Annual Review - Campus Living Villages

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Student experience
Annual Review 09/ 10 1 7
Student experience
Grow CLV encourages
residents’ personal
growth and transition to
independence with a focus
on personal development,
pastoral care, life skills,
cultural awareness and
social conscience.
Ways in which we
encourage the growth
of our residents include:
personal
development
Networking
Relationship management
Self-esteem development
pastoral care
Support staff
Issue management
and mediation
Counselling
Links with partner
institutions’ services
Accommodation Student Village
Christchurch, New Zealand
Studying on campus is an
exciting and sometimes
challenging time in a
student’s life. CLV strongly
believes that being part
of a supportive residential
community can make all
the difference.
In line with CLV’s commitment
to residential life, a decision was made
to employ dedicated Resident Life staff
at each village to manage events, train
Residential Assistants (RAs) and ensure
that programs adhere to CLV standards.
CLV’s focus on student support
has led to increased service hours at many
locations. Rather than offices being open
9am to 5pm, hours have been extended
into evenings and weekends to ensure
staff are available when residents need
them — particularly before and after
lectures. Villages ensure support is
available 24/ 7 through a combination of
night managers, staff living on site in some
locations, RA teams and security staff.
Someone is always on call.
support
for a good cause
life skills
Cooking and cleaning
Money management
Resume writing
Interview techniques
Self defence
A key aspect of the program is the provision of infrastructure to support
village events and encourage resident interaction. Many sites underwent
refurbishments to provide facilities such as student lounges, recreational
areas, communal kitchens, cafés, study rooms, community centres,
sporting facilities and swimming pools.
Campus Living Villages (Salford)
University of Salford
United Kingdom
Encouraging social conscience
among residents is a core focus for the
village at the University of Salford. In June
2010, Resident Life Coordinator, Alex Mayes
organised a highly successful ‘Donate
Don’t Dump’ campaign, where residents were
encouraged to contribute unwanted items
when they moved out at the end of
the academic year.
The village received an overwhelming
response, with residents donating clothing ,
non-perishable food items, crockery, cutlery
and electrical items to the cause.
“Residents were extremely supportive
and we received a great range of usable items,
including several hundred cans of food. We will
definitely be looking to run an event like this
every year,” Alex says.
Beneficiaries included the
Manchester City Mission’s Narrowgate project,
an emergency night shelter for the homeless
of Salford, the local church which offers at-risk
families assistance in setting up homes,
and Savanna Rags, an exporter of second hand
clothing to Africa, with all proceeds going
to a national UK children’s society.
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cultural awareness
Guest speakers
Multi-cultural events
Cross-cultural
communication
Indigenous culture seminars
social conscience
Environmental initiatives
Charity support
Fundraising
great entertainment
University of Canberra Village
University of Canberra
Australia
To complement its enhanced
residential life program, University of
Canberra Village launched a range of new
entertainment facilities, including a student
lounge and recreation room with foosball,
a pool table and an air hockey table.
A café and new additions to the study
centre (including group study booths
and plasma TV monitors with laptop
connectivity) are due to open in late 2010.
Residential Life Manager,
Katharine Bigby says, “I have been blown
away by the common room upgrades and
relevance they hold to the Live, Learn,
Grow program. The Village now boasts
state of the art facilities that are the envy
of non-residents who visit.”
impressive additions
Studio Green
Florida State University
United States
An extensive refurbishment
project has given Studio Green a new lease
on life. Originally sporting only a small
fitness centre and a community room
with a pool table, Studio Green now offers
a swimming pool, fitness centre (with a
separate free weight and cardio space),
gaming centre, sand volleyball court, dining
area, hydration station, laundry, internet
bar, surround sound theatre, outdoor
kitchen, picnic areas, sun tanning beds
and individual study rooms.
infrastructure