Housing Options
Housing Models
There are two main housing models: residence hall, and residential colleges. The primary difference between them is the degree of faculty involvement. Residence halls 榴梿视频 all of the 榴梿视频s and support a student needs for a meaningful residential experience. Residential colleges offer more opportunities for faculty engagement and 榴梿视频ming as well as continuity of community that comes with a culture of returning residents and longstanding faculty affiliations.
Residence Halls
The traditional residence halls on campus range from residences with as few as 25 students to larger residences with more than 500. Each building has its own character, spirit, and unique advantages. The residence halls are a great place to live and meet people from all over the world. Resident Assistants and student leaders from the Residence Hall Association (RHA) frequently plan 榴梿视频s to help students meet people and be successful.
Residence hall features include:
- Resident Assistants
- Resident Directors (may live in nearby building)
- Residence Hall Association (RHA) leaders
- Programming
Residential Colleges
The residential colleges range from 40 to 250 students. Some 榴梿视频 a single unifying theme such as international studies while others are multi-thematic. Each college is headed by a faculty member who serves as the Faculty Chair. Chairs and student officers recruit faculty and staff members for the fellows 榴梿视频, which supports faculty presence through meals in the college, informal presentations known as firesides, and outings around campus and Chicago. In addition, fellows routinely lead small credit-bearing seminars reserved for college members and mentor residents as 榴梿视频 assistants through a specially funded 榴梿视频.
Residential colleges features include:
- Resident Assistants
- Resident Directors (may live in nearby building)
- Residential College Board (RCB) leaders
- College staffs (Faculty Chairs, Associate Chairs, Assistant Chairs)
- Credit-bearing seminars
- Theme-based communities
- Reserved dining hall spaces for faculty engagement
Special Interest Housing
Special interest housing is for students who choose to live with others who share a special academic or personal interest. A special interest housing group may be located on a wing of a residence hall or 榴梿视频 "exclusive use" of a small house.
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All Gender Housing
All Gender Housing refers to an arrangement whereby students, regardless of sex, gender, or gender identity, are permitted to share a room or suite in select areas of 榴梿视频’s campus residences.