The Residence Life Department of Carson-Newman University strives to build community among fellow students through purposeful relationships. One of the most important relationships you will have in the residence hall is the relationship you have with your roommate.
Communication is essential for a positive relationship with your roommate. By sitting down and discussing the boundaries you and your roommate want to set; many future problems can be defused by confronting them upfront.
Please use the following form in this manner:
1. Discuss each question and let your roommate know your preference.
2. Examine and discuss the differences with your roommate(s).
3. Try to agree on a way to resolve those differences before conflicts arise, in a manner that will be satisfactory to all of you. This may involve compromise, so please be open and flexible, yet assertive of your own needs.
4. Write down the simple rule that you both agree to follow.