What happens if a resident doesn get along with his roommate(s)?
The relationship between roommates often influences a resident’s satisfaction with college life. Some components of a positive roommate relationship include each resident’s ability to express concern for rights and needs, recognition and respect for the unique needs and lifestyles of others, and the willingness to resolve conflict positively with the help of an RA or Director as needed. Residents are expected to take primary responsibility for insuring the development and maintenance of a positive roommate relationship. Students are strongly encouraged to invest themselves fully in working together with roommates to resolve differences by speaking directly to roommates, sharing concerns, expressing feelings in an honest manner, and jointly negotiating resolution to conflict. On occasion, a resident will attempt to solve problems by talking to a roommate who is unresponsive. In other cases, a student may find it difficult to approach the roommate. In either situation, the student should
