Overview of Residence Halls

The residential living areas provide students with the opportunity to develop skills they can use throughout their lives, including the ability to resolve conflicts, make compromises, understand another person’s point of view, take responsibility for community activities, and develop a community that is as safe and secure as possible for all its members. By living and working together, the residents give their living area a distinct personality through the activities they plan and the friendships
they develop.

The six complexes are made up of individual houses and are the university’s most traditional-style residence halls. Regents Park is a suite-style living facility. Each suite includes a living room and snack/dining area. The Village Apartments and Park River Apartments have been designed to provide campus housing for upperclass students
who want the additional privacy and independence of apartment living and are willing to accept the responsibility of cooperative housekeeping. The Asylum Avenue campus offers independent townhouse living as well as more traditional residence living in Johnson House. North Campus features single bedrooms with common living areas. Both the Asylum Avenue campus and North Campus are single-gender residential living areas.

The university also offers three residential colleges, each with a
faculty-in-residence:

Residential living is an important responsibility. For most students, sharing a room/suite/apartment means sharing a living space with two to five other people. Give yourself time to adapt to this new living arrangement. Room/suite/apartment mates must be willing to make compromises in order to live in a cooperative and courteous atmosphere.

Residents should be accommodating and should respect the needs of others, yet be willing to stand up for their rights if any situation becomes intolerable.