STARS College Information

STARS College is an experience for undergraduate students interested in learning about the student affairs and campus housing professions. STARS College offers group presentations, interactive sessions, small mentoring groups, and faculty mentors to educate participants about what a career in campus housing offers. The 2023 STARS College will be held virtually and will include multiple days of live sessions along with information and activities between live sessions.

STARS College accommodates up to 60 students who anticipate having at least one year of remaining before entering a graduate program or full time position.  Learn more about the registration process, and hear from STARS alumni via their recent webinar recording here!

Interested in STARS College 2023? Watch a recording of our recent info session for more details about this amazing student-centered development experience including the mentorship, networking, learning, funding resources, and hear from STARS College Alumni share how their SC experience helped them with their career goals!

Scholarship Information

The Residence Life Professional Association (RLPA) will provide scholarships to cover the full cost of registering for selected student staff from member institutions to attend STARS College.

  • Have at least one year of full-time post-secondary education remaining after STARS College attendance.
  • Demonstrated significant interest in housing via involvement and/or jobs in the field of housing, Residence Life, or Residence Student Associations.
  • Obtain Institutional support to attend STARS College; in of written consent.
  • Currently attending an RLPA member institution.
  • Attend and fully participate in STARS College, happening virtually on October 15, 22, and 29, 2023.

Application Materials

Applicants will be assessed on the following material:

  • A letter of recommendation from a current supervisor or mentor in the housing profession
  • A maximum 650-word response to the following questions:
    • What involvement have you had in the housing and/or residence life field?
    • What are your career aspirations?
    • What are you hoping to get out of the STARS College experience?

The deadline for submitting applications will be published soon.

Should an applicant fail to meet all of the criteria but feels that they warrant consideration, we encourage applicants to apply anyway, stating the criteria they do meet, and why a special consideration should be made. The selection committee will consider these applications on merit, and on a case-by-case basis.

For more information on STARS College, please visit www.acuho-i.org/stars

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Stars College Scholarship

  • Please include your institutional email address.
  • Please provide a letter of recommendation from your current Residence Housing Supervisor. Please provide in the following formats only: pdf, jpeg, doc, docx
    Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, jpg, Max. file size: 8 MB.

  • Scholarship Essay Questions

    A maximum 650 word response to the following questions: What involvement have you had in the housing and/or residence life field? What are your career aspirations? What are you hoping to get out of the STARS College experience? We recommend writing your response on a separate word document and then pasting it into the textbox once you are finished.

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