#EMchat 29: #Reslife & #Retention-Tweet of the Night goes to @FirstGenCollege

#EMchat 29 was as, Yolanda (@FirstGenCollege) put it, "standing room only"! We had several participants, and all gave great input on the impact #reslife has on retention.

Tweet of the Night: 

Tonight's TOTN goes to #EMchat's own, Yolanda Norman (@FirstGenCollege), for her answer to Q3: What other ways can institutions creatively build community (#reslife or outside) to improve retention?

[tweet https://twitter.com/FirstGenCollege/status/205834027503075329]

Tweet of the Night Honorable Mentions:

Josh Kohnert (@JoshKohnert), #EMchat's own, answered Q2: How are resident assistants trained to provide academic guidance to residents on your campus? What about emotional?

[tweet https://twitter.com/JoshKohnert/status/205833105041399808]

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Eric Felix (@EriqFelix) answered Q3: What other ways can institutions creatively build community (#reslife or outside) to improve retention?

[tweet https://twitter.com/EriqFelix/status/205834316490604544]

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One of our #EMchat newbies, PJ Boggio (@pjboggio), answered Q4: How can other areas of campus be incorporated into residence hall programming?

[tweet https://twitter.com/PJBoggio/status/205836736645967873]

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Funniest Tweet of the Night: 

Josh Kohnert (@JoshKohnert) for his funny answer to Q5: What would be your dream residence hall, and what programs would you implement for #retention purposes? 

[tweet https://twitter.com/JoshKohnert/status/205839714266255360]

We would also like to give a shout-out to the new tumblr, Admissions Problems, in our Funniest Tweet of the Night section! It just launched a few days ago, and the #EMchat community can't stop reading it! It is extremely funny...check it out :)

 Thank you to everyone who participated tonight.  Don't forget, we're off next week.  Have a great weekend!