The Influence of Residence Hall Community on Academic Success of Male and Female Undergraduate Students.

Presents information on a study on the influences of gender and residence hall living on academic success of male and female undergraduate students in the U.S. Difference in patterns of involvement and interaction with peers and with the environment in their college community among males and females; Use of factor analysis and regression model in the study; Significance of self-assessment of academic progress in academic success

Contributors to Student Satisfaction With Special Program (Fresh Start) Residence Halls

Perceptions of student satisfaction living in special Fresh Start residence halls were collected (N = 1,160, 40% female, 11% minority, 72% freshmen). Satisfaction was influenced by out-of-state residency, satisfaction with two residence staff positions, and Fresh Start policies, as well as house comfort interaction factors and living in a suite or a renovated residence hall

A Low Cost Virtual Reality Human Computer Interface for CAD Model Manipulation

Interactions with high volume complex three-dimensional data using traditional two-dimensional computer interfaces have, historically, been inefficient and restrictive. However, during the past decade, virtual reality (VR) has presented a new paradigm for human-computer interaction. This paper presents a VR human-computer interface system, which aims at providing a solution to the human-computer interaction problems present in today’s computer-aided design (CAD) software applications. A data glove device is used as a 3D interface for CAD model manipulation in a virtual design space. To make the visualization more realistic, real-time active stereo vision is provided using LCD shutter glasses. To determine the ease of use and intuitiveness of the interface, a human subject study was conducted for performing standard CAD manipulation tasks. Analysis results and technical issues are also presented and discussed

Interrelationship of Place of Residence and Peer Influence on Drinking Behavior

Alcohol abuse on most college campuses continues to be a problem. Alcohol abuse disrupts both the residential and the academic environment, resulting in housing professionals struggling to find ways to lessen the negative impact of alcohol abuse by college students. Educational programs reflect a continuum of approaches, ranging from attempting to teach students to drink responsibly to strictly adhering to the legal drinking age of 21 . However, they all share the common goal of striving to change the alcohol culture among university students, including within student housing. Some institutions, spurred on by the recent research of Pasch, Lindsay, Barnes, Liechty, and Koschoreck (2000) among others indicating that students living in alcohol-free housing experience fewer effects of secondhand drinking than do those in other student housing, and are attempting to reconfigure their halls to accomplish this goal. The purpose of this study was to examine students\u27 living environment, academic SUCCeSS variables data from a recent university-wide alcohol survey, and selected demographic variables to learn what variables contributed to student drinking behavior

Contributors to Dining Satisfaction of Residence Hall Students

Early writings on university housing show a connection between dining services and university residence halls (Riker & Lopez, 1 96 1 ) Regardless of how housing and dining programs are organized within the institution, the two entities are inevitably connected; living and eating go together. A recent annual study (Educational Benchmarking, Inc. (EBI), 2002) comparing four years of data cited satisfaction with dining as being one of the foremost predictors of overall residence satisfaction. This prominent relationship provides incentive for housing administrators to be more aware of students\u27 dining satisfaction. The purpose of this research was to examine contributors to residence hall students\u27 dining satisfaction at a large Midwestern university

The Influence of Custodial, Maintenance, and Residence Life Services on Student Satisfaction in Residence Halls

This study is important because it examines the relationship between students\u27 overall satisfaction with their residence hall living experience and students\u27 satisfaction with various custodial, maintenance, and residence life services. The study, conducted in university residence halls at a Midwestern Carnegie Classification Research extensive university, used a backward step-wise multiple linear regression model with data from a 57-item survey to predict students\u27 satisfaction with their overall residence hall experiences. The strongest predictors were students\u27 comfort and socializing within the living unit. Only one maintenance or custodial item, students\u27 satisfaction with exterior landscape maintenance, v^as a significant predictor of the dependent variable

The Challenges to Distance Education in an Academic Social Science Discipline: The Case of Political Science

This article reports the results from a national survey directed to the department chairs of political science to assess the current and future state of distance learning in that discipline. The insights of this research are relevant to all social science fields and offer important insights to other academic disciplines as well. Key findings of the study include the low utilization of distance learning courses, a low degree of importance currently attributed to distance learning and modest expectations of future growth, ambivalent acceptance of a future role for distance learning, the common use of Internet-related technologies, low levels of faculty knowledge and interest about distance learning, limited institutional support, and serious doubts about the appropriateness and quality of instruction at a distance. We propose a model of the size and scope of distance learning as a function of three factors: the capacity of distance learning technologies, market demand, and faculty and university interest in distance learning. The article concludes with suggestions of critical areas for future research in this dynamic, fluid post-secondary environment