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A Guide to Getting Along with Roommates

Roommates are an integral part of the college experience. Whether it's dorms, suites, or apartment rentals, roommates are bound to be there. First, it's important to recognize that for some students living at college may be their first time away from home. It’s a big transition from living with your family to living with a complete stranger. Here are five tips for getting along with roommates to make everyone’s experience safe, productive, and fun.

 

Communicate expectations

The most important step to a good solid relationship with a roommate is to have clear communication. This is easier said than done, but experts suggest beginning the relationship with your roommate like a business transaction with an agreed list of expectations. Many resident assistants (RAs) encourage and require roommates to make a contract that clearly defines the expectations of the room (see "On Topic" below). Start communicating before you even arrive on campus, whether it's in person or virtually. Building the relationship with your roommate will benefit you both.

 

Get to know your schedules

Once you’re on campus, familiarize yourself with your roommate’s schedule, including classes, jobs, research, and other obligations throughout the week. Familiarity with each other's schedule will lead to less confusion about when the other needs privacy or quiet time to work in your room as well as determining good times to hang out together.

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On Topic

Adjusting to life with a college roommate can be challenging. Some students opt to set up a roommate contract. This agreement is a great way to ensure everyone understands the expectations and general rules established by the roommates. If you choose to create a roommate contract, here are some topics you should cover.

 

Sharing  Determine which items in the room are sharable or off limits. For the shared items, talk about what happens if something breaks. Who is responsible for replacing things like batteries, toner, or paper? Also, what’s the plan if something breaks or is stolen?

 

Schedules  Compare schedules as well as morning and night routines. Establish when it’s okay to have friends in the room versus when someone prefers quiet time?

 

Study Time  Everyone has their unique study habits, so consider things like the time of day each person likes to study and if they study in silence, with music, wearing headphones, or even with the TV on. Decipher what each person needs to make some in-room study time possible?

CAREER CORNER: EXPLORING STEM PROFESSIONS

CAREER CORNER: EXPLORING STEM PROFESSIONS

To help you on your journey to determine a career pathway, each month we'll highlight one STEM profession and how you might use that career to support and build your tribal community after earning your degree. Many career paths are worth exploring — even those you've never heard about. Keep an open mind as you learn about various options within STEM, and discover your path to opportunity.

Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical engineering is one of the older and most popular engineering fields. Students take courses in mechanics, dynamics, fluids, and design, along with lots of math and physics. Nanoengineering and robotics often fall under the umbrella of mechanical engineering, and both are growing fields.

 

What they do:

Performs engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversees installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.

 

A person in this career:

Reads and interprets blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.

  • Researches, designs, evaluates, installs, operates, or maintains mechanical products, equipment, systems, or processes to meet requirements.
  • Confers with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
  • Develops, coordinates, or monitors all aspects of production, including selecting manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
  • Investigates equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operations and recommends remedial actions.
  • Develops or tests models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
  • Specifies system components or directs modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
  • Recommends design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
  • Assists drafters in developing the structural design of products using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
  • Oversees installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.

How can I use this type of career to help my community?

Oversee the installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment for centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems in your tribal community.

 

AISES Career Hub and Opportunities Board have free online job and career resource information.

At the Career Hub job seekers can scan jobs, upload a resume or explore career resources by industry, state or job function. The Opportunities Board is a centralized hub of information with opportunities like scholarships, internships, and more. You can get access to complete, verified, and updated information that can help you grow your skills and expertise. What are you waiting for? Go to or g.

PK–12 STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

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AHEAD (Amazon, Hardware, Embedded, Artificial Intelligence, Design) is a fully-funded STEM opportunity for students ages 11–18 to participate in a five-month enrichment program bringing the magic of STEM to life. Selected applicants will attend this innovative program delivered by iD Tech, the world’s top STEM educator, and will be immersed in hands-on learning through a custom curriculum enhanced by Amazon.

 

University of Minnesota Morris – Morris, Minn.

The University of Minnesota Morris offers tuition waivers to eligible American Indian students.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

To meet the challenge of an ever-warming planet, this competition addresses the issue of scalable clean cooling solutions for communities most vulnerable to extreme heat to foster innovation and viable solutions. The Ten Across Clean Cooling Collaborative Competition is one of the latest commitments by the Ten Across initiative to achieve a more equitable and resilient future. Ten Across invites the participation of teams of students and faculty from colleges and universities residing in states that the U.S. Interstate 10 transects (including California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida). Teams include 3-5 student members with a faculty sponsor, bringing together different study areas, skill sets, diverse backgrounds, and perspectives to ensure a comprehensive approach to the competition challenge. 

 

We invite you to participate in the upcoming ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM) and the Int’l Advanced School on Empirical Software Engineering (IASESE) in New Orleans, La.

 

Register to attend the free, virtual U.S. Department Quantum Information Science Career Fair on Sept. 13. Explore the wide range of career opportunities available at the Quantum Information Science Career Fair! We’re inviting you — tomorrow’s quantum scientists, engineers, and technicians — to hear from experts in the field, build your professional networks, get your questions answered, and meet one-on-one with potential employers from research centers, national laboratories, academic institutions, and industry.

 

SS2M is a new organization dedicated to providing guidance for pre-med students as they pursue medical school and beyond. We hope our *free* and easily-accessible resources will help pre-meds feel supported and connected to medical students who know what the process is like. Two main resources SS2M will offer are case studies written by med students about their own journeys and challenges, as well as one-pagers that do a deep dive on specific topics related to the pre-med path.

GRADUATE/POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES

Nominations are open through Sept. 15 for the Alan T. Waterman is the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Highest Honor. The award recognizes an outstanding early career researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by the NSF.

 

Hosted by American Society of Adaptation Professionals, this virtual academy will give you the tools you need to develop higher-quality climate services and help your business succeed in the rapidly evolving climate services marketplace.

 

Nominations are now open for the Biochemical Society 2025 Awards. The annual inclusive awards program celebrates the outstanding achievements and diversity of the molecular bioscience community. Featuring new categories and amended criteria, nominations are welcomed across 13 categories through a two-stage process — an initial nomination via an online form by Nov. 1, and full nominations for shortlisted candidates by Jan. 31.

 

 

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