Living on Campus

We are committed to creating and maintaining a vibrant, student-centered living environment, with an emphasis on responsible social interaction, community, and service to others. Students who choose to live on campus are provided with opportunities to engage with the college community around the clock.

Residence Halls

Rose William Hall
O'Leary Hall
Devine Hall

Every resident student is supplied with a bed, bureau, desk, desk chair, and wardrobe/closet. All rooms have access to wireless Internet, as well as basic cable service.

We recommend you bring the following useful items with you upon moving into your residence hall:

• Blankets
• Sheets (beds are regular twin size in residence halls)
• Pillows
• Comforter
• Towels
• Medical insurance card
• Scissors
• Stapler and staples
• Batteries
• Scotch tape
• Notebooks/binders/folders
• Office supplies - pens, paper, etc.
• Plastic storage bins
• Fan
• Plastic shower caddy
• Toiletries
• Toothbrush/toothpaste
• First aid kit and Ace bandage
• Antibiotic ointment
• Pain reliever
• Shower shoes/flip flops
• Stamps
• Key chain
• Push pins for cork board
• MP3 player/speakers
• Alarm clock
• Flashlight
• Study and/or room lamp
• Laundry basket and supplies
• Cable TV cord
• Power strip/surge protector
• 3M Command strips/hooks (to be used for all items hung on walls)
• Clothes hangers
• Refrigerator (no larger than 2.2 cubic feet)
• Portable ironing board and iron
• Wastebasket
• Quarters for washer/dryer and vending machines

The following items are NOT permitted in the residence halls:

• Candles
• Incense
• Halogen lamps
• Microwave ovens
• Toasters
• Sun lamps
• Open heating coils
• Electric frying pans
• Air conditioners
• "Washable" wall paint
• Anyting that will permanently stick to walls, doors, windows, ceilings, etc.

Resident Advisors and Professional Staff

The Office of Residence Life is made up of both student and professional staff. Currently we have 12 resident advisors (RA), sophomore, junior, or senior students who have chosen to take on this leadership role. Each floor or wing in the residence halls is assigned an RA who is responsible for creating community, developing programming to engage the students on the hall, assisting you with your transition to college, and enforcing college policy. In addition, RAs act as the primary referral source for students who live on campus.

The RA staff goes through an extensive training program twice a year to learn the skills necessary to mediate roommate conflicts, liaison with residents and offices on campus, coach residents on personal safety and residence hall safety, and a wide variety of other student-centered skills.

The community coordinator is an undergraduate resident student tasked with responding to the needs of the Elms campus through creating and implementing educational and social programs for the entire resident population. Although the community coordinator is not responsible for his or her own floor, this individual has all of the other responsibilities of an RA, including being on duty, advocating for residents, and acting as a referral source.

Click here for answers to the most commonly asked questions about residence life.