Abstract
This research bulletin discusses the results of the first (2005) survey conducted by the ResNet Applied Research Group (RARG), the research arm of the ResNet organization. The ResNet organization also sponsors the ResNet Symposium, an annual gathering of some 300 higher education administrators and specialists who plan, purchase, implement, and support residential IT at more than 160 colleges and universities. The survey, which ran from March 7 through April 6, 2005, collected data from 224 institutions, including 10 outside the United States.