Helpful Housing Knowledge

RA's are trained, college peer mentors. They help create a supportive and safe environment for students living in student housing. RAs can be an invaluable resource to college students, especially for first-year students making the transition to living on their own.

RAs have many responsibilities, including helping students feel comfortable in their living environment, enforcing campus rules, and leading fun activities for residents.

1. Eases the Transition of Living Away From Home
2. Enforces the Rules of the Residence Hall
3. Mediates Conflicts Among Residents
4. Promotes an Environment Conducive to Learning
5. Leads Residential Activities
6. Serve on call 24/7 for minor needs

You can reach out to the RA anytime needed to talk or to say hi, but below are some common reasons to reach out to the RA:

1. You are struggling finding a building, class, or resource
2. You are locked out of your room
3. You have a maintenance issue in your room
4. You have a conflict with your roommate you don’t know how to navigate.
5. You are struggling fitting in or are homesick
6. You have a concern about harm of yourself or others

AC's are trained, professional staff members that supervise the RAs. They help create a supportive and safe environment for students living in student housing. They can address more complicated situations and assist students and RAs with more resources. They hold many responsibilities, including facilitating student success meetings, addressing building wide maintenance or resident concerns and being involved with building community.

ACs have many responsibilities, including helping students feel comfortable in their living environment, enforcing campus rules, and building a strong overall building community.

1. Eases the Transition of Living Away From Home
2. Enforces community standards and administrative needs
3. Mediates conflicts the RA may need assistance with
4. Hold student success meetings
5. Hold care and conduct meetings
6. Serve on call 24/7 for more major needs

You can reach out to the AC anytime during office hours to talk or say hi, but below are some common reasons to reach out to the AC:

1. You are struggling with a university process
2. You a have a major maintenance or safety concern
3. You have a conflict with your roommate and have already talked with the RA
4. You need additional resources from campus
5. You have a concern about harm of yourself or others
6. General questions on situations or campus that the RA is not able to answer.

At University Housing, we use a license agreement instead of a lease. Unlike a lease, which is a rental contract between a landlord and tenant, a license agreement grants students the privilege to live in campus housing under specific university policies. This means that while you have a designated space, the university retains ownership and can reassign rooms or adjust housing arrangements as needed. License agreements also allow for more flexibility in managing student housing, ensuring a safe and supportive living environment for all residents.

In University Housing, we use the term ‘removal’ instead of ‘eviction.’ While an eviction is a legal process that removes a tenant from a leased property through the court system, a removal in university housing is an administrative action based on university policies. If a student violates their housing agreement or university rules, they may be required to leave their assigned space, but this process does not go through the legal eviction system. Instead, it is handled internally by the university to maintain a safe and supportive residential community.