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Tips to Help Facilitate a Successful Discussion

• Set a meeting time during the first week of living together with enough time to address all of the areas of the Agreement.
  
• Work together to determine the content of your Agreement.
  
• Remember your goal to create a living environment that is conducive to having a great year.
• Take turns responding to each item before going to the next one.
• Negotiate and compromise on each item as necessary.
• Generate a completed Agreement by which you all are willing to live.
• Submit the signed agreement to your hall staff member by the end of the first week of classes.
• Maintain open lines of communication during the year to address concerns when they arise.
• Speak to your hall staff if you have questions, or if concerns or issues arise at any point in the process.