Duke University. Residential Program Review.

The Residential Program Review began in 1998 to focus on residential improvements for upperclass students at Duke University. This administrative group oversaw the building of a new dormitory, the West-Edens Link, on Duke's West Campus, and continues to be involved in improving residential life on campus.

From the description of Residential Program Review records, 1958-2002. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 53906087

The Duke University Residential Program Review began in 1998 when Judith White, a former Special Assistant to the President, was appointed to direct the group. The Residential Program Review has focused on improving residential life on the West Campus for Duke's upperclass students. Their most important accomplishment was overseeing the completion of a new dormitory, the West-Edens Link, in 2002. The building offers housing, meeting and study rooms, and dining facilities. The Residential Program Review continues to work on improving other West Campus dormitories.

On the Residential Program Review website, <www.duke.edu/web/rdr>, the organization describes its mission as follows:

1. Provide residential space on Duke's historic West campus which is sufficient in amount and which has been maintained and upgraded in keeping with standards for comfortable, safe living quarters.

2. Create a climate for upperclass residential life consistent with the principles that have been articulated in all of our residential plans since 1994. Those principles are:

- support for intellectual and personal growth of our undergraduates;

- equity of access and variety of experiences in the residential program;

- building one diverse university community; and

- respect for Duke traditions of continuity and change, achieved by honoring past generations of students and faculty while preparing to serve students of the future.

From the guide to the Residential Program Review Records, ., 1958 - 2002, (University Archives, Duke University)