Residential Curriculum
The Residence Life Curriculum (RLC) is an intentional way of promoting learning in college and university residence life and education. The RLC is a very specific approach to structuring various learning opportunities.
It is our goal as the Residence Life staff at Stonehill College to cultivate the whole person. We do this by providing students with opportunities to talk, think and feel, to share new information, to turn ideas into actions, and to reach both within and beyond themselves.
Educational Priority
By engaging in the Residence Life Curriculum, Stonehill College students will utilize the five Holy Cross pillars to become contributing members of society, acting as global citizens to shape a more just and compassionate future.
RLC Structure
Academic Excellence:
- Students will utilize critical thinking to work toward academic and personal success.
Cultural Humility:
- Students will validate and embrace identity-based differences.
Career Development & Vocation:
- Students will become contributing members of society.
Community Engagement & Citizenship:
- Students will balance individual needs and desires with the common good.
Spiritual & Mental Wellness:
- Students will be able to articulate personal values, beliefs, and needs.
First Year Students
Academic Excellence
• Students will be able to develop skills to successfully transition from high school to college.
• Students will be able to identify time management strategies and campus offices that help maintain academic and personal responsibilities.
• Students will be able to improve their critical thinking and problem-solving skills to help in decision making.
Cultural Humility
• Students will be able to recognize the importance of a diverse community.
• Students will be able to learn and recognize the implications of privilege and systemic oppression.
• Students will be able to describe the “Big Eight” social identities and articulate the dimensions of their own identities.
• Students will be able to identify the location of and resources offered by Intercultural Affairs, including open clubs and identity-based affinity groups.
Community Engagement & Citizenship
• Students will be able to develop meaningful relationships & effective communication skills.
• Students will be able to participate in opportunities to serve with compassion, understanding, and humility.
• Students will be able to navigate conflict in a healthy manner.
• Students will identify and utilize on-campus resources to address environmental needs in their residence halls (Facilities, laundry, etc.).
Career Development & Vocation
• Students will be able to identify the location of and resources offered by the Career Development Center.
• Students will be able to produce and receive feedback on a resume and cover letter.
• Students will be able to build an achievable four-year plan through course selection and registration.
Spiritual & Mental Wellness
• Students will develop spiritual and psychological resources that promote holistic wellness.
• Students will be able to identify healthy and personally effective stress-relief strategies.
• Students will be able to identify the location of and resources offered by Counseling Services, the Health & Wellness Office, and Campus Ministry.
Upperclass Students
Academic Excellence
• Students will be able to declare a major and identify their passions and future career plans.
• Students will be able to implement academic skills necessary for their success.
• Students will be able to choose resources that promote academic achievement.
Cultural Humility
• Students will be able to act as pro-social bystanders, intervening when they witness micro aggressions and bias acts.
• Students will be able to provide examples of privilege and oppression in their own lives, including in their residential communities.
• Students will be able to actively seek out an d attend on and off-campus events that provide ongoing development and education pertaining to diversity, equity, and justice.
• Students will be able to explain the concept of intersectionality and understand their “Big Eight” social identities through intersectional lenses.
Community Engagement & Citizenship
• Students will identify at least one social justice issue about which they are passionate and describe its relationship to other justice issues.
• Students will be able to serve with compassion, understanding, and humility through in-hall programming and on-campus opportunities.
• Students will be able to expand their community living skills and grow in their capacity to interact respectfully with peers and navigate conflict in a healthy manner.
Career Development & Vocation
• Students will be able to explore and pursue opportunities that fit their interests, values, skills, and goals.
• Students will navigate the process of obtaining an internship and network with potential employers.
• Students will articulate the connections between their future career plans and their personal values.
Spiritual & Mental Wellness
• Students will be able to solidify their awareness of their personal needs and encourage peers to utilize campus resources.
• Students will be able to demonstrate behaviors that help balance their physical and mental health.
• Students will be able to self-advocate effectively in support of their holistic well-being, integrating physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual components.
• Students will be able to explain how they have explored or integrated spirituality in their lives.
The Office of Residence Life is dedicated to providing students a supportive and inclusive living environment that enhances their Stonehill experience. Students can select from a wide range of living options at Stonehill, ranging from traditional corridor style halls to suites and townhouses, to single-gender residence halls.