This award is presented to a housing department that currently has programs in place where academic affairs are intentionally involved in on-campus residential communities. The Housing and Academic Collaboration Award will recognize a program and/or community that involves collaboration between Housing and Academic Affairs. Nomination must include:

• an outline of academic initiatives and/or ongoing programming
• a description of the stated learning outcomes
• assessment results of the academic initiative (i.e., statistics on academic improvement of residents and retention rates within the residential community and/or the institution)
• the name(s) of the individuals managing the nominated program

Housing and Academic Collaboration Award winners have been:

• 2012: University Honors Village, North Carolina State University
• 2011: Yulee Global Living Learning Community, University of Florida
• 2010: Residential College, Louisiana State University
• 2009: New Economy Incubator LLC, University of Kentucky
• 2008: WISE Village, North Carolina State University