Overview
All over the world...
artists choose to live in close proximity to one another looking for the creative exchange they need to fuel their work and enrich their lives. RISD’s Residence Life program offers the same sense of shared community, with a wide variety of appealing housing options right on campus. Whether you live in our First Year Quad, the historic Hill Houses, Charles Landing or 15 West, you’ll discover that the people here — who not only study at RISD but immerse themselves fully in the life of the campus community — share a passion for their work and a curiosity about others.
Living on campus, you’ll find inspiration, relaxation, fun, friends – all in an energizing and supportive atmosphere. You’ll find what it takes to round out your studio explorations and make your RISD experience everything it was meant to be.
Community Development and Resident Engagement Model
MISSION
The Residence Life Program at RISD provides a safe and supportive
environment empowering students to create inclusive communities that foster
their artistic and personal development. We contribute to this process by
providing programs and services to foster student engagement, leadership,
health, cultural competence and responsibility.
VISION
Our residential communities prepare creative leaders and problem
solvers by providing opportunities to integrate learning and personal
development.
GOALS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
The following
represent areas of growth that should impact each resident student through the
programs, initiatives, and activities that take place for residential students.
We will encourage
and support RISD students to be active participants in their on campus
communities so that they may develop their awareness, knowledge, and skills in
the following areas:
Engagement
– Become an informed and active member of
the community
- Express thoughts in a clear, concise
and respectful manner
- Build mutually supportive
relationships within your residential community
- Contribute as an active citizen of
local, national, and global societies
Leadership –
Understand and manage your impact on, responsibility to, and role within the
larger community
- Participate in the development, and
recognize the importance, of community standards
- Appreciate the role of collaboration
and interdependence in community living
- Recognize effective leadership skills
and seek opportunities to develop same
- Develop a coherent set of personal
values and learn how they impact the decisions you make
Health –
Make informed choices on matters that impact your personal well-being
- Explore issues of self-identity and
develop healthy ways of expressing yourself
- Recognize how lifestyle choices impact
your health and well-being and develop knowledge to make informed choices
- Develop and maintain healthy personal relationships
- Understand the various needs of the
whole person (spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional) and seek to define
an appropriate personal balance amongst them
Cultural
Competence – Demonstrate
awareness and sensitivity to group and individual difference
- Utilize the learning opportunities
offered by RISD’s diverse, global community
- Actively challenge your own beliefs
and constructs
- Demonstrate skill in moving between
cultures
- Respect others’ right to
self-definition and expression
- Effectively communicate regarding
sensitive issues
Responsibility
– Exercise personal responsibility for
your decisions and actions, and understand their impact on others
- Understand the power of your role,
responsibilities, and personal impact on your communities
- Appreciate and engage in the role of
citizens to develop more just and equitable societies
- Effectively manage and deal with
conflict
- Implement strategies and skills for
effectively coexisting with others
- Identify and articulate personal
values