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VARIOUS MODELS OF RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE In the United States, the academic and residential functions of the residential college system have separated somewhat, leaving the colleges primarily as housing systems. Although residential colleges still offer some classes, these offerings supplement the offerings of the major academic departments which have separate facilities. The primary difference in the U.S. between residential colleges and standard dormitories is often that students are a member of the same residential college for each year that they attend the university. In addition, the members of each residential college are usually expected to eat their meals together, as a unified body. Standard dormitories tend to have residents who move between dorm complexes each year, and who eat in dining halls largely mixed with residents of other dormitories. In the United Kingdom, a residential college combines both the living and academic aspects of the university in one location. Students often take their classes on the lower floors of the college building and live in the upper floors. Apart from the obvious models of the ancient Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the modern University of Durham has residential colleges that operate rather differently from those of Oxford and Cambridge, while London University has an extensive federated college system that is, in effect, a confederation of major teaching and research institutions. The only other ancient collegiate university in current English-speaking Europe is Dublin University (founded 1592); it however is unique in that only has one constituent college, Trinity College . Many universities in Canada have emulated the collegiate systems of some British universities. The University Of Toronto has a federated college system including a number of "federated colleges" and "constituent colleges". Other Canadian universities with residential colleges include Trent University , the University Of Western Ontario , the University Of Waterloo , York University , the University Of Manitoba , and the University Of British Columbia . Three Canadian residential colleges are distinguished by being for graduate students rather than undergraduates — Green and St. John's Colleges at UBC, and Massey College at the University of Toronto. EXPERIENCES WITH THE RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE MODEL Because of the many interpretations of the residential college concept, and its use at many universities and institutions, there are many experiences of how the concept plays out at various times and at various institutions. Some particularly illustrative experiences are summarised here. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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