Improve the quality of students’ residential and extracurricular experience
Action Taken
- Eliminated the work requirement for freshmen on financial aid beginning with the class of 2006
- Developed assessment measures to gauge the impact of eliminating the freshman work requirement; data reveal that work patterns of aided and non-aided students in class of 2006 were more similar compared to the class of 2004
- Upgraded residential spaces and furnishings
- Identified social spaces for renovations/improvements
- Conducted planning study to enhance the residential experience of students through richer programming, stronger student governance of residence halls, and increased staff support
- Added undergraduate peer counseling staff in residence halls, increasing coverage for sophomores, juniors, and seniors
- Completed renovations of the Ivy Room and Josiah’s
- Approved plans to improve 50 residential lounges across campus
- Approved new funding to improve club sports programs, student groups, and alcohol-free, late-night social events
- Developed Alumni Spotlight program to bring notable alumni to campus for significant interaction with students
- Completed facility improvements, including improved accessibility and new elevator, to Sharpe Refectory in August 2006
- Continued planning for possible new residence halls
- Launched new residential television service (IPTV) over the network, delivering entertainment as well as instructional student productions, selected speakers, and course materials
- Expanded Brown’s wireless network to provide complete coverage in all residence halls
- Developed scope and priorities for substantial residential renewal projects
- Launched a Web-based student organization management system to facilitate group participation and provide financial, membership and communication functionality for student leaders
- Funded several key recommendations of the social event policy and procedures review, including professional evening/weekend staffing and permanent funding for alcohol-free, late night events
- Funded initiatives to improve residential experience, including enhanced support for all residential peer counselors and weekend custodial service for residential halls
- Replaced many paper processes in student housing with online systems that students can access anytime, anywhere – including internationally
- Implemented accessibility improvements in residence hall common areas, entrances and adjoining sidewalks
- Established entertainment DVD lending library for students at Friedman Study Center
- Opened new Student Resources and Services Center in J. Walter Wilson Hall in fall 2008, bringing together many student resource offices in one place
- Secured funding in spring 2008 for substantial program of residential renewal over next three summers to include projects in 12 residence halls
- Conducted renewal projects in 10 residence halls in summer 2008 as part of planned ongoing renewal
- Began construction of the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center in Faunce House in May of 2009
- Proceeded with renewal projects in two residence halls despite having to cut $12M from residential renewal program in response to the economic crisis
- Secured funding to replace furniture in 350 student rooms
- Established metrics to monitor campus life and experience of students; issued first Strategic Indicators and Measurements in Campus Life report in September 2008
See Phase II for other recent actions that support this objective
Action Needed
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Establish additional metrics specifically to monitor campus life of graduate students
See Phase II for other plans and proposals
Responsible
- Dean of the College
- Vice President for Campus Life and Student Services