For many students, going away to college is the first time a person spends a significant time away from home. Many transition to living on campus in a residence hall with a roommate. The most successful campus housing supports academic and developmental needs of students, but there are plenty of questions on how to make a shared space work successfully especially during one of the most challenging times the world has seen.

In this episode of The Millikin Minute, Sydney Gyuran, communications specialist at Millikin, sat down with Nicole DeLiberis, director of Campus Life and residential communities, to talk about the keys to living in a shared space on campus and using effective communication when addressing certain needs.