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Creating Connections. Cultivating Citizens.
University Housing strives to support students as they develop into global citizens. The residential curriculum is linked to Georgia State’s mission to transform the lives of students, advance the frontiers of knowledge and strengthen the workforce of the future.
In fall 2018, 73 percent of residents were engaged in a C.A.R.E. convo.
Educational Priority
Through C.A.R.E strategies provided by University Housing, students who live on campus will gain competence in self-awareness and community engagement, practical competence and cultural competence.
-Kerr & Tweedy, '06
Learning Goals
To be self-aware, students must recognize behaviors, beliefs, values and ethics within an individual’s own reality.
To demonstrate practical competence, students must manage their own affairs and demonstrate interdependence and critical thinking.
To recognize multiple perspectives, students must understand their identities and how these identities inform their interactions within their communities.
To be engaged citizens, students must be conscious of the needs and nuances in their campus, local, regional and global communities.
Self-Authorship: by Marcia Baxter Magolda
“Self- Authorship is defined as the internal capacity to define one's beliefs, identity, and social relations.”
–Baxter Magolda, 2008
“Higher Education has a responsibility to help young adults make the transition from being shaped by society, to shaping society in their role as leaders in society's future.”
–Baxter Magolda, 1999
Educational Strategies - C.A.R.E.
Empower residents and student leaders to interact in-person, to develop compassion, foster meaningful relationships and connect residents to resources within the campus community.
Staff-led community enrichment programs that are intentionally aligned with curricular learning outcomes.
Initial and ongoing student-centered support, facilitated by student leaders and professional staff, in response to crises and needs in an effort to guide residents through challenging transitions.
Deliberate collaboration with campus partners to expose residents to resources that will assist them in navigating their student experience.
Contact Us
University Housing Central Office
75 Piedmont Ave. NE, Suite 110
Atlanta, GA 30303
Office Hours
Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Tel: 404-413-1800
Fax: 404-413-1803
Email: housing@gsu.edu