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Residential College Self-Governance

Discover the benefits of self-governance in residential colleges at Rice University. Students develop leadership skills, solve problems, and gain autonomy through responsible governance. Experience a win-win situation for both individuals and the college community.

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Residential College Self-Governance

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  1. Residential College Self-Governance John S. Hutchinson Dean of Undergraduates Professor of Chemistry

  2. Self-Governance is a win-win • Students develop self-efficacy and leadership • Problems get solved!

  3. Supporting Self Governance College governments gain agency via: • Reasonable autonomy on rules • Generous budgets • College masters • Access to leadership

  4. Rice’s Residential Colleges • Launched in 1957 • 11 colleges, 100% of all students

  5. Rice’s Residential Colleges • Random assignments • Full four year assignment • Each college’s population mirrors the study body

  6. Autonomy • Rule making • Community (peer) Policing • College court enforcement • Conflict resolution

  7. Generous Budgets • $45K to $50K per college • Independent budgeting • Accountable to university • Treasurer training

  8. College Master support • Advising and mentoring • Institutional memory • Crisis avoidance • Reinforcement of court decisions

  9. Access to University Leadership • Weekly group meetings with Dean • Mentors from administrators

  10. Case 1: Alcohol Regulation • Alcohol policy based on student enforcement • Policy modifications discussed and proposed by committee of students and masters • Liquor/distilled spirits ban proposed by students

  11. Case 2: Sexual Misconduct Policy • Policy modifications • Educational innovation • Rice Health Advisors

  12. Case 3 – Academic Support Upperclassmen in all disciplines with proven academic achievement and a desire to help fellow classmates Self-governed Self-sustaining

  13. Case 4 – Social Leadership Opportunities for informal leadership Problem-solving, role-modeling

  14. Self-Governance is a win-win • Students develop self-efficacy and leadership • Problems get solved!

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