN: | 0161-827X 2470-9220 |
| Abstract: | Situating residential colleges on a common map can provide important information about the community and its residents. Residential colleges (RCs), a subset of living-learning communities, are like the houses in Hogwarts from the Harry Potter book series, where students live together, share meals in a common space, and learn with and among each other through common courses. One way to easily identify and locate RCs is through cartography, which can provide layered and visual information about each RC. Because there is little geographic information about RCs, plotting them on a common map provides ways to connect similar communities, students, staff, and faculty. For the purposes of this study, we aimed to situate RCs on a common map. An online survey tool (Qualtrics) was used to gather data, which yielded 95 responses about RCs in the United States. Survey data was then downloaded in Microsoft Excel, imported into the Google Account Services drive, and finally into Google My Maps to create the map. Knowing where RCs are located, who lives in them, what amenities they offer, and the capacity of each can provide valuable information about these types of residential living spaces on campus communities. [Discussion questions developed by Sara Huggett and Rachel Hosig.] |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Access URL: | https://www.acuho-i.org/resources/acuhoi-journal/journal-library/ |
| Accession Number: | EJ1470116 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Situating residential colleges on a common map can provide important information about the community and its residents. Residential colleges (RCs), a subset of living-learning communities, are like the houses in Hogwarts from the Harry Potter book series, where students live together, share meals in a common space, and learn with and among each other through common courses. One way to easily identify and locate RCs is through cartography, which can provide layered and visual information about each RC. Because there is little geographic information about RCs, plotting them on a common map provides ways to connect similar communities, students, staff, and faculty. For the purposes of this study, we aimed to situate RCs on a common map. An online survey tool (Qualtrics) was used to gather data, which yielded 95 responses about RCs in the United States. Survey data was then downloaded in Microsoft Excel, imported into the Google Account Services drive, and finally into Google My Maps to create the map. Knowing where RCs are located, who lives in them, what amenities they offer, and the capacity of each can provide valuable information about these types of residential living spaces on campus communities. [Discussion questions developed by Sara Huggett and Rachel Hosig.] |
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| ISSN: | 0161-827X 2470-9220 |
