Division of Student AffairsSeptember 2010 Mary B. Coburn, Vice President for Student Affairs

Mission

The Division of Student Affairs collaborates with students, faculty, and staff to create welcoming, supportive and challenging environments that maximize opportunities for student learning and success. Through high quality programs, the Division facilitates student development, celebrates differences, and promotes civic and global responsibility.

photos: Gilchrist Hall (top), Broward Hall residents (bottom)

The Division of Student Affairs (DSA) at Florida State University (FSU) is made up of 12 departments that collaborate to support and provide opportunities for student learning outside of the classroom. The focus of this report is on the area of University Housing and the impact it has on our residential students.

FSU Residence Life, within University Housing, fosters the lifelong learning of every resident through the promotion of responsible citizenship, scholarship, appreciation of differences, personal wellness, and involvement. Each year, University Housing participates in the Association of College and University Housing Officers International/Educational Benchmarking Incorporated (ACUHO-I/EBI) Resident Assessment. In 2010, 2,688 residents (37% of total population of residents) responded to the evaluation.

FSU Highlights from the 2010 ACUHO-I/EBI Assessment

• Overall Program Effectiveness for Full Residential Experience o #1 in our Select 6 benchmark group o #2 of 47 institutions within our Carnegie Classification • Residence Hall Programming o #1 in our Select 6 benchmark group o #3 of 47 institutions within our Carnegie Classification • Top Outcomes – Campus Housing enhanced students’ ability to: o Live cooperatively o Improve interpersonal relationships o Adjust to campus o Meet new friends o Resolve conflict

Student Affairs practitioners help, guide, support, teach, and challenge students throughout their collegiate experience. Residence Life provides a multitude of benefits for students who live on-campus. Several studies have shown that living on-campus is a positive factor in student involvement and retention (Astin, 1993; Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991; Tinto, 1993; Kuh, Kinzie, Schuh, Whitt, & Assoc., 2005).

FSU University Housing Statistics

• 7,244 current residents, increase to 7,500 residents in Summer 2012 (Wildwood II) • Student leadership and service opportunities o Inter-Residence Hall Council (IRHC) o National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH)• 152 student Resident Assistants (RAs), 24% are second-year RAs and 7% are third-year RAs• On-campus students are more actively engaged in Intramural Sports o 28.9% of on-campus residents participate in at least one intramural sport compared to 23.4% of off-campus residents o 7.5% of on-campus residents utilize the Main Campus Intramural Fields compared to 6.3% of off-campus residents

Programs to Support First Time in College Student Retention

The Living-Learning Communities (LLCs) are residential academic environments for groups of first-year students. As of fall 2010, 436 First Time in College students are participating in a LLC.

• Curiosity and the Desire to Learn in Bryan Hall • Pre-Health Professions in Reynolds Hall • Music in Cawthon Hall • Nursing in Wildwood Hall • Social Justice in Wildwood Hall • Social Science and Public Affairs in DeGraff Hall 2008 Exemplary LLC by National Study of Living-Learning Programs• Women in Math, Science, and Engineering in Cawthon Hall 2008 Exemplary LLC by National Study of Living-Learning Programs

Division of Student AffairsSeptember 2010 Mary B. Coburn, Vice President for Student Affairs

First Time in College (FTIC) Succession Rates

FSU Housing Facility Improvements, 1991-2010

85.00%

86.00%

87.00%

88.00%

89.00%

90.00%

91.00%

92.00%

93.00%

2005 2006 2007

LLCResidents

Non‐LLCResidents

TotalFTICPopulation

Hall Built Improvements Year Cost

BryanHall 1907 Totalrehabilitation 1997 $6,028,372

BrowardHall 1917

GilchristHall 1925 Totalrehabilitation 1998 $13,010,875

CawthonHall 1949 Totalrehabilitation

2001‐

2002 $11,435,437

WildwoodHall 2007 New $35,017,940

DevineyHall 1952 Partialrenovation Ongoing $1,160,646

DormanHall 1959 Partialrenovation Ongoing $1,896,963

SherrillWilliams

RagansHall 2003 New $29,592,482

SalleyHall 1964 Renovation

2000‐

2001 $6,523,932

LandisHall 1935 Renovation 2006 $17,904,841

DeGraffHall 1950 Rebuilt 2007 $34,940,308

JennieMurphree

Hall 1921 Totalrehabilitation 1993 $7,819,161

ReynoldsHall 1911 Totalrehabilitation 1996 $8,924,945

McCollumHall 1973 Partialrenovation Ongoing $1,534,368

SmithHall 1952 Partialrenovation Ongoing $7,688,289

AlumniVillage

1959‐

1965 Partialrenovation Ongoing $7,095,058

KellumHall 1959 Partialrenovation Ongoing $4,838,803

RogersHall 1964 Partialrenovation Ongoing $1,881,281

Totalspenton

improvements $197,293,701