title: Living with students: Lessons learned while pursuing tenure, administration, and raising a family.
abstract: An emerging promising practice in many universities has been the development of faculty-in-residence programs, in which university faculty members and their family moved into university student residences, sharing common living spaces with students. This case study is centered on two faculty-in-residence living in university residence halls. One was an assistant professor pursuing tenure while raising a young child, while the second was a tenured full professor and associate dean raising two teens. This case study offers the post-experience conclusions of these two faculty-in-residence individuals, noting the benefits and challenges each experienced while living -and working closely with these students outside of the university classroom, all while striving for an optimal balance in managing professional and familial obligations.
authors.affiliation: Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Humphrey
authors.affiliation: Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Callahan
authors.affiliation: Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Geoff
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D005178:Faculty / Q000523:psychology; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D024382:Professional Role; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration; D000072358:Work-Life Balance
keywords: Living-learning communities; faculty-in-residence; residential life