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The Effects Of Living In A Springboard House During One's First Year At The University Of Northern Iowa, Laura Trettin
The Effects Of Living In A Springboard House During One's First Year At The University Of Northern Iowa, Laura Trettin
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This study examines the effects and benefits of college students residing in a Springboard house community at UNI during one’s entire freshmen year. Springboard house communities are unique to the University of Northern Iowa as they provide a living environment in which first-year students can self-select to participate. However, there is no common class that complements the community. In addition, the RAs do not go through any separate training to learn how to work with the springboard house students, but they do offer programming that is geared towards first-year students. This study investigated the freshmen experience by gathering data regarding …