Housing and Residential Life is the department that oversees the operations of all student residential facilities and programming on the UAFS campus. Resident assistants and resident directors are key personnel who assist students with residential concerns. You may call or visit the Office of Housing and Residential Life from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday with extended hours during the fall and spring semesters. UAFS offers two living facilities for students. The Lion’s Den Residence Hall is a suite-style complex where first-year students and upperclassmen may live in a community setting complete with community lounges and an on-site dining hall. The Sebastian Commons Apartments is for our upperclassmen who are seeking a quiet and convenient home that also offers opportunities to interact with other students. The Housing Office, located within Sebastian Commons, is closed when classes are canceled due to inclement weather. The front desks at both the North and South buildings of the Lion’s Den also serve as information areas.
Community Living Creed
Living on campus means living in a community of students. This community is a dynamic place composed of a variety of people with differing values, cultures, lifestyles, and attitudes. As a member of the community, you must strive to understand the individuality and life choices of those around you. You learn best from one another in an atmosphere of positive encouragement and mutual respect. You must possess a genuine desire to learn from those around you, and you must give others the same respect you desire in return. Each student is unique and rich in experiences, and therefore each resident offers something for the benefit of everyone.
The on-campus community incorporates the following values:
Education: To ensure that teaching and learning takes place beyond the classroom.
Openness: For ideas and thoughts to be discussed freely.
Respect: To ensure that individuality is honored so diversity may be pursued.
Responsibility: So that the individual accepts obligations to the community and is held accountable for individual actions.
Civility: To ensure that the individual’s well-being is supported and community service is encouraged. Involvement: So that all individuals have a voice in decisions concerning their community.
Ownership: To ensure that all individuals care for their building facilities and adjacent property.
Celebration: So that UAFS history and culture are promoted and university traditions are shared.
Integrity: Unified adherence to ethical, truthful, and factual conduct.
Quality: To provide excellence through a complete range of services, programs, and personnel.
Vision: To value opportunities for learning, innovation, and positive change.
Cooperation: To work together to achieve common goals.
Collaboration: To work with others to better campus life.
Benefits in our community include:
- socializing among other residents.
- sleeping and studying without disturbance.
- living in a supportive and stimulating community.
- living in a safe, secure, healthy, and clean environment.
- enjoying access to a variety of programs, services, and facilities.
- being involved with others in promoting an educational, open, respectful, responsible, caring, involving, and celebrative community.
Responsibilities in our community include:
- considering the needs of other residents and balance them with your own needs.
- promoting care of physical facilities, equipment, and services.
- communicating with other residents and staff members when others are disturbing you.
- demonstrating a commitment to the community by getting involved.
- promoting campus and individual safety.
- upholding the policies and procedures of Housing and the university.
- demonstrating respect for all individuals.
Residents’ Rights
UAFS requires that residents are familiar with and abide by the rules and regulations set forth in the Student Handbook and Student Code of Conduct and the policies listed in this Housing and Residential Life Handbook. Residents who are charged with a violation are encouraged to refer to those publications for an explanation of the regulations and their rights.
Residents are required to adhere to and respect the directives and requests of RAs and other university officials. Disciplinary action will be taken against residents who violate the rules and regulations listed in this Housing and Residential Life Handbook, the Housing Contract, and the Student Handbook and Student Code of Conduct.
Rights of Others
The rights of other students, faculty, staff, and any other person on the university campus must be honored. Violation of the rights of others includes, but is not limited to, participating in acts that are degrading or harmful, holding another against their will, making written or oral threats, and participating in the physical or verbal abuse of another person. These acts are specifically prohibited. Please refer to the Discrimination and Harassment policies for further information.
Student Disability Services
UAFS seeks to make every effort to offer equal educational opportunities for all students. To ensure a total university experience for all students with disabilities, UAFS provides reasonable accommodations and services to students who have physical, emotional, and/or learning disabilities. A student with temporary or permanent disabilities may present validation of the disability and request services by contacting the Student Disabilities Services Office at 479-788-7577 or ada@uafs.edu.
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