Residence Life

The University's residential community provides unique living and learning experiences for residents who share common interests, especially academic. With a support staff that helps meet residents' social, intellectual, cultural and personal needs, the residential community provides an opportunity for residents to practice personal development strategies. All residents are empowered to make individual choices taking full responsibility for their actions. Each resident brings diverse experiences to the hall community which maximizes chances for receiving a holistic college education. Residents are expected to contribute to and respect the choices of their respective hall community.

All full-time matriculating students with fewer than ninety (90) credits, who live more than fifty (50) miles from campus, and are under twenty one years of age are required to live on campus. Students turning 21 after the first day of classes who wish to move out may do so at the end of that semester only. Part time students may live in a residence hall during the summer if they meet summer housing requirements. Plans for off-campus release by any student in any of the above categories must be approved by the Director of Residential Life prior to the first day of classes. Failure to obtain approval may result in loss of deposit and the semester's or summer's charge. For fall and/or spring semesters, students dropping to part-time status, going on co-op or falling below a 2.0 QPR must file a Provisional Status form in the Office of Residential Life to enter or remain in the Residential Halls.

Living On Campus

The University offers a variety of housing options. Students have the choice of a single, double, double-as-single, triple or triple as a double room, each with a different price structure. Room preference assignments are subject to availability. Efforts are made to match new roommates by smoking/non-smoking preference. Students may seek a change in roommates after two weeks of residency. All halls have twenty-four hour security.

The University has following three residential halls:

• Barnum Hall
• Bodine Hall
• Seeley Hall

A hall community is staffed by at least one Resident Director (R.D.), whose job is to integrate intellectual and residential approaches to hall community management, and Resident Advisors (R.A.'s), whose job it is to assist residents with personal and academic concerns. All hall community staff are resource agents for residents' development not care takers of residents personal wishes. A collaborative approach with residents is used to help residents overcome challenges in their new environment.