About ResLife Symposium
The ResLife Symposium aims to inspire residential life professionals to reflect on the important role they play in shaping meaningful and enriching campus living experiences. Through meaningful discussions, knowledge sharing and the exchange of best practices, the symposium will explore how campus housing can foster inclusive, connected and supportive hostel communities. It will also provide a platform for residential life professionals across institutions to share insights, experiences and innovative approaches in creating vibrant residential environments where students feel a strong sense of belonging, build meaningful connections and are supported in their personal and holistic development.
Theme: Inclusive Leadership for Diverse Communities in Hostels
Objective: To empower residential life staff with the understanding to lead effectively in diverse environments within the hostel, fostering inclusivity, collaboration and empathy.
Key Outcomes:
- Strengthen Residential Life staff’s understanding of diversity and inclusion in residential communities, enabling them to navigate cultural differences, diverse perspectives, and community tensions constructively.
- Develop core inclusive leadership competencies including empathy, active listening, and inclusive decision-making, to support effective leadership in diverse environments.
- Promote collaborative and inclusive community-building practices fostering shared responsibility and positive community norms within residential spaces.
- Equip Residential Life staff to respond to the evolving dynamics of student communities ensuring residential environments remain supportive, inclusive, and engaging.
Event Programme
Panel Discussion - Panelist
Organised By
NUS Office of Student Affairs
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ResLife Symposium 2026
Date & Time:
23 Sep 2026
9.00 AM - 2.00 PM
Venue:
Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium, UTown, NUS