Residential Experience

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The Residential Experience, or ResX, is a set of strategies intentionally designed to help promote four core components of student development: academic responsibility, community responsibility, social justice responsibility and personal responsibility. Our Educational Priority states: Through one鈥檚 journey as a Buff, students will develop their commitment to learning and personal responsibility to be globally conscious members of their CU community and the greater world.

Our Vision

At CU 麻豆影院, students receive an academic experience that connects and spans beyond the classroom. This experience exists whether a student lives in a traditional residence hall, apartment, off campus or within graduate housing. Residence Life is committed to providing student spaces as avenues for growth and development. As a result, students will explore oneself, gain new perspectives, recognize their impact on others, on CU and on the world around them.

When you live on campus you'll get to:

Personal Responsibility | Discover yourself

Students will engage in self-discovery and evaluate the personal impact of their choices.

Learning outcome

  • Students will explore their own personal values and beliefs 
  • Students will identify resources to aid in their personal health and wellness 
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Academic Responsibility | Succeed in the classroom

Students will build a strong commitment to learning by applying their out of classroom experience to their academic pursuits.

Learning outcome

  • Students will develop relationships with faculty and staff to increase opportunities for mentorship and academic support 
  • Students will discover relevant academic resources and services available on campus
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Community Responsibility | Connect with other Buffs

Students will foster responsibility within their community and gain awareness of how their actions impact others.

Learning outcome

  • Students will develop interpersonal skills to build healthy relationships with others 
  • Students will examine how their actions affect their residential community
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Social Justice Responsibility | Explore new perspectives

Students will develop foundational skills for intercultural competency through the exploration of one鈥檚 own identity, cultures outside one鈥檚 home culture and social injustice.

Learning outcome

  • Students will identify different global and local manifestations of culture.
  • Students will examine sociostructural factors that impact life circumstances for themselves and others.
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