Advantages to Living on Campus

Fixed gas prices
Easy Payment
- Payment due only once each semester
- Eligible for financial aid assistance
Utilities included
- Basic Cable
- Water
- Electricity
- Trash Collection
Safety
- Access controlled building
- Individually locking bedrooms
- Security cameras at entrances
- 24-hour desk staff at Lakeside
- Fully certified campus police
Within walking distance of:
- Classes
- Library
- Tutors
- Fitness Center
- Basketball Courts
- Dining hall and other food options
- Faculty offices
Getting involved
- More opportunities to attend events
- On campus club activities
- Close to free sporting events
Building friendships
- Community Assistants work to build community within the halls
- Opportunity to meet 1300 on-campus residents
- Meet new people at the social programs and athletic events
Leadership and participation
- Weekly activities to get involved and grow academically, socially, and personally
- Opportunity to serve as an officer for the Campus Activities Board or Residence Hall Association
- On-campus students are more likely to attend and benefit from afternoon and evening events
Help with roommates
- All residents are encouraged to complete a roommate contract at move-in
- In-hall staff will mediate roommate conflicts
- Opportunity for room changes within Lakeside or ABAC Place
Higher grades and more college success
- National studies document that students who live on-campus have higher grades in both their first and second years in college!
- They also have greater access to the library, study space, the writing center, and friends to help them study.
In-hall programs and socials
- There is always something for the on-campus student to do.
- Anywhere from 1 to 7 or more programs are planned each week to give the students something to do.
Live-in staff
- 35 live-in community assistants
- 5 live-in professional staff members
- On-call system that allows the residents to reach a CA or professional staff member 24 hours a day every day that a student is living on campus.
Fully furnished apartments
On-site convenience stores
On-site, 24 hour fitness center
High speed Internet access for all students
- Wireless access in Lakeside
- Ethernet connections in ABAC Place
- 24 hour, on-site computer lab and cyber cafe
Dedicated maintenance staff at No Extra Cost
- Unclog drains
- Pest Control
- Maintain HVAC system
- Replace light bulbs
- Repair Appliances
- After Hour service calls
- Much more