Housing and Lifestyle Choices
Thirteen residence halls, located in three geographic areas of the campus let you choose between suite and corridor style housing. Each residence hall provides laundry facilities, recreational equipment, vending machines, study areas, computer labs, and some facilities have kitchenettes. Each residence hall student must also subscribe to a College meal plan which entitles you to eat in one of our many on-campus dining facilities.
In addition, in August 2007 a $10 million townhouse complex offering apartment -style residence was opened. This area is primarily available to upper-level students offering private accommodations in six person apartments with full kitchen, living room, and two private bathrooms.
All residence hall rooms are equipped with outlets for cable TV, telephone, and Internet access. Wireless Internet access is also provided in all residence hall areas; please do not bring your own wireless access point or router as they interfere with the college-provided services.
Campus Lifestyle Choices
We believe your residence hall experience should suit you. That's why we offer various life-style areas:
No Smoking
All campus residence are smoke-free; this means no smoking in the bedrooms, public areas, or in the lounges.
Baccalaureate Lifestyle
Available in Peet Hall only. This lifestyle option provides an opportunity for students in the baccalaureate programs to reside together.
Substance-free Lifestyle
This lifestyle is designed for the student interested in living within a tobacco-free and alcohol-free area. All guests and visitors are also required to abide by the substance-free lifestyle while visiting the area. Each student signs a contract pledging to remain substance-free while living in this area. If you are not totally committed to the restrictions, this lifestyle is not for you.
24 and Over Lifestyle
This lifestyle option was created to address the special needs of non-traditional students, e.g., self-governed quiet hours and the ability to stay in the residence hall during breaks. Available in Main Gate B only.
Quiet Study
Guarantees a quiet area to study and reside. Mandatory 24-hour quiet. Stereos and other electronics are allowed at a minimal noise level. Areas are available in certain residence halls.
Over 21
A student must be 21 or older at the beginning of the academic year. MacKenzie West, North, and Main Gate A offer this lifestyle option.
Living and Learning Community
First-year student community in Burdick Hall. As a first-year student, you have the opportunity to become a member of our Management Living and Learning Community (LLC) and take the knowledge you are acquiring in the classroom and connect it with experiences outside the
classroom, making you more prepared to tackle your college experience than other students!
Single-room Option
Offered in MacKenzie, Getman and Robinson/Champlin halls on a first-come, first-served basis. Freshmen students have limited access to and are discouraged from seeking this lifestyle option. There is an additional cost for this option.
Townhouse Style Living
Apartment-style living for sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Residence Hall Staffing
A Resident Assistant (RA) lives on every wing, floor, or within a set of suites. RAs are carefully chosen and trained. Their roles include peer mentoring, programming, conflict mediation, resource person, and hall and school policy enforcer.
Each residence hall has a live-in Resident Director (RD) who is responsible for everything that goes on in the building. They serve as a liaison between students, faculty, parents, and college administrative personnel.
Safety and Security in the Residence Halls
We're dedicated to maintaining a safe campus environment. That's why:
- We staff each residence hall from 8 p.m. until 1 a.m. on weeknights, 3 a.m. on weekend nights. Guests, visitors, and building residents must sign in when entering each residence hall after 10 p.m.
- Each overnight visitor must be registered and have a card filled out by the resident they are visiting. Visitation is limited to 72 hours in a ten day period and overnight visitation can only occur with the roommates permission.
- We conduct periodic fire drills, to ensure that systems are working and residents know the proper evacuation procedures.
- We perform building rounds hourly. Anything questionable is taken care of or logged in the rounds report for review by the Residence Director.
- Our University Police Department is open 24 hours/day, 365 days/year. You can reach an officer from any campus phone or from the "blue lights" located on campus grounds.
- Alfred State College has a 911 service, accessible by any campus phone.
