HDRL furthers house model plans
By Nicole Kyle | August 29, 2011As summer comes to an end, students and administrators are closing in on details of the house model.
As summer comes to an end, students and administrators are closing in on details of the house model.
More of students' residential programming fee could go directly to their quads beginning next year.
Approximately 25 percent of sophomores will live on Central Campus once the house model is implemented, administrators said Thursday evening.
The house model may be new to Duke, but it’s not uncharted territory for some peer institutions.
Newly hired Rick Johnson, assistant vice president for housing and dining, spoke to Campus Council at its meeting Thursday to discuss the University’s residential future and plans to improve both...
As students begin RoomPix 2011, administrators are announcing further details about the house model that will be implemented in Fall 2012.
Duke Student Government and Campus Council are in the process of defining a revised system for residential government under the house model.
Campus Council renewed discussions of potential smoking regulations at its meeting Thursday.
Campus Council has recommended that residential programming responsibilities fall under DUU’s purview.
Student government at Duke could undergo significant change and consolidation this Spring.
New groups with space on Central hope to attract rushees this Spring. Four new selective living groups’ requests for residential sections were approved by the administration over Winter Break.
Additional juniors returning from abroad can join their peers living off-campus, following a second wave of housing exemptions granted by Residence Life and Housing Services.
Campus Council representatives addressed their primary concerns with the new house model for West and Central campuses in discussions with administrators at the group’s meeting Thursday.
The wheels are turning on transportation reform.
After only 66 out of 220 juniors were granted off-campus housing last week, Campus Council discussed ways to improve the housing lottery Thursday night.
Campus Council and the University’s administration are moving forward with plans for the house model transition.
The house model is not the only residential reform in Duke’s near future: RoomPicks may offer gender-neutral and coed housing options as soon as 2011.
The glass ceiling has finally been broken, at least in terms of Duke’s residential life.
After it received less-than-stellar reviews last year, the committee responsible for managing the LDOC celebration announced Thursday that it is committed to pursuing new strategies for improvement.
As construction of the new K4 residence hall progresses, Duke’s residential experience is taking new shape.