Commission for Housing and Residential Life
Mission and Purpose
Residence halls are one of the primary settings for student development programs in colleges and universities. The Commission for Housing and Residential Life (CHRL) is one of the largest of ACPA's commissions and actively involves its members in meeting seven major objectives:
- To provide leadership to ACPA and the profession in general for student development in college residence halls.
- To identify issues of special concern and advise colleagues regarding these concerns through the support of research efforts, survey information, reports, position papers, and task force investigations.
- To communicate innovative ideas, special issues, problem resolution, and research information with a broad base of individuals throughout the country who are involved in residence education.
- To maintain a working relationship with other professional organizations, student associations, and other commissions, divisions, and agencies within ACPA that maintain similar or overlapping objectives.
- To cultivate professional development experiences through sponsoring and implementing convention programs and regional workshops.
- To assist in developing a set of professional standards for staff working in residence halls.
- To develop a plan and a process for evaluating the work and leadership of the Commission.
Commission Conversations
The voices of our membership are important. Join the discussion on our blog, Commission Conversations: http://acpahousing.wordpress.com/. Share with us your thoughts, feelings, good news and good ideas. We welcome your voices as we explore the challenges and triumphs of our colleagues in housing and residential life. And once you've explored that opportunity, please check out other opportunities to get involved with the association.
You can also follow us on Twitter and participate in our Twitter takeover! @ACPA_CHRL
CHRL is also on Instagram: @ACPA.CHRL
ACPA Commission for Housing and Residential Life Research Grant
The CHRL Research Grant will support research efforts that explore the impact of housing and residential life work on the student experience. Decisions regarding proposals will be made by the end of November, 2019. All funded proposals will be expected to provide a brief post-project report after the completion of the project, but no later than April 27, 2020. The completion report should summarize assessment results and discussion on whether or not the project should be continued and, if so, how it could be made sustainable. Proposals should be submitted as a PDF document to Ann Schafer at [email protected] by November 1st, 2019. Click here for submission and evaluation criteria.
Directorate Body Leadership 2018-2019
- Chair: Claire Semer, Bowling Green State University
- Past Chair: Laura Arroyo, University of Colorado - Boulder
- Vice Chair: Brandin Howard, University of Vermont
- Vice Chair: DeAndre Taylor, University of Colorado Boulder
- Vice Chair: Ashley Robinson, University of Connecticut
- Special Projects: Ann Schafer, University of Oklahoma
- MarQuita Barker, Elon University
- Jeremy Brown, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Kelly D’Arcy, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
- Ashley Dobbs, Georgia State University
- Yolande Graham, University of Oklahoma
- Amy Howard, Maryville University
- Steven Knepp, Millersville University
- Rachel Oladele, UNC School of the Arts
- Quan Phan, University of Oklahoma
- Jessica Prodoehl, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
- Ally Schipma, Washington University in St. Louis
- Justin Schwendeman, Colorado State University
- Dennis Scott, University of Missouri-Columbia
- Jess Shapiro, Ithaca College
Announcements
CHRL @ Convention Boston 2019
Commission for Housing and Residential Life Open Business Meeting
Boston Marriott - Arlington Room
Monday, March 4
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Commission for Housing and Residential Life Awards Ceremony and Social
Back Bay Social Club
Monday, March 4
9:30pm - 11:00pm
2019 CHRL Sponsored Programs
Creating Curriculum Faciliation Guides for "Crisis and Emergency Learning Experiences"
Monday, March 4, 2019
11:30am - 12:30pm
Hynes 207
Diversi-TEA: Improving Graduate Staff Supervision Through Inclusive Sociocultural Engagement
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
8:30am - 9:45am
Hynes 305
Experience. Learn. Change: Educating for Social Justice Through Peer Theatre
Monday, March 4, 2019
3:00pm - 4:15pm
Hynes 206
Restorative RAs: Using Restorative Practicess in the Residence Advisor Role
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
10:00am - 11:00am
Hynes 309
Towards Civic Engagement: Integrating Restorative Practices Into Residential Education Plans
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
3:00pm - 4:15pm
Hynes 305
Hear Me Out: Being a Black Man in Residence Life
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
11:30am - 12:30pm
Hynes 203
Compendium: CHRL Sponsored Programs at Convention
CHRL Highlights
Resources
Commission for Housing and Residential Life Awards
ACPA Commission for Housing and Residential Life Research Grant