Welcome to Residence Life

Welcome to our home page. Whether you want information about applying for housing, student leadership and employment opportunities, or to learn more about the residence halls, you can find that and much more here.

Living on campus provides students the opportunity to become part of a dynamic community. This community includes students with all kinds of backgrounds, lifestyles, interests and dreams. You will experience the richness of differences and the reality that everyone has something valuable to contribute. There is no greater experience than to be part of a community that has found the secret to balancing academic expectations and having a great time. You will walk away from that experience having made friends for a lifetime and memories forever to be shared.

Mission
The Department of Campus and Residence Life creates the foundation for inclusive communities that encourage students to think, act and work purposefully towards a lifetime of service to others.

2010-2011 Operations Manager Information

Students interested in applying for Operations Manager positions in our residence halls should check out the position description and then if interested, apply online using the link in the "Of Interest" section to the Human Resources Website.  Applications will only be accepted through this manner.

Spring Semester 2010 Information

Students who need Spring Semester housing starting in 2010 should contact the Residence Life Office to make sure they have an application completed prior to December 4, 2009.  This includes study abroad students returning to campus.  Students needing to return for J-Term will pay a $350 J-Term Fee.  The move in date for Spring Semster 2010 is on Saturday, January 30, 2010.

If you are studying abroad for spring semester, please make sure you cancel your housing in person with Residence Life in Koch Commons 106 as soon as possible. There is no cancellation fee for studying abroad, however, if students need to stay for J-Term there is a $350 fee, and students need to vacate their housing by January 27, 2010.

If you are cancelling your contract for spring semester without studying abroad or leaving St. Thomas, there is a $500 cancellation fee until the first Friday of classes.  Please refer to the Student Residence Agreement for more information regarding the cancellation policy.