Residential Experience

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The Residential Experience, or ResX, is a set of strategies intentionally designed to help promote four core components of student development: academic responsibility, community responsibility, social justice responsibility and personal responsibility. Our Educational Priority states: Through one’s journey as a Buff, students will develop their commitment to learning and personal responsibility to be globally conscious members of their ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ community and the greater world.

Our Vision

At ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder, students receive an academic experience that connects and spans beyond the classroom. This experience exists whether a student lives in a traditional residence hall, apartment, off campus or within graduate housing. Residence Life is committed to providing student spaces as avenues for growth and development. As a result, students will explore oneself, gain new perspectives, recognize their impact on others, on ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ and on the world around them.

When you live on campus you'll get to:

Personal Responsibility | Discover yourself

Students will engage in self-discovery and evaluate the personal impact of their choices.

Learning outcome

  • Students will explore their own personal values and beliefs 
  • Students will identify resources to aid in their personal health and wellness 
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Academic Responsibility | Succeed in the classroom

Students will build a strong commitment to learning by applying their out of classroom experience to their academic pursuits.

Learning outcome

  • Students will develop relationships with faculty and staff to increase opportunities for mentorship and academic support 
  • Students will discover relevant academic resources and services available on campus
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Community Responsibility | Connect with other Buffs

Students will foster responsibility within their community and gain awareness of how their actions impact others.

Learning outcome

  • Students will develop interpersonal skills to build healthy relationships with others 
  • Students will examine how their actions affect their residential community
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Social Justice Responsibility | Explore new perspectives

Students will develop foundational skills for intercultural competency through the exploration of one’s own identity, cultures outside one’s home culture and social injustice.

Learning outcome

  • Students will identify different global and local manifestations of culture.
  • Students will examine sociostructural factors that impact life circumstances for themselves and others.
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